NEWS RELEASE

September 21, 2006

University of Wyoming Joins Prospector

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is pleased to announce that the University of Wyoming Libraries and the American Heritage Center have been added to the Prospector union catalog.  This is the largest library in the state of Wyoming and includes Coe Library (the main library), the Brinkerhoff Geology Library, the Rocky Mountain Herbarium Library and the American Heritage Center. Although UW activated in Prospector several months ago, the official launch of their participation began with ceremonies on their campus today.

The University of Wyoming brings rich collections which support its seven colleges: Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Law. The University of Wyoming is the only provider of baccalaureate and graduate education in a state of some one-half million people and 98,000 square miles. UW opened on September 6, 1887, with one building, five professors, two tutors, and 42 students, who studied philosophy, arts, literature, and sciences. Today, we provide our 13,000 students more than 180 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels; an outstanding faculty; and world-class research facilities—all set against the idyllic backdrop of southeastern Wyoming’s rugged mountains and high plains.

The American Heritage Center is UW’s archives, rare books and manuscripts repository. It includes a rich collection of Wyoming and western history materials, many of which are not found elsewhere. The cataloged collections of the AHC may be found in Prospector and collections viewed on site in Laramie.

More information about the University of Wyoming and the American Heritage Center may be found at:

University of Wyoming Libraries Dept. 3334
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
(307)766-3190
(800) 442-6757

http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/

American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3924
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
307.766.4114

http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
ahc@uwyo.edu

Additional information about Prospector is available from:

George Machovec

Associate Director

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries

3801 E. Florida, Suite 515

Denver, CO 80210

help@coalliance.org

http://prospector.coalliance.org