It is my great pleasure to welcome new and returning students, faculty and staff to Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, your destination to access a wide range of specialists and services that can advance your research, teaching and learning at the university.
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Have you ever wanted to learn a skill, but haven’t found the time? Interested to learn more about library resources, straight from a librarian? This semester’s workshops at the University Libraries offer numerous opportunities to connect with resources to support your teaching, learning and research needs.
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Carnegie Mellon University Libraries welcomes all new and returning students, staff, and faculty to the start of the fall 2022 semester!
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On Jan. 29, the Libraries celebrated the snowy season and the start of the spring semester with a cozy afternoon painting winter landscapes. More than 60 attendees gathered in Hunt Library to showcase their artistic skills and enjoy some hot chocolate.
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Associate Professor of History Scott Sandage is no stranger to the Carnegie Mellon University Special Collections. For several years now, he’s used the resources in the collections — specifically a rare printing of the U.S. Bill of Rights, one of only five extant copies — as a tool to help students engage more deeply in his course “U.S. Constitution and the Presidency.” Sandage’s class examines specific powers granted to the president by the Constitution, and how presidents like Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt expanded the powers of the presidency. The Bill of Rights is central to the class. But with the reopening of the newly renovated Posner Center in fall 2025, the experience of teaching — and learning — with Special Collections has taken on new depth. The updated space enabled Sandage to build a layered, immersive experience — one that brought students back multiple times to learn from experts, examine rare materials up close, and actively debate the Constitution’s meaning.
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Have you ever wanted to learn a skill, but haven’t found the time? Interested to learn more about library resources, straight from a librarian? This semester’s workshops at the University Libraries offer numerous opportunities to connect with resources to support your teaching, learning, and research needs.
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After a major renovation, the Posner Center for Special Collections at the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries has opened its doors once more — this time as a vibrant hub for teaching, research, and public engagement. Within just days of reopening, students from across CMU and the University of Pittsburgh became the first to test the possibilities of the new space, engaging directly with rare books, archival materials, and historic technologies.
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Carnegie Mellon University Libraries and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation are pleased to announce four fellowships to support original research and creative work in CMU’s rare and distinctive collections, hosted jointly by the Posner Center for Special Collections and Hunt Institute. Fellowship applications are now open, and close on January 11, 2026.
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On November 12, more than 170 members of CMU and the wider Pittsburgh community gathered in Rangos Hall for the Libraries’ largest GIS Day event yet. Students, staff, faculty from multiple universities, local government, and industry professionals alike celebrated the positive impact of GIS applications at the day-long symposium, which was dedicated to exploring resources, sharing research, and networking.
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In October, Carnegie Mellon marked its 125th anniversary by launching a partnership with Bloomberg Connects that helps our storytellers reach audiences beyond the campus.
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