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Collective Action!
Wendy Pradt Lougee, University Librarian and McKnight Presidential Professor
The Libraries’ Library
Minitex celebrates forty years of collaboration.
Is There a Curator in the House?
An innovative project ensures performances—and their off-stage settings—live on after the curtain closes.
Radical Acts of Collaboration
The HathiTrust has rapidly become the largest digital library in the world.
Short Stacks
News from the University of Minnesota Libraries
Notable Acquisitions
A selection of the new additions to archives and special collections.
The Year in Pictures
A scrapbook featuring Henry Adams, Charlie Bethel, Heid Erdrich, Jane Smiley, Miss Piggy, Charlie Chaplin, and more.
The Face of Our Friends
Friends of the Libraries president Pete Magee leads off a section recognizing our supporters.
Editor: Marlo Welshons
Design & Production: Jen Peters
Photography: Jayme Halbritter
Contributing Writers: Tim Brady, John Butler, Camille LeFevre, Wendy Pradt Lougee, Pete Magee, Marlo Welshons
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