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Communications
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Michelle Crowe
Assistant Dean, Engagement, Strategic Partnerships, and Communications
libcomm@iu.edu
812-856-4817
Herman B Wells Library
1320 E. Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
About Us
The Communications Department directs a strategic communications and marketing program for the people, places and collections of IU Libraries.
Services and access offered through this department include:
- Assistance to the media through access to subject-matter experts, photography assets to support journalists, and coordination of tours for journalists, campus visits and interviews. Always available to journalists, please call the Communications Director directly.
- Assistance to students and media who wish to use any library location to film any commercial, class assignment or execute a video project for social media.
- Creative execution of print and digital materials supporting initiatives at IU Libraries.
Production of materials documenting the many ways IU Libraries is Turning Up the Volume, including the 2015 Annual Report and 2016-2020 Strategic Plan.
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