David Banush named dean of University Libraries
David Banush, dean of libraries and academic information resources at Tulane University, has been named dean of USC's University Libraries, effective Nov. 1.
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First recipient of Joel Myerson Internship learns hands-on at Libraries
Over the course of the summer, Parkin was exposed to multiple aspects of librarianship at the Irvin Department, from conservation to digitization.
Four faculty win SCoer awards for 2022
Congratulations to the four recipients of this year’s SCoer faculty awards.
Congratulations to this year’s Undergraduate Research Award winners
Six students have won 2021-2022 University Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards.
Correspondence with Otto Frank, father to Anne Frank, blossoms into decades-long connection
In 1957, 12-year-old Cara Wilson-Granat wrote a letter to Otto Frank, father of Holocaust victim and world-renowned diarist Anne Frank, and was surprised to receive a response from him.
Catesby in the Carolinas exhibit explores southeastern nature in 1700s
You’re invited to step back 300 years into the natural history of the Carolinas at Catesby in the Carolinas, a double-venue exhibit co-hosted by the USC Libraries and McKissick Museum.
To honor a legend
University Libraries and Historic Columbia partner to tell Modjeska Simkins' story.
USC virtual film project awarded two-year National Endowment for the Humanities grant
The $349,106 grant will fund development of software that will revolutionize online inspection of digitized archival films.
Reel life: rare USC films are in high demand
"We license about 200 films a year, so over the course of 40-plus years, that's thousands of productions our films have been featured in," says Lydia Pappas, interim director of MIRC.
Gift of rare Third Folio enhances USC’s Shakespeare collection
The gift, along with the university’s copies of the Second and Fourth Folios, will provide a rare opportunity for students, faculty and other researchers.
KISS collection rocks on at USC Libraries
University Libraries will be home to a one-of-a-kind collection of memorabilia from the rock band KISS.
Ray Bradbury fan donates lifelong collection to USC Libraries
Hardin’s Bradbury collection, which she recently gifted to the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at USC Libraries, grew over the decades.
Documenting COVID-19 at the University of South Carolina
Tell us how COVID-19 has affected you, and we’ll add your story to our permanent digital collection at South Caroliniana Library.
Enhancing the TCoop experience
New partnership creates a playbook for supporting student success
Supporting digital scholarship
New centralized services connect faculty with technology access and support
USC Libraries is now home to the Catesby Centre
The new Mark Catesby Centre at the University of South Carolina brings attention to the innovative work and influence of 17th-century English naturalist Mark Catesby.
Fairfield High School Oral History Collection now online
Learn about rural life in Fairfield County, South Carolina before, during and after the era of desegregation and school integration from people who experienced it.