“We who are born in America absorb our images of self and culture basically through western eyes… Under such circumstances, how can we possibly discover who we really are?” – David Henry Hwang May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (http://asianpacificheritage.gov), an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments Asian Pacific Americans have contributed to the nation. … Read more »
Matt Dilworth
Streaming Video You Can Use
We all enjoy using YouTube and other streaming video sites like it. It’s a great source for amusing movies of cats or music videos or kids waving sticks around like they’re in a Star Wars film. But wouldn’t it be great if this powerful tool could be used for your classes? Well, you’re in luck. … Read more »
E-Book Publishers
If you’ve been keeping up with the news in the publishing world, you may have heard that Penguin Press has just withdrawn support for their e-books from libraries. Now, of the ‘Big Six’ publishers, only Random House still makes e-book content available for libraries to lend. Does this mean that the library will no… Read more »
Blackout
If you tried to use the Internet on Wednesday, you may have noticed that a lot of your favorite sites, like Wikipedia, were down. Even Google changed its logo with a big black ‘censored’ bar. All of those outages were in protest of legislation before the U.S. Congress, which could change the laws on how… Read more »
Celebrate!
The winter season is a time of celebrating across many cultures. As always, your campus library has plenty to read to learn about these celebrations. Books like Chase’s Calendar of Events (REF D11.5.C48 2012) and e-books such as We Are What We Celebrate: Understanding Holidays and Rituals or Holidays On Display offer excellent information, as… Read more »
Last Minute Research
This time of year, with everything we have to do, a lot seems to get pushed to the last minute. Last minute shopping, last minute decorating, last minute cooking, last minute cleaning… and last minute research. We’ve all been there. A big assignment, and it’s coming due… but we haven’t had time to do the… Read more »
Nursing Searching
Are you starting research on a nursing or medical topic, but unsure where to begin? Let the library help! We provide you with access to a lot of cutting-edge scholarship that will make your research easier. The EBSCO databases CINAHL, MedLine, Health Source Nursing, and Health Source Consumer are a great place to begin. These… Read more »
Research is our Business
Are you starting research in a business topic? The library subscribes to a lot of business-oriented databases that would be good for you. For business news, try the EBSCO databases Business Source Premier, Corporate Resource Net, and Communications and Mass Media. You can limit your results to things like full text articles, peer-reviewed articles, and articles… Read more »
The Golden Door
We are excited to announce that the library is hosting “Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience,” a traveling exhibition documenting the life and influence of the social activist who wrote the famous poem on the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched… Read more »
Unique spaces to meet your learning needs
We’ve had a busy summer, re-designing and re-purposing library space to get maximum use and to create specialized areas focused on student needs. With another semester of record-breaking enrollment at IU East, the Library provides learning spaces dedicated to both general and specific uses. If you need formal group study space, Hayes 101 is convenient… Read more »