The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library opened at the heart of the University of Chicago campus in 2011. It features a soaring elliptical glass dome capping a 180-seat Grand Reading Room, state-of-the-art conservation and digitization laboratories, and an underground high-density automated storage and retrieval system. The Mansueto Library speeds scholarly productivity by allowing for the retrieval of materials within an average time of 3 minutes through use of robotic cranes. Designed by renowned architect Helmut Jahn, the Mansueto Library has been recognized with a Distinguished Building Citation of Merit by the American Institute of Architects’ Chicago chapter and a Patron of the Year Award by the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

News

Law

Resource Spotlight: The Salem Witch Trials: Legal Resources

Happy Halloween! For the October Resources of the Month, we are featuring The Salem Witch Trials: Legal Resources, a web exhibit that includes a select bibliography of law-related books, journal articles, databases, documents, archival resources, websites, and blog posts related to the 17th century witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts. There is also a growing section on illustrated law books, art, movies, and other works related to the Salem Witch Trials.
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Events

Diverse Books and Open Conversations reads Pidgeon Pagonis's Nobody Needs to Know

Diverse Books and Open Conversations is hosting a discussion of the memoir Nobody Needs to Know by Pidgeon Pagonis, on Oct. 29 at 4 p.m.
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Research

Image of Research Competition

The UChicago Library is hosting an Images of Research competition for students. Deadline for submission: Nov. 8.
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Spaces

Expanding Library Collection Space by Moving Low-Use Print Serials to Off-Site Storage

To enable continued expansion of its print collection, the Library is preparing to begin using a commercial off-site facility to store low-use print serials currently housed in Mansueto. Moving these materials will create more space on campus for new acquisitions.
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