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Lorenzo Langstroth, Beekeeper Unvarnised December 25th, Christmas Day, is widely known as a day for sharing and giving. It also happens to be the birthday of a man known as the father of American beekeeping: Lorenzo Langstroth, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1810. Become a Better Data Steward with Cornell Data Services! From the planning stages of a research project, through closeout and data archiving, we will discuss best practices and point to resources on campus and beyond. There will be time for open conversation, questions, skill-building, and troubleshooting. Van Tienhoven Travel Award promotes professional growth & development for Mann staff On Wednesday, November 29, Mann Library staff gathered with members of the van Tienhoven family for an award ceremony made possible through the generosity of the Ans van Tienhoven Memorial Fund. GIS Day @ Mann Library For GIS Day 2023, the Cornell community and Ithaca area public were invited to drop by Mann Library for a multi-media celebration of maps both old and new, the technologies that create them, and the worlds they help us see and understand. Collections news: JoVE Videos now available! Thanks to a recent one-time funding opportunity, Cornell University Library has unlimited access to the more than 17,000 videos in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) for the next 2 years. Open Access Week 2023 International Open Access Week 2023 was October 23-29. This year’s theme, “Community over Commercialization”, encouraged conversation about which approaches to open scholarship prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community. Self-checkout launched at library Among several ways patrons can check out book and other materials from Cornell University Library, a new service offers anohter convenient option: letting them do it on their own, with the Cornell Self-Checkout kiosk and app. |
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| | For the full list of Cornell Library spring workshops, visit bit.ly/cul-workshops-spring24 | |
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March 28, 2024, 4:30pm Growing Pains: The History of Human Development and the Future of the Field Kathleen McCormick (CHE History of Home Economics Fellowship recipient) Mann Library, Room 160 and livestreamed April 11, 2024, 4:30pm The Consciousness Revolutions: From Amoeba Awareness to Human Emancipation Shimon Edelman (Psychology) Mann Library, Room 160 and livestreamed April 18, 2024, 4:30pm Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos Lisa Kaltenegger (Astronomy) Mann Library, Room 160 and livestreamed May 2, 2024, 4:30pm Wildlife Disease and Health in Conservation Robin Radcliffe (Veterinary College) and Davis Jessup (UC Davis Wildlife Health Center) |
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February 12-16, 2024 Love Data Week 2024 Happening over the week of February 12-16, Love Data Week will include campus-wide workshops and networking opportunities focused on data access, analysis, discovery, management, sharing, and preservation in celebration of International Love Data Week. February 14, 2024, 12-3pm Douglass Day 2024 You’re Invited to a Celebration of the Legacy of Frederick Douglass and Transcribe-a-thon for Black History! Olin Library 107 March 15, 2024, 1-4pm Nabakov, Naturally This one-day event will offer hands-on ways to discover Nabokov through his butterfly collection, his writing and other relics of his time at Cornell contained in the university’s Rare and Manuscript Collection and the Cornell University Insect Collection. Mann Library |
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Exhibits |
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Black Plant Scientists: A Traveling Exhibit from the Plant Cell Atlas Initiative 1st floor, Mann Library, February 1 - 29, 2024 In collaboration with the Center for Research in Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) From Nabakov's Net: Nabakov's Contributions to Butterfly Science & the Cornell University Insect Collection Mann Gallery, March 14 - August 31, 2024 Opening celebration, March 14, 4-7pm No Mere Curious: Finding Nabakov's Lepidopterist Inspiration in the Rare Books of Entomology Mann Lobby, March 7 - August 31, 2024 |
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Mann Library is pleased to announce the publication of several book talk webcasts as part of the library's collection. Making Camp: A Visual History of Camping's Most Essential Items & Activities, Martin Hogue (Landscape Architecture) Nature on the Doorstep: A Year of Letters, Angela E. Douglas (Entomology) In This Together: Connecting with Your Community to Combat the Climate Crisis, Marianne Krasny (Natural Resources) |
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