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If you missed the Dunlap broadside event in the Rotunda, you can always view the Library’s other copy of the Declaration in Special Collections’ permanent exhibition, “Declaring Independence: Creating and Re-creating America’s Document.”

Whether you are someone who reviews datasets or someone who creates them, it’s important to learn how to “close the distance” between creator and user, making sure your data is reusable. And it’s easier than you might think!

For many years the U.S. government made strides toward open data — but the situation is notably different now. What changed? And what does the law say about it?

Several UVA librarians recommend books, databases, and videos that investigate the significance of the Black experience throughout American history and beyond.

LibGuides identify the most important resources for research in every subject taught at UVA, and provide tips for finding the most relevant books, articles, images, datasets, and more.

How are we doing? The new UVA Library User Survey gave us plenty of insight.

There’s been an uptick in students and faculty creating the self-published, do-it-yourself magazines thanks in part to a new Library initiative that promotes zine-making workshops, exhibitions and displays across Grounds, and a public guest lecture in partnership with the Department of Art.

Our recommendations feature everything from a Native American “Interview with the Vampire” to early 20th-century photographs of more than 70 Indigenous groups.

International Open Access Week begins on October 20th! The theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, aims at addressing questions about information control and how creators can make their works available without compromising values or integrity.

The University of Virginia Library was pleased to welcome Leo Lo as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries in September of this year. The Cavalier Daily, UVA’s student-run news outlet, talked to Dr. Lo in early October about his hopes for the future and experience so far at UVA.