Library News
Geospatial explorations continue with Maptime Mile High
Researcher Support Services
The monthly meetings of Maptime Mile High have continued into our virtual times! The online platform has allowed for a wider spectrum of people to attend, giving students an opportunity to engage with more voices beyond our campus.
Our last gathering focused on wildfires and geospatial data. Topics covered included data sources for historic fire perimeters, cartographic techniques for conveying emergency information to the public, data sources for fuel models used by forest managers,…
RESOLVED: Auraria Library login system is down
Discovery Systems and Metadata Department
The Auraria Library login system is currently down. We are working to resolve this as soon as possible. If you have VPN access through your institution, you can use you that to bypass the login screen. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Open Access: The Best Way Forward for Equity and Inclusion in Research
Researcher Support Services
An analysis of master’s theses by Auraria Library revealed it would cost on average more than $2,000 to access resources to write a masters’ thesis if authors didn’t have access to Auraria Library’s resources.
In short, writing scholarly research is expensive. That’s where Auraria Library and Open Access come in.
What Is Open Access?
Open Access (OA) refers to…
Auraria Library statement against library vendors developing surveillance software
Collection Development and Strategies Department
We at Auraria Library stand strongly against the direct or indirect development or selling of surveillance data to law enforcement, including ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). We ask our library vendors to be held accountable and insist that library vendors be transparent about how they use, repackage, and profit from personal data.
When possible, Auraria Library does not do business with library vendors that sell surveillance data to law enforcement. However, in…
He’s Back! More research materials now available
Access and User Services Department
Did you know you have access to research materials from libraries all across Colorado? Sharing materials amongst libraries stopped for a time because of COVID-19 restrictions but our old friend “Prospector” is back up and running. That means more materials are now available to you!
What’s Prospector?
If we don’t have your requested materials in our library, our system searches for your scholarly “nuggets” all across the state…
