Black Diaspora Archive Acquires Collection on Family Care in a Brazilian Women’s Prison

An archive acquired through the LLILAS Benson Archiving Black América–Black Diaspora Archive initiative documents scenes from prison visiting days

Brazil is among the top incarcerators of women worldwide, with Black women accounting for 65 percent of this population. The largest women’s prison in the country is the Penitenciaria Feminina Santana (Santana Women’s Penitentiary) in São Paulo. Every weekend, families of incarcerated women arrive to visit their loved ones on the inside.

Robert H. McDonald Appointed Senior Vice Provost and Director of the University of Texas Libraries

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of Robert H. McDonald as Senior Vice Provost and Director of the University of Texas Libraries, effective August 16, 2025. McDonald currently serves as Dean of University Libraries and Senior Vice Provost of Online and Extended Education at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he has led transformative initiatives in digital scholarship, online learning and library services.

UT System Signs Open Access Agreement with Wiley to Support Open Scholarship

The University of Texas Libraries is pleased to share that the University of Texas System has signed a new open access (OA) agreement with Wiley, one of the world’s largest academic publishers. 

Effective April 28, 2025, the agreement will cover the full cost of article processing charges (APCs) for UT-affiliated corresponding authors publishing in Wiley’s hybrid open access journals – those that offer authors the option to publish OA in otherwise subscription-based publications.

Hourly Student Employment - ILS Senior Student Associate (open to work-study and non-work-study)

Positions Available: 2

 

Position Title: ILS Senior Student Associate

 

Department: Interlibrary Services (ILS)

 

Supervisor: Cora Courtney

 

Summary: ILS procures research materials (loans and scans) from other institutions for members of the UT community, and supplies outside organizations and individuals with materials from UT’s collection.

 

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