Library News
New library exhibits showcase The Sentry in the ’60s
Collection Development and Strategies Department
The history of The Sentry, CU Denver’s student newspaper, predates the Auraria Campus and CU Denver’s 1973 designation as a university. The Sentry was established in 1964 (when it charmingly dubbed our campus “the Sorbonne of the Rockies”) and its early years were eventful ones. As the Vietnam War and cultural changes progressed during the 1960s, the student newspaper offered a snapshot of the debates, dissent, and emotions that defined campus life during one of the most turbulent chapters in recent American history.
This past spring, former…
Featured Database: National Geographic Virtual Library
Collection Development and Strategies Department
Featured Database: National Geographic Virtual Library
For those who grew up flipping through its iconic yellow borders, and for younger researchers just discovering its magic, we spotlight the National Geographic Virtual Library.
What’s in it?
The National Geographic Virtual Library (NGVL) database contains a complete cover-to-cover run of the flagship National Geographic magazine from 1888 to the present, preserving every page, map, photograph, and…
Discover Your Library: 8 Ways
Access and User Services Department
Yep, we’ve got books—over 500,000 that you can hold, and more than 2 million (including e-books) that you can read. But the Auraria Library’s services and resources go way beyond the printed page. Every day, we work across oh-so-many fronts to serve the Auraria Campus community and stay ahead of evolutions in learning, teaching, and technology.
Get to know the many ways, as you settle in for the schoolyear, the Auraria Library can power up your thinking and doing—including these eight:
- Research Databases…: Your Auraria Library access opens the door…
Featured Database for August 2026: Opposing Viewpoints
Collection Development and Strategies Department
Featured Database: Opposing Viewpoints
You can use databases to easily find organized collections of articles, journals, news, streaming videos, primary sources, data, and more!
This month, we highlight one of our unique communications and argumentation databases: Opposing Viewpoints.
What’s in it?
Opposing Viewpoints is a database that compares contemporary debatable…
Archives of Sexuality and Gender
Collection Development and Strategies Department
Featured Database: Archives of Sexuality and Gender
You can use databases to easily find organized collections of articles, journals, news, streaming videos, primary sources, data, and more!
Your next breakthrough might be hiding in this database: Archives of Sexuality & Gender
What’s in it?
A robust and…
