This time in the Fall semester brings cool evenings, colorful falling leaves … and the opportunity to explore academic resources you may find useful for your class projects or personal interests. Your Campus Library team continually updates the IU East LGBTQ resource guide, and in the Fall we feature National Coming Out Day, as well… Read more »
Month: October 2020
Media Literacy Week and News Sources
Media literacy is a vital skill, allowing people to analyze and understand how messages, particularly those designed to persuade (whether presented anywhere from television news programs to Facebook advertisements), are crafted and how they exert their influence. A person who is able to recognize and mitigate the hidden influence of others is freer and more… Read more »
Harry Houdini: Fake news fighting pioneer
The immigrant born as Ehrich Weiss became more than a star. Throughout his career, Harry Houdini continuously upended public perceptions of magic and reality with daring escapes, feats of mentalism and, toward the end of his life, debunking the claims of spiritualists. As committed as he was to furthering magic, he was equally devoted to… Read more »
Ask the (IU East) Archivist 2020
October is American Archives Month and Wednesday, October 7th is #AskAnArchivist Day. To celebrate, here is a list of popular and common questions IU East Archivist Beth South is asked about the Indiana University East Archives. What is the IU East Archives? The mission of the Indiana University East Campus Archives is to collect, organize,… Read more »