Focus Magazine
A print copy of FOCUS magazine is one of many benefits of becoming a member of the Friends of the Libraries, a group of community members, faculty, students, alumni, and corporate partners who support the NC State University Libraries.
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Focus
The Libraries, now playing on ESPN
Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2023
The vMLK Project
The Libraries helps digital scholars expand Dr. King’s legacy and message
Vol. 34, No. 2, Fall/Winter 2021-22
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The New Hill Library
Pentair Fellows 2 | Libraries coronavirus response | Personal Librarian Program
Vol. 34, No. 1, Spring 2021
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Margaret Atwood visits NC State
Pentair Fellows | The Animal Rights Archive | Open Educational Resources
Vol. 33, No. 3, Winter 2019–2020
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Visualization with a Conscience
The Immersive Scholar program’s first resident artists visualize data through activist lenses
Vol. 33, No. 1, Summer/Fall 2018
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Celebrating Susan
Vice Provost and Director of Libraries Retires after 30 years
Vol. 32, No. 4, Summer/Fall 2017
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Alexander Isley
Renowned Designer Gives His Archive to the Libraries
Vol. 32, No. 3, Spring 2017
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Phil Freelon
Famed Architect's Archives Come to the Libraries
Vol. 32, No. 2, Winter 2016-17
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Think & Do the Extraordinary
NC State’s Capital Campaign and the NCSU Libraries
Vol. 32, No. 1, Fall 2016
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A visit to the White House
The NCSU Libraries wins an IMLS National Medal
Vol. 31, No. 4, Summer 2016
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Think. Do. Make.
New Makerspace Opens at The D. H. Hill Library
Vol. 31, No. 3, Fall/Winter 2015-2016
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The Next Step for Us...
Donors fulfill a lifelong love of Libraries.
Vol. 31, No. 2, Spring/Summer 2015
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Meet Will Quick
New faces, new technologies, and new hands-on opportunities provide the driving force for turning thought into action at the NCSU Libraries.
Vol. 31, No. 1, Winter 2014-15
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Award Winning Libraries
The NCSU Libraries continues to set an award-winning pace of innovation and transformation that has become a model for other research libraries around the world.
Vol. 30, No. 4, Summer 2014
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The Spirit of Collaboration
The James B. Hunt Jr. Library has become a source of inspiration toward cross-disciplinary collaboration for researchers, students, and faculty. And the results have been nothing short of awesome.
Vol. 30, No. 3, Winter 2013-2014
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The Hunt Library Opens
The James B. Hunt Jr. Library opened its doors to acclaim ranging from "the academic library with the widest array of technologies in the country" to "the most awesome library in the world."
Vol. 30, No. 2, Summer 2013
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Everything You Can Imagine - The Hunt Library Takes Shape
The Hunt Library has been conceived as nothing less than the best learning and collaborative space in the country. As construction nears completion, the space and technology in this signature building begin to take shape...
Vol. 30, No. 1, Fall 2012
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Focus Online
New Library Personnel
Vol. 22, No. 3.2, Spring 2002 Part II, October-November 2001
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Focus Online
New Library Personnel
Vol. 22, No. 3.2, Spring 2002 Part II, January-February 2002
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