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Having dug up an older watch face missing its band, I wondered what else I could do with it. I found a design for an adapter to let a watch hang from a belt loop, and thought it was a great idea to try out. Now that I’ve got it printed I’m very happy with it.  For next time, I’d adjust the print maybe 5% smaller to allow tolerances in fitting the piece onto the watch. To get the piece to fit as-is I had to file it down slightly — but it still looks great and works fine!  Thanks to the staff who helped me ou
  • Matthew Andres Moreno
Having dug up an older watch face missing its band, I wondered what else I could do with it. I found a design for an adapter to let a watch hang from a belt loop, and thought it was a great idea to try out.
3d printed blue and purple model airplane.
  • Conan Lee
A user 3D printed model plane used as a fun desk decoration!
3d printed blue and purple star wand
  • Victoria Qiu
User created magic wand for payments (credit card not included!)
A woman in a sleeveless gown serves drinks and snacks from a fridge to three guests in evening wear (men in suits; another woman in a sleeveless gown)
  • Juli McLoone
The Special Collections Research Center is pleased to announce a new exhibit opening next week on Monday, September 21st -- "Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920's." Join us at 4pm that day for an opening panel discussion featuring three scholars of food history.
Repeated subtle drawings of containers with the text Project DOR overlayed.
  • Emma Brown
As the User Experience and User Interface Designer embedded in Project DOR, it’s my responsibility to develop and test new interface designs that carry over all our insights and recommendations from the previous five years of research on Digital Collections. Our recent study on discovery in Digital Collections informed design and development plans for Project DOR, guiding us in decision making related to Generative AI integration in our soon-to-be built search system.
colorful pop-up book opening with text and story scene of characters Pooh Bear, Rabbit, and Christopher Robin
  • Jo Angela Oehrli
Join us this Thursday, September 17th, between 4-6p for our first Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
Entrance and public space of the Asia Library
  • Liangyu Fu
This blog post chronicles the Asia Library's major events and highlights of Academic Year 2026 while celebrating achievements, retirements, and new hires.
Muyu Lin wearing graduation gown and holding the graduation cap
  • Liangyu Fu
As the new semester begins, we are delighted to welcome Muyu Lin (林沐雨), the newest member of the Asia Library staff! Muyu joined us as the Asia Library Services Coordinator, and her first day was Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
A gray, layered 3D model sits on a table, featuring a prominent red line that traces a bike trail along a section of the Andean mountain range, highlighting the trail’s path over varied elevations.
  • Alejandro Riano-Molina
3d printed topograpy of bike trail
Bluish green book cover with book title in outlined font and a black silhouette illustration of a woman in heels, knee-length dress, and apron with a big bow tasting a spoon above a small table holding a mixing bowl
  • Juli McLoone
Get a sneak peak at SCRC's upcoming Fall exhibit through our August “Recipe of the Month.” Drawn from Meals for Small Families by Jean Mowat, “Cocoa Sticks” epitomizes one of the key themes of the 1920s: an unapologetic use of commercially made and packaged foodstuffs in support of simple & speedy meal preparation.