Say Hello to Expanded International News Coverage

Researcher Support Services

Say welcome to Access World News, the new name for the greatly expanded America’s News collection.  The content has almost doubled, with most of the new content representing non-U.S. sources.  Both English and non-English language content is included.

You’ll see that the platform has also been improved!

Access World News has new content from Colorado, including…

Access World News

Auraria Library Poetry Reading

Collection Management and Discovery Division

Come celebrate National Poetry Month with a reading at Auraria Library! The reading will feature students and faculty from Metropolitan State University of Denver, Community College of Denver, and University of Colorado Denver including Brian Barker, Dr. Alicita Rodriguez, Charlotte Annie, Robert Kloss, Grace Wagner, Bret McCauley, and Steven Vigil-Roach. 

Monday April 16th, 1-3 at the Library's Discovery Wall 

Light refreshments will be provided.

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Unearthed: Milton's Paradise Lost Illustrated by Gustave Doré

Special and Digital Collections Unit

We recently digitized Milton's Paradise Lost with Illustrations by Gustave Doré. This 1898 edition of John Milton's epic 17th century poem is one of several in our collection illustrated by legendary French artist, painter, printmaker, and engraver, Gustave Doré. Doré illustrated hundreds of works of literature, including …

Plate from Paradise Lost

Unearthed: Directory of Ninth Street Historic Park

Special and Digital Collections Unit

Special Collections and Digital Initiatives recently unearthed a somewhat forgotten relic from the survey of Auraria's very own Ninth Street Historic Park. Prior to the demolition of the Auraria neighborhood, Ninth Street was the center of a densely-populated portion of Auraria, a small tract of which was preserved and is still in use today. The Directory of Ninth Street Historic Park, 1924-1973 was written by…

Ninth Street Park

New Digital Collection: MSU Denver Honors Theses

Special and Digital Collections Unit

Metropolitan State University of Denver Honors Thesis Collection collects and preserves Honors Program theses, capstones, and other terminal works generated by said program's graduate. This nascent collection will grow each year as the MSU Denver Honors Program prepares and submits accepted honors theses each semester.

From the MSU Denver Honors Program site:

"The…

MSU Denver Honors Thesis Collection