Updated: May 5th, 2026

In fall 2026, the Library will implement new hours, remaining open from 7am to midnight most weekdays. This change in hours will better align with library usage and traffic patterns.

Fall 2026 Hours

• Monday - Thursday: 7am - midnight
• Friday: 7am - 8pm
• Saturday: noon - 6pm
• Sunday: noon - midnight

Updated: Mar 25th, 2026

The Library’s Digital Collections Team is excited to share several new digital scholarship projects that make unique materials accessible on the web:

• The Friends of the Clearwater Newsletter Collection provides access to issues of the Salmon-Selway Defender and the Clearwater Defender. Each newsletter offers a perspective on the history and issues relating to watersheds in North Idaho.
• The Ben J. Plastino Papers Collection offers a rich, searchable window into the political and social life of Idaho in the twentieth century. The physical collection was donated by the family of Ben J. Plastino, formerly the Executive Editor and Political Editor of the Idaho Falls newspaper, The Post Register. The new digital collection features more than 900 articles, opinion columns, photographs, and correspondence spanning the latter half of the century.
• The Hispanic Oral History Project Interviews highlights a series of interviews conducted in 1991 with Hispanic immigrants and their descendants living in Idaho. The collection has recently been updated using the U of I Library’s Oral History as Data platform, which allows researchers to navigate the recordings by themes, searching keywords, as well as the ability to toggle between English and Spanish transcriptions.

Updated: Mar 23rd, 2026

Open Invitation is a new podcast that highlights open access efforts from across the University of Idaho. Interviews feature U of I faculty, staff, and students discussing their cutting-edge research, as well as the benefits and challenges of navigating the open access landscape.

Three episodes are available now, visit the Open Invitation website to find all the ways to listen and subscribe!

Updated: Feb 12th, 2026

U of I has purchased 300 seats for faculty to take the asynchronous, online course AI for “Teaching and Learning: Higher Education”, provided by Arizona State University. Individuals who complete the course by April 28, 2026, will receive a $300 incentive.

Learn more and Register

Updated: Feb 11th, 2026

Visit our completely revised U of I Library Copyright Guide. Librarians have carefully edited, updated, and reorganized the content to improve usability. You will find updated links and resources, including challenging emerging topics such as Generative AI.

You can always email the Library Copyright team with questions!

Updated: Jan 21st, 2026

University of Idaho professor Miranda Wilson has published her project, Mechanics and Aesthetics of Cello Playing, a new translation of Hugo Becker’s influential 1929 cello book, as an open access edition through the Library. Wilson’s new translation addresses the challenging technical language used in this important text, which was the first to discuss the biomechanics of cello playing.

Join us February 10th, 12:30pm to learn more about the project from Miranda Wilson, as part of the Renfrew Interdisciplinary Colloquium series.

Updated: Sep 2nd, 2025

Navigating the textbook adoption process for your courses is always complicated! Recent “inclusive access” platforms are further muddying the waters.

The Library wants you to know you have choices! We can help lower costs to your students through course reserves, Leganto reading lists, finding OER, or even creating your own custom open textbooks.

Check out our University of Idaho Course Materials Options graphic for a quick visual summary, including student costs, availability, and where to learn more.

Updated: Aug 27th, 2025

With the recent launch of the University’s new website, much of the previous site content has been removed or moved to the intranet. Anticipating this, the Library preserved past versions of the site through our Archive-It subscription, in partnership with the Internet Archive. This means you and your students can continue to access older university content and resources via the Wayback Machine.

Please visit our How to Use Web Archives tutorial to learn about accessing these resources and finding broken links.

Updated: Aug 26th, 2025

As part of the university website redesign, faculty profiles in VERSO, the Library’s Research Information System, are now more prominent, with many departmental and college web pages linking directly to them.

Faculty can edit and update their profiles at any time by logging in with their U of I credentials. If you encounter issues or would like support in making your profile accurate and current, the Library is available to help!

Find out more at our VERSO documentation, email lib-verso@uidaho.edu with question, or use our VERSO contact form.

Updated: Sep 6th, 2024

The University of Idaho Library is excited to announce the launch of VERSO (Vandal Expertise, Research, and Scholarship Online), a cutting-edge research information management (RIM) system and institutional repository (IR) designed to preserve and promote the university’s research and creative output. Built on the powerful Esploro platform by Clarivate, VERSO will serve as the go-to hub for showcasing the expertise of faculty, students, and staff at the University of Idaho.

VERSO offers a seamless way for the University of Idaho community to manage, share, and promote their scholarly and creative works. As a comprehensive RIM system, it collects, preserves, and publishes data on research outputs, honors, grants, and more. By integrating with trusted academic sources and platforms like ORCID and Google Scholar, VERSO ensures that work produced at the University of Idaho reaches a global audience and is easily discoverable.

Key Benefits of VERSO:

• Increased Visibility: VERSO makes research and creative projects more accessible and searchable online, enhancing their visibility.
• Automated Updates: Integrating with external platforms like ORCID and Clarivate’s extensive data index, VERSO automates research output updates and streamlines profile management.
• Departmental Support: VERSO provides analytics to promote department work and preserves research-related products, helping to prevent data loss during faculty or student transitions.

“VERSO represents a major step forward in how we manage and promote the incredible work done at the University of Idaho,” said Ben Hunter, Dean of the University of Idaho Library. “By leveraging the advanced capabilities of the Esploro platform, we are not only preserving our research but also ensuring it has the widest possible impact.”

VERSO replaces the University’s former system, VIVO, which had been maintained and updated by the Library since 2013. Initial funding for the platform was provided by the Library and the Office of Research and Economic Development.

VERSO is now live and available at verso.uidaho.edu. Researchers can log in with their Vandal credentials to access or update their profiles.

To learn more about VERSO or to get started, visit verso.uidaho.edu.

Questions, please contact:
Devin Becker, dbecker@uidaho.edu