Brook Busey, one of the students hired for the Dada retrospective conversion project in 2000, won the Oscar for best original screenplay at Academy Awards for Juno, written under the pen name Diablo Cody. Although she did not explicitly mention the International Dada Archive in her acceptance speech, her supervisor, Tim Shipe, Arts & Literature Bibliographer, jokinglyContinue reading “Former Student Assistant Wins Oscar”
Monthly Archives: February 2008
UI Libraries Compiles Digital Campus Map Collection
The University of Iowa Libraries has compiled the Campus Maps Digital Collection, documenting nearly 150 years of UI campus building development. This digital collection, at http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/campusmaps, documents the growth of the UI, with 97 items dated from 1892 to 2004. The collection — drawn from University Archives — includes maps from course catalogs, a 1893Continue reading “UI Libraries Compiles Digital Campus Map Collection”
UI Libraries Sponsored Speakers Program: “The Network Reconfigures the Library”
National expert, Lorcan Dempsey will discuss how networking is impacting research, learning behaviors, and organizational models as they relate to place, expertise, collections and services in libraries in the University of Iowa Libraries sponsored speaker program. Lorcan Dempsey is the Vice President and Chief Strategist for the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), an international nonprofitContinue reading “UI Libraries Sponsored Speakers Program: “The Network Reconfigures the Library””
UI Libraries Presents African-American Student History Online
Adah Hyde Johnson (Class of 1912) described her graduation from The University of Iowa as “one of the great dreams” of her father, a successful businessman who had grown up under slavery. Helping to integrate Currier Hall in 1946 was the first step of Virginia Harper’s (Class of 1948) lifelong career as a civil rightsContinue reading “UI Libraries Presents African-American Student History Online”
Reference Service Award Nominees Wanted
The University Libraries is seeking nominations for the Arthur Benton Excellence in Reference Services Professional Development Award. Funded by a generous endowment and presented in alternating years, this prestigious award recognizes a member of the Libraries’ professional staff who provides exemplary reference services for the University community. The recipient of the award receives $1,000 toContinue reading “Reference Service Award Nominees Wanted”
With Love from the Libraries – Winners Announced!
How does Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet compare to Speech and Language Pathology or even Psychology? A couple of UI graduate students were able to make the case for the With Love from the Libraries contest. Patricia Grieg, a graduate student in Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology compared the communication breakdowns between Romeo and JulietContinue reading “With Love from the Libraries – Winners Announced!”
Scholarly communication news for the UI community – February 2008
February 2008 Issue 1.08 Welcome to the February issue of Transitions. The purpose of this irregular electronic newsletter is to bring to readers’ attention some of the many new projects and developments affecting the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new products and programs, the open access movement and other alternative publishing models.Continue reading “Scholarly communication news for the UI community – February 2008”
An Endangered River Runs Through Us – Guided Tour and Exhibit
The second of Three Iowa River Journeys is scheduled for Friday, February 8. This guided bus and walking tour leaves from the south foyer of the UI Main Library at 3 p.m. On the tour you will see models of Columbia River dams created to discover better means to protect salmon; beaches where the College of PublicContinue reading “An Endangered River Runs Through Us – Guided Tour and Exhibit”