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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Iowa City Meteor in 1875
Last night a meteorite slammed into the Russian countryside, as captured in many videos and photographs. 138 years ago in 1875, nearly to the day, a very similar event occurred…
Why We Assist in Disasters
Friday, February 15, 2013 Those of us who volunteer to assist in disaster response are, obviously, not in it for the money. Private conservators are not getting paid while volunteering….
National History Day at the University of Iowa Libraries, February 15, 2013
The University of Iowa Libraries welcomes students from Roosevelt, Wilson, and Franklin Middle Schools for a National History Day workshop.
http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/nhd
Teaching Moments at CRC
Thursday, February 14, 2013 All the work on the artwork damaged by Hurrican Sandy is done by volunteers. It’s a great opportunity for an intern to learn about assessing and…
L’Année Philologique – Trial ended 8 February 2014
L’Année philologique covers a wide array of subjects, including Greek and Latin literature and linguistics—which includes early Christian texts and patristics—Greek and Roman history, art, archaeology, philosophy, religion, mythology, music,…
Busy Day at the Cultural Recovery Center in Brooklyn
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 We had a very busy day at the Cultural Recovery Center in Brooklyn. The volunteer paintings conservator examined a couple of paintings that an artist brought…
Twentieth Century Religious Thought – Trial ends 12 April 2013
Twentieth Century Religious Thought will be a multivolume, cross-searchable online collection that brings together the seminal works and archival materials related to key worldwide religious thinkers from the early 1900s…
Scopus mobile app: Scopus Alert for iPhone
The Scopus Alert for iPhone app allows you to 1) do keyword search, 2) email, bookmark, and tweet an article, and 3) receive email alerts when articles get cited. Keep in […]
Apple iOS 6.1 user? Temporarily stop managing your Exchange calendar from your mobile device.
A bug has been identified in Apple’s iOS 6.1 release for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. iOS 6.1 devices interacting with the Exchange calendar are causing an increased load…