Tag: Simpson Library

Open Ed Week 2025Here are some things you can do to make research and learning more open and affordable, and to improve scholarly communications.Publish your article Open Access: Utilize the open access agreements from VIVA, Virginia’s Academic Library Consortium, to publish in reputable journals without any article processing charges (APCs).  Visit the VIVA website for […]

From Simpson Library and Capital Outlay:The Simpson Library stairwell repairs continue this spring semester with brickwork repairs on the front façade of the building. Simpson Library remains open and accessible during this work, with two stairwells open as the other stairwell is being worked on. This work, however, comes with increased noise, particularly during business […]

Carolyn Parsons, head of Special Collections and University Archives for UMW Libraries, was interviewed for an article in The Free Lance-Star entitled, “Sites work to preserve these pivotal times.” “It is such a history-in-the-making moment,” said Carolyn Parsons, head of special collections and university archives for the Simpson Library at the University of Mary Washington. […]

Today, we are all finding our way through a crisis that future students and scholars will be studying in the years ahead. We know that it is important to preserve as much of the record as possible for future researchers. Staff in Special Collections and University Archives are archiving the University’s response to COVID-19. However, […]