Due to the elimination of federal funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services paired with the Indiana State Library receiving a 30% cut in their budget for the coming year, we will be experiencing a reduction in the library databases we have access to from the State Library’s INSPIRE contract. This took effect… Read more »
New Blog Look!
The IU East Campus Library has moved to a new blog platform. We are currently migrating our old blog posts over, but stay tuned! We’ll be back to our regular blog schedule (new posts every Monday) very soon. Thank you for your patience, The IU East Library Team
“How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to change the world.” ~Anne Frank
Service-Learning is an active method of learning in which students engage in structured community service and reflect on the meaning of that service. There are numerous service-learning opportunities and events at IU East, often associated with an academic course but always dedicated to helping you develop your spirit of service. (more info: http://www.iue.edu/servicelearning) Almost 1,000… Read more »
American Indian History Databases
Researching American Indian History? The library has some great primary and secondary resources to help you in your quest! If you’re new to the subject and need an overview of some possible topics, American Indian History Online is a great place to start. From the database homepage, click “Events and Topics” to explore overviews of… Read more »
World Book Night … spreading the love of reading, person to person
Think about a book you read recently that you enjoyed. As simple as that…reading a book that gives you enjoyment. Now think about people who know how to read, but do not. Perhaps they got out of the habit, or never developed the habit of reading for pleasure, or don’t have access, or any number… Read more »
Library Club scholarship recipients explain how the library helps them attain their academic goals
Welcome to Spring 2013! The library has many resources and services useful in helping you succeed in your academic career. Read on to find out how these library club scholarship winners benefit from using our Campus Library..and how you can too! “…there are worlds, realms, characters, creatures, and individuals contained in their bound margins, whose… Read more »
Service Learning at Northeastern
Northeastern Elementary School is one of the many community partners working with the Center for Service-Learning. IU East students placed at Northeastern Elementary get on-the-job experience working with children in an education environment while at the same time providing valued mentor relationships for youth. CSL currently has students assisting in classrooms and tutoring during the… Read more »
Driedels at Chava’s House
The driedel game, a popular Hanukah activity for children, grew into an adult passion for my mother (Eva Weinstein; Hebrew name Chava חוה, which means “life”), as she collected another and another and another and…until there was a glass-enclosed cabinet full of dreidels, each with a unique story about how and why it was acquired…. Read more »
Small Things
Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things. ~ Bruce Barton What’s smaller than a dwarf, tends to be a “cautious homebody”(unless there is some Tookish blood), wears bright colors but seldom wears shoes over furry feet, likes to laugh and eat… Read more »
LGBTQ Youth Literature
Choosing a topic for my end of semester L390 Children’s Literature paper was a process of exploration. I chose to compare and contrast picture books with a common theme. I wanted a theme that dealt with current events so I focused on the 2012 elections. With 3 additional States and the District of Columbia legalizing… Read more »