Using the Libraries

Introducing OpenAthens

CMU Libraries is excited to announce that OpenAthens authentication will be available beginning January 2024.

Filmed in Pittsburgh, Holiday Edition

Families can be our best support system, and our biggest source of stress, often at the same time. Two holiday movies filmed in the Burg take this premise, with more twists than Hallmark movies but similarly cozy resolutions.

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Music Collection Highlights

Music materials are located on the fourth floor of Hunt Library. There are approximately 13,000 print books, 25,000 scores, 13,000 LPs, 9,700 CDs, and 80 journal titles. Learn more from Kristin Health, Music & Catalog Librarian.

New Chatbot Facilitates Off-Hours Questions

“Ask Andy,” the University Libraries live chat service, offers a way for Libraries experts to respond to questions from the community on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Now, beginning November 10, the Libraries is piloting a new chatbot in order to address user questions during weekends and overnight hours when staff is not on duty.

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Career Collection Spotlight: Management and Leadership

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 ten books that focus on management and leadership.

New Battery Packs and Computers Available at Hunt Library

Students working in Hunt Library will now have access to portable battery packs that can be used to charge their devices when no outlets are available. Starting October 31, the 22 new battery packs can be checked out from the circulation desk or borrowed from self-service stations on the third floor of the library.

How the Evidence Synthesis Service Team Helped an Engineering Student Explore Intersections with Open Science

The University Libraries’ Evidence Synthesis Service team has offered their expertise to a number of complex, long-term projects taking place across campus. Since October 2019, Open Science Program Director and Librarian Melanie Gainey and Principal Librarian Sarah Young have collaborated with Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Elizabeth Wayne. Their project is a scoping review about the interactions of nanoparticle-based cancer immunotherapy and macrophages in colorectal cancer.[current-date:fallback]

5 Years of KiltHub

Carnegie Mellon University’s institutional repository, Kilthub, was launched in July 2018. It replaced and improved upon the previous research repository, Research Showcase@CMU, which had been active for ten years. All content from Research Showcase was migrated into the KiltHub system, preserving metadata and usage statistics.

Evidence Synthesis Service Team Offers Expert Collaboration Across Campus

At the University Libraries, liaison librarians are information specialists with extensive knowledge of disciplinary information sources and research methods. One group ready to bring their expertise to a broad range of projects, either as a consultant or a collaborator, is the Evidence Synthesis Service team.

Horror Filmed in Pittsburgh

‘Tis the season of ghoulish movies, of blood and guts and scary stuff, with many filmed-in-Pittsburgh choices for your Halloween viewing!

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