Thanks to a unique fellowship, Dartmouth undergraduates can shine a light on Dartmouth’s position throughout history from the perspective of previous administrations, students, faculty, and staff.

We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our newest library building, the Library Collections & Services Facility (LCSF). “The Libraries currently steward over 3.5 million volumes acquired since Dartmouth’s founding in 1769 as well as the institutional records of Dartmouth.

Need to reference the United States' budget for an economics project? Want to compare varying Citizenship tests over time? Interested in reviewing the difference between federal government “rules” from 1950 with 2023? Or maybe you’re keen to better understand the US Constitution via annotations to jumpstart your research?

Whether you’re aware of what the Nelson Memo entails or not, in 2025 anyone conducting research with federal funds will need to consider “open data” from the moment of application to publication. Some of you may wonder, “what does open data have to do with my research?” For others, you’re already grappling with the impending expectations. Wherever you are on your open data journey, the Libraries are here to help.

This recent announcement is incredibly exciting news for Dartmouth. Kim Rosenfield, Director of Tech Transfer at Dartmouth, shares a powerful sentiment in the article, 

Patenting and commercializing the results of Dartmouth’s research leads to greater impact and makes the world better, improving the environment, and saving lives. 

In 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a memorandum titled "Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research."

Now commonly referred to as the Nelson Memo, it outlines that federal agencies that fund research must:

Dartmouth Libraries has a new collaborative teaching and learning space - The LINK! Discover how one Dartmouth professor partnered with library specialists in The LINK to blend history and science while sparking new ideas and knowledge.

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“After traveling just an hour West, we saw something dark on the horizon...and by aid of the glasses saw that it was 'the lost one'...We bundled her on the sled and brought her home, where she now sits, moping. Crawford tried to ascertain what her objective in leaving was and where she had been but to no avail” (page 39).

We're excited to share that work is underway to refresh and redesign the Dartmouth Libraries website. 

While the Home and About pages have had the most significant transformation thus far, you'll notice other web pages reflect the same typography, artwork, and stylistic updates. These design elements result from an intensive twelve-week project to update Dartmouth Libraries' Visual Identity.