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Lilly Library to host Deam Wilderness Celebration, Memory Fest April 20 - How did a forest near Bloomington become Indiana's only national wilderness area? Some of the people who made the Charles C. Deam Wilderness possible will gather at 5:30 p.m. April 20 at Indiana University's Lilly Library to discuss how the area was formed.   The event...
Release Date: 04/19/2011

3rd Annual Edible Books Contest - On Monday, April 11th, the crowds that gathered in the Wells Library lobby were delighted (if not a bit perplexed) by what they found. Strange sculpted food was displayed with curious titles. What could they be?, these fascinated library-goers thought. One display was a masterfully...
Release Date: 04/14/2011

Edible Books Contest 2011 - Do you like cooking and reading but can’t figure out a way to mix the two without burning yourself? In honor of National Library Week, the Wells Library will host its third annual Edible Books Contest on April 11th from 10am - 4:30pm. We're looking for the best...
Release Date: 03/31/2011

Edible Books Contest - Enter your information below to enter the Edible Books Contest! Enter a description of your edible book.
Release Date: 03/30/2011

Borkenstein and His Monster: The Man Behind the Breathalyzer - Over the course of his life, Professor Robert F. Borkenstein (1912-2002) rose from a full career in the police ranks to become an Indiana University professor, administrator, and highly respected leader in forensic science and traffic safety. Borkenstein’s most celebrated single...
Release Date: 03/25/2011

Google Books Ruling - On Tuesday, March 22, 2011, Judge Denny Chin of the federal district court in New York City issued a long-awaited ruling on the proposed settlement agreement in the Google Books case. The ruling essentially rejected the agreement that had been proposed between Google and the plaintiffs (authors...
Release Date: 03/24/2011

Japanese Tsunami Information site created by Government Information and Kent Cooper Services -   Government Information and Kent Cooper Services at the Wells Library has created a page with information on the recent and devastating tsunami in Japan. The tsunami was created by a massive earthquake that struck 32 miles off the coast of the Tohoku...
Release Date: 03/16/2011

Library News - an online newsletter for faculty and instructors    Table of Contents 1) Instructional Development Grants 2) IUCAT Has Learned New Languages! 3) Redesigned New Titles List and Other Helpful Tools 4) JSTOR is Growing! 5) Notable Recent Library...
Release Date: 03/01/2011

Business/SPEA IC Grand Opening - Indiana University Libraries is hosting a public reception marking the opening of the new Business/SPEA Information Commons facility today (Monday, Feb. 7) in SPEA 150. A short tour begins at 3 p.m., with brief remarks and a ribbon cutting following at 3:30 p.m. Business/SPEA...
Release Date: 02/08/2011

IU Libraries and UITS Host Code4Lib 2011 - The IU Libraries and UITS will host this year's Code4Lib 2011 Conference in Bloomington, IN on February 8-10, 2011 in the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). We are indebted to the members of the local organizing, program, and voting committees for their tireless planning efforts. As...
Release Date: 01/31/2011

Let the Great World Spin Honored in Bloomington - Let the Great World Spin announced as the One Book, One Bloomington and Beyond Selection for 2011 Bloomington, Ind. -  Each fall, members of the community are invited to nominate titles for One Book One Bloomington and Beyond, and then to make their selection from a...
Release Date: 01/19/2011

College of Arts & Sciences Information Fluency and Research Competency Grant - The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries and The College of Arts & Sciences are pleased to announce an instructional development grant of $1500 for the design or revision of a course on the IU Bloomington campus to incorporate information fluency into undergraduate and graduate...
Release Date: 01/05/2011

Information Fluency and Research Competency Grant - The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries are pleased to announce an instructional development grant of $1500 for the design or revision of a course on the IU Bloomington campus to incorporate information fluency into undergraduate and graduate curricula. The purpose of the grant is...
Release Date: 01/05/2011