Mark Twain @ Cornell
“… the report of my death was an exaggeration.” – Mark Twain, 1897 After more than a century of being quoted — and misquoted — the life’s work of an American icon goes on display in a major exhibition at Cornell University Library curated by librarian Lance Heidig of Uris Library. In honor of the [...]
Librarians and faculty participate in information competency institute
Research shows that information competency — the ability to find, manage and evaluate information — is vital to academic success. To that end, this year’s Cornell Undergraduate Information Competency Initiative Summer Institute, held May 24-28, will once again help faculty improve student research in their classes. More…
Classical knowledge base will assist in citing ancient Greek and Latin texts
Scholars looking for multiple sources and translations from among 1,000 years of ancient Greek and Latin texts will have a powerful new tool in their research arsenal with a database being developed at Cornell. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently granted $215,000 to the American Philological Association (APA) to implement the project, spearheaded by principal [...]