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 »
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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 »
McClure’s Magazine and the birth of investigative journalism
It’s 1893, and the United States is in the middle of an economic panic. People are rushing to the banks, eager to take out all their money before it becomes worthless. The national unemployment rate hovers near 18%, and hundreds of companies and banks go out of business. Into this inauspicious moment, a new magazine… Read more »
The Peoples of the First Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving commemorates one of the most durable early alliances crafted between indigenous American tribes and European settlers. Intertribal Chief Massasoit of the Wampanoag (Pokanoket) and Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth settlers adopted this historic peace treaty in 1621. By 1620, Massasoit’s confederation was imperiled by the larger and stronger Narragansett tribe; and had suffered… Read more »
Family Research Tools
Every family has a story to tell. Sometimes, however, those stories are found only through research and study. Libraries have a variety of resources to assist. To highlight strategies for family research, the IU East Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and the Campus Library are hosting a workshop with Thomas Hamm, Professor of History… Read more »
Graves: lost and found
Photographing graves that family and others have not visited due to time, location, or other factors is currently a focused extension of the Home is History: Dead Tell Tales project. For Graves: Lost and Found, IU East Assistant Archivist Jesse Whitton is visiting cemeteries throughout the counties IU East serves, and fulfilling requests for photographs… Read more »