News & Events

IU Health Center and the Libraries Help Students Manage Stress - This time of year can be one of the most stressful for students because there is so much work to do and the amount of time to do the work is limited.The IU Health Center and the IUB Libraries are teaming up to help students effectively manage this tense time. Staff from the Health...
Release Date: 03/28/2008

Publishing Renaissance Lecture: "What are the opportunities and implications for IU's publishing renaissance?" - To what extent should IU take responsibility for the dissemination of the scholarship and research produced here? What opportunities does the digital age provide scholars to heighten the impact and visibility of their research? Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for...
Release Date: 03/19/2008

Find the Career That's Right for You - Partnership Results in Additional Online Career Resources Students making post-graduate professional decisions may get an extra boost from Vault online career library. A veritable one-stop career resource, Vault includes information on everything from occupation, company, and...
Release Date: 03/12/2008

Publishing Renaissance Lecture: "Does IU have a research publishing or distribution strategy?" - To what extent should IU take responsibility for the dissemination of the scholarship and research produced here? What opportunities does the digital age provide scholars to heighten the impact and visibility of their research? David Shulenburger, Vice President for Academic...
Release Date: 03/11/2008

Publishing Renaissance Lecture: "What is the role of university publishing in a digital age?" - To what extent should IU take responsibility for the dissemination of the scholarship and research produced here? What opportunities does the digital age provide scholars to heighten the impact and visibility of their research? Laura Brown, Senior Advisor, Ithaka, and former...
Release Date: 03/11/2008

View PCB Documents in Wells Library - Students, faculty, and citizens may view recently issued government documents relating to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at the Herman B Wells Library. Again in the local news because of recent plan to clean up three PCB-contaminated sites in Monroe County, PCBs may cause...
Release Date: 03/07/2008

Far Out, Man - 1968: a year of student protests, political unrest, and some really good music. Learn more about this pivotal year by visiting the floors of the Wells Library's east tower and explore topics ranging from film and literature to social movements and the drug culture. Display cases...
Release Date: 02/27/2008

New Federal Government Reference Service Launches - The IUB Libraries are one of only 20 public, academic, and state libraries nationwide to provide online reference service to the American public through a new federal service launched by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Launched this month as a free, Web-based service,...
Release Date: 02/27/2008

Library as Publisher - Through a partnership that marks a turning point in scholarly publishing at Indiana University,Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries Patricia Steele announces today the publication of Museum Anthropology Review, the first faculty-generated electronic journal supported by the IU...
Release Date: 02/21/2008

ARTstor Digital Image Database Workshops - Do you use images? Need images? Get questions about finding images? You are invited to attend a hands-on ARTstor training or general overview session about this unique digital image database. ARTstor is a digital library of approximately 550,000 images in the areas of art,...
Release Date: 02/20/2008

Navigation and Discovery: Annual Report - Like a map, a library provides context. At a time when information is more widely available than ever before, libraries make meaningful connections and give direction. We at the IUB Libraries do so by offering trustworthy resources, expertise, and leadership. Discover some of our...
Release Date: 02/15/2008

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, and even 3-D...
Release Date: 02/12/2008

Library News: February 2008 -   1) Nominate Undergraduates for Research Award 2) ChaCha Reference Service Launches 3) Have You Been Cited? 4) Brush Up on Your Research Skills 5) Create Reading Lists in Oncourse 6) Read Chronicle of Higher Education Online 7) Major New Resources ...
Release Date: 02/04/2008

Libraries Band Together to Safeguard Online Journal Articles - Researchers increasingly access journal articles online, but the real possibility exists that, due to natural disaster or human/computing failure, digital content might not always be available. Libraries and publishers have joined forces in an initiative called CLOCKSS, providing...
Release Date: 01/31/2008

Join Film Screening Hosted by Black Film Center/Archive, February 5 - The Black Film Center/Archive (Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies) invite you to the free public screening of My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage by IU Alumna Regina Kimbell, Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 7 p.m. The screening will be held at...
Release Date: 01/29/2008

ArtsWeek 2008: February 20-March 1 - Show your support for the arts by taking part in ArtsWeek 2008. ArtsWeek begins on February 20 and runs through March 1. A variety of events are taking place throughout the community focusing on this year's theme, "Politics and the Arts." Scheduled events include music and stage...
Release Date: 01/23/2008

Fine Arts Library Benefit Dinner: Saturday, January 26 - The 2008 Fine Arts Library Benefit Dinner takes place on Saturday, January 26, beginning with a lecture at 5 p.m. Our speaker Professor James Marrow is an art historian from Princeton. Marrow has written extensively and influentially on medieval manuscripts. Last year he co-curated...
Release Date: 01/23/2008

Room for Improvement - New furnishings on the third floor of the west tower create an improved study spot for students. Over winter break comfortable study booths, spacious table tops and chairs, and shelving were installed to replace the aged furniture that previously filled the space. Renovations to...
Release Date: 01/16/2008

Tax Time is Just Around the Corner - Avoid the stress of tax time by getting an early start on your state and federal forms. Basic tax forms are available in print at GIMSS (Government Information, Microforms and Statistical Services) office on the second floor of the East Tower in the Wells Library. Click here...
Release Date: 01/16/2008

Apply Now for Undergraduate Research Award - Apply now for our annual undergraduate research award, and you could win $500 or $1,000! The Sam Burgess Undergraduate Research Award recognizes two students who incorporate extraordinary skill and creativity in the application of the services and collections of the IUB Libraries....
Release Date: 01/15/2008