Thanks to your support, the University Libraries continues to grow. To demonstrate this growth, I thought I’d share some numbers from the past few years.

Since its founding in 1848, the University of Mississippi has benefited from the foresight and generosity of people who have invested in the future by naming the university as a beneficiary in their wills. As tax laws changed, many other gift plans emerged, and each year these planned gifts have added to the value ofRead the story …

 Apple iPads for Student Use   Apple’s iPad has been an extremely popular device and has set new standards for what is possible with tablet computing. We would like to make a few iPads available for check-out by students. These iPads would include Apple’s word processor (Pages), spreadsheet application (Numbers), and presentation software (Keynote). HavingRead the story …

Robert A. Herring III was in 11th grade when one of the most significant moments in Mississippi and American history took place just outside his front door.   An eyewitness to the events surrounding James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi, Herring has donated three scrapbooks to the university’s Department of Archives and SpecialRead the story …

A recently added database, available through the University of Mississippi J.D. Williams Library, offers students a new way to learn and teachers a new way to teach. The Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) database provides more than 32 million pages published in the United Kingdom between 1701 and 1800, many of which were previously onlyRead the story …

What do poetry slams, library tours, music events and open mic nights have in common? They’re all event ideas proposed by a new Library Ambassadors student group that aims to encourage interaction between the library and the student body.   The group, which met for the first time in September and currently has 33 members,Read the story …