February 2024

This year’s Women’s History Month blog post focuses on another big event that happens every spring: The Oscars! Librarians Anne Causey and Cecelia Parks share books, films, and archival material related to women involved in this year’s Oscar-nominated films and lesser-known women actors and filmmakers through Hollywood history.

On March 1, the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors voted to name the University’s newly renovated main library The Edgar Shannon Library, in honor of UVA’s fourth president.

It’s Fair Use Week! UVA Library’s Director of Information Policy, Brandon Butler, penned a piece for Harvard’s Fair Use Week series that examines the origins of AI training data and its intersections with court cases such as those around HathiTrust and Google Books.

Check out five upcoming events for those who love reading, crafting, eclipses, and more. All Library events are free.

According to UVA students, Alderman Library is “the new place to be on Grounds.” Read our story to find out why.

It’s Love Data Week! Senior Research Data Management Librarian Laura Hjerpe shares some resources for using data to better understand central Virginia and the lives of its inhabitants.

As we continue celebrating Black history, we’re taking a look at how the success of “Visions of Progress” inspired the UVA Library curatorial team to continue examining Black life a century ago through two more exhibitions.

The theme for Black History Month 2024 is “African Americans and the Arts,” and UVA librarians are excited to offer recommendations for books, films, and even datasets that examine Black culture, history, and creativity.