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The November 2020 General Election will be crucial for many reasons, but especially for academic libraries across the state of New Mexico. General Obligation (GO) Bond B, if passed, will provide publicly funded New Mexico libraries with a total of $9.5...

A woman forced underground during political upheaval in Mexico, separated from her four children who were sent to safety, and later deported from her own country for “subversive writing” – what sounds like a suspenseful plot is actually the real-life...

UNM University Libraries (UL) is re-opening in a limited way, in order to maintain safe and health COVID-19 practices.  Library buildings will reopen to the UNM Community on Tuesday, Sept. 8. A current Lobo Card will be required to enter.   Zimmerman...

The Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections (CSWR) is introducing a new method of delivering its semester lecture series, People & Places. The virtual lecture series will be delivered through Zoom and will feature researchers and experts in...

The University Libraries continues to plan for fall course resource needs, specifically on efforts to move to electronic course reserves for fall 2020 due to COVID-19. The University Libraries (UL) recommends requests for electronic course reserves for...

The University Libraries Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR) is offering limited onsite research opportunities. Since the closure of library buildings in March, researchers have hoped for access to CSWR collections onsite. CSWR...

After six years at The University of New Mexico, Richard W. Clement has announced his retirement and will step down as the dean of the College of the University Libraries and Learning Sciences (ULLS) on June 30. During his time, Clement has overseen...

From alternate histories to dystopias and from cyberpunk to space opera, the UNM University Libraries is inviting the campus community to celebrate science fiction this summer while making vital connections during these socially distanced times. The...

Across the Albuquerque Metro, groups continue answering the call to create masks needed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. In April, when the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended cloth masks should be worn in public settings, UNM staff members...

Despite uncertainty, social distancing and a rapid transition to remote learning and working, the UNM University Libraries (UL) are continuing to provide services to UNM and the wider Albuquerque community. Students and faculty continue to receive...