March is Women’s History Month, and the National Women’s History Project has chosen the theme for 2014 to be “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment.” So now is a great time to learn about history-changing women, either for class assignments or your own interest. The Campus Library can support your research needs. Scholarly databases… Read more »
Matt Dilworth
Sweet Music
IU East has lots of talent among its faculty and on Thursday, March 6 you can enjoy a flute recital by music lecturer Jessica Raposo. The presentation, at 7 pm in Vivian Auditorium, will include the world premier performance of a new piece of music composed by Nathaniel Akers, a graduate of IU East. Also… Read more »
Stats! Stat!
Statistics. You’ve probably had a project that required them. Maybe you just needed a single number – what percentage of the population corresponds to what characteristic. Or maybe you needed to show a trend, how a statistic changed over time. Regardless, it’s a special type of information that can sometimes be difficult to search for…. Read more »
Hispanic Culture Resources
With the Hispanic Culture Fair this Saturday, February 22, we’d like to highlight a few of the many resources that are available about Hispanic and Latino culture. Whether you’re writing a paper for a class, preparing a lesson plan, or just personally interested in the subject, there’s information for you. Scholarly databases like Informe Revistas… Read more »
On-the-go learning: your digital life
This last week featured Digital Learning Day, a time to learn about and use technology effectively to improve education at all levels – from grade school to college to your career. Technology is all around us – so ubiquitous, in fact, that sometimes we don’t even notice it, or take full advantage of it. At… Read more »
Up From Bondage
We work hard today to combat discrimination, promote equality, and protect human dignity. It’s a task that is never truly done, and requires constant diligence. But it is a task that has seen great successes, and our world has been strengthened and improved. So, from our own experiences, it can be hard to comprehend a… Read more »
Art Resources
This month, IU East has opened a brand new art center, Room 912, in downtown Richmond. It’s a place for study, practice, and display – Room 912 includes classroom and studio space, as well as a gallery, for IU East and the local community. It’s a great way to expand IU East’s rapidly growing fine… Read more »
New Video Database Trial
When you are doing research, you know there are lots of resources the Campus Library provides. But there are many other resources available, and vendors sometimes offer free trials. Such is the case for a new video database, Meet the Press. And we want your feedback on if it would be useful for your research…. Read more »
Celebrating Computing
This week is Computer Science Education Week, and a great time to learn about the ubiquitous technology that has reshaped the world. Established to honor the birthday of Grace Hopper, an early computer programmer and the inventor of the computer language COBOL, CSEd Week is focused on preparing students in all disciplines to learn about… Read more »
News You Can Use
In your research at IU East, you’re often called to include journal articles and book sources. But there are many other great types of sources. One that’s often overlooked is newspapers. News sources aren’t as rigorously tested as a book or a peer-reviewed journal, so we often dismiss them as less important or scholarly. But… Read more »