New digital resources for L.A. community histories
The USC Libraries have completed a three-year project to collaboratively build digital collections with L.A. as Subject community archives partners.
Looking to explore Black history online? USC Libraries has you covered
Just in time for Black History Month, you’ll find thousands of primary documents — including letters and photos — available with a few keystrokes and the click of a mouse.
No virus can keep USC scholars from their books
Staff scan centuries-old gilded pages and send them to eager faculty and students from behind closed doors at USC Libraries.
For Generations of Trojans, Research Started Here
Countless scholarly projects got their start in Doheny Memorial Library’s card catalog room. Today, the library remains at the heart of the university’s research community.
Untold Los Angeles Stories Come Alive in K-12 Classrooms
USC Libraries brings diverse communities to light through the Lost LA Curriculum Project.
USC Libraries to codevelop K-12 curriculum based on Emmy-winning L.A. documentary series
The Lost L.A. Curriculum Project will bring together Southern California educational and media organizations to create lesson plans that pull from the city’s rich history.
USC’s Holocaust, genocide studies collection goes from nonexistent to one of best in U.S.
Wolf Gruner, founding director of USC Shoah Foundation’s Center for Advanced Genocide Research, began his quest to build a Holocaust library as soon as he arrived at USC a decade ago.
USC Libraries name finalists for 31st annual Scripter Awards
The Feb. 9 ceremony honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based.
Hoose Library: Preserving A Timeless USC Landmark
From its priceless manuscripts to its unique architecture, the Hoose Library of Philosophy is a beloved USC landmark.
USC Libraries celebrate scholarly success of 2018 graduates
Phi Kappa Phi, Sidney Harman Academy and Wall of Scholars all pay tribute to top USC scholars.
The USC Football Nostalgia is Strong in This Game
Armchair quarterbacks and Trojan fans could make their own calls with this vintage Howard Jones board game.
USC Libraries initiative aims at producing new research
The project puts curators in direct working relationships with scholars who will use the collections to produce findings at USC and beyond.
Students Immerse Themselves in the Past to Uncover Untold Stories
From traveling abroad to digging through treasures, USC undergraduates go beyond the book to interpret history.
Would you believe there are more libraries than Starbucks or McDonald’s?
New leader of a USC Marshall master’s program says public libraries are alive and well in today’s fast-paced society.
A Timeless Trojan Tradition: Studying in Doheny Library’s Reading Room
English major cracks the case behind USC Libraries’ True Crime exhibit
A mixed-reality game centers on a 1930s gangster and half a million in missing gold.
USC Libraries Preserve Lewis Carroll’s Literary Lamentations
In celebrity-crazy LA, hand-scripted words by C.L. Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) about fame find a fitting home—123 years later.
A USC Librarian Explores Mortality
Once a year, around Halloween and Día de los Muertos, we dwell on death. That isn’t nearly often enough, according to Megan Rosenbloom, for whom the “undiscovered country” is a year-round scholarly pursuit.
Book Saviors to the Rescue
The USC Libraries Shelf Life program pairs special library books with devoted readers.
What does the future hold for Los Angeles?
New exhibit combs the records of the past for clues about how the city might adapt to the forces that shape it.
Architectural photographer Wayne Thom’s beautiful images head to USC Libraries
The collection bolsters USC’s position as a source for understanding Los Angeles as a Pacific Rim metropolis, Dean Quinlan says.
Students honored for exceptional papers researched through the USC Libraries
Awards go to papers on women in Russia, language and works by Charles Dickens.
In memoriam: James Porter, 72
Alum’s firm designed expansion of the USC School of Social Work building and created master plan for renovating the library at the USC Gould School of Law.
USC Digital Repository shapes the future of archiving
The university’s unique asset allows users to manage complex collections of books, film, TV, video tape and digital assets.