2023 News Release Archive
Turkey Creek Preserve Records Digital Exhibit Updated
November 27, 2023The new touchscreen exhibit from Archives and Special Collections allows viewers to interact with photos, reports, maps, and video.
Extended Hours for Prep Week and Finals Week
November 16, 2023Starting Monday, December 4, Criss Library will be open extended hours for prep week through the end of finals week, Wednesday, December 13.
Criss Library First Floor Starbucks Construction
October 25, 2023Get more information on the first floor construction happening at Criss Library.
One Day at a Time Exhibit Opens
September 15, 2023One Day at a Time by Julia Leggent is on show in the Osborne Family Gallery through November 12, 2023.
War in Afghanistan Exhibit Opens
September 15, 2023An exhibit, War in Afghanistan, runs through January 8, 2024, on the first floor of Criss Library in the Archives and Special Collections.
Preserving and Sharing Voices of Latinx Omahans
August 29, 202322 bilingual oral histories created by OLLAS are now available through UNO Libraries.
OLLAS Anniversary Exhibition Opens
August 29, 2023The exhibit celebrates 20 years of UNO’s Office of Latino/Latin American Studies.
Fall 2023 Affordable Content Grants: OER@UNO
August 24, 2023UNO Libraries is excited to announce the next round of Affordable Content Grants @ UNO. Full or part-time faculty who are interested in converting their courses from traditionally published materials to low or no cost materials are eligible to apply. Application deadline October 13, 2023.
KANEKO and UNO Libraries Sunset Joint Library Arrangement
August 18, 2023After a fourteen-year partnership, KANEKO and UNO Libraries have agreed to amicably end the relationship regarding the KANEKO-UNO Library.
Around the World in One Exhibit: Diplomatic Gifts in the Hagel Archives Opens
June 22, 2023This exhibit runs through August 2023, on the first floor of Criss Library.
Distinguished Service Award Winners
June 20, 2023The UNO Library Friends group hosted their annual Distinguished Service Awards event honoring library employees for exemplary service to UNO Libraries.
Omaha 54 Exhibit now open in UNO Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections
June 12, 2023This exhibit is composed of materials from the Student Unrest Collection highlighting the history of the Omaha 54, a group of students who protested inequalities on UNO’s campus.
"Creative Community Conservation" exhibit opens at Criss Library
May 17, 2023This exhibit features 17 environmentally conscious Nebraska artists and is on view through August 24.
Textbook Mavericks Honorees 2023: Greg Morin, Angelika Stout, and the lecturers of Marketing 3200: Business Communications
May 17, 2023UNO Libraries is pleased to announce the third cohort of Textbook Mavericks honorees. Textbook Mavericks spotlights UNO faculty, staff, students, and donors who take significant actions to advocate for textbook affordability.
Criss Library Announces Extended Hours for Prep Week and Finals Week
April 04, 2023Need a place to study or work on a final project? Take advantage of extended hours at Criss Library; May 8-18.
Debora Heard and Claire Du Laney Awarded Champion of History Award From History Nebraska
April 04, 2023History Nebraska will present five awards at an April 26 event at the Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln.
Affordable Content Grants: OER@UNO
February 21, 2023Applications for Affordable Content Grants: OER@UNO are now open! Apply by April 3, 2023.
The Iraq War (2003-2011) Exhibit Now Open at Criss Library
February 10, 2023The exhibit in the Archives and Special Collections on the 1st floor of Criss Library is on view through May, 2023.
UNO Retrospective Photograph Exhibit now open in UNO Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections
February 07, 2023This exhibit is composed of 28 matted photographs depicting the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus as it appeared in 1987 compared with earlier decades. The exhibit is up through June 1, 2023 in the Archives and Special Collections on the first floor of Criss Library.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance Renews Wiley Open Access Publishing Agreement
February 06, 2023The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) has renewed and expanded the Open Access (OA) publishing agreement with Wiley from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025.
"Beyond Words: Using Photovoice to Explore College Student Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic" Exhibit Opens
January 30, 2023This exhibit explores how UNO undergraduate students returned back to campus following the remote learning of the pandemic. It uses photovoice — a participatory research approach that uses photo-journaling to communicate lived experiences that may be difficult to express in words alone; on display Feb. 15 to April 28.