A new online collection from the University of Iowa Libraries features digitized photographs, clippings, newsletters, and other historical materials documenting the experience of African American women in Iowa during the 20th century. The “African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection,” on the web at http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/aawiowa, is a collaborative project coordinated by the Digital Library ServicesContinue reading “Historic African American Artifacts Featured in UI Libraries’ Online Exhibit”

UI Libraries Conservator Gary Frost was recently quoted in Forbes.com. Jonathan Enfield, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, wrote “Stop Worrying About Copyrights” for the December 1, 2006 Special Report: Books. “To the fear mongerers among the literati, the Internet is a threat to the paperbound book. It’s an electronic playground where copyrighted materialContinue reading “Frost Quoted in Forbes Magazine”