Blogs

The Codex Mexico: The Book as Art exhibition opened on Friday, March 22, at the Embassy of Mexico's Cultural Institute in Washington DC, in partnership with the Codex Foundation and Stanford University Libraries. As part of the exhibition, there will be a symposium this Friday, April 19, that will include two Stanford librarians: Roberto Trujillo, Head of Special Collections; and Adán Griego, Curator for Latin American, Mexican American & Iberian Collections.

An.thro.po.cene: /ˈanTHrəpəˌsēn/ noun  The current geologic age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. -- Oxford Dictionaries

Great things are going on at the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR), and when great things are going on, word is sure to get around. Earth Sciences PhD student Mike Osborne is the creator and co-producer of Stanford's "Generation Anthropocene" podcast. Mike learned about the SDR's digital preservation services from our colleagues over at HighWire Press and is now working with us to preserve audio and transcripts of the more than 50 "Generation Anthropocene" episodes that have been produced thus far.

The Terman Engineering Library is offering five Mendeley Workshops during the Spring Term. The first session is Thursday, April 11 from 12noon to 1pm in Huang 219.  All of the sessions will cover how to add, organize, share and cite articles.  Both new and experienced users are welcome to attend.  The workshops are open to all Stanford students, faculty and staff. Sign-up for the workshops on the Science and Engineering Libraries Training site on Coursework.