One thing we really want to do here at the Library is be where our people are – not just physically, but on a deeper level, as well. That’s why we’ve added things like informal instruction and the library living room to our more traditional offerings. But we wanted those broad and diverse types of… Read more »
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Ivy Tech Library, Too
Since we share one campus, IU East and Ivy Tech prudently share a lot of services. Police protection, snow removal – there are a lot of things that we do more efficiently together. One thing we share is the Library. First of all, you have access to all of the library’s resources – you can… Read more »
Library Living Room
The library has a new type of study space! Quirky and informal, our new Library Living Room, available in Hayes 253 on the second floor of the library, offers a new way to study and learn. Primarily for teaching classes, the room features all the Smart Classroom amenities you’re already comfortable with, such as a… Read more »
Look What a Dollar will Get You!
The Library has a new booksale cart, stylized like a medieval book vendor! Situated right outside the library in Hayes Hall, we are selling a lot of great surplus books that just don’t quite fit our academic mission. If you’ve ever been in the library on the week of a book sale, you know what… Read more »
Casting Call
Would you like to star in a video? The library is producing a music video to promote LibGuides. Libguides are a resource tool for specific subjects and courses. They include links to just about everything you need to do reliable research – books, e-books, articles, videos, websites. You can see samples at http://iue.libguides.com/. So we… Read more »
Getting Textbooks
One common question we get in the library, especially near the beginning of a semester, is: “Do you have my textbook?” Like many academic libraries, we have some textbooks on the shelves, but not a lot, and usually older editions. The cost and quantity of texts needed for every class is prohibitive for libraries. And… Read more »
Graphic Novels
One type of literature I’ve always been fascinated with is comic art. In fact, I even considered becoming a comic book artist before I decided to become a librarian. IU East has a modest collection of graphic novels – some famous, like Persepolis and Barefoot Gen. Some aren’t, and I’d like to tell you a… Read more »
Jazz It Up
Music scholars at IU East now have an exciting new tool! Over 300 original Starr-Gennett music recordings from the 1920s in a number of genres have been digitized and made available for listening. The recordings were digitized at IU Bloomington’s Archive of Traditional Music, and were funded by a LSTA grant. The resources can be… Read more »
ALA Conference Recap
The American Library Association’s annual conference was held in Washington, D.C. last weekend. 26,000 librarians from all over the country converged to discuss the pressing issues of libraries and information access. This was the first time I had attended, and I was amazed at the scale and breadth of opportunities and challenges facing librarians today…. Read more »
Summer Reading
Recently, I’ve been re-reading some of my favorite author, Ira Levin’s, novels. I just completed “A Kiss Before Dying” and found it every bit as satisfying a thriller as the first read-through. Which got me thinking about what to read this summer. Summer is often a time of book lists and beach reading that we… Read more »