This December, 11 different holidays are observed by various people throughout the world. While most people are familiar with Christmas music, other holidays have their own musical traditions. Let’s take a look at a handful of these. Kwanzaa is a modern holiday, created in 1966. In the United States, some of its first celebrations took… Read more »
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Accessibility at the Library
In 2024, the Civil Rights Division of the US DOJ issued a new rule on the accessibility of web content. The compliance deadline for this is April 24, 2026. The IU Libraries are working closely with library vendors to ensure library electronic materials will meet the new regulations for website accessibility for Title II of… Read more »
Library Maker Space Now Open
The Maker Space in the Campus Library is up and running, and its available to students, faculty, and staff. What is maker space? A maker space is a collaborative workspace that provides tools and technology for people to design, create, and learn through hands-on activities. It’s a great resource for students needing to make a… Read more »
Cozy Japanese fiction
In an alley, located in a large city full of people, a tiny shop is open for business. This shop specializes in books, tea, coffee, stationery, pastries or maybe all of these. A cat sits in front of the shop, patiently beckoning you to come in. From this fairly basic skeleton comes an entire genre… Read more »
Loss of Databases
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 »
The delights of French yé-yé pop
From 1962 to 1968, some of the most vibrant popular music in the Western world stemmed not from the US or the UK, but France. Dubbed the yé-yé movement, in part after the syllables “yeah yeah yeah” in the then-current Beatles’ hit “She Loves You,” this music combined French chansonwith British and American rock and… Read more »
Publish Open Access with Cambridge University Press
The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), in which Indiana University is a part of, and Cambridge University Press (CUP) have agreed on a new 3-year Read and Publish license deal (2024-2026) for CUP journals. This deal includes: Reading: Access to all CUP journals (over 400) at a price similar to or slightly higher than what campuses… Read more »
Library Resource Updates: Rosetta Stone and Artstor
Rosetta Stone Language Learning Did you know that the IU East Campus Library has access to Rosetta Stone through the Indiana State Library? Rosetta Stone is a language learning software that uses online technology to assist learners of all kinds in reading, writing, and speaking over 30 languages, including some that are at risk of… Read more »
A guide to political (mis)information
During any election season, voters are bombarded with messages regarding candidates, policies and the potential outcomes of a particular candidate’s victory. Yet much of that messaging is distributed as lower-quality information, sometimes fact-free in its entirety. Voting is an incredibly important duty for American citizens, and that means it’s doubly important to know how to… Read more »
Celebrating African-American Music Month
June is African-American Music Month, intended to celebrate the important contributions of African-American entertainers in the music industry. Most American popular music is rooted in Black music traditions dating to the founding of the country, a fact not always acknowledged in society, and these traditions range from instrumentation to musical style to vocalization. This blog… Read more »