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Records of academic honor made available digitally

By Christine Des Garennes
Sunday May 4, 2008

Heather Coit

Visiting Librarian David Vess stands before the Bronze Tablets at the University of Illinois Library.

On big weekends – mom's and dad's weekends, homecoming, commencement – the first floor of the University of Illinois Library is crawling with people.

Students, parents, grandparents and alumni of all ages walk the halls searching for names carved into bronze. Many pose for a photo by one of the Bronze Tablets or take a snapshot of the tablet itself.

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