Allie Miller, one of the 2026 Burgess Award winners, tells how she learned about research in H270.

Creating Open Educational Resources (OER) can feel like a daunting task. From understanding open licensing to navigating publishing platforms and designing accessible materials, the process often raises the same question: Where do I begin? This summer, the 2026 Summer Sprint for Zero Textbook Costs cohort demonstrated that one of the best ways to answer that question is by bringing people together to learn these foundational concepts.   […]

With just two items, the African Ink collection is the smallest collection I have processed during my time at University Archives. However, these materials made evident that interesting stories can be held in collections of any size! This recently processed collection includes the April 1993 and May 1993 issues of the student newspaper Afrikan Ink. The […]

This year’s Affordable Learning Summit, hosted by the Academic Libraries of Indiana’s Affordable Learning Initiative (ALI), offered attendees an opportunity to engage with local and regional conversations about open education. By pairing virtual programming from OpenCon Ohio 2026 with locally organized activities at IU Wells Library, the summit created a welcoming space for connection, creativity, and community-building.  While open education is often associated with […]

Now through the fall harvest season, IU Libraries Wylie House Museum’s Louisa’s Garden offers an expansive, yet personal look at Louisa Wylie Boisen (1839-1930)

A major new collection that brings together the life and work of IU alumnus Steve Tesich was added to Archives Online last week. Tesich was an Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright, and novelist whose career stretched from the late 1960s through the mid 1990s. He was born Stojan Tešić in 1942 in Užice, Yugoslavia, and came to […]

For library donor Michael Humnicky, giving to libraries connects his life, his family legacies, and his love for history.

Indiana University Bloomington faculty (including emeriti), alumni, and centers have a new pathway for publishing books.

Indiana University Libraries is excited to announce the 2026 OER Summer Sprint Fellows. Summer Sprint is a hands‑on fellowship that supports instructors in creating more affordable, accessible, and student‑centered course materials. Fellows receive support from librarians and instructional technologists, the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, and a stipend while redesigning course materials using Open Educational Resources (OER).   This year’s cohort will join a growing community of […]

Now that IU Day and the 75th running of the IU Student Foundation’s Little 500 is behind us, we’re taking a moment to highlight the behind-the-scenes of our digitization practices. In the last year, our digitization team has scanned nearly 700 items from 10 IU Archives collections, which totals over 14,000 pages digitized and made […]