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Baylor Archival Repositories Database

Explore Baylor’s archival collections with BARD
BEARdata

Baylor's data repository, hosted by Texas Digital Library
BEARdocs

Baylor's official institutional repository, home to white papers, pre-print publications, theses and dissertations
Digital Collections

Connect with thousands of digitized items from Baylor's archival collections
Library Literacies

The Libraries' literacies initiative emphasizes four specific literacies: Information, Data, Making and Media.
Research Guides

Class resource guides, subject guides, and useful how-tos
Research Libraries, Institutes, and Centers

Discover the unparalleled research opportunities available in our research libraries, institutes and centers.
Mayborn Museum Collections & Research

From Ancient Marine Reptiles to historic buildings, from Ice Age Mammoths to Texas textiles, our collections are the evidence of the beauty of the earth - including some 200,000+ specimens ready for research.
Take a Break with the Baylor Libraries

Take advantage of these study break opportunities in Moody and Jones Libraries as you prepare for finals!
Campus Network Outages in Early January 2025

On Monday, January 6, from Midnight to 7:00 a.m. and again on Saturday, January 11 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the entire Baylor campus network will be offline to allow for critical infrastructure upgrades in our datacenter. Baylor’s cloud-based resources (Microsoft 365, Ignite, Canvas, and others) will be available using off-campus network connections during the outage. AirBear campus wireless, all campus wired networks, BaylorVPN, and resources hosted on physical servers in the datacenter will be unavailable. During the outage windows, www.baylor.edu/systemstatus will provide the most up-to-date information on the project progress as well as platform and service availability.
Readers Meet the Author Series

The Readers Meet the Author Series features recently published single-authored works by Baylor faculty selected by the Provost. The upcoming featured selection for 2024-2025 is “Kurt Kaiser: Icon and Conscience of Contemporary Christian Music" by Dr. Torry York, Retired Professor of Christian Ministry and Church Music. On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 12:15 p.m., President Livingstone and Provost Brickhouse will welcome Dr. York for a conversation about his recent publication with his friend Robert Darden, Retired Professor of Journalism, in the Schumacher Flex Commons on the first floor of Moody Memorial Library and via Zoom Webinar. A reception with light refreshments and a book signing will follow the conversation. Video from past Readers Meet the Author sessions is available by clicking "Learn More" below.
Armstrong Browning Library & Museum Gift Gallery

The Baylor Libraries are home to one of the most beautiful libraries in the world: The Armstrong Browning Library & Museum. Following your tour of this unique treasure, visit our Gift Gallery on the main floor. The Gift Gallery offers a selection of souvenirs, one-of-a-kind gifts, books about the Brownings and Victorian life, and other items of interest. Several Gift Gallery items are also available online through the Baylor Marketplace. We look forward to your visit!
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Dec. 11, 2024
New ITS Research Technology Site Connects Researchers with Resources

The BaylorITS Research Technology team proudly announces the launch of a new area of the BaylorITS website dedicated to guiding researchers to technology resources essential to research, especially grant-funded research. Research Technology connects researchers to consultants, software, services, guides, and additional resources designed to empower R1-level research across the university.
Nov. 14, 2024
Unlock Your Potential: Join Baylor’s Apple Workshop Series Session for iPad Mastery!

BaylorITS presents an Apple Workshop, “Start Your Education Learning Journey with iPad” on November 20, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. that offers students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to earn the first badge toward an Apple Teacher micro-certification while enhancing their productivity with iPad. 
Nov. 11, 2024
Historians Kimberly Kellison and Robert Elder to Discuss “Forging A Christian Order”

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Noon in the Schumacher Flex Commons of Moody Library and via Zoom Webinar, the Baylor Libraries host the next session of the Readers Meet the Author series presented by the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost. The conversation will highlight Dr. Kimberly R. Kellison’s latest book, “Forging a Christian Order: South Carolina Baptists, Race, and Slavery, 1696-1860.” A reception with light refreshments and book signing will follow the conversation.
Oct. 30, 2024
Libraries Launch State-of-the-Art Studios, Expanded Academic Video Production Team to Support Faculty’s Growing Curricular Needs

Facility offers wide range of assisted and self-directed recording options for faculty, support for new ways to integrate video into coursework and more

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