December 2020
12/9/2020: The Herald-Times called out local residents to join the University Archives' Covid-19 project. Along with history professor Sarah Knott, Outreach and Public Services Archivist Carrie Schwier provide background and resources on the "diary" project. They wish to engage the stories of under-represented communities during this unprecedented time: IU looking to diversify COVID-19 archive collection (subscription required)
12/7/2020: Alma College's Newsroom published a story about the private Michigan college's acquisition of a 1499 manuscript of commentary on the works of Aulus Persius Flaccus. IU Libraries graduate student and MLS candidate Jessica Bigelow, an Alma alumna, is helping get the manuscript digitalized: Alma College’s Oldest Book Discovered in Special Collections Library
12/7/2020: The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) celebrates IU Libraries Learning Commons Librarian Meredith Knoff. In the spotlight, Knoff explains her cooperative approach to librarianship and student engagement: ACRL Member of the Week
12/6/2020: The New York Times briefly mentions Indiana University Libraries in an article concerning the controversy over who wrote Citizen Kane. Unlike the Netflix drama "Mank," the essay argues Welles' brilliance in the writing and production of the film is undeniable, especially when archival materials are used: Who Wrote ‘Citizen Kane’? It’s No Mystery (subscription required)
12/3/2020: The Pendleton Times-Post is boasting of one of their own who just so happens to be one of our own! Mary Brown Craig was IU’s first archivist and remained so for 30 plus years. She also married E. Lingle Craig, who served as an IU Librarian for many years: Mary Brown Craig—IU’s first archivist
12/1/2020: Library Publishing Coalition recognized two 2020 award winners in their latest blog. IU Librarian Willa Tavernier received the LPC Exemplary Service Award for her commitment to the LPC Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and the results she achieved in bringing awareness to issues of white supremacy: Laureen Boutang and Willa Tavernier receive the 2020 LPC Award for Exemplary Service
November 2020
11/20/2020: The Kinsey Institute Research Blog praised two Kinsey Bicentennial Medalist, one being the Director of the Library and Special Collections, Liana Zhou. Her work on the preservation and access to the historic Kinsey Collection furthers the Bicentennial aim to reflect on history and prepare for the future: Bicentennial Medals Awarded to Kinsey Institute
11/20/2020: Frontiers in Big Data published a paper on the five pillars of CADRE, the cooperative approach to marrying big data and academic libraries. Jamie Wittenberg, former IU Libraries Head of Scholarly Communications and leader of IU’s Collaborative Archive & Data Research Environment team (CADRE) – now with the University of Colorado Boulder - was one of the lead writers: CADRE: A Collaborative, Cloud-Based Solution for Big Bibliographic Data Research in Academic Libraries
11/18/2020: Fine Books & Collections showcased another Indiana University MLS graduate. Dorothy Berry is the first Digital Collections Program Manager at Houghton Library, Harvard. As an IU graduate, she worked at the Black Film Center/Archive and the Archives of African American Music and Culture and had ties with the Moving Image Archives: Bright Young Librarians: Dorothy Berry
11/13/2020: News at IU Bloomington interviews archivist Carrie Schwier and historian Sarah Knott about the Covid Dairies Project. After eight months, the two discuss what has surprised and delighted them: Everyday impressions during extraordinary times: Historians, archivists document the pandemic
11/12/2020: Scott Libson, IU Librarian for History, Jewish Studies, and Religious Studies, was a guest blogger for the IU Cinema to give some background to the film Change the Subject. From partisan politics to cultural change, words – especially in library subject headings – can make the difference: Words are Worth Fighting For
11/4/2020: News station WEHT/WTVW Local Lifestyles' host Ange Humphrey interviewed Christina Jones, the new head of the Education Library. Jones, a member of Storytelling Arts of Indiana, will perform virtually November 8. For her, stories are "the connective tissue" that holds us all together: Researching Family Stories
November 2020: WFYI Indianapolis is broadcasting an Indiana comedy special throughout November. The special, hosted by former First Lady of Indiana Judy O'Bannon, features IU Libraries practical joke expert librarian Moira Marsh. Be prepared to laugh: What's So Funny: A Judy O'Bannon Comedy Special
October 2020
October 2020: Professor Emeritus James Madison penned an op-ed in the Indianapolis Star concerning the KKK and today’s turbulent times. Madison’s new book The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland was released by the IU Press in late October. On November 9th Madison’s presentation will be livestreamed on the Bartholomew County Public Library Facebook page and YouTube channel. WTHR interviewed Madison in September in a piece on domestic terrorism.
10/30/2020: News at IU Bloomington spreads the word about IU Press! They may be celebrating their 70th anniversary, but it's the Press that is giving the gifts. Thanks to a grant from the Mellon Foundation, the Press is offering free online digital books: IU Press digitization project gives open access for over 160 books
October/2020: IUScholarWorks houses the findings of Archivist Carrie Schwier and Special Collections librarian Maureen Maryanski on the use of primary sources by academic faculty. The two collaborated with 26 other institutions to create Ithaka Strategies and Research Reports. Maryanski and Schwier's research concerning IU includes interview discoveries and recommendations: Supporting Teaching with Primary Sources at Indiana University: An Ithaka S+R Summary Report
10/27/2020: When IU News wanted to summon the spirit of All Hallows Eve, they came to IU libraries: University Archives, folklore librarian Moira Marsh, and the IU Press loom ghostly large in their tale: Summon the Halloween spirit with spooky campus tales from IU Archives
10/27/2020: Herald-Times writer Connie Shakalis gives us the details and background of "Wylie House: Contemporary Art, Marginalized Voices, Historic Spaces," a virtual event. Carey Champion, director of the museum, explains her welcoming artists to express voices supressed in the past: Wylie House highlights lesser-known histories (subscription required)
10/22/2020: To prepare for Halloween, the Indiana Daily Student (IDS) has secured IU tales of terror from the IU Libraries University Archives and the the Folklore and Ethnomusicology Student Association: Local Haunts: Get Ready for Halloween with Some Spooky Bloomington Tales
10/22/2020: The Indiana History Blog, an online source of information from the Indiana State Library’s Historical Bureau, delves into the biography of Sarah Parker Morrison, the first female IU student. Writer Jill Weiss Simins uses primary sources such as photographs, letters, and newspaper articles from the University Archives and other repositories around the state to bring to life this timid pioneer: Reluctant Renegade: Sarah Parke Morrison and Women’s Equality at Indiana University
10/21/2020: News at IU announced a new award, The Wylie Innovation Catalyst Medal, which was named for Theophilus A. Wylie and Samuel Brown Wylie. They were innovative academics who procured the first patent by IU faculty. Discover some of their inventions and instruments at the IU Libraries Wylie House Museum Wylie House and online Collections. Andrew Wylie, their cousin, was Indiana University’s first President. Meanwhile, current President McRobbie presented professors Jack Gill and Richard DiMarchi the inaugural medals this week: Newly created Wylie Innovation Catalyst Medal recognizes the past, encourages future IU innovators
10/20/2020: The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) names Indiana University, Bloomington’s Herman B Wells Library as the 2020 Federal Depository Library of the Year.
10/16/2020: USA Today references IU Libraries Wylie House Museum in a zany list of debunked idioms. A few years ago, the Wylie House staff discredited standard interpretation of the idiom “sleep tight” with history and logic: Fact check: Origin stories for popular phrases are nothing more than urban legends
10/8/2020: Pride of IU, an IU Foundation magazine, delved into some of the most singular gifts received by the University. Among the astonishing treasures are Lilly Library’s puzzles, Spock’s ears, and a lock of Edgar Allen Poe’s hair: 11 of the Most Unique Gifts Ever Given to IU
10/6/2020: The Indiana Daily Student interviewed librarians Emily Alford and Meredith Knoff about the IU Libraries informative guide to the 2020 United States Election. In addition, reporter Luzane Draughon spoke to librarian Nicholae Cline and MLS student Brett Hoffman about the Scholars Commons Playlists Explore Democracy: IU Libraries provides resources to help students and faculty be informed voters ahead of 2020 election
10/2/2020: Illinois Wesleyan University News details the partnership between their university library and Indiana University Libraries in an endeavor to digitalize Medieval manuscripts for The Peripheral Manuscripts Project: Digitizing Medieval Manuscript Collections in the Midwest: The Ames Library Partners to Digitize Medieval Manuscripts
September 2020
9/28/2020: The Society for Rare Books and Manuscripts at Indiana University (SRBM), a student group devoted to the love of these textual delights, presents Lilly Library graduate student employee Alyssa Mertka as she shares her work improving and standardizing finding aids during the pandemic. Read about the project and her favorite part in the latest SRBM blog post: Pulling Back the Curtain: The Finding Aid Enhancement Project
9/23/2020: Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century, the project website for the upcoming book from Oxford Press on Robert Burns, featured guest blogger Professor Patrick Scott this month. He detailed his unraveling of the mysterious where-abouts of a missing Burns manuscript, which "lockdown librarian" Sarah Mitchell helped him find in the Lilly Library collections: The Missing Manuscript of ‘A Red, Red, Rose’
9/21/2020: The IU Newsroom speaks to Emily Alford, IU Libraries' head of government information, maps and microfilm services about the many resources IU Libraries offers students and the public. Alford stresses the need to not only vote, but to be an educated voter: IU Libraries helps inform voters ahead of November election with virtual resources, events
9/14/2020: The Slavic and East European Journal published a blog written by IU Ph.D. candidate Szabolcs László, who explores the history of televized instruction, starting with IU's Robert Byrnes, whose pioneering educational television series tackled the subject of Russia. Look to the IU Libraries Archives and Moving Image Archive for materials on Byrnes' work. László's blog: The Russianist on TV: The History of Instructional Television and the Future of Online Education
9/13.2020: The Herald Republic interviewed Janice Thornton, true crime writer, about her book No Place Like Murder, which was published by IU Press. Thornton’s book details murders in the Midwest, several in Indiana: True crime book features Steuben murder
9/9/2020: Collection Management, a quarterly journal devoted to researching the organization and maintenance of library collections, published the findings of a vital inventory done here at the IU Libraries by Sherri Michaels, head of collection management and director of MDPI library operations, along with IU MLS graduate Becca Neal, online learning librarian at the University of Southern Indiana: Conducting an Inventory with Shared Print in Mind (access through Indiana University)
9/8/2020: The IU Newsroom heralds the additional 50 plus titles on "race, justice, history, ethnicity, diversity and oppression" that the IU Libraries have purchased with various funds: IU Libraries expands titles on race, ethnicity, justice
9/8/2020: The IU Newsroom describes the New Faculty Orientation that occurred before classes started this year. Unlike past years' gatherings when a picnic and information fair inaugurated the beginning of a new professor's year, 2020 was a virtual colloquium. Broken into four zoom sessions of orientation, IU Libraries presented during the "Resources" session: Welcome to IU Bloomington: Faculty orientation features virtual workshops, resources
9/8/2020: The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) celebrates IU Libraries Meggan Press as their Member of the Week. Meggan is the Interim Head of Teaching & Learning, plus the Undergraduate Education Librarian. Meggan's new book Get the Job: Academic Library Hiring for the New Librarian was released this summer : ACRL Member of the Week
August 2020
8/31/2020: The Kelley School of Business Blog celebrates Kelly alumna and former congresswoman Jill Long Thompson. IU Press and Kelley are co-hosting Thompson's book launch on September 15. The Character of American Democracy: Preserving Our Past, Protecting Our Future argues for the need of ethics in government. During the book launch, Thompson will be joined by former politicians Lee Hamilton, Leon Panetta, and others: Ethical leadership necessary for the continuance of American democracy, writes former congresswoman and Kelley alumna in new book
8/26/2020 Newsweek featured a chilling story about Isacc Woodard, a Black veteran returning home after WWII who was beat and blinded by police. Orson Welles, writer and director, told Woodard's story on radio, the entertainment and news media of the time. You can listen to the five broadcasts thanks to the Lilly Library and the Media and Digitalization and Preservation Initiative (MDPI): Listen To Orson Welles Denounce Police Brutality Against Black WWII Veteran
8/26/2020: In a New York Times article, IU Professor Emeritus Susan Gubar writes about connecting artists with cancer patients. Gubar's gratitude for such connection stems from her own experience: a reader of Gubar's own book sent it back to her as art. IU Libraries Abigail Godwin provides the photo of the cathartic piece of art, which is housed in the Archives: Experiences With Cancer, Captured in Works of Art (subscription required)
8/24/2020: The Indiana Daily Student (IDS) helps students navigate the new requirements and restrictions at the IU Libraries. From requesting materials, reserving a seat, and wearing a mask, the IDS provides students and faculty information needed concerning the Fall 2020 Libraries: How you can use Wells Library this fall
8/21/2020: The IU Newsroom describes the events marking the 100th anniversary of a woman's right to vote, the adoption of the 19th Amendment. Among campus participants are the IU Libraries University Archives and Wylie House: The road to women's suffrage: Events mark centennial of 19th Amendment
8/17/2020: IU Librarian Christina Jones is a spinner of tales and member of Storytelling Arts of Indiana. The website announces Jones' virtual performance on November 8: “The Sunny Side of Virginia Street: Kitchen-Table Stories & Musical Memories” told by Christina Jones
8/12/2020: Fine Books & Collections featured Seth James, MLS alumnus and former Lilly Library student employee, who shares his memories and fondness of learning from the Lilly Library Director Joel Silver and Rebecca Baumann, head of Lilly public services: Bright Young Librarians: Seth James
8/11/2020: The Wall Street Journal grabbed readers' attention with a picture of IU students showing off their senior cords, which were self decorated clothes. The 1954 picture is from the IU Libraries University Archives. The article looks at the history of doodling on one's wardrobe and how the custom is having a resurgence: Can Doodles Save Fashion? A Look at $1,000-Plus Illustrated Garments (subscripton required)
8/10/2020: Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering News captures Jacob Nadal, former director of the E. Lingle Craig Preservation Lab, speaking of his passion for preservation. The 2001 MLS Luddy graduate, now Library of Congress Director of Preservation, hosted the fourth Luddy Summer Event Series: Library of Congress Director of Preservation Jacob Nadal latest guest of the Luddy Virtual Summer Event Series
8/7/2020: The IU Newsroom shared the modified ways the Wells Library will offer spaces and service this fall: Wells Library open for limited access this fall; some reservations required
8/4/2020: In The London Free Press, IU Libraries' own Moira Marsh, folklorist and librarian, discusses how rituals are changing during the global pandemic: COVID-19: Behind its toll on long weekends, ritual and resiliency
8/3/2020: Europeana empowers the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation. Their recent blog post featuring IU Libraries' Assistant Dean Jon Dunn describes the way a media system developed in the midwest can transform access at cultural heritage institutions worldwide: Interoperable access for audiovisual collections - exploring Avalon Media System
July 2020
7/31/2020: Cataloging and Classificication Quarterly goes to bat with an article on baseball card classification by former ALF and Archives student employee Matt Myers: Batter Up: Classifying Pre-World War II Baseball Cards Using Dewey Decimal
7/28/2020: The IU Newsroom celebrates the 900+ oral histories now online thanks to work by University Archives and the Office of the Bicentennial: Bicentennial Oral History Project tells the story of IU through various voices
7/28/2020: The American Library Association is talking about a new book written by one of our fabulous librarians, Meggan Press: ACRL releases "Get the Job: Academic Library Hiring for the New Librarian"
7/24/2020: The Indiana Daily Student notes, "IU has a Carnegie R1 Research Classification, which indicates very high research activity. Other R1 institutions include Boston, Harvard, Iowa State, Michigan State and New York universities," as it discusses the open-access journal IU Libraries supports for undergraduate research: IU Journal of Undergraduate Research publishes 5th research volume
7/16/2020: Fine Books & Collections continues its series featuring today's most interesting librarians, one of whom got her start at IU Libraries' Lilly Library: Bright Young Librarians: Courtney Brombosz
She says, "I took on student position in every department within the Lilly Library and gained a well-rounded understanding of the profession. I will be always grateful to every supervisor who allowed me to ask questions, took extra time to teach me advanced skills, and encouraged me to keep learning. I especially loved working in the Conservation Lab with Jim Canary and Jessi Kulow. They afforded me my first student position at the Lilly and I will forever be grateful they gave me that chance."
7/9/2020: The IU Newsroom is celebrating a collection at IU Libraries' Archives of Traditional Music: Stereo recordings believed to be the world's oldest preserved at IU.
July 2020: In Vol 81, No 5, the open-acess journal, College & Research Libraries features a peer-reviewed article that identifies challenges and directions for 3D/VR repository standards and practices, and is authored in part by IU Libraries' own Juliet Hardesty: 3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models: Findings from a National Forum
June 2020
6/26/2020: Digital Culture & Education is an open-access journal with over a decade of publishing history. Two IU Librarians, Jacqueline Fleming, Visual Literacy and Resources Librarian; and Theresa Quill, Map and Spatial Data Librarian, were published in the June issue: VISUAL LITERACY AND MAPS: A LIBRARIAN APPROACH TO COMBATING THE COVID-19 INFODEMIC
6/22/2020: The Indiana Daily Student highlights a virtual book release event by IU Press: McRobbies to host virtual launch for new IU Press book
6/5/2020: A new release from IU Press highlights the collections of Indiana University as part of the Bicentennial celebration. The IU Newsroom shares how to join an online launch with authors and IU President: IU president and first lady to host virtual book launch opening 'Windows on Worlds'
6/1/2020: The IU Newsroom gives an insider look at online research consultations to support remote learning: IU Libraries' virtual reference tools aid student, faculty research
May 2020
May/2020: IU Librarian Willa Tavernier, Scholarly Communication, was published in The College and Research Library News discussing Open Scholarship and COVID-19: COVID-19 demonstrates the value of open access. What happens next?
5/16/2020: Local favorite, Bloom Magazine, takes a look at the current Wylie House exhibition: Wylie House Exhibit Portrays Marginalized, Silenced Hoosiers
5/12/2020: For the past two months, much of Indiana University Bloomington's staff and faculty have been working and teaching from home. Though necessary for safety, it's involved setting up new workspaces, meeting over Zoom, and balancing work with the needs of loved ones. Inside IU offered a sample of what working at home has looked like for some IU Bloomington staff and faculty, including a few IU Libraries friends: Welcome to my workspace: Inside faculty and staff home offices
5/6/2020: The IU Newsroom covers the quick work of IU Libraries to offer emergency access to millions of print volumes. Preparation pays off: IU Libraries offers expanded access to HathiTrust Digital Library
April 2020
4/17/2020: With assistance from an Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Grant, Indiana University Libraries, in collaboration with the Indiana University Network Science Institute and the Big Ten Academic Alliance, created a cloud-based solution for making vital data available to its member institutions. Now that collaboration is making an impact in COVID-19 research, and IMLS is sharing our story: How Libraries are Connecting Researchers and Citizen Scientists Around the World
4/5/2020: Bloomington's The Herald-Times spoke with IU faculty member Sarah Knott about her current University Archives collaboration: IU Archives asking for COVID-19 diaries, more
March 2020
3/25/2020: A collaboration between the University Archives and an IU faculty member is highlighted by the Indiana Daily Student: IU Archives asks for personal accounts of pandemic from IU community, locals
3/25/2020: WBIW invites listeners to explore IU museums, including the Wylie House: Take a tour of Wylie House Museum
3/15/2020: The Herald-Times interviewed University Archives Director Dina Kellams and learned: It's rare, but IU has closed for outbreaks before
3/11/20: Indiana Daily Student is at Wells Library: Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon teaches Wikipedia editing to students
3/10/2020: Indiana Daily Student celebrates a new exhibition that use primary history sources to create new art: New exhibition at Wylie House Museum seeks to share forgotten histories
3/9/2010: The Bloomingtonian offers a photo essay of a popular annual event: Heirloom seed sale at Wylie House
February 2020
2/27/2020: Indiana's WIBW.com announced an upcoming Wylie House tradition: Heirloom Seed Sale March 7
2/19/2020: The Indiana Daily Student visits Wells Library to learn about artist books: Handmade books petting zoo showcased in Wells Library
2/19/2020: The Indiana Daily Student attends the Bloomington Faculty Council and includes coverage of the update provided by IU Libraries Dean Carolyn Walters: IU lowers direct emissions by 49%, plans to implement solar technology
2/12/2020: At Indiana University Bloomington, staff and faculty have strong emotions for the campus as the setting for special moments, places and people in their lives. To celebrate Valentine's Day, personal love notes to IU Bloomington - including our own Gary Dunham, Director of the IU Press. Read the Inside IU article: Love notes to IU Bloomington
2/7/2020: Inside INdiana Business celebrates a new IU Libraries digitization project: 21st Century Tech to Preserve 12th Century Knowledge
January 2020
January: With much assistance from University Archives collections and staff, Indiana University is sharing stories of women - groundbreaking researchers, influential administrators, renowned artists and cornerstones of the campus community - in this excellent Bicentennial series: Women who Built IU
1/31/2020: The Screening Room at Wells Library is the topic of an invitational article by the IDS: New documentaries about life in Indiana to screen in Wells Library
1/29/2020: Learn about a new virtual tour of the Hoagy Carmichael Room (part of IU Libraries' Archives of Traditional Music) in the IT Connections newsletter: The fact of the Matterport
1/29/2020: Thanks to the Indiana Daily Student, readers are learning about a local puzzle event featuring IU Libraries' own Puzzle Curator, Andrew Rhoda: History Center puts final pieces together for fifth annual PuzzleFest
1/29/2020: IU Libraries is celebrating our role in a new grant-funded project, with help from the IU Newsroom: Grant aids project by IU, other institutions to digitize medieval manuscripts
1/27/2020: Bloomington's The Herald-Times, talks to IU LIbraries' Associate Dean for Administration and Planning, Diane Dallis-Comentale about an exciting new piece of the Lilly Library renovation (subscription required): IU seeking artists for mural project at Lilly Library
1/21/2029: The IU Newsroom rolls out a new way to show your Hoosier pride, and our University Archives contributes: Own a piece of historic IU basketball court through online store, giveaway
1/15/2020: The Indiana Daily Student includes University Archives in its Bicentennial celebration: IU Archives houses baseball scrapbooks, home videos and dance cards
1/7/2020: Listen to Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries, Carolyn Walters, describe the innovations happening in modern academic libraries with WFYI's All IN host Matt Pelsor: How are Libraries Changing?
