What do Shakespeare, Chinua Achebe, Euripides, Madeleine L’Engle, Herman Melville, and Beatrix Potter have in common? They are all included in the Literature Resource Center. IU East subscribes to this key resource for discovering literary criticism and background about authors. This database has been especially tailored for an undergraduate audience, focusing on the 2,500 authors… Read more »
Matt Dilworth
Historical Research Resources: real-time and real perspectives
Suppose someone living in the year 2025, or even 2225, wants reliable information about what happened in 2011? Where would be the best place to get information (assuming by then all our brains aren’t pre-wired at birth to the Internet or whatever comes Next)? There are unique considerations when doing historical research, for whatever type… Read more »
Intentional Spaces
This year, while attending the annual American Library Association conference, graduate intern Sarah Gilchrist presented on “The Library Living Room: Creating Learning Relationships” (you can see her poster behind her in the picture). Thousands of librarians from all over the country attend the ALA annual conference, and Sarah’s presentation gave us a chance to share… Read more »
Independence Day
Happy Fourth of July! Whether you celebrate with family or cookouts or fireworks, our country’s birthday is a good opportunity to reflect on freedom. And the freedom that our Founding Fathers most espoused was the freedom of ideas. “I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy…. Read more »
Oriented for Success
Nice to meet you! Library staff is always happy to participate in the campus-wide orientations for new students. This year, our information table features a bean bag toss game to enhance students’ awareness of library resources and services. For example, do you know the names of our main e-book vendors? How about what a Libguide… Read more »
Meet Sarah Gilchrist
Our newest intern is Sarah Gilchrist, a graduate student at IUPUI in library science. She received her dual B.A. in Comparative Literature and Slavic Languages and Literature at IU. She visited Russia during her studies. Sarah grew up in Indianapolis, but has lived throughout the United States. After graduating, she plans to do more international… Read more »
New Databases
The library has 3 new databases! You now can search these influential British newspapers: Picture Post Historical Archive, the Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, and the Illustrated London News Historical Archive. The Illustrated London News covers its full run, from its founding in 1842 to when it ceased publication in 2003. The ILN was the… Read more »
Meet Our Student Workers
Amy Major: Criminal Justice Class: Senior Amy has worked for the library for a year, and has been an integral part of our circulation staff. In last week’s blog, you saw her commitment to literacy in assisting with the Indiana Campus Compact, distributing free books to children. In her time here, she has dabbled in… Read more »
The Power of Reading
Libraries and literacy are a natural fit. We have the staff that knows how to connect people with the reading resources they need. Literacy is significant at all ages, but it is especially important for the young – if a child can’t read by the third grade, the likelihood of graduating from high school is… Read more »
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Month, so library staff want to share some relevant resources in psychology and mental wellness. Online journals provide current, readily accessible articles. We subscribe to two major databases that cover psychological issues: ProQuest Psychology Journals and PsycINFO from EBSCOhost (see last week’s blog for more on EBSCO). Both are very user-friendly… Read more »