Library hosts third annual Library Research Showcase Nov. 10

The University Library invites the campus community to a Library Research Showcase from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Main Library. Library faculty members and academic professionals will present their research, which impacts a wide variety of library services as well as the global library and information science profession and other scholarly fields.

The event is hosted by the University Library and is sponsored by the University Library Research and Publications Committee and the Office of the University Librarian. More information and a full schedule of presentations is online.

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