Chester Fritz Library Updates

News and notes from UND's Chester Fritz Library

Federal Library Depository Program 125th anniversary

Categories: Library Events

The University of North Dakota’s Chester Fritz Library is celebrating 125 years as a participant in the Federal Depository Library Program. The University was named a Federal Depository Library on January 20, 1890. In 1968 the Chester Fritz Library and the North Dakota State University library were designated Joint Regional Depositories for the State of […]

Money Smart Week, April 20-24th

Categories: Library Events

Money Smart Week is a public awareness campaign designed to help people better manage their personal finances. How can this pertain to college students? As graduation season quickly approaches, college students around the country are preparing to embark on their careers—and preparing themselves to pay for the degree they earned. For a lot of students […]

April 12-18 is National Library Week

Categories: Library Events

The week of April 12-18 is National Library Week. The CFL staff is celebrating the week with several events. We invite you to join us. On Tuesday, April 14 is National Library Workers Day. This is a day to recognize the contributions of all library workers. At 10:30 am Library Staff will be serving cake […]

Check out the Library’s browsing DVD Collection

Categories: Resources

Check out the Chester Fritz Library’s DVD collection, now available on First Floor, to the left of the Periodicals Desk. We have feature films from Metropolis (1926) to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). Television shows from Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones to adaptations of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. There are also […]

Ethnographic research conducted in the Library

Categories: In and Around CFL

Dr. Ann Reed (Department of Anthropology) and her Ethnographic Methods students are conducting a research project that asks about utilization of the library’s resources and services and ideas regarding potential changes (collections, technology, physical space, etc.) to the library. They will be doing face-to-face interviews and/or focus group discussions during the Spring 2015 semester with […]

Not Your Average Brown Bag

Categories: In and Around CFL, Updates and Changes

As part of UND’s continual advance to Exceptional UND, the Provost checks in with the Chester Fritz Library staff to share ideas and to talk about an exciting vision for the future. The process will involve students, faculty and the public through surveys, focus groups and informal discussion about ways to enhance library services and […]