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The colors are brilliant, and the poisons are real

By Amber Lautigar Reichert |
In nature, bright colors are often indicative of danger — poisonous spiders and insects (and their imitators) often adorn themselves with electric coloring as a warning to potential predators. Turns out, some books inadvertently do the same. Read more about the Poison Book Project, and efforts at UVA Library to find and identify these unique volumes.

Grants and special projects, Preservation

Love Data Week: Preventing research misconduct & data management

By UVA Library |
We talked to Kristen Schwendinger, Director of Research Integrity and Ethics at UVA’s Office of the Vice President for Research, to help us understand the intersection of data management and research integrity. Kristen provides research ethics advice that benefits all data stakeholders.
Love Data Week, Sustainable scholarship

Staff spotlight: Award-winning film editor Josh Thorud teaches students the art of digital storytelling

By Molly Minturn |
Thorud, an Associate Librarian in UVA Library’s Robertson Media Center, urges students and faculty to come by and learn about filmmaking, podcasting, and music production.

Library stories, Staff accomplishments

Books and resources for Black History Month 2025

By UVA Library |
Featured in this post are two collections of primary sources for historical research, a biography of a Union Army soldier, and a history of the Freedman’s Bank by a UVA history professor.

Black history month, Reading list

Newly gifted collection illustrates the story of a young refugee who escaped Nazi Germany

By Amber Lautigar Reichert |
Herbert Friedman, a day shy of 14 years old, boarded a train in Austria bound for England. It was the eve of World War II, and he was one of thousands of children rescued from Nazi-controlled territory across Europe. Eighty-seven years after Friedman’s departure from Austria, his personal effects — including the number assigned to him on that fateful train — were gifted to UVA Library by his sons.

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