Jo Otremba (author of this post) is now the Barron Hilton Archivist for Flight and Space Exploration at Purdue University. As my time at the Indiana University Archives is coming…

Indiana University’s library and archival collections are absolutely vital for the research, learning, and creative activity at the heart of IU’s mission. Caring for and preserving…

The transition from summer into fall is one that often inspires nostalgia and reflection. As the leaves begin to fall and the weather chills, sometimes it’s nice to cozy up with a…

To celebrate Bloomington's world opera premiere of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,” IU Libraries offered free DIY Book Club kits to our campus.

Indiana University’s Archives of Traditional Music (ATM) has reopened to the public in a new space on the Bloomington campus.

Curatorial and Outreach Assistant Jake Gentry goes foraging in our collections to find weird and wild specimens of flora. “But it’s absurd. Plants talking!” “So much more absurd…

It’s that time again, when we are forced to exercise our hard-fought right to self-government amidst inescapable political ads, shrieking media commentary, and a sinking feeling of…

The annual International Open Access Week is a great opportunity for the academic and research community to discuss the benefits and challenges of Open Access.

Updated September 10, 2024 Last week, the IU Arts and Humanities Council commenced First Thursdays for the academic year. The First Thursdays program started in 2016 as a way to…

What is Wuxia? Before we talk about films the concept of wuxia might be new to people. Wuxia is translated simply as martial arts. However, there are some things that are…