AEON at Stanford Libraries

Launching Nov. 7, 2022

WHAT IS AEON?

Aeon is a software system specially designed for special collections libraries and archives.

Researchers can use it to register online, request materials directly from our catalogs or finding aids, and submit requests for digitization orders. They can also save requests for future visits and access past requests. Please note that due to space constraints in the Reading Room we limit requests to 5 boxes per day.

Galileo Galilei, "Dialogo dei massimi sistemi" (1632)
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Benoit Mandlebrot
Stanford Powwow, 2006
Eric Gill's The Four Gospels, 1931
San Carlos Borromeo Basilica Mission choir book, Carmel, CA
Ampex NOVA
Carleton Watkins, Mission
Baskerville's Virgil, 1757
Bay area video arcade, Ira Nowinski, 1981-1982
Robert Schumann's Sonata #4 for Piano (manuscript fragments)
Ampex video and audio tape technology
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, 1889.
Geoffrey Tory, Champfleury, 1549
The horse in motion
Kelmscott Press, Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, 1892
Albrecht Dürer, Underweysung der Messung, 1525
Homer, Works, 1488-1489
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Special Collections and University Archives Statement on Potentially Harmful Language in Cataloging and Archival Description

We acknowledge that description is not neutral, nor are we. We aim to describe our materials in an informative and accurate manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. However, Stanford Special Collections and University Archives staff created many of our catalog records and finding aids years or even decades ago, and what constitutes appropriate description varies with context, time, and the positionality of the description creator. In addition, because it is common practice to re-use language provided by creators, former owners, and vendors, and to re-use catalog records from other libraries, users may encounter offensive or harmful language in our descriptions.

We are implementing practices to address offensive or harmful language as part of routine description work, and we also encourage users to provide feedback to help us address these concerns. We recognize that terminology evolves over time and that efforts to create respectful and inclusive descriptions must be ongoing.

Read the full statement.

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