Fletcher Library news
Ragsdale Family Papers reveal rich history of Black leadership and impact in Arizona
Civil rights advocates. Business owners. Community leaders. There are not enough words to describe the many hats Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale wore in their lifetimes.The Ragsdale family shaped Phoenix...
Learn how to find ASU Library primary resources
Searching for archival materials and primary sources can often feel overwhelming, especially if you don’t know where to start. ASU Library’s archives tutorial helps demystify the process and provides ...
ASU course explores culture through an interdisciplinary lens
When Razieh Araghi joined Arizona State University in fall 2025, she wanted to show students the power of humanities. Her course — SLC 202 Exploring Cultures: Words, Images, Stories — aims to do just ...
Love Data Week celebrates the many forms of data at ASU
Data is everywhere around us — found in spreadsheets of temperature readings, Apple Watch fitness metrics and even a diary in the ASU Library archives. Data appears in many different forms, and at Ari...
Complying with federal public access policies made easy with support from ASU Library
This week, February 9-13, we celebrate International Love Data Week! This year’s theme, “Where’s the Data?” prompts us to consider the entire journey of our data, from collection through storage, pres...
Data belongs to everyone
At ASU Library, the Unit for Data Science and Analytics supports students, faculty and staff as they explore data in meaningful, ethical and practical ways. We believe data-informed thinking belongs a...
Love your data: archives as data
An unexpected place for data is archival collections. It is not the first place most of us think of when working with data, but it can be a treasure trove of historical information, research and field...
Love Data Week 2026! Where’s the data?
International Love Data Week happens with a new theme every year. This year is ‘Where’s the Data?’ — a way to get people thinking about data’s journey from collection through storage and preservation....
ASU Library launches new Open Access Publishing Fund for ASU authors
ASU Library is pleased to announce the launch of the ASU Open Access Publishing Fund. This fund is designed to support ASU authors who wish to make their scholarly articles freely available immediatel...