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Librarian selected for Library Journal 2025 Movers and Shakers Award

Education & Human Service Professions Librarian, Kayleen Jones, was selected by Library Journal as a 2025 Mover and Shaker. 

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Visit the Great Lakes Aquarium, on us!

If you’ve ever wanted to visit the Great Lakes Aquarium, consider this your sign!  UMD users can now check out passes for the Aquarium from the library.  

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Online Magazine Archives Now Available

The library provides access to popular online magazine archives for students, staff, and faculty. 

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New student publication finds a home on the UDC

Two UMD students find inspiration to start a new publication on campus that connects students with the wider Duluth community   

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New publication provides inspiration, guidance for educators seeking to incorporate global perspectives into curricula

The “Power of One,” a new open-access book published by the University of Minnesota Libraries, will be available to read online as an e-book or to download as a PDF on January 8.

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Anatomy.tv and Primal VR now available to UMD

Kathryn A Martin Library is pleased to announce that students, staff at UMD now have access to content from Anatomy.tv through the library's Database List.

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Sign up for a Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) subscription for free courtesy of the library

Thanks to a partnership with the Twin Cities campus, students, faculty, and staff now can register for a free subscription with the Wall Street Journal website. 

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Library welcomes new Publishing and Authorship Librarian

The library welcomes Nathan Larson as the new Publishing and Authorship Librarian.

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Demystifying Research Help

What does the research help process look like? Why might you use this service? How can research help provide guidance in tricky research obstacles?

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Project Information Literacy: Exploring Attitudes Toward Climate Change

How do information worlds shape UMD students’ responses to climate change?