Although the image of the library conservator or preservation professional may be that of a person patiently performing careful, delicate, even tedious conservation treatments…

So this past week I had one of those moments at work where I was reminded that: My job is awesome. There are always new discoveries to be made. My job is so so so very awesome. I…

The E. Lingle Craig Preservation Lab routinely produces a large number of enclosures for both bound and unbound materials within our campus research collections. Enclosures range…

One definition of inverse, from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is: adjective in ·verse \( ˌ)in- ˈvərs, ˈin- ˌ\ –used to describe two things that are related in such a way that as…

What’s the greatest risk you’ve ever taken? How old were you when you chose to take this risk? For pianist and Indiana University professor Menahem Pressler, one might argue that…

These days, people collect their memories on all sorts of mediums. With multiple places to share a thought, picture, or a video, memories easily become distorted to serve the…

More than 20 years ago, the Indiana University Center for Excellence in Education was committed to researching and developing an electronic textbook. They envisioned the device as…

IU Professor David G. Frey’s papers recently opened to researchers at the IU Archives. Hired as Professor of Zoology in 1951, Dr. Frey taught in Bloomington until 1986. Dr. Frey…

The last in a five-part series highlighting Indiana University’s role in the first World War. The armistice ending the war went into effect at 11:00 A.M., November 11, 1918 – just…

Last week, The IU Scholars’ Commons sponsored a workshop on the hotly contested topic of whether or not soon-to-be PhD’s should embargo their dissertations. Attendees learned the many ways that this seemingly minor decision may have significant implications for their academic careers.