Remember the excitement of the school book fair? Enjoy reliving the fun at the Scholars Book Fair, where you’ll learn about affordable content from UITS Learning Technologies and campus librarians. During this virtual, drop-in “fair”, you’ll have the opportunity to meet with your choice of experts representing 10 different affordable content options that can make your course… Read more »
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Veterans Book Club, March 11, 5:30 p.m.: Drum-Taps by Walt Whitman
The Veterans Book Club will be meeting next Thursday, March 11 at 5:30 on Zoom to discuss Drum-Taps by Walt Whitman. Please consider joining us for a stimulating discussion. Dr. Tom Murphy from the History department will be giving us some historical context, and Dr. Jake Mattox will talk about the literary importance of these poems. The… Read more »
Farewell to Angela Huff, Library Operations Business Manager, March 5, 10 a.m.
Please join us at 10 a.m. Friday, March 5, for a Zoom farewell for Angela Huff, Library Business Operations Manager, who is leaving IUSB for a new position. We will meet via Zoom at https://iu.zoom.us/j/86069864087. Angela has worked at IUSB for 15 years, starting as the Development Administrative Assistant in Public Affairs & University Advancement… Read more »
Farewell to Angela Huff, Library Business Operations Manager, March 5
Please join us at 10 a.m. Friday, March 5, for a Zoom farewell for Angela Huff, Library Business Operations Manager, who is leaving IUSB for a new position. Angela has worked at IUSB for 15 years, starting as the Development Administrative Assistant in Public Affairs & University Advancement before transitioning to various positions in the… Read more »
Veterans Book Club, March 11, 5:30
The next meeting of the Veterans Book Club will be Thursday March 11, 5:30. We will be discussing Drum-Taps by Walt Whitman. It is a collection of poems written in response to the the American Civil War. We are fortunate to have two of our knowledgeable faculty members to help lead our discussion. Tom Murphy, professor of history, will provide background on the civil war… Read more »
Library Services Survey
The IU South Bend Libraries are participating in the Measuring Information Service Outcomes (MISO) Survey. Participants who have been randomly selected to take the survey will receive an e-mail invitation later this week. Please take the time to complete this short survey, as it will help us to adapt and enhance our services to meet… Read more »
Ryan Weber is the new Supervisor of WERC
Please join us in congratulating Ryan Weber on his promotion to Supervisor of the Dorothy Wiekamp Educational Resource Commons (WERC). Weber graduated from IU South Bend in 2014 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated New Media and a concentration in Video and Motion Media. He worked for Instructional Media Services as a student,… Read more »
Veterans Book Club, February 4: Ghost Flames
Please consider joining us this Thursday at 5:30 on Zoom for the Veterans Book Club. We’ll be discussing, Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953. Why is the the Korean War called America’s ‘forgotten war’? Or is the book’s title more accurate in calling it a ‘hidden war’? Was the author’s technique… Read more »
Library and WERC Hours and Services, Spring 2021
The IU South Bend Libraries will be open the following hours January 19, 2021 to May 6, 2021. Schurz Library Sunday 1-5:00 pm Monday-Thursday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday Closed WERC-E&A Building January 4-February 7, 2021 Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday-Sunday Closed Zoom rooms… Read more »
Veterans Book Club, Feb. 4, 5:30 p.m.: Ghost Flames
The IU South Bend Veterans Book Club will be meeting Thursday Feb 4 at 5:30 on Zoom to discuss, Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953, by Pulizer prize-winning author Charles J. Hanley. This book, which received starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, and Library Journal, tells the story of America’s ‘forgotten war’… Read more »