How do you focus your attention? How do you protect it? How do you apply it productively and strategically, and avoid giving it to bad actors or dubious sources? And how do you do that in a world where decisions about what to engage with are made in seconds, not minutes or hours? The above [...]
We're happy to announce a new display series in the library in support of our vision to be a strategic institutional asset in the creative exploration, intellectual growth, and scholarly pursuits of Sul Ross State University. Beginning Tuesday, March 12, the art display can be viewed on the first floor of the Library en route [...]
The Archives of the Big Bend is celebrating Women's History month by highlighting the WAC Army Administration Unit on campus during WWII. All images come from the Glenn Burgess Collection. Newspaper article from Sul Ross Skyline. For more photos and information on WACs at Sul Ross see our exhibit in the windows of the Archives [...]
The library has launched a new HeinOnline collection called Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law. Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law brings together all known legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state [...]
In celebration of Black History month, the Archives of the Big Bend is celebrating the history and accomplishments of the Black Seminole Scouts and their descendants who became residents of the Big Bend. The origin of Black Seminoles began during the mid-18th century. Runaway slaves found haven amongst the Seminole Indians in Florida who were [...]
Last year, the Sul Ross Library acquired Flipster, a digital magazine reading platform. At that time, we also assessed our magazine offerings and decided to pick up a few new titles to better reflect the diverse reading interests of our Sul Ross community. Physical magazines don't circulate or leave the Library, but you're welcome to [...]
As another year draws to a close, we at the library join the rest of the world in taking stock of what we accomplished in 2018. This year, we saw even more improvements and updates to our various study spaces. We began building a textbook collection to help our students cut down on course-related costs, [...]
Beginning Wednesday, December 12, the Library will move from regular hours to interim hours as follows: Wednesday, December 12 – Thursday, December 20: 8 AM to 5 PM (closed Saturday and Sunday) Friday, December 21 – Tuesday, January 1: Closed for Winter Break Wednesday, January 2 – Sunday, January 20: 8 AM to 5 PM [...]
A new display on the first floor of the Library asks what you've been waiting to read all semester. Featuring classic literature from a range of writers, the display is teasing those who aren't quite finished with final exams. Whether it's to pay tribute to the late Philip Roth, to catch the new Roxane Gay, [...]
Thanks to a generous donation of more than 400 items from SRSU staff member Scott Cupp, Sul Ross State University students can now join forces with (or against) a bevy of new super heroes—all from the familiar comfort of Wildenthal Library’s third floor. According to Lori Schreiber, the Library’s director of technical services, Cupp’s comics [...]
