February Events at Bridwell Library: Pulitzers, Poets, & Printing Arts Former US Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Winners, & Major Artists Come to Bridwell in February Bridwell Library will be hosting a wide range of artistic and literary talents from around the globe, with some internationally acclaimed writers and artists, including Sam Winston, Haein Song, Rick Myers,…Continue Reading February Events at Bridwell Library
In conjunction with the exhibition, Aquatic Channels, continuing in the Hawn and Pollock Galleries until February 19, 2023, researcher and architect Paulo Tavares will give an online discussion of the concept of “reparation architecture.” Tavares gives an overview of his upcoming talk on Monday, January 30 at 5 pm. To register and access the zoom link…Continue Reading Reparation Architecture – online lecture by Paulo Tavares on January 30 at 5 pm
AI writing can mimic style, but it cannot mimic substance yet. The release of a powerful, free and easy-to-use large language model platform, Open AI’s ChatGPT, raises interesting questions about the future of writing in higher education. As the Undergraduate Success Librarian, I have a unique perspective on generative AI, like ChatGPT, that I want…Continue Reading Artificial Intelligence and the Research Paper: A Librarian’s Perspective
Keep up with what’s going down 🗯 The SMU Libraries Newsletters highlight the latest and greatest that happens each semester. Check out our Fall 2022 edition to learn what we’ve been up to lately! …Continue Reading SMU Libraries Newsletter – Fall 2022
Friends of SMU Libraries and DeGolyer Library host a lecture and book signing event for Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas, featuring co-editor Judith Garrett Segura. Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas combines carefully chosen excerpts from two publications by the late Dr. Mamie McKnight’s organization, Black Dallas Remembered. Through the excerpts chosen by editors George…Continue Reading Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas featuring co-editor Judith Garrett Segura
Congratulations to the Research Assignment Stipend Spring 2023 Winners! Dr. Katharine Boswell, in collaboration with Social Science Research Librarian Julia Anderson, for Gender: Images & Perspectives (WGST 2322). Dr. Britta Hanson, in collaboration with Director of Hamon Arts Library Jolene de Verges, for International Film History (FILM 1266). Dr. Richard Hermes, in collaboration with Humanities…Continue Reading Research Assignment Stipend Spring 2023 Winners
In the first of a two-part essay in Glasstire, Ruben C. Cordova writes about the artist, Octavio Medellín, featured in his retrospective show at the Dallas Museum of Art. Curated by the DMA’s Mark Castro, Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form extensively features the artist’s archives from SMU Libraries Bywaters Special Collections at the Hamon Arts…Continue Reading Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form at the DMA – featured in Glasstire
In December 2022, SMU Libraries uploaded 283 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 140 postcards, ca. 1907-1948, from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: December 2022
News from the DeGolyer Library January 2023 Updates from the Prints and Photographs Department It’s been a busy winter for the DeGolyer Prints and Photographs department, with requests for photographs coming from across the globe. The Jewish Museum in New York requested an image from our Sir Victor Sassoon collection for their upcoming exhibit, The Sassoons. Here in Dallas, Neiman…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library January 2023