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Academic libraries in the United States
This report presents graphs and tables on academic libraries in the United States, with data from 2016. It offers information on library holdings, circulation, staffing and operating hours ...


Harvard removes human skin from binding of a book held for over 90 years at library
A copy of the 19th-century book 'Des Destinées de l'Ame,' a meditation on life after death – was found in 2014 to be bound in the skin of a deceased woman.


University Library
The Gallaudet University Library provides students, faculty, and Gallaudet visitors with the best information resources Gallaudet has to offer. Patrons can browse and borrow our extensive print and ...


Harvard University removes human skin used in binding of 19th-century book
The original owner, French physician Dr. Ludovic Bouland, who died in 1933, took the skin from a deceased female psychiatric patient at a hospital where he worked and used it to bind a copy of Arsène ...


Harvard Has Decided To Remove A Book Cover Made Of Human Skin From Its Library
The library at Harvard University is home to more than 20 million books, but its collection has taken a tiny hit now that it's no longer home to a ...


Starting a Library in 2024: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities
In 2019, there were a little more than 392 visits to the library for every 100 people in the United States. The number of people visiting libraries peaked in ...


Libraries and Collections
The library serves scholars from across the United States and around the world. The Brown Library holds more than 250 special collections, each home to rare, primary-source materials that enable rich, ...


University Library Strategic Plan
The Library’s Strategic Priorities (SP) for the next five years are focused on the following themes: SP1 - To contribute to the delivery of an outstanding educational experience at Newcastle ...


University & Academic Jobs in United States
We are seeking a visionary leader to join us as the inaugural Executive Director of Distance and Digital Education at the University of London ...


University Library System
The University Library System (ULS) stands at the center of intellectual life at the University of Pittsburgh, fostering connections and knowledge creation and dissemination that help faculty, ...


Harvard University removes human skin binding from book
Harvard University has removed the binding of human skin from a 19th Century book kept in its library. Des Destinées de l'Ame (Destinies of the Soul) has been housed at Houghton Library since the ...


University Library
The University Library is committed to providing excellent customer service, a range of learning environments, access to high quality information resources, and support for you to develop your skills.