Special Collections News

Show some love to data and join us for Love Data Week, coming up just in time for Valentine’s Day. 

UGA students, faculty, and staff are invited to a series of free workshops celebrating data and teaching researchers at all stages how to plan out their data strategies, organize, analyze, and share their results. The workshops, many of which are available online via Zoom, will be held Feb. 10-14. 

Love Data Week is an international celebration of the power of data and the value it has on research, business, and everyday life. This year’s theme is “Whose Data Is It, Anyway?” to promote reflection on data ownership and usage. UGA Libraries’ department of research and computational data management is hosting the local workshop series alongside partners at the University of Liverpool Libraries, and Ludwig Maximillian University Libraries and ITG in Munich, Germany. 

A new exhibit at the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries tells the history of clothing, but not through fads like hoop skirts and bell bottoms. Instead, the display outlines the technology, economics and cultural changes that have led to today’s conveniences and consequences of “fast fashion.”

The exhibit, entitled “From Farms to Fast Fashion: Unraveling the Need for Sustainable Style,” weaves together the complicated history of fashion and clothing production from the days of spinning cotton into cloth and hand-sewing at home to today’s consumer lifestyle that often values novelty over durability and craftsmanship.

WEDNESDAY UPDATE: As UGA's campus reopens tomorrow at 10 a.m., all Libraries locations will open at the same time. This includes the Miller Learning Center, the Main and McBay Libraries, the Special Collections Building and others.

Please visit libs.uga.edu/all-hours for complete hours for all locations.

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UPDATE: As UGA's campus remains closed due to winter weather, all UGA Libraries locations, including the Miller Learning Center, will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22. 

Digital resources — including access to e-books, online journals, and millions of database resources — will remain available at libs.uga.edu. Log in with your UGA ID to access these academic resources.

Continue to follow this account for information about reopening plans.

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New parking procedures are in place for visiting researchers and gallery patrons at the UGA Special Collections Libraries Building.

For those community members planning to use the Hull Street Deck before 5 p.m., please consider contacting us in advance at 706-542-6331 or sclib@uga.edu  for a one-time code to enter into the deck’s payment station. Otherwise, code access will be available at the building’s front desk, but patrons must return to the parking deck to enter their information before returning to the building.

Parking validation codes are not available for UGA faculty, staff, and students, but they may pay to park at the Hull Street Deck after 1 p.m. or take advantage of hourly parking at the nearby Tate Center Deck.

Information for visitors can be found at https://www.libs.uga.edu/scl/visit

SATURDAY UPDATE: Three popular UGA Libraries study spots will reopen Saturday, Jan. 11 after the winter weather event on Jan. 10. Main and McBay Libraries and the Miller Learning Center will all open at noon, thanks to work from UGA's facilities division to de-ice entrances.

We encourage patrons to practice caution if they plan to visit, as areas of ice may not be visible. 

Main and McBay Libraries will close at 7 p.m., and MLC will close at 9 p.m. We expect to return to normal operations on Sunday.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The University of Georgia Libraries will close as part of the UGA campus closure announced for Friday, Jan. 10 due to a winter weather warning. 

The Miller Learning Center and Main and McBay Libraries will close at midnight Thursday, Jan. 9, and all facilities at the Athens campus will remain closed on Friday, Jan. 10. 

Librarians and others from across the Atlantic Ocean came together virtually for a two-day symposium this December, engaging in a rich exchange of professional knowledge and ideas. Co-organized by the University of Georgia Libraries and the University of Liverpool Libraries, Museums, and Galleries, the symposium marked the latest milestone in the decade-long collaboration between these sister universities.

The symposium began with a report on the recently signed agreement naming Liverpool University Press as the exclusive distributor for UGA Press books in the United Kingdom and Europe, and a non-exclusive distributor for other parts of the world.

Visitors to the new Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens can explore Georgia music history, thanks to a new display installed Dec. 19 by the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries.

On a larger-than-life video board, The B-52s member and Athens resident Cindy Wilson welcomes visitors to peruse the memorabilia on display, representing more than 200 legendary artists, from Whisperin’ Bill Anderson to Run the Jewels. 

Display cases share memories of concerts, stories about the recording process, fan merchandise and interactions, behind-the-scenes moments, and more. For example, a cold medicine bottle Duane Allman used to make his distinctive slide guitar sounds is on display alongside the Gibson Les Paul he played while recording “Statesboro Blues.”

This article also appears on UGA Today at news.uga.edu/barrows-receive-first-dooley-friends-of-the-uga-libraries-award/.

A new award named after the University of Georgia’s legendary head football coach Vince Dooley and his wife Barbara honors those who share another passion with the beloved family — support for the UGA Libraries.

December deadlines are approaching for UGA Libraries services that will aid in instruction of your Spring 2025 classes.

Libraries Course Reserves

The UGA Libraries’ course reserves services help faculty to provide students with easy, no-cost access to readings and supplementary course materials personalized to class curricular needs whether through electronic materials that can be integrated into eLC or through physical items that can be held on reserve at one of our library locations.    

A University of Georgia Libraries project will enhance access for African American genealogists to learn more about their family histories, illuminating the stories of enslaved Georgians.

The “Finding Their Names” project will allow hundreds of historical records to be digitized, transcribed, and placed online with important details such as names, locations, and dates that help identify enslaved individuals and place their histories within reach of their descendants.