Before building a small game collection, the Library also experimented with graphic novels. Here’s a short history and some details on what it’s all about.
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A look at Gender in the Library
The Gender Centre of the Institute is currently holding its conference “Bubbling up. Solidarities, Feminisms and Social Reproduction“. To celebrate this event, the Library set up a small exhibition in the Davis Lounge to present its rich Gender collection.
The Boris Souvarine Collection, 1917-2017
The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom-Davis Library holds a large number of documents collected by Boris Souvarine over his life. In this post, Svetlana Yakimovich tells you what you need to know about him and what the Souvarine collection contains.
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Holidays are made for gaming
The Library shouldn’t just be about work. Some of our special collections are also here to help you enjoy your time in Geneva – especially when you’re staying for the holidays. Let’s talk about games with Guillaume Pasquier, since that’s one thing he is responsible for.
Continue reading “Holidays are made for gaming”Le DVD est mort, vive la VOD ?
The Library recently started offering its first video-on-demand : « State 194 », by Dan Stetton, a documentary film for professor Riccardo Bocco’s course Screening the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
The shift from DVD to digital access causes more problems and thoughts than you might imagine, as explained by our multimedia librarian Pierre-André Fink.




