As the American writer Shelby Foote once said: “A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.” Though so much information for most people’s studies is now online, you can’t beat ...

Libraries are places of wonder, discovery, and education that are free for all to explore. Some libraries have a specialty, some are housed in beautiful buildings, and yet others tote amazing ...

Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Xuemao Wang will step down at the end of the 2026-27 ...

As higher education undergoes rapid technological, political and social change, the university library remains a cornerstone of any institution, supporting learning, research and outreach. Libraries ...

Learn about the efforts of U.S. librarians to protect valuable public data from sudden erasure by the Trump administration and a pioneering project that saw a U.K. university partner with a local ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...