December 2021

12/3/2021: The South Bend Tribune explored the story behind Indiana University Library's Moving Image Archives discovery of valuable 1980s film footage of Ryan White. They interview Director Rachael Stoeltje: Ryan White footage, AIDS tension inIndiana revealed in news tapes saved from trash (subscription required)

• Related: The Herald-Times featured the WSJV story of invested employees preserving film footage with IULMIA: Ryan White footage, AIDS tension in Indiana revealed in news tapes saved from trash (subscription required)

November 2021

11/30/2021: The Herald-Times celebrates Chef Lee Rosser who overcame adversity to be one of Bloomington's up-and-coming chefs. He mentions his recent success catering VIPs during the Lilly Library's reopening: Now in Monroe County, former pro wrestler Lee Rosser finds his niche as a chef

11/27/2021: The Herald-Times provides guest columnists Mark Fraley and Lisa-Marie Napoli a platform to applaud student voting for 2020. Just shy of a 22 percent increase from 2016, the two leaders from IU's Political and Civic Engagement (PACE) name the IU Libraries as one of the participating units on campus that helped make it happen: Despite pandemic, IU student voting shattered records in 2020 (subscription required)

11/17/2021: IU Bloomington Today features the upcoming IU Press Holiday book sale. The sale will be in the Wells Library Lobby December 1: IU Press to hold holiday book sale

11/17/2021: The Indiana Daily Student informs the IU community of “Archival Screening Night Roadshow Edition, 2021." In partnership with FAR arts center and Cicada Cinema, the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive will present 103 minutes of rare, international film footage: IU Libraries to screen rare film, video clips at Archival Screening Night

• Related: The Herald-Times describes local markets and events for this coming holiday weekend. The IU Libraries Moving Image Archive is helping to host archival, international footage at the FAR Center for Contemporary Arts:  Residents can shop these local markets and crafts ahead of Thanksgiving (subscription required)

11/15/2021: The Media School announced the visit of Maya Cade, maker of the new Black Film Archive online. Cade visited the IU Media School's Black Film Center and Archive in the Wells Library near Media Services: Creator of new Black Film Archive visits BFCA

11/12/2021: The Indiana Daily Student covered the IU ceremony dedicated to raising awareness of the ban on Japanese American students during WWII. A memorial bench and rock have been placed outside of the Wells Library for reflection and remembrance: IU dedicates Japanese American Ban Memorial in ceremony Friday

• Related: IU Bloomington Today recaps the Memorial Ceremony for the Japanese American students denied admittance to IU during WWII and how the university intends to make amends: New scholarship, memorial honors Japanese American students denied admission during World War II 

11/2/2021: Reporter Lauren Ulrich of the Indiana Daily Student summarizes how the Indiana University American Indian Studies Research Institute is assisting some Native Americans in the process of protecting and revitalizing their languages. Ulrich interviewed Director Alan Burdette of the Archives of Traditional Music who supports this work by preserving recordings of such languages: Tribal communities, IU researchers collaborate to revitalize Native American languages

October 2021

10/26/2021: Indiana Daily Student (IDS) reporter Haley Miller describes the thought-provoking online discussion between Lilly Librarian Ursula Romero and History professor Liza Black, Cherokee Nation citizen. In the IU Libraries "Whose History? Native American History," the two women ask the audience to look at historical documents as tools for the present: Lilly Library gives new perspective on Native American history

October 2021: Fine Books & Collections's series "Bright Young Things" is ten years old. To commemorate the occasion, they checked back in with their first interviewee, Teri Osborn. The young entrepreneur now runs her own rare book store with her husband. In the mid-2000s while earning her MLS, Teri worked in Lilly Library's Technical Services department: Bright Young Booksellers: Teri Osborn & James McBride

10/15/2021: For National Dictionary Day, IU News Bloomington celebrates the news of Lilly Library's acquiring the famous Kripke dictionary collection. Madeline Kripke's collection constitutes what is believed to be the world's largest and finest dictionary assemblage: Lilly Library acquires more than 20,000 linguistic books collected by 'Dame of Dictionaries'

• Related: Indiana Daily Student (IDS) summarizes the story of Lilly Library procuring the spellbinding Kripke Collection: Lilly Library obtains ‘Dame of Dictionaries’ collection
• Related: Inside Indiana Business announces the establishing of the Merriam-Webster Archive along with the addition of the Madeline Kripke Dictionary Collection to the Lilly Library: IU Library Acquires Massive Dictionary Collection
• Related: Library Journal's InfoDocket republishes IU Libraries' article proudly announcing the story behind the acquisition of the late Madeline Kripke's valuable dictionary collection:  Indiana University (IU) is America’s Dictionary Destination: Lilly Library Establishes Merriam-Webster Archive and Acquires the Complete Madeline Kripke Dictionary Collection
• Related: Fine Books & Collections tells the tale of Madeline Kripke's remarkable collection, including how IU Provost Professor and chair of the Department of English Michael Adams collaborated with Lilly Library Director Joel Silver to procure the collection: Lilly Library Acquires ‘Dame of Dictionaries’ Madeline Kripke’s Collection
• Related: Fox59 Indianapolis states, "For National Dictionary Day (October 16), IU’s Lilly Library established the Merriam-Webster Archive from books recently acquired as part of the Madeline Kripke Dictionary Collection: IU library acquires 20,000 books collected by ‘Dame of Dictionaries’
• Related: Artdaily reports on the newly acquired Merriam-Webster Archive and Kripke collection, noting the importance of the collection's integrity and celebrating its being kept together: Lilly Library acquires more than 20,000 linguistic books collected by 'Dame of Dictionaries'

10/15/2021: Writing in the Indiana University Journal of Undergraduate Research, Megan Myles explores what folklore is exactly. She interviews several IUB professors, including folkore librarian Moira Marsh who shares her research on witches and practical jokes: Folklore Research: Ghost Bikes, and Witches, and Practical Jokes, Oh My!

10/8/2021: Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State University talks to one of its great professors, Dr. Ralph Gilbert, about his latest project and his retirement. The professor-artist spoke to them about the Lilly Library murals, teaching methods, and the art world: A Legacy of Murals and Higher Education

October 2021: Fine Books & Collections' editor Rebecca Rego Barry reports on some of the works by the online journal's contributing writers. Of the three, one is actually a book about a contributing writer, the Lilly Library's Joel Silver: Some Very Fine Fine Books Writers

Fall 2021: The Connected Professor, a UITS Learning Technologies Publication, interviews Scholarly Communication Librarian Sarah Hare about Open Education Resources (OER) and their benefits to instructors and students. The article also includes Hare's personal OER go-to resources: Food for Thought: OER

10/5/2021: The RIPS Law Librarian Blog,published by the Research, Instruction, and Patron Services Special Interest Section (RIPS-SIS) of the American Association of Law Libraries, shares tips on sketchnoting—a visual method of taking notes on meetings, presentations, or classes—from a recent workshop by librarians Amy Minix and Jackie Fleming: Sketchnoting: Enhance Learning with Doodling.

September 2021

9/29/2021: Washington Post critic Michael Dirda reviews books about books and book collecting. No surprise that Lilly Library appears in his review of these books. Near the end of the article, Rebecca Romney's “The Romance Novel in English” is recommended along with the note that her collection resides in the walls of the Lilly Libray: I love books about books. Here are seven of my current favorites. (subscription required)

9/21/2021: IDS, the Indiana Daily Student, captured the magic and excitement of Natan Diacon-Furtado's art and research at the Wylie House Museum's opening reception of the exhibit. An Indiana University Institute of Advanced Study Repository Research fellow, Diacon-Furtado made visual respresentations of three persons, who faced discrimination, from the Wylie House Museum's archives: ‘Our Patterns’ exhibit highlights marginalized Wylie House residents

9/14/2021: Sightlines, an online magazine out of  Austin,Texas, featured the story of master framer Jessi Kulow, who is going out of business due to lack of arts infrastructure in Austin. Kulow, who considers herself born to conserve, used to be a conservation technician at the Lilly Library, where she says there was support for background workers such as installers and framers: Jessi Kulow — master framer, art preservationist, owner of Renegade Restore — exits Austin

9/14/2021: IU Bloomington Today, the news source for IU faculty and staff, presented the new IU Press book Indiana University Cinema: The New Model, inviting readers to jump into the history of how a midwestern theater was turned into a “a space for groundbreaking filmmakers, innovative programming, thoughtful collaboration and unique moviegoing experiences:” New book puts IU Cinema history in spotlight

9/9/2021: Bloomington Herald Times celebrates the new Paramount+ series "Star Trek: Prodigy" by looking at the story behind Captain Kathryn Janeway's statue outside of Wonderlab off the B-line trail. The Lilly Library houses IU alumna Jeri Taylor's scripts from the Star Trek world, and IU Libraries houses some of the Janeway Collective: 'Star Trek' Captain Kathryn Janeway's birthplace monument: What you need to know (subscription required)

September 2021: Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association, gives the newly published IU Press book Centered: Autism, Basketball, and One Athlete's Dreams by Anthony Ianni an enthusiastic recommendation for young readers, parents, and those on the spectrum. Read about one man’s perseverance: Centered: Autism, Basketball, and One Athlete's Dreams

August 2021

8/30/2021: Indiana Public Media interviewed Visiting IU Professor of Geography John Baeten on his G440/G540 class's Reconstructing Bloomington interactive map project. The class used the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps from the IU Libraries' map collection. Baeten's students also researched Bloomington from the turn-of-the-century, using various Monroe County archives, including the University Archives: 'Reconstructing Bloomington' Paints Clearest Picture Yet Of Historic City, Core Neighborhoods

• Related: IU Libraries online event recording with Dr. Baeten and IU Libraries' experts on preservation, maps, and archives: "Bricks, Sticks, and Straw: Bloomington's Historic Maps in IU Classrooms
• Related: Indiana Daily Student explores Reconstructing Bloomington as well: Early 1900s Bloomington shows historic city, shifting landscape in interactive map

8/30/2021: Indiana Daily Student surveys the Bloomington campus after its eighteen months of lockdown. The IU Libraries is remarked upon, because students can freely move within its walls again. IU Libraries' Technical and Reference Associate Sarah Alexander happily notes the differences between this year and last: Run it back: Students return to a familiar, changed campus

8/28/2021: The Irish Times mentions the Lilly Library as one of the archives holding letters from the remarkable Irish writer John McGahern. Frank Shovlin, editor of The Letters of John McGahern, describes his journey in collecting the correspondence: John McGahern's letters: ‘Do you think it would be right to send a copy to Samuel Beckett?’

8/27/2021: Bloomington Herald-Times reviews the reopening of the Lilly Library with a focus on the Library's inviting atmosphere and treasures on display. Rebecca Baumann, head of public services at Lilly Library, explains staff are on-hand to welcome students and community members into the newly renovated space. The article contains rich images of the new and improved "perfect" Library: IU's Lilly Library reopens after $12.4 million renovation (subscription required)

• Related: InfoDocket, a section of Library Journal, hails the reopening of the Lilly LIbrary with various press releases from IU and the Herald-Times article: Report: “Indiana University’s Lilly Library Reopens After $12.4 million Renovation”

8/18/2021: News at IU Bloomington invites students to enjoy films this fall semester at the football stadium. The November 14 selection featuring star Gene Tierney is from the Lilly Library's David S. Bradley Film Collection. Curated by graduate students in the  City Lights Film Series, "Leave Her to Heaven" is only one of the films in this series: Nighttime films at Memorial Stadium among IU Cinema fall events

8/15/2021: US News and World Report showcases the 200-year-old Bloomington Reformed Presbyterian Church. For their bicentennial, church members and author Cheryl Molin used the Lilly Library to uncover interesting historical coincidences and revelations like being a part of the Underground Railroad: Indiana Church That Aided the Underground Railroad Turns 200

8/10/2021: The Manila Times' reporter Michael “Xiao” Chua names the Lilly Library's Boxer Codex as a source of validation for researchers on the ancient pan-Malayan peoples use of tattoos as a spiritual practice. Used for protection, reverence, and to show a warrior's victories, such tattoos are showing up in contemporary art today: Tattooing as expression of faith and identity

July 2021

Summer 2021: The Connected Professor, a UITS publication for IU instructors, highlights the IU Libraries' Information Literacy Toolkit. Speaking to Jay Information Literacy Librarian Jane Bomkamp Mason and Biology lecturer Adam Smith, the article details what the Toolkit is and how it can help instructors teach literacy skills: Fact or Fiction: Sex-Crazed Cicadas on Psychedelics

7/14/2021: The IU Press Blog features Candace M. Keller, IU Press author and Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture at Michigan State University, who has worked to raise awareness of West African art appropriation and lack of adequate storage, especially in Mali, since she was a graduate student. Her book Imaging Culture: Photography in Mali, West Africa details her work and the creation of the Archive of Malian Photography (AMP): Imaging Culture: Photography in Mali, West Africa - Guest Blog Post from Author Candace M. Keller

7/7/2021: In The Catholic World Report Filip Mazurczak gives Jonathan Huener’s The Polish Catholic Church Under German Occupation a meticulously thorough review. The IU Press book is Huener’s research of Polish Catholics during  WWII. Many priests, nuns, and congregants were brutalized and murdered: A powerful account of Hitler’s effort to destroy the Polish Catholic Church

7/1/2021: IU News announced Albrecht Dürer: Apocalypse and Other Masterworks from Indiana University Collections, a collaborative exhibit at the Eskenazi Museum of Art. Besides items from the art museum, manuscripts from the Lilly Library are on display to celebrate the master artist: Albrecht Dürer: Apocalypse and Other Masterworks from Indiana University Collections

• Related: Artdaily interviewed Director of the Lilly Library Joel Silver and others about the exhibit, noting the remarkable woodcuts came from the Poole Collection: Masterworks by Albrecht Dürer on view at the IU Eskenazi Museum of Art

June 2021

6/30/2021: According to WBIW, Talk Radio for South Central Indiana, IU MLS alumnus Victoria Duncan will be the new Rare Books and Manuscripts Division manager for the Indiana State Library. Ms. Duncan, who will be coming from the Indianapolis Public Library, worked at Lilly Library when she was at IU Bloomington: State Library welcomes new Rare Book and Manuscripts Division supervisor

6/21/2021: IU News from the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering celebrates Patricia Steele, the former Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries at Indiana University, with the 2021 Information and Library Science Distinguished Alumni Award. Among her many accomplishments,  Steele initiated digitalization projects with Google and the HathiTrust: Steele honored with ILS Distinguished Alumni Award

6/19/2021: Travel Awaits put Bloomington on their list of places to visit in Indiana. Wylie House Museum caught the author's heart as a revered and delightful site to visit: 8 Fantastic Day Trips From Indianapolis

06/17/2021: WBIW, Talk Radio for South Central Indiana, describes the site-changing collaboration between several departments at Indiana University and Beck's Mill, a gristmill from the 1800s near Salem, Indiana. Wylie House Museum Director Carey Champion led one of the nine teams to reimagine the historic site: Raising some ghosts at Historic Beck’s Mill

6/9/2021: The Indiana Lawyer features an opinion piece on critical race theory written by Ahmed Young, general counsel and chief of external affairs for Indianapolis Public Schools. Young frames his essay with his beloved time in the stacks of IU Wells Library, exploring great minds like Derrick Bell: Young - Critical race theory: Comprehensive change for more Americans

6/9/2021: WBIW, Talk Radio for South Central Indiana, informed its readership that the Indiana University Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance would produce and publish two radio plays this summer. "Twisted Tales of Poe" contains material from Lilly Library: Two radio plays among IU Summer Theatre’s offerings 

6/1/2021: News at IU Bloomington presents the interim deans of IU Libraries and IU Media School: Diane Dallis-Comentale and Walter Gantz. IU Libraries Associate Dean for Planning and Administration Diane Dallis-Comentale is excited about her new opportunity and states she is proud of the IUL staff: The Media School, IU Libraries name interim deans at IU Bloomington

• Related: Association of Research Libraries announces Diane Dallis-Comentale's new role in steering Indiana University Libraries forward: Diane Dallis-Comentale Appointed Interim Dean of Libraries for Indiana University Bloomington

May 2021

5/25/2021: IU News from the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art announces the upcoming exhibition on Albrecht Durer. Details of what the exhibition will contain, including many magnificent additions from the Lilly Library, are revealed: Albrecht Dürer: Apocalypse and Other Masterworks from Indiana University Collections opens at the IU Eskenazi Museum of Art

5/10/2021: MILS student and University Archives employee Briana Hollins is celebrated in a current news piece for the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. Hollins was named one of the few undergraduates to win the high profile Kate Hevner Mueller Outstanding Senior Award. Her leadership and words are impressive: Hollins receives Kate Hevner Mueller Outstanding Senior Award

5/3/2021: According to the Indiana Daily Student (IDS), mental health training is available this summer for anyone interested. Rachael Cohen, discovery systems librarian at IU Libraries, went through the training in January 2021 and gives her positive recommendation of the program: Free virtual mental health training offered this summer through IU organization

May 2021: Bloomington’s own arts magazine The Ryder features the Lilly Library. Contributor Noah Sandweiss shares his delight at finding unique curiosities in the library-museum. Reminding the reader that the Lilly Library is currently being renovated, he recommends Darlene Sadlier's book “The Lilly Library from A to Z: Intriguing Objects in a World-Class Collection,” an IU Press book, as a wonderful panacea to tide one over until the library reopens later this year: THE LILLY FROM A TO Z: The 26 letters of the alphabet are not enough to capture the wonders in Darlene Sadlier’s new book

April 2021

4/14/2021: The American Library Association (ALA) announced that Erin Ellis, IU Libraries Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services, has been elected Vice-President/President-Elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Ellis will become president-elect in July 2021 and assume the presidency in July 2022 for a one-year term. The ACRL is devoted  to the advancement of scholarship in higher education: Erin L. Ellis elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect

4/5/2021: News at IU Bloomington highlights actress Glenn Close's search for the perfect home to place her clothing collection in perpetuity. With its state-of-the-art buildings and climate-controlled rooms, the IU Libraries Auxiliary Library Facility was the answer: How acclaimed actress Glenn Close's extensive costume collection ended up at Indiana University

4/1/2021: Salon uses the excuse of April Fools' Day to dissect the joke. Among the experts consulted is Moira Marsh, author of Practically Joking and IU Librarian of folklore, sociology, and tomfoolery. Read about the creativity of pranks and the other elements of joking around: The joy of April Fools' Day: Why your brain enjoys pranking (and being pranked)

March 2021

March 2021: Colorado Life Magazine presents its readers with tours of discovery and history. The Charles W. Cushman Collection, available through a collaboration between Indiana University's Digital Library Program and the Indiana University Archives, helped bring that history to life via a photograph of Cushman's. Maxwell's House provided an example of a Victorian home while tracing the evolution of the state's architecture: Architectural Gems: Part I Journey Through Time on a Statewide Tour of the Buldings That Define Colorado (subscription or purchase required)

3/24/2021: The Indiana Daily Student (IDS) relied on the expertise of Emily Alford, Head of Government Information, Maps and Microform Services at IU Libraries, to explain the importance of voter literacy in an article about Hoosiers Organized People Energized, or HOPE, a new organization trying to increase Indiana's participation in voting: New voter outreach organization aims to get more Indiana voters registered, verified

3/23/2021: Ithaka S+R, a research center devoted to improving higher education, has published its capstone project on exploring primary source instruction. The project brought together 27 teams of experts, of which Maureen Maryanski  Education and Outreach Librarian for the Lilly Library and Carrie Schwier Outreach and Public Services Archivist at University Archives, constituted one: Teaching with Primary Sources: Looking at the Support Needs of Instructors 

3/16/2021: Slate showcased some of the real-time archival collections of the pandemic occurring across the country. Indiana University's project, being coordinated by Archivist Carrie Schwier and Historian Sarah Knott, is one of the featured projects. “Your experience is worthy of preservation no matter how kind of boring all of our own lives may seem to us at the moment,” explains Schwier: How to Catalog Pandemic History

• Related: On AL DÍA Social, Beatriz Garcia argues that collecting archives in the present can have a controlling affect on the narrative: The danger of creating “historical” archives on Covid-19

3/12/2021: IU News at Bloomington released the news that Carolyn Walters, Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries, will be retiring this summer at the end of June. Having served the Libraries in various capacities since 1987, Dean Walters has led the Libraries through many transformations: IU Libraries dean to retire June 30

• Related: In its Higher Education Briefs, Bloomington Herald Times shared the news of Carolyn Walters  retirement, noting her work with the university’s Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative: IU Libraries dean to retire (subscription required)
• Related: WBIW, talk radio for South Central Indiana, joins the chorus of voices announcing the retirement of Carolyn Walters, Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries, pointing to her years of steering "one of the nation’s largest and most innovative university libraries:" IU Libraries dean to retire

3/9/2021: UC Berkeley Library Update announced quarterly webinars focusing on the collections of global regions often overlooked in the United States. Akram Habibulla, IU Librarian for Middle Eastern, Islamic, and Central Eurasian Studies was part of an online panel to discuss collecting and collaboration between academic departments in the area of Central Asian materials: Connecting and Collecting to Empower

3/2/2021: Our very own Erin Ellis Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services is running for the Presidency of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Board of Directors. She speaks to increasing EDI collaboration and the joy of mentoring: Meet the Candidates: Erin Ellis    

3/01/2021: For a piece on the usability of academic library websites, American Libraries interviewed several experts in the field, Jaci Wilkinson, IU Libraries Head of Discovery and User Experience, being one of them. Wilkinson discusses accessibility techniques and writing specifically for the web: How User-Friendly Is Your Website? Usability Lessons for Libraries in a Remote World

3/01/2021: News at IU Bloomington shares that Wylie House Museum will be distributing seeds for free this month. Due to 2020 complications, Carey Champion, the director, and a few dedicated graduate students are assuring gardeners that the heirloom seeds are available and eager to grow in your garden: Wylie House Museum seed giveaway program ushers in the spring growing season

• Related: The Indiana Daily Student informs the IU Community of Wylie House's invented way of distributing seeds this month: IU Wylie House to give away seeds throughout March

February 2021

2/23/2021: Indiana Public Media proudly disclosed, "The Audio Publishers Association announced today that WFIU’s podcast The Ernie Pyle Experiment! is a finalist for an Audie Award in the Audio Drama category." The podcast, written and performed by Michael Brainard, is based on the Ernie Pyle collection at the Lilly Library: ‘The Ernie Pyle Experiment!’ Named Finalist For Audie Award

• Related: WBIW, Talk Radio for South Central Indiana released the good news that Indiana University's WFIU's podcast The Ernie Pyle Experiment! is a finalist in the Audio Drama category for an Audie Award: WFIU Podcast ‘The Ernie Pyle Experiment!’ Named Finalist for Audie Award
• Related: The Terre Haute Tribune-Star published the news about The Ernie Pyle Experiment! as well, noting that WFIU can be heard at 95.1 in their area: WFIU Ernie Pyle podcast named award finalist

2/23/2021: Los Angeles Magazine features the IU Press book Dear Kamala: Women Write to the New Vice President. Giving two examples from the book, reporter Brittany Martin  points out what a jubulent moment this is for women in this country who have strived toward equality for two hundred plus years:  A New Book Collects Letters from Women Inspired by Kamala Harris

2/19/2021: Drowning in electronic files and folders? News at IU asks Dina Kellams, Director of University Archives, for pointers. She explains how the Archives sorts and deals with materials so that things are easy to find: Ask the Expert: Delete and declutter to avoid digital hoarding

2/16/2021: News at IU Bloomington features the IU Libraries 2021 Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge. Students and patrons are invited to engage with the IUL Collections in a variety of formats to learn about cultural and social perspectives which differ from their own: IU Libraries launches Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge

2/6/2021: ILS student Haley Norris, in the IU Scientists blog at ScIU, highlights the work IU Sciences Library is doing to support BIPOC students in STEM. After laying out the challenges we confront, Norris offers potential solutions such as IU Sciences Library BIPOC STEM origin story project: Diversity in Sciences Libraries

January 2021

1/31/2021: The Paper of Montgomery County reviewed IU Press author James H. Madison's The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland. Using archives such as the Indiana Historical Society and Lilly Library for his research, Madison uses primary sources. The review of the book is a chilling reminder of the not-so-distant past we need to reconcile: A Review of The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland, by James H. Madison

1/27/2021: Book Riot, an online literary site, delves into the mysterious world of rare book buying with Lilly Librarian and head of Lilly public services Rebecca Baumann. "Book collecting should be an investment in enjoyment, not money," Baumann shares. "Collect the things that make you happy—and then share them with the world so that others can learn about what you enjoy.”: Getting Rare Books Appraised: What to Know

1/16/2021: CNN is promoting a book list from the Brooklyn Public Library to help concerned citizens make sense of the January 6th attack on the US Capital. Notable on the list is IU Press' Birch Bayh: Making a Difference. Former Indiana Senator, Bayh wrote the Emoluments Clause. His papers are housed in the University Archives, Political Papers: If you're trying to make sense of the Capitol riot, read these books 

1/15/2021: News at IU Bloomington highlights new additions to the Education library -- puppets and other storytelling resources. Christina Jones, Head Education Librarian, speaks to the wonder and engagement such educational tools bring to children. The materials were made possible with the generous donation from the Ranshaws: Alumni gift to School of Education will expand its library's storytelling collection

1/14/2021: The Indiana Daily Student (IDS) reported that the Wells Library parking lot is still open despite the sewer work closing Jordan Avenue. For more details see the IU Libraries website: Portion of Jordan Avenue closed until Feb. 19

1/9/2021: IU Scientists blog at ScIU. PhD candidate Nathan Schmidt explains the history of Victorian woman doing scientific gathering and identifying, specifically in Algology, the study of algae, corals, and other marine life. One gem is The Sea-Weed Collector by Elizabeth Allom housed at the Lilly Library and full of actual seaweed: “They have seaweed in the library?”: Algological books by Victorian women

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

• Related: This year, a single digitization focus at Houghton Library pauses other work for ‘Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation, and Freedom’

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

• Related: 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

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. 

• Related: Indianapolis Nuvo explores Indiana's racist past with James Madison, along with a small victory concerning potatoes: Face it, the KKK was us, not him: A Hoosier reckoning
• Related: WTIU's Journey Indiana features James Madison discussing Indiana's horrifying legacy of Klan activity: Episode 308, November 10, 2020 

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.  

• Related: The IU Newsroom speaks with our Head of Government Documents, Emily Alford: IU Libraries named Library of the Year for connecting people with government information
• Related: The Herald-Times shares the good news about IU Libraries winning the 2020 Federal Depository Library of the Year: IU library named 2020 Federal Depository Library of the Year(subscription required)
• Related: The Indiana Daily Student announces the IU Libraries accolades from the U.S. Government Publishing Office: Herman B Wells Library named 2020 Federal Depository library of the year
• Related: InfoDocket, a section of Library Journal, adds their voices to the applause for the award-winning job Emily Alford and her team have done: GPO Names Indiana University, Bloomington Library as 2020 Library of the Year
• Related: Inside Indiana Business commends the Wells Library for the distinguished award from the U.S. Government Publishing Office: IU Libraries Named 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

• Related: IU Librarian discusses career skills in her new book, Get the Job: Academic Library Hiring for the New Librarian

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

• Related: Rare Orson Welles recordings to be preserved and shared through Indiana University Libraries and the National Recording Preservation Foundation

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

• Related: She Persisted: Votes for Women in Indiana, Monroe County, & IU 
• Related: 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

• Related: Learn more about the IU Libraries connection to the IUJUR.

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.

• Related 7/16/2020 - Atlas Obscura asks, Do These Tubes Hold the Oldest Known Stereo Recordings?

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

• Related - WIBW.com: Lilly Library Announces $500,000 Mural Project, Thanks to Lilly Endowment Inc.
• Related - Indiana Economic Digest: Indiana University seeking artists for $500,000 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?