Using the Libraries

Archives Most Wanted

The Carnegie Mellon University Archives is home to more than 100 years of CMU history — but it doesn’t tell the full story of the university. Founded in 1988, the Archives is relatively new compared to other academic archives at similar institutions, and is still missing documentation of various student groups and campus initiatives. In addition, traditional collecting methods have led to a collection of materials, records, and artifacts that skews predominantly straight, white, and male.

Robotics Project Highlighted in “American Libraries”

On March 1, American Library Association magazine “American Libraries” highlighted the Robotics Project, a multi-phase, multi-year partnership between the University Libraries and the School of Computer Science to create a home for the past, present, and future of robotics. The piece explores the work that the University Archives has done to collect, organize, and preserve CMU’s collection in the Digital Robotics Archive.

Increasing Representation in the Music Collection

For Senior Librarian Kristin Heath, music and catalog librarian, the Libraries’ music collection was a natural area to start increasing representation.

Expanding Data Horizons with Redivis

CMU Libraries is committed to providing researchers with support tools across the research cycle. Since January 2023, the Libraries has offered the CMU community access to Redivis, a dynamic data collaboration platform designed to share datasets with collaborators and analyze and visualize data in real-time. Now, the Libraries is seeking more adopters to help further streamline the service model.

Career Collection Spotlight: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The University Libraries’ Career Collection is a treasure trove of valuable resources for professionals at any stage of their careers, from networking and interviewing to pursuing leadership positions. In this list, experts from the Libraries and the Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC) recommend eleven books that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Redivis, A New Cloud Platform for Data

CMU Libraries is launching a trial of Redivis, a dynamic data collaboration platform built on the open-science toolkit. CMU researchers may upload datasets (up to 1TB each for free) to the Redivis platform, share datasets with collaborators, and analyze and visualize their data in real-time.

New Open Science Workshops this Semester

We are excited to share that we have five new open science-themed workshops this semester. You can find the full schedule of open science workshops on our Libraries’ workshops website.

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How the Evidence Synthesis Service Team Helped Bring High Quality, Rigorous Systematic Reviews to Business and Management

The University Libraries’ Evidence Synthesis Service team has offered their expertise to a number of complex, long-term projects taking place across campus. Over the past several years, librarians Sarah Young and Ryan Splenda have collaborated with H.J. Heinz II University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy Denise Rousseau on a systematic review that explored chief executive compensation and its effects on firm financial performance and inaccurate financial reporting. Their work on this project will serve as a proof-of-concept for conducting high quality systematic reviews in business and management.

Announcing Spring 2024 Workshops

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.

Resources You Didn’t Know the Libraries Had: Spring 2024 Edition

The University Libraries is so much more than a place to check out books and study. From technology lending to a wide variety of workshops to departmental librarians with extensive knowledge of disciplinary information, students, faculty, and staff have access to countless resources and experts that can take their academic experience to the next level.