December 2023
12/19/2023: BoingBoing, "a directory of mostly wonderful things," posted some interesting information found in Michael Adams' blog on "Looking at Slang through Steve Allen’s Glasses" from this past spring. The blog concerns itself with Lilly Library's Kripke Collection. The BoingBoing post highlights actor Bob Denver's emersion preparation and the marketing booklet: Get hip to teenage antics and terms with this handy guide
12/18/2023: The Indiana University Foundation Staff Newsletter showcased University Archives' Director Dina Kellams. When the Prospect Management and Research staff visited, Dina delighted them with stories and primary sources about Carrie Parker Taylor, IU's first female Black student, and Eric Langowski, who helped obtain an apology for the Japanese Americans denied admission during WWII : Philanthropy in Action: IU Archives and the Maurer School of Law (Newsletter available upon request)
12/13/2023: Indiana Public Media interviews Rachael Stoeltje, Director of IU Libraries Moving Image Archive about the 16mm exhibit at the IU McCalla School through March. The exhibit, which is a part of A Century of 16mm celebration, contains 16mm cameras dating as far back as the early 20th century. 16mm was revolutionary because it placed film-making in the hands of the average person: 16mm exhibit features cameras dating back as early as 1923
12/7/2023: Bloomington Herald-Times gives a selection of holiday events and activities, and Wylie House Museum's Garlands and Greenery tops the list! The historic house of IU's first president, Andrew Wylie, is decorated in mid-19th century holiday decor. Tours and a family day are planned: This weekend: Quarryland Men's Chorus, Stone Belt holiday sale, Santa on Sale Street (subscription required)
12/6/2023: News at IU interviews Lilly Library Manuscripts Archivist Ava Dickerson and several others about the exciting acquisition of magician Ricky Jay's research archive. Complete with an engaging video, the article dives deep into the priceless, new collection, including how it's being processed. “No two archivists are going to process a collection the same way,” Dickerson explains: Lilly Library works its magic on newly acquired Ricky Jay archive of magical history
December 2023: Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review published an article, co-written by head librarian at IU's Business/SPEA Library, Ilana Stonebraker, that explains libraries have only started to work in the last 10 years with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) which is the accrediting body for such schools: Engagement with AACSB begins with you and me: A draft AACSB Business Library Checklist
November 2023
11/16/2023: News at IU announces that IU will continue to strengthen its art and humanities programs. Such creativity fosters empathy, promotes cultural understanding, and furthers the reach of IU as a leader in the arts. Two new leadership positions are ready to utilize and coordinate schools, units, libraries, and museums. The Lilly Library was given as an example: New leaders, initiatives to catalyze arts and humanities research, creative activities across IU
11/15/2023: WTIU's "Journey Indiana" visited the Wylie House Museum and talked with Director Carey Champion. She explained the history of the two Wylie families who inhabited the home: first IU President Andrew Wylie and his cousin Theophilus Wylie. Due to the long period of time the two families concurrently occupied the home, the staff focus on an interpretation for the mid-19th century: Journey Indiana, Episode 611
11/14/2023: Atlas Obscura elaborates on the legendary Madeline Kripke and her dictionary collection. With curiosity and discovery as their mission, Atlas Obscura interviews Michael Adams, the professor behind the blog entries covering the collection. Adams shares how the collection came to Lilly Library and how long it may take to unpack it. Of course, delightful dictionaries also appear throughout the article: The Low Down on the Greatest Dictionary Collection in the World
11/10/2023: IU Bloomington Today reprinted IU Libraries' article on the ceremony that honored Jacob Ammen, a math professor in the 1840s who served as IU's first miliary officer. Later, he served with the Union Army in the Civil War. The descendants of Ammen donated some of his papers along with two swords and a pistol: First Military Professor Celebrated
11/10/2023: Fox 59 posted five questions about Indiana that have appeared on the game show Jeopardy. The first one is about IU's rare books and manuscripts library, Lilly Library. Can you answer it? Can you answer these 5 'Jeopardy!' clues about Indiana?
11/3/2023: Australia's The Sydney Morning Herald does indeed herald, and this article sings the praises of Madeline Kripke's dictionary collection. Full of fun alliterative phrasings, the article describes Madeline the eccentric and Lilly the library that kept her collection together. Of course, Michael Adams, the English professor who is blogging about each box of goodies, is highlighted as well: This woman hoarded 20,000 dictionaries. Now other verbivores can read them
11/1/2023: In American Libraries, Research Impact and Open Scholarship librarian Willa Liburd Tavernier shares three examples at IU where open, digitized scholarship has helped facilitate inclusive, community-centered scholarship. The three projects were "Land, Wealth, Liberation: The Making and Unmaking of Black Wealth in the United States," Water Epistles, and an open access reader on Critical Race Theory: Diversifying knowledge production through open digital scholarship
October 2023
October 2023: Libraries and the Academy published an article by Business/SPEA Library's head librarian Ilana Stonebraker and Texas A&M librarian Sarah LeMire on Information Literacy. The two explored why college instructors choose to utilize the help of librarians. They surveyed 29 teachers and interviewed 11 in depth: Requesting LibrarianLed Information Literacy Support: Instructor Approaches, Experiences, and Attitudes
10/25/2023: The IDS interviewed Rebecca Baumann, Head, Curatorial Services & Curator of Modern Books at the Lilly Library, for The Victorian Book: From the Gutter to the Stars Lilly Library exhibition. She explained that just like today, people in Victorian times had a variety of ways to read. The IDS also interviewed Jenny Mack, the museum exhibition specialist, who helps with the curation of each exhibition: Victorian Book exhibit showcases 19th century books, printing processes
10/25/2023: Norfolk Daily News celebrates Brad Matthies, former research assistant at IU Libraries and a Library Science student here at IU Bloomington. Matthies, who is currently the associate dean of library services a Gonzaga University in Washington state, started out in Norfolk, Nebraska at Northeast Community College. After trying careers in welding and criminal justice, he found his niche in libraries at IU: Northeast Alum's Career Path Stretches from Welding to Library Science
10/23/2023: The IDS lays out the scientific reasons why studying in your dorm room can hurt your performance. The first spot for studying outside your own walls is the Wells Library, followed by the Business/SPEA Library. Actually, all the IU Libraries spots are primed to meet your studying needs: Best on-campus study spots: a guide to productive learning
10/17/2023: The IDS announced the performance of alumnus Jeremy Denk using the new advance technology of a Spiro R piano that records piano music in real time and in real depth so that a performance can be enjoyed in multiple locations at the same time. The Music Library will participate by contributing student performances to the program: Jacobs School of Music to showcase cutting-edge technology Oct. 18
10/17/2023: A News Release from Jefferson Parrish, Louisiana invites local residents to an Edgar Allen Poe poetry reading. The public library event is being facilitated by Christy Cognevich, Ph.D., library associate, who has researched in various academic libraries, including the Lilly Library: Poetry of Edgar Allen Poe Featured at East Bank Regional Library Presentation
10/3/2023: IU Bloomington Today, the IUB staff and faculty e-newsletter, reprinted the IU Libraries' article on David Ferriero's upcoming visit. Ferriero, the tenth U.S. Archivist, served for a decade. The University Archives brings the former archivist to Bloomington for American Archives Month: Q&A with retired Archivist of the United States David Ferriero
September 2023
9/27/2023: The IDS interviewed Lilly Library Outreach Librarian Ursula Romero about the exhibition Global Slaveries, Fugitivity, and the Afterlives of Unfreedom. Romero worked with professors Olimpia Rosenthal and Pedro Machado to create the exhibit that shows six different aspects of slavery: Lilly Library examines slavery and its legacy on our modern world in new exhibit
9/22/2023: The Rensselaer Republican, which serves Jasper County in northwestern Indiana, is looking for help in creating a Historical Marker for Charlie Halleck. An IU Alumnus and Jasper County native, Halleck served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935-1969. He was in the running for Vice-President, not once, but twice. Halleck's personal papers reside in Lilly Library : Remembering Charlie
9/19/2023: Sportslogo.Net News reported that the IU Hoosiers football team will be sporting black uniforms this coming Saturday. Using a picture from the University Archives, they explained black uniforms have only been worn one other time by the football team, in a terrible loss to Kentucky in 1997: Indiana Hoosiers Unveil New Black Alternate Football Uniforms
9/14/2023: The New York Times references IU Press book Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage by Daniel C. Swan and Jim Cooley. The costume designers and crew of Martin Scorsese's upcoming film "Killers of the Flower Moon" were inspired by Swan's exhibition of Osage clothing at the Sam Nobel Museum in Oklahoma. Swan was also a resource for the movie: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and Scorsese’s Bride Like No Other (subscription required)
9/14/2023: Indiana Public Media lists all the wonderful events and activities happening for National Hispanic Heritage Month, which starts Friday, September 15 and runs through October 15. La Casa, IU's Latino Cultural Center, will be giving away free book club kits in partnership with IU Libraries starting at 9 a.m. Sept. 20, while supplies last. The kit includes three copies of the book Family Lore: Events, music and more: Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
9/13/2023: The Indiana Lawyer presented differing views on the newly proposed standards for Law Libraries, which would accredit online-only law schools. Susan David deMaine, director of the Jerome Hall Law Library at the Maurer School of Law, voiced her concerns with several items, including a director not having to be full-time and the lack of requiring a physical building: Law library proposals get differing reactions: Law librarians concerned about possible revisions, but others see opportunity
9/6/2023: News at IU interviewed Rachael Stoeltje, the director of IU Libraries Moving Image Archive (IULMIA). If you have ever wondered about the archive, what a moving image archivist does, or the history of film at all, this article delves into the answers. It addresses the cost of digitizing as well. A Century of 16mm Conference is about to start, and this interview is a perfect complement: Ask the Expert: What impact do film archives have on society?
9/3/2023: South Bend Tribune reported on "The Moving Image Plays Itself," one of three shows in the 16mm Archival Roadshow, a part of A Century of 16mm events happening this year to celebrate the 100-year birthday of the important film format. Using 16mm footage from IU Libraries Moving Image Archive, Jon and Jennifer Vickers, who hail from Northern Indiana, have created this feature that describes movie-making. Jon Vickers is the founder of the IU Cinema: The Vickers present 'The Moving Image Plays Itself' at DeBartolo
August 2023
8/29/2023: Current, a newsletter of northern Indianapolis, offers up the Lilly Library as an often-overlooked place to visit near Indianapolis. The author, Don Knebel, gives a brief history of Lilly Library along with some of the library's special items such as the first printed edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and two letters written by George Washington: Column: Visiting Indiana University’s Lilly Library
8/25/2023: IU School of Education News summarized all the exciting improvements in the Education Library. The library was renovated to meet the demands of current pre-service teachers and their instructors. Librarian and educator Christina Jones, Head of the Education Library, is pleased that users are now at the center of the library: An updated library for the School of Education
8/25/2023: Jefferson Parish in Louisiana published a news release informing the public that two local, New Orleans writers would be sharing their craft expertise to beginning writers. Dr. Christie Cognevich, who has studied and done research at Lilly Library, will be on hand to talk about the elements of fiction: Elements of Fiction, Point of View are Topics for September Writers' Clinic at East Bank Regional Library
8/23/2023: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announced the four academic libraries that will serve as site visits for the next two cohorts of the ARL Leadership Fellows Program. Indiana University Libraries is pleased to be among the four sites for this 13-month hybrid program to grow outstanding academic library leaders: Leadership Fellows Program 2024–2026 Site Visit Hosts Selected
8/13/2023: Columbus, Indiana's Republic celebrated the life of former Indiana senator, Robert Garton. Once the Indiana Senate's President Pro-Tem, Garton has his many papers housed in the Indiana University Archives. Garton served Indiana for 36 years, and his 23 boxes of materials are purported to be 27 feet when stacked on top of one another: A remarkable life of service: At 90, Columbus’ Garton has towering legacy
8/1/2023: The Big Ten Academic Alliance launched the Big Ten Open Books project, a collaboration between the university presses and libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. IU Press is a proud collaborator and has brought many of its titles to the group. Altogether, this first year of the Open Book Project contains 100 titles on gender and sexuality: Big Ten Open Books Project Launches First Collection
July 2023
7/31/2023: Only in Your State, a travel site, devoted a parks and garden section to the IU Bloomington Arboretum, pointing out the iconic towers of the Wells Library: The Indiana Arboretum Worth Driving Across The State To Explore
7/14/2023: The Indiana University Foundation announced their three Affinity Giving groups -- Black Philanthropy Circle (BPC), Queer Philanthropy Circle (QPC), and Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council (WPLC) -- collectively are funding over 31 projects over all IU Campuses this year. IU Libraries Moving Image Archive's Facing the Façade in the 21st Century is receiving funding from BPC. This will update Jarade Harkness's 1994 Facing the Facade, which examine the experience of Black students on predominately white campuses: IU Foundation Affinity Giving Awards More Than $456,000 in Grants Supporting Projects to Improve Health Care and Education, Advance Transformative Research and Creativity, and Support Diversity and Multicultural Initiatives
7/12/2023: Amazon Web Services (AWS) named Jon Dunn, IU's Assistant Dean for Library Technologies, as one of their 2023 Education Champions. Jon was recognized for IU Libraries' work with our partners on the Audiovisual Metadata Platform (AMP) Project, supported by the Mellon Foundation, in the category of "Turn Data Into Wisdom": AWS celebrates 2023 cohort of Education Champions
7/11/2023: News at IU featured the head of IU Libraries' copyright program, Naz Pantaloni, in their "Ask the Expert" series. Pantaloni responds to questions about who gets credit when a song or a piece of art is created using AI, how artists can protect their intellectual property in the age of AI, and more: Ask the Expert: What are legal issues surrounding AI, its impact on the arts?
7/6/2023: Indiana Humanities announced its Wilma Gibbs Moore Fellowships for 2023. Wonderfully, IU Library Science student Jo Otremba was one of the six recipients. Jo's work as an University Archives employee can currently be found in the lobby of the Wells Library and on our blog. They have been exploring IU's 1930s Black students who were sent to student teach at Crispus Attucks due to segregation. With the Fellowship, Jo will continue their research into Indiana segregation: Indiana Humanities Awards New Round of Wilma Gibbs Moore Fellowships
June 2023
June 2023: In the second issue of 2023, the journal Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries featured a literature review by Rohit and Pichano Kikon that examines publications on information literacy from 2002 to 2021. Looking at 13,684 authors, they identified the top 15 writers on information literacy. IU Libraries Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services Anna Marie Johnson was one of the authors named: Research Trends in Information Literacy: Bibliometric Analysis and Network Visualisation
6/30/2023: The Society for the History of Children and Youth (SHCY) published the recipients of their awards on the history of children, childhood, or youth published in 2021-22. Friederike Kind-Kovács, Budapest's Children: Humanitarian Relief in the Aftermath of the Great War, an IU Press book, won the Grace Abbott prize for the best book in English. SHCY cited Kind-Kovacs impressive research methods, organization, writing style, and her ability to weave research from multiple countries into her work: 2023 Award Winners
6/29/2023: The International Federation of Film Archives and Technes launched Tales from the Vaults: Film Technology over the Years and across Continents, a volume of 100 stories about the machinery and people who made images move and the people who now preserve them. This special book was edited by Louis Pelletier from the Université de Montréal and Rachael Stoeltje, the director of Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive: Round Table for the Launch of the Illustrated Book – Tales from the Vaults: Film Technology over the Years and across Continents
6/29/2023: The IU Bloomington website updated its Academics section, giving Libraries a prominent role. Students, staff, and people interested may click on "Libraries" as a featured academic link. The resulting page highlights the branches within the system, including Lilly Library, and resources: Dozens of libraries connecting you to knowledge and art throughout history
6/28/2023: IU Bloomington Today interviewed Brad Cook, Photography Curator for the University Archives, and Cora Deemer, the Archives first high school intern. Cook mentored Deemer this past semester, Deemer scanned, created records, and entered metadata for approximately 400 different images: High school intern makes, preserves history at University Archives
6/28/2023: IUHoosiers.com, the Athletics website, tells the story of the short-lived Flying IU logo for the football team. Alumnus Mark Bannerman created the logo, which won a contest under coach Wyche's direction. Brad Cook, Photography Curator for the University Archives, overheard Bannerman speaking of his father, an IU professor, at a garage sale. Besides Bannerman's own unique art, his father's materials from teaching telecommunications at IU are now a part of the University Archives: Where Were You When the IU Logo Flew?
6/8/2023: News at IU shared that the success of the IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program from 2022 has led to a new cohort of Ukrainian Scholars. IU Libraries, one of the sponsors of the program, provides free access and support to library resources. “Access to IU Libraries’ resources as well as a chance to listen to colleagues’ presentations helped me a lot to survive intellectually — not only of the professional field but also about basic sanity,” commented Andriy Posunko, one of the scholars: IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program supporting second cohort
May 2023
Spring 2023: Indiana University Alumni Magazine salutes IU humor by sharing some of Moira Marsh's expertise on the practical joke. The librarian for Anthropology, Folklore, and Sociology, Marsh published Practically Joking in 2015. Excerpts of her text are used to frame the alumni answers to the question, "What pranks were you involved in during your time at IU?": Very Serious Study of the (IU) Practical Joke (IUAA membership required) or online at Pride Stories of IU
5/26/2023: Indiana Public Media's Inner States last podcast of May 2023 is a story of old film: how to find it and watch it. The episode was inspired by the tale of a film series that was started by discovering old film reels in Lilly Library's basement. Find more film resources using our Media Services streaming research guide: How to Watch Old Movies
5/22/2023: Reading History, the University of Reading's history department's blog, speaks of Dr. Beth Wilson's appreciation of the Archives of Traditional Music. Wilson, who is working on her postdoctoral project entitled "Enslaved Women's Emotional Experiences and Memories of the Slavery Institution in the US South," researched the Lorenzo Dow Turner Collections for two weeks as a Repository Research Fellowship funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies at Indiana University: Into the Archives: Listening to the Voice in the Archive
5/17/2023: WBIW, radio for South Central Indiana, published highlights of IU's summer activities, including hours of the IU Libraries. Both the Lilly Library and Wylie House Museum are mentioned in the piece, welcoming folks to visit: Know what's opened and closed at Bloomington IU campus during summer break
5/11/2023: IU Press author Camper English appears in the New York Times this week. English's latest tome The Ice Book is the subject of the interview. Published by IU Press' imprint Red Lightning Books, the book is the story of English's journey to create clear ice at home for his personal satisfaction and favorite beverages: Inside the Quest for Totally Transparent Cocktail Ice
5/11/2023: Pride of IU Stories, an alumni online magazine, published the story of Al Edyvean and his film-making during his IU years. Edyvean's three films and segments from his time at IU can be found on IU Libraries Media Collections Online: Revisit IU Bloomington in the 1970s with Films by Al Edyvean
5/5/2023: The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Department of Library Science end-of-the year newsletter celebrated the accomplishments of many student and faculty members' achievements. Not surprisingly, some of the names are familiar within the IU Libraries. Former IU Libraries student employees Thi Lettner, Finch Collins, and Megan Vladoiu are just a few students named for their successes and future endeavors. Music Library staff and faculty are featured in the "Regional Music Library Association Meeting Held at IU" article: 2022-2023 ILS Newsletter
5/4/2023: News at IU showcased Ukrainian librarianTetiana Hranchak who has continued her vital work preserving Ukrainian history thanks to the Indiana University-Ukraine nonresidential scholar program. Sponsored by the IU Libraries, Hranchak's important work in the "politics of memory" is helping to keep accurate history alive in Ukraine while Russia destroys library buildings and promotes propaganda: IU sponsors leading library science scholar displaced by Ukraine war
5/4/2023: Library Journal features Willa Tavernier, Research Impact & Open Scholarship Librarian, as one of 2023's "Movers and Shakers," building and expanding the future of the profession. Willa is a dynamic educator, working towards equity in open scholarship. Her lead in creating the digital exhibition Land, Wealth Liberation: the making and unmaking of Black wealth in the United States garnered national attention about the history of wealth inequities that continue today: Willa Liburd Tavernier | Movers & Shakers 2023—Educators
April 2023
4/20/2023: The Indiana Daily Student gives students five strategies to succeed with papers, presentations, and studying for finals during Dead Week. One of the strategies to motivate oneself is to study away from home. The IDS recommends the IU Libraries: Here’s 5 ways to combat Dead Week dread
4/18/2023: Research Impact, the newsletter from the VP of Research at IU Bloomington released information about the new IU Research Data Commons, which will be funded and operated by IU Research, IU Libraries, and University Information Technology Services (UITS). For starters, the Research Commons will focus on accessing, discovering, and preserving data resources. Some IU Libraries resources to get you started are CADRE and DataCORE. Look for more information as these exciting initiative begins: New IU Research Data Commons will provide "front door" to data
4/17/2023: JSTOR, one of the most well-known online databases and digital libraries, announced the that the research libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) - Indiana University Libraries being a member - are embarking on an open access pilot agreement with JSTOR called Path to Open. The project provide hundreds of open access materials from university presses over the next three years: Big Ten Academic Alliance and JSTOR Announce Multi-year Agreement for Path to Open Pilot
4/13/2023: News at IU celebrates the gift of alumnus Jerald Harkness' film collection to the Black Film Center and Archive. Among other media, Harkness' 1993 film "Facing the Facade," which followed the experience of eight IU Black students at a predominantly white university, is getting a lot of deserved attention. Rachael Stoeltje, Interim director of BFCA and Director, IU Libraries Moving Image Archive, is thrilled that Harkness' work has found a home at IU: IU alumnus, award-winning Black documentarian gifts collection to Black Film Center & Archive
April/May 2023: Bloom Magazine features the life of Lizzie Breckenridge as researched by Carey Champion, Director of Wylie House Museum, and her student assistant. A lifelong domestic servant of the Wylies, Breckenridge dwelled in the presidential home her entire life. Her importance, interests, and room are on display in the museum: A 19th Century Black Servant's Room Re-Created at Wylie House Museum (pg. 64)
4/10/2023: Black and Brilliant, the newsletter of the Neal-Marshall Cultural Center, shares events of interest to the Black community. One event of note is Wylie House Museum's April 25th event about Lizzie Breckenridge. Poetry and music about the Black servant's life will fill the air: Stargazing: Re/Imagining Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Breckenridge
4/3/2023: News at IU interviews Rachael Stoeltje, director of the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive, and former director of IU Cinema Jon Vickers about A Century of 16mm, a year-long celebration of the film that brought movie magic to the average home. The article specifically highlights the 16mm Archival Roadshow and "Inspired Education," one of the themed groupings of 16mm films being shown throughout the state: ‘A Century of 16mm’ offers portal to Indiana’s past through film
4/2/2023: Patented: History of Inventions, a podcast that explores the history of curiousity and invention, spoke with Librarian for Anthropology, Folklore, and Sociology Moira Marsh. As a folklorist, Marsh specializes in all things funny -- an appropriate topic for this day celebrating practical jokes: April Fool's Day (podcast available where ever you get your podcasts)
March 2023
March 2023: The Journal of Academic Librarianship published an article by two Business/SPEA Librarians: Ilana Stonebraker, the head of the branch, and G. Arave, research and instruction librarian. Together, the two librarians reviewed literature for evidence of using the Association of College and Research Libraries' ACRL Information Literacy Framework with college classroom groupwork. Finding none, they did find some applicable materials, acknowledged the Framework didn't fit with groupwork consistently, and invited others to explore the issue: Information literacy problems in groupwork: Interpretations of the ACRL Framework
3/29/2023: The Bloomington Herald-Times reports the details of IU alumnus Will Shortz's donation of family land to Crawfordsville, Indiana for a park. Shortz, who is famous for being National Public Radio's puzzle master, plans on donating his large puzzle collection to the Lilly Library, which houses the Jerry Slocum puzzle collection: IU alum Will Shortz donates childhood property to Crawfordsville for new nature park
3/27/2023: The Bloomington Herald-Times invites poets and writers to the April 1 Poetry Marathon, an all day poetry reading event at Morgenstern's Bookstore and Cafe. Being orchestrated by the Writers Guild at Bloomington, the article interviews Joan Hawkins, the guild's chair, along with Hiromi Yoshida, the guild's diversity consultant. Yoshida finds insipiration at Lilly Library: Participate in poetry marathon event hosted by the Writers Guild at Bloomington on April 1 (subscription required)
3/24/2023: IU News at Bloomington compiled a history of those who witnessed solar eclipses from Indiana University as well as those who chased them. Of course, the history starts with the Wylie House and a gathering of professors whose names top buildings today: Kirkwood and Ballentine. Throughout the article, pictures from the University Archives as well as documents from the Archives help tell the story: Long and storied history of IU interest in solar eclipses will continue in 2024
3/16/2023: The Bloomington Herald-Times broadcast the annual antique quilt show at the Wylie House Museum. Running through the beginning of May, the show features a handful of quilts from the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: Quilt exhibit, 'Remarkable Women,' Hyryder's Grateful Dead, High Proof Laughs this week (subscription required)
3/7/2023: The Indiana Daily Student is announcing events for National Disability Month with the help of IU Libraries and IU Disability Services, which is housed in the Wells Library. Media Staff and Kade Padgett, M.A., Access Coordinator for the Office of Disability Services for Students, have created a history of the month along with film, movies, documentaries, and show recommendations: City of Bloomington, IU to celebrate National Disability Awareness Month
3/2/2023: Engage IUB Newsletter, published by the Office of the Provost & Executive Vice President, interviews campus notables by asking five questions. This week they interviewed voice student Kate Johnson. Playing the role of Anne Frank in the IU Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater's version of the play, Johnson says that studying at the Cook Music Library will be one of the things she will miss the most when she leaves campus: ‘We connect through stories … it’s a joy to bring roles to life through opera:’ Five Questions with Kate Johnson
February 2023
2/22/2023: Bloomington Today invites IU staff and faculty to share in the Lilly Library's treats and treasures from its collections "exploring humanity’s relationship with plants and animals." The exhibit – Flora + Fauna – opens Thursday, March 2: Lilly Library hosting 'Flora + Fauna' exhibition
2/20/2023: Indiana Daily Student reporter Leila Faraday discovers that the Monroe County Public Library is a great place to relax and read. Because libraries are all wonderful places, Faraday does compare the Herman B Wells Library to Bloomington's public option. As scholar R. David Lankes says, "Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities:" Get your head in the books, check out Monroe County Public Library
2/17/2023: Indiana Public Media discusses gender equality on campus with former director of the Office of Women's Affairs (OWA), Jean Robinson, and her former intern, Caty Pilachowski. OWA was closed in 2012. Though women's affairs have been woven into the fabric of the university itself, an inequality still exists. The Report on the Status of Women, which Robinson led, lives in the University Archives in the Wells Library: Current, former IU leaders reflect on gender inequality, progress in academia
2/9/2023: Research Impact brings its audience to the newly renovated McCalla School to University Collections' exhibitions, many of which have ties to IU Libraries. One of the eight galleries is devoted to Morton Bradley, Jr.'s geometric art. Bradley was a descendant of Andrew Wylie, first president of IU, and maintained connections to Wylie House Museum throughout his life. Another exhibit, A Century of 16mm, is supported by IU Libraries Moving Image Archive: Newly renovated University Collections at McCalla welcomes upcoming exhibits
2/9/2023: News at IU announces the upcoming rough itinerary for this year's Granfalloon, IU's annual Vonnegut festival. The IU Libraries are one of the supporters and collaborators of this yearly event: Flaming Lips, Son Lux, Arrested Development to perform in extensive Granfalloon lineup
2/7/2023: IU Bloomington Today reporter Kirk Johannesen interviewed Lester Thompson, IU alumnus and author of Lucky Medicine: A Memoir of Success Beyond Segregation, an IU Press book. Having kept a journal during his time on campus in the 1960s, Thompson was encouraged to finish his story by the events surrounding the killing of George Floyd. The IU Press and IU Libraries are having a book launch with the author on Thursday, February 23: Alumnus’ memoir describes Black student experience at IU in early 1960s
2/6/2023: Illinois Library Advancement News showcased some of its Library Science graduates, asking about their favorite experiences and places. IU Libraries Scholars' Commons Librarian and Illinois alum Alyssa Denneler shares some remarkable memories and her favorite spot: I Belonged Here
2/6/2023: Indiana Daily Student features a look at Lilly Library's Flora + Fauna: A Bounty of Beasts and Botanicals exhibition. Talking to Reference Librarian Isabel Huber Planton and Teaching and Research Coordinator Erin Chiparo, the IDS gives an inviting look of this exhibit of plants and animals, rare book style: Indiana University’s Lilly Library is to present Flora + Fauna exhibition
2/6/2023: Heidi Landecker has written a portrait of Madeline Kripke and her dictionary collection for the Chronicle of Higher Education that details her character, quirks, collection, and what happened to her approximately 20,000 volumes after her death in 2020. The robust and rare collection was bought by IU's Lilly Library. The fact that this delightful, thorough, and vital collection can be kept together and placed in a rare books library that prides itself on access ensures that Kripke's ways of sharing her "babies" stay intact: The Mistress of Slang (Must be an IU affiliate to log in or have your own account)
- Related: On Strong Language: Sweary Blog about Swearing, Michael Adams, Chair of IU's English department, explores Madeline Kripke's dictionaries of slang, smut, and obscenities. This blog about the underbelly of the dictionary queen also announces the blogging Adams will do on the IU Libraries' blog site about unpacking the collection overall: Madeline Kripke, lexicunt
2/6/2023: The Manila Bulletin, a Philippine online broadsheet, credited the Lilly Library as the home of the Boxer Codex, a manuscript from 1590 that describes the interactions of the Spanish with indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The article explores the drawings and comments made about people of the Philippines, noting that misunderstandings occured: That’s the way we were
2/5/2023: The RPS newsletter In Touch advertised the IU Libraries' Friday Finish and added their own touch with special coffee drinks at the Bookmark[et] Eatery, which is the cafeteria on the ground floor of the Wells Library: The Friday Finish features Bookmark[et] Specials!
February 2023: College Connection, the College of Arts and Sciences newsletter, placed the February 15th Black ArchiveZ: Pop-Up Exhibit and Faculty Talk on their events calendar. Lilly Library, along with partners the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department, the Delta Epsilon chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, and others, is sharing materials on the Black Power Movement and the Panther Party. Dr. Jakobi Williams will be giving a talk in conjunction with the pop-up exhibit: Black ArchiveZ: Pop-up exhibit and faculty talk
2/2/2023: Engage IUB, the Provost's newsletter, points out the most newsworthy items from the recent week. In this latest edition, IU Libraries' Scholarly Communication's blog announcement of the newly formed interdisciplinary journal for Black graduate students, the Indiana University Journal of Black Student Experience, is featured. The creator and managing editor of this open journal, Da’Ja’Nay Askew, is looking for others to join her on this scholarly journey: IUScholarWorks Welcomes the Indiana University Journal of Black Student Experience
2/2/2023: The Indiana Daily Student interviewed archivists Dina Kellams and Carrie Schwier on the current exhibit "Two Centuries of Student Voices," which features student publications throughout the life of the university. Remarking that current students often find simliar voices in such publications, the two archivists, along with Yara Clüver, the associate director of the Collins LLC, discuss the importance of preserving memory: IU Archives hosts exhibit on local student publications
January 2023
January 2023: Featured on the Luddy School's alumni website is a story of a librarian and her son. Rosemary Flynn was thrilled to get her MLS from IU. After graduating, she worked specifically with Phil Bantin in the University Archives before moving on to her own archival work in North Dakota. Rosemary's son Terence is getting not only his degree, but a MLS through the Luddy Library Sciences 4+1 Masters program: Following in Your Footsteps
1/27/2023: State University of New York at Fredonia news celebrated English Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck's latest article published in Duke University's Twentieth-Century Literature. Vanwesenbeeck consulted and utilized the Sylvia Plath collection at Lilly Library to write "Plath Translates Rilke.": Vanwesenbeeck pens Plath article for peer-reviewed journal
1/25/2023: News at IU reveals Lilly Library has received a grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. for a religious curator position. Using Lilly's remarkable religious materials, the curator will organize and conceptualize the many historic perspectives on multiple religions: $2.5 million grant endows new curator of religious collections at IU Lilly Library
1/23/2023: Based on an IU Libraries article, IU Bloomington Today, news for faculty and staff newsletter, proclaimed the 60,000 volumes, books, films, art, and movies that entered the public domain this January 1. Public domain is vital for Open Educational Resources. Indiana University is a member of the HathiTrust, a repository devoted to access of such resources: 60,000 more books, movies, art now free to use
1/18/2023: Indiana Daily Student (IDS) describes what's in store for students on Fridays at the Wells Library this semester. Speaking to several library representatives, the article shares the everyday supports and resources IUL offers, which will be in the spotlight on Fridays to help students get their homework done and their college life a bit more organized: Wells Library to start ‘The Friday Finish’ for students
1/18/2023: The Jewish Book Council announced its 72nd National Jewish Book Award Winners. Indiana University Press won twice in the category of "Writing Based on Archival Material." Winning the award was Laura Hobson Faure's A “Jewish Marshall Plan” The American Jewish Presence in Post-Holocaust France and coming in as a finalist was Nick Underwood's Yiddish Paris: Staging Nation and Community in Interwar France: 72nd National Jewish Book Award Winners
1/15/2023: Flashbak featured the University Archives' Cushman Collection in a photo essay about Kodachrome images of New York City. An IU Alumnus, Charles Cushman took pictures where ever he went for over thirty years: Lush Kodachrome Photos of Manhattan In The Early 1940s
1/11/2023: Inside Higher Education interviews Bri McLaughlin, IU Libraries' Visiting Metadata Services Librarian, in an article concerning harmful language in academic libraries' catalogs, archives, and other historical information. The article revolves around Stanford's experience with their Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative, and interviews several experts, including Bri, who explains IUL's balanced approach to the issue: Amid Backlash, Stanford Pulls ‘Harmful Language’ List
January 2023: IU Division of Student Affairs newsletter The Student Connection lists "Two Centuries of Student Voices" as an event you will want to add to your calendar. A University Archives event, the exhibit features the many iterations of the IDS plus other magazines, journals, circulars, and writing from IU students down through history. The exhibit opens January 16, 2023: Events You Don't Want to Miss
1/8/2023: Travel blog Travel Lens highlighted the best activities in Bloomington. Not a surprise to anyone, Indiana University makes the list. Coming in at number three, the blog suggests a free visit to Lilly Library to see rare books such as the first edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: 15 Free Things to Do in Bloomington, IN