News & Events

The Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management - The Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management holds a vast photograph and negative collection that comprises approximately two-million images. The majority of these were shot by Indiana University’s Photographic Services Department, Athletic...
Release Date: 12/21/2012

New exhibit: "I will have much to tell!" Eyewitness to History - Everyday people experiencing not everyday scenes – that is what one finds in the personal papers of the “every man” throughout archival repositories worldwide. They record these experiences in letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and photos and the resulting materials...
Release Date: 12/10/2012

Extended hours at Wells Library for Finals Week - Wells Library EXTENDED hours for Finals Week:   East Tower: December 7 - 13th: Open until 2:00am   West Tower: 1st Floor: Open 24 hours, December 7 - 13th 2nd - 5th Floors: Open until 2:00am, December 7 - 8th 2nd - 5th Floors: Open 24 hours,...
Release Date: 11/30/2012

Faking the War of 1812: A talk by Lawrence Hott, producer/director of the documentary film, The War of 1812 -   Faking the War of 1812: A talk by Lawrence Hott, producer/director of the documentary film, The War of 1812   Tuesday, December 4, 2012 6:30 p.m., reception to follow The Lilly Library   Lawrence Hott will discuss the problem of historical truth in...
Release Date: 11/30/2012

IU Bloomington Libraries, CITL, and Biology Collaborate to Prepare Future STEM Faculty for Assessment of Student Learning -   IU Bloomington Libraries, CITL, and Biology Collaborate to Prepare Future STEM Faculty for Assessment of Student Learning   The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has announced awards to seven universities, including Indiana University, to develop new approaches for...
Release Date: 11/16/2012

E-reserves transitioning to Oncourse - E-reserves transitioning to Oncourse Mark your calendars! Beginning in May 2013, E-reserves services will transition to Oncourse. Library staff who have supported E-Reserves will be available to assist faculty in transferring their files to Oncourse. Please visit the...
Release Date: 11/09/2012

IUB Faculty: Nominate an Undergraduate for the Burgess Library Research Award - IU faculty members are encouraged to nominate outstanding undergraduate students for the Sam Burgess Undergraduate Student Library Research Award. Students should demonstrate extraordinary skill and creativity in the application of the services and collections of IU Libraries as part...
Release Date: 11/09/2012

Indiana University's GIS Day event on November 14th! - On November 14, 2012, Indiana University will celebrate GIS Day with a host of informational booths and activities to showcase the exciting work that the Indiana community is doing with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Weather permitting the Indiana Geological Survey staff will...
Release Date: 11/09/2012

Need a place to go during Thanksgiving Break? - Need a place to go during Thanksgiving break? Herman B Wells Library will open the following hours:   November 16th: close at 9pm November 17th & 18th: open 1-5pm November 19th - 21st: 8am - 5pm November 22nd: CLOSED November 23rd: 8am - 5pm November...
Release Date: 11/09/2012

Join us at the IQ-Wall on November 6th for LIVE election coverage! - The IQ-Wall will be hosting election coverage on Tuesday, November 6th from 6 p.m-12 a.m. Located on the first floor of the Herman Wells Library in the East Tower, the IQ-Wall will show us precinct-by-precinct results in great detail.   Whether...
Release Date: 11/01/2012

CITL Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Home for Teaching Excellence at IU -   CITL Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Home for Teaching Excellence at IU   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2012   BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, newly co-located with the IU Libraries...
Release Date: 10/26/2012

Indiana, Our Indiana - Together with the Digital Library Program, the Archives is hard at work digitizing collections for easier access! Check out the newly digitized "Indiana, Our Indiana" columns written by "William Henry Tecumseh Michaelmas" - aka IU Foundation Director Lawrence Wheeler. In these weekly...
Release Date: 10/23/2012

"Buzz Spector: Off the Shelf" opening October 19th at the Grunwald Gallery - Have you ever wondered how much space 10,000 books would take up? This fall you’ll have the chance to find out! The Grunwald Gallery of Art in the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts is mounting a show of eminent contemporary artist Buzz Spector’s work, featuring 8,850...
Release Date: 10/11/2012

From Trash to Treasure: Introducing the libros cartoneros from Latin America and Spain: A Multimedia Exhibition - Since emerging in Argentina in 2003, the libros cartoneros have flourished throughout Latin America and Spain. Bound in recycled cardboard, these distinctive handmade books are published by small independent presses with noble aspirations: to promote writing and make literature more accessible to...
Release Date: 10/11/2012

Open Access Week 2012 @ IUB - The IU Libraries are sponsoring a series of Open Access Week events, October 22-28. Open Access is a movement to make digital research materials available free of charge and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. OA scholarly articles have been proven to have a citation...
Release Date: 10/03/2012

Join us at the Wells Library IQ-Wall for the Presidential Debates! - The IU Libraries will be broadcasting the presidential debates at the IQ-Wall located in the Herman B Wells Library, East Tower, first floor.  The IQ-Wall is a large-scale visualization screen available for use by IUB faculty, staff, and students. It is made up of 12...
Release Date: 10/02/2012

Celebrate Indiana Information Literacy Week! - Celebrate Indiana Information Literacy Week! October 1-7, 2012   On September 14, 2012, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels proclaimed the first week of October, 2012, as Indiana Information Literacy Week. Recognizing that “information literacy provides the...
Release Date: 10/01/2012

Happy Birthday to our national anthem - In 2014 there will be cake! This year, enjoy reading the blog posted in honor of our Star Spangled Banner's anniversary: https://blogs.libraries.iub.edu/et2/2012/09/13/the-star-spangled-banner/
Release Date: 09/14/2012

Voter Registration Forms Available - In compliance with certain federal and state requirements, self-mailing forms that can be filled out to register to vote in Indiana are available at the Herman B Wells Library. Find them in the Information Commons (first floor, West Tower) or Government Information, Maps, and...
Release Date: 08/30/2012

Learn How @ Your Library! - Whether you are new to IU or an experienced researcher, we know you are busy and we want to help you make the best use of your research time. So this fall, the IUB Libraries will be offering a series of free seminars and workshops  to help you learn how to how to navigate the information...
Release Date: 08/24/2012