Library Receives Mini Grant for OER Initiative
The James B. Duke Memorial Library has been selected to participate in a pilot Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative and will receive $8,000 for assisting faculty and students with Open Education Resources (OER) 'Affordable Learning Solutions'. This opportunity is made possible through
Digital Smith’s Presbyterian Collection Featured on OCLC’s Website
One of our collections in Digital Smith is featured on the website and social media of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) for the month of September. OCLC is a global library cooperative that provides databases and digital repository software
Library Awarded Federal Grant for the Makerspace Project
The James B. Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University has been awarded a $100,000 grant to be used for a project called “Making Space for Tech @ An HBCU.” Funds will be used to develop an academic Makerspace
Preservation Week 2018
Do you know what this week is? It's a big one for archivists! IT'S PRESERVATION WEEK
Read a Book Today
Read, read, read a book Travel anywhere Worldwide, you decide A book will take you there. Read, read, read a book Beginning to the end What a way to spend the day A book’s a special friend! (Source unknown) The staff of the James B. Duke Memorial Library invites
Library Entrepreneurial Research Hub
The James B. Duke Memorial Library is pleased to announce funding in the amount of $33,609.00 from the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA) to fund a new Library Entrepreneurial Research Hub. The 2017-2018 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants
Donations to the Archives
Dr. James B. Ewers, Jr., youth advocate, consultant, author and President Emeritus of the Teen Mentoring Committee (TMC) of Ohio and alumni of Johnson C. Smith University donated 23 photographs of prominent African American leaders. The photographs will be digitized,
National Arts and Humanities Month
National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) is a coast-to-coast collective celebration of culture in America. Celebrated every year since 1993, NAHM’s four primary goals are to: Create a national, state and local focus on the arts and humanities through the
Banned Books Week: Changes in Challenge Categories
September 24th - September 30th is Banned Books Week. This is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and highlights the value of free and open access to information. This year’s tagline for Banned Books Week is “Words Have
National Hispanic Heritage Month
The James B. Duke Memorial Library Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the societal and cultural contributions of Hispanic people in the United States. Read more about it and explore