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Send an e-Valentine from the Lilly Library - A Flowering of Affection:  Victorian Valentine Cards at the Lilly Library An online exhibit of the Lilly Library displays a selection of 19th century Valentine cards, from the sentimental to the comic.  View images of not-so-sweet Valentines, Valentines made with fancy paper...
Release Date: 02/07/2006

Media Services Sponsors Film Workshop - Spring 2006 Wells Library Media Literacy Workshop Presents: “Adversity, Diversity, and Family: The Importance of Community-Minded Living” Born into Brothels (2004, 85 min) Winner of numerous awards, including Best Documentary Feature at the 77th Annual Academy Awards, two...
Release Date: 02/06/2006

One Book, One Bloomington: Join the Discussion - F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is the 2006 One Book, One Bloomington and Beyond selection. A portrait of the Jazz Age in all its decadence and excess, The Great Gatsby captured the spirit of the author's generation and earned itself a permanent place in American mythology. The...
Release Date: 02/06/2006

You're Invited to the HPER Healthy Heart Open House - Please stop by and join the HPER Library in celebrating our 7th Annual Healthy Heart Open House on  Tuesday, February 14, from 8:30am until 11:00am. The Open House celebrates the School of HPER's "Living Well" initiative (embracing lifelong opportunities for discovery, learning, and...
Release Date: 02/06/2006

Faculty and Graduate Students: Enroll Now in Research Seminars - We're here to help. Graduate students and faculty can enroll in free classes offered through the Reference Department at the Herman B Wells Library. Topics include: * Keeping Up with New Research: RSS and Current Awareness Services * Advanced IUCAT: Tips and Tricks to Get the Most from your...
Release Date: 02/03/2006

Find Opera and Musical Comedies in New Database - Opera enthusiasts can now search a database of hard-to-find U.S. opera telecasts, including programming of early live presentations on experimental television stations and contemporary productions released on broadcast television, cable, and home video.  The Televised Opera and Musical...
Release Date: 01/26/2006

Enjoy Free Access to More Publications - IUB faculty and students now have free access to the following online resources:  * The Chronicle of Higher Education   * Periodicals Archive Online contains the full text of over 350 journals in the humanities and social sciences in a variety of languages from 1802 through...
Release Date: 01/24/2006

Win $1,000! Apply Now for Undergraduate Research Awards - The IUB Libraries are pleased to announce a program to recognize excellence in undergraduate research projects. Winning projects will incorporate extraordinary skill and creativity in the application of the services and collections of the IUB Libraries. Awards of $1,000 and $500 will be...
Release Date: 01/24/2006

Grade the IUB Libraries Web site - Web site redesign underway We need your help as we review the design and organization of the IUB Libraries Web site. Click the survey link to answer five questions and make comments. The survey takes only five to ten minutes to complete. Thank you for helping improve our Web site so we can...
Release Date: 01/20/2006

Request Article Delivery by E-mail - Introducing Request Article Delivery No more walking across campus to retrieve a journal article. Request a print journal article owned by the IUB Libraries, including the ALF, and we'll find it for you, scan it, and send it to you via e-mail. This pilot project is a free service and the only...
Release Date: 01/19/2006

Search for New Titles Online - Have new titles delivered to your inbox. A new resource allows users to search for new titles online in the IUB Libraries. The default search retrieves all new titles, cataloged for the latest month, in all libraries, in all languages, in all formats, 25 records per page, and sorted by call...
Release Date: 01/18/2006

IU Libraries Receive Mellon Grant - Indiana University and University of Michigan Receive Grant to Increase Visibility of the Invisible Web Indiana University Libraries, in partnership with the University of Michigan University Library, have received a grant of $438,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop online tools...
Release Date: 01/12/2006

A Legacy of Honor: Lee Hamilton Papers on Exhibit - A Legacy of Honor: An Exhibit from the Congressional Papers of Lee H. Hamilton, U.S. House of Representatives, 1965-1998 (Indiana - 9th District) January 17 - April 1, 2006 Lilly Library Main GalleryIndiana University Bloomington As a tribute to the extraordinary public service of...
Release Date: 01/05/2006

Wells Library Hosts Annual MLK Film Festival - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2006 Celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday with a film and speakers series at the Wells Library and other university events. The Power of One: Commitment, Challenge and Change Indiana University's calendar of events highlights a number of educational, cultural,...
Release Date: 01/05/2006

View Films On Your Own Time - Your professor has assigned a video for class, and you don’t want to watch it in a lab. IUB Libraries now offers an alternative—watch a film for free on your own computer any time you want.  Through a partnership with Films Media Group, IUB Libraries offers students free access...
Release Date: 01/04/2006