Blogs Featured Posts (non-pipes)

Working from home offers an opportunity to hone new skills for one of our special collections conservators

The post Byzantine Binding at Home appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

This month we’re showcasing some of our audiobook holdings from OverDrive

The post What to Listen to this Month appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

In an exclusive tell-all, we divulge the inside secrets of what’s really required to facilitate e-resource access

The post E-Resources: The True, Inside Story! appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

A look at three pre-modern plague novels that feel freshly relevant now

The post Pandemics in Literature, Before Medicine Had All the Answers appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Join us as we read the Hugo award-winning dark fantasy/sci-fi novel

The post Low Maintenance Book Club Reads N. K. Jemisin’s “The Fifth Season” appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

We’ve put together a pocket-sized DIY zine to help keep track of your summer plans.

The post A Fun To-Do List: The Summer Bucket List Quaran-zine appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Papers reveal a unique portrait of women’s involvement in science and politics in the early 1900s

The post Tracing “Miss Violet” in the Archives appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Join Duke’s University Librarian to learn about plans for our phased reopening this summer and fall

The post Reopening the Library: Virtual Town Hall for Faculty, 7/10 appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Pick up books and other materials from the library with minimal contact

The post Library Takeout Service: Now Taking Orders! appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Why Boccaccio’s nearly 700-year-old masterpiece still holds up

The post Reading The Decameron, the Original Quarantine Book, in Quarantine appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Digitized archival maps offer a window on Durham’s history of racial and economic injustice

The post Casting a Critical Eye on Hayti “Renewal” Maps appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

A closer look at an 1850s diary calls for a reclassification of its contents for researchers

The post From the Rubenstein Library: Diary of a Slave Trader appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Recommended books, audiobooks, videos, and other resources to help you get started

The post Anti-Racism and Black Liberation: A Resource Guide appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Japanese Studies Librarian to retire after 30 years at Duke

The post Farewell, Kristina Troost, and Job Well Done! appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Check out a wide variety of streaming films that reflect the African American experience

The post Streaming Films for Juneteenth 2020 appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

A fascinating find in the papers of a black educator, journalist, and reformer from Raleigh

The post W. E. B. DuBois in the Charles N. Hunter Papers appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.

Our Librarian for Jewish Studies reconsiders one of the earliest recorded stories of infectious disease

The post Pandemic Reflections: The Ten Plagues of Egypt appeared first on Duke University Libraries Blogs.