Today, in the summer, the halls of IU East are unnaturally quiet without students. Physical Plant has just waxed the floors, and the whole place seems to glow. The grounds outside are lush and green and verdant. In six months’ time, though, the weather will be cold and the trees bereft of leaves. The floors… Read more »
Month: June 2024
Expand Your Research: The Creative Commons Certificate
This past spring, Assistant Librarian of Access and Technical Services Beth South enrolled in the Creative Commons for Librarians certificate course with fellow librarian Peter Whiting from University of Southern Indiana and Instructional Designer Shannon Barnes from Earlham College. All three applied for a scholarship offered by Academic Libraries of Indiana’s (ALI) Affordable Learning Committee… Read more »
Celebrating African-American Music Month
June is African-American Music Month, intended to celebrate the important contributions of African-American entertainers in the music industry. Most American popular music is rooted in Black music traditions dating to the founding of the country, a fact not always acknowledged in society, and these traditions range from instrumentation to musical style to vocalization. This blog… Read more »