Open House to celebrate Tag der Deutschen Einheit on Oct. 3, 2018
To commemorate the German national holiday Tag der Deutschen Einheit (Day of German Unity), there will be
Blog topic: Exhibits
New exhibition at East Asia Library - Hand and Eye: Contemporary Reflections of East Asian Ceramic Traditions
In collaboration with the Center for East Asian Studies, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary at Stanford, the East Asia Library is hosting an exhibition of contemporary ceramics entitled "Hand and Eye: Contemporary Reflections of East Asian Ceramic Traditions."
New exhibit creator documentation available for Spotlight at Stanford
The Spotlight at Stanford service team is pleased to announce the publication of Exhibits Documentation, a new exhibit and guide to building Spotlight at Stanford exhibits. This "exhibit on exhibits" provides documentation and examples, alongside descriptions for how to create feature, browse, and about pages -- all on the Reference tab.
New on the Shelf: Rare Books & Artists' Books
New on the Shelf exhibition features rare books & contemporary artists’ books
A new exhibition in Stanford’s Green Library offers a window into recent acquisitions in Special Collections. Books—both manuscript and print—are the focus of the display on the second floor of the Bing Wing, on view September 4, 2018 through January 6, 2019.
New Douglas Menuez Exhibit
This is a guest post from Special Collections Processing Assistant Brian Bethel.
Stanford Special Collections is pleased to announce the release of a new online exhibit featuring the Silicon Valley photographs of American photographer Douglas Menuez, whose complete archive of over 250,000 collected photographs is housed permanently at Stanford. The new online exhibit highlights 8,500 photographs focusing on the computer and semiconductor industries, venture capital deals, startups, and Internet companies. There are also specific collections of photographs related to major Silicon Valley companies photographed by Menuez in the 1980s and 1990s, such as Apple Computer,Adobe Systems, Sun Microsystems, and NetObjects.
Adelante Comunidad: New exhibit showcases four decades of graphic arts by the Stanford Chicanx & Latinx community
Adelante Comunidad opens this week in the South Lobby of the East Wing of Green Library. The exhibit, which draws on posters and other materials from the collections of the Stanford University Archives, celebrates over four decades of graphic arts produced by the Stanford Chicanx and Latinx community. Many of the posters were transferred from El Centro Chicano y Latino earlier this year, and highlight educational events and speaking series sponsored by El Centro, and Stanford MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán).
Science library installs artwork giving new life to vintage book covers
Please stop by at the Robin Li and Melissa Ma Science Library to see the wonderful “Points of Departure 2017; Vintage Book Covers on Wood Panels” artwork donated by Karen Kinney.
New exhibit documents the history of women at Stanford
The University Archives is pleased to announce the release of a new online exhibit documenting the history of women at Stanford.