News & Events

Mondays at the Lilly Library -- J.K. Lilly, Jr. - On Monday, February 22, as the inaugural event in the Lilly Library's new program, "Mondays at the Lilly Library," Joel Silver, Associate Director and Curator of Books at the Library, will speak about J.K. Lilly Jr.'s collecting interests and his considerable achievements...
Release Date: 02/22/2010

Mosaic Film Festival - Mosaic: A Diversity Film Festival   Diversity Theatre, a program of the City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department, presents the 3rd MOSAIC Film Festival!   MOSAIC 2010 consists of various short films for adults and children addressing the...
Release Date: 02/11/2010

"One Book, One Bloomington and Beyond" exhibition at the Lilly Library - The selection for the 2010 One Book, One Bloomington and Beyond project is The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. This Pulitzer Prize–winning novel tells the story of cousins Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay just before, during and after World War II. Chabon's...
Release Date: 02/01/2010

Geosciences Library Poetry Contest - Enter a poetry contest, sponsored by the Geosciences Library.   It’s easy to enter: ·       Write a poem about any topic in the geosciences (Geology, Geography, and Atmospheric Sciences) in any style you...
Release Date: 02/01/2010

From Fox59.com, The Indianapolis Star, and the Indiana Daily Student - "IU-Bloomington Libraries deemed nation's top university library by national group" -- The award announced Tuesday by the Association of College and Research Libraries recognizes IU's Bloomington Libraries for the quality of its staff and collection of books and resources. Interim...
Release Date: 01/28/2010

IU Libraries Win Top Honors - The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries have been recognized by peers as the top university library in the country, a national library association announced Tuesday, Jan. 26.   The Association of College and Research Libraries yesterday named the IU Bloomington...
Release Date: 01/27/2010

From campustechnology.com - "Indiana U Leads Effort to Develop Next-Generation Library Management App" -- Indiana University in Bloomington will be developing new library software to manage digital collections thanks to a $2.38 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.   The university will...
Release Date: 01/20/2010

Nominate a student for the Sam Burgess Undergraduate Student Library Research Award - Nominate Undergraduates for Research Award   Plan now to nominate an undergraduate for our annual research award. The IUB Libraries will again recognize excellence in undergraduate research projects when the annual awards are made in May.   The Sam Burgess...
Release Date: 01/20/2010

Geosciences Library provides info about Haiti earthquake - The Geosciences Library provides a link on its Web site to download data sets and maps related to the Haiti earthquake.   On Tuesday, January 12, a devastating 7.0 magnitute earthquake struck near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.  To assist with relief efforts, scientific...
Release Date: 01/14/2010

Library News: Spring 2010 - Library News an online newsletter for faculty and instructors   January 2010   To view on the Web, click here.   1) Brenda Johnson named library dean 2) New faculty journals join IUScholarWorks 3) Business/SPEA Information Commons...
Release Date: 01/13/2010

More scientific ebooks now available - Faculty, students, and staff now have online access to recent titles from scientific publishers Elsevier and Wiley-Blackwell, thanks the combined buying power of libraries working together within the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC).   Recent purchases include...
Release Date: 01/12/2010

Film series showcases German films - The East German Cinema of the DEFA Studios (1946-1992) was hit hard by the transition from a planned economy to capitalism and to the preferences of Western audiences, and many of its last films never had the reception they deserved. Today German cultural politicians are fighting to...
Release Date: 01/11/2010

IU will create next-generation library software - A $2.38 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Indiana University will be used to develop software created specifically for the management of print and electronic collections for academic and research libraries around the world.   IU will lead the Kuali Open...
Release Date: 01/11/2010

Jessica Care Moore performs at Indiana University - The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library presents Jessica Care Moore - God is Not An American.   Care Moore will be performing at Indiana University Bloomington, in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library on Thursday, January 21, 2010, from 6 to 7:30 pm. ...
Release Date: 01/11/2010

You're invited: Lilly Library Open House - You are invited to attend the open house celebrating 50 years of the Lilly Library, featuring an exhibition of rare books and manuscripts never before displayed together.   "Treasures of the Lilly Library" will feature such rare items as William Shakespeare's First Folio,...
Release Date: 01/11/2010