Former faculty member Esther Bierbaum has died at her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Esther taught at the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science from 1983-1995 and was beloved by students and faculty. We remember her rigorous and imaginative teaching and research. Most of all, though, we remember Esther as a wonderfulContinue reading “Esther Bierbaum 1928-2010”
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Reading the Fine Print in Special Collections
In the latest issue of fyi: Faculty & Staff News at the University of Iowa, the Charlotte M. Smith Miniature Book Collection is featured in a photo spread. A tiny collection of books held in Special Collections is dwarfed by the library’s other five million volumes. These 4,500 itsy-bitsy books are “miniatures.” From pocket-size to micro-miniature,Continue reading “Reading the Fine Print in Special Collections”
Defectives in the Land: Disability and American Immigration Policy, 1882-1924
The chief goal of early immigration law in the late-nineteenth-century United States was the exclusion of “defective” persons and races. Douglas C. Baynton, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Iowa will share his research on the topic of disability and immigration policy at the turn of the 20th century. Tuesday, February 23, 20105:30-6:30Continue reading “Defectives in the Land: Disability and American Immigration Policy, 1882-1924”
National History Day Workshop: Feb 16
The UI Libraries welcome National History Day students from across Eastern Iowa to a research workshop. These students prepare projects around a theme and present them at an annual competition. Reference, Special Collections and Iowa Women’s Archives library staff put together a special library guide webpage for these students: http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/nhd . Students will be visiting theContinue reading “National History Day Workshop: Feb 16”
Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig, Feb 25
The University of Iowa Libraries will join libraries across the country for a “Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig” on Thursday, February 25 at 5 p.m. in the Main Library Second Floor Conference Room. The lecture by Lawrence Lessig will last 45 minutes, and will be followed by a 30 minute interactive Q & A session.Continue reading “Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig, Feb 25”
UIMA Digital Collection recognized
Last week, The Iowa Digital Library’s collection for the UI Museum of Art was named ALA’s Digital Library of the Week! See the sidebar in this week’s American Libraries Direct or the news item in ALA’s ilovelibraries.org. The permanent collections of the University of Iowa Museum of Art contain more than 12,000 objects, from masterworks ofContinue reading “UIMA Digital Collection recognized”
Main Library corridors to be painted
On Monday, February 15, painters will begin work in the east hall (leading to Administration Offices). The west wall of the central corridor will be the next project. The paint being used is odorless, but library users are advised this project will be taking place. Chair rails are also being installed along the corridor toContinue reading “Main Library corridors to be painted”
Pioneering Artist Eve Drewelowe Featured in Digital Archive
The life and work of painter Eve Drewelowe (1899-1988) are celebrated in a new digital collection created by the University of Iowa Libraries and the School of Art and Art History. This pioneering artist, who in 1924 received the UI’s first Master’s degree in studio arts, is the focus of the Eve Drewelowe Digital Collection,Continue reading “Pioneering Artist Eve Drewelowe Featured in Digital Archive”
Shipe wins Western European Specialist Study Grant
Tim Shipe, assistant to the director for collections and scholarly communications, has been selected to receive the 2010 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Western European Studies Section (WESS) Coutts Nijhoff International West European Specialist Study Grant, for his proposal, “The Franco-Romanian Literary Avant-garde in Bucharest Libraries.” Sponsored by Coutts Information Services, the grantContinue reading “Shipe wins Western European Specialist Study Grant”
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor to Speak, Feb 9
Mr. Katsufumi Shintaku will describe his experience as a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor at a presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public Library. On Aug. 6, 1945, Shintaku just returned from his night shift at Toyo Kogyo (currently Mazda Motor Corporation) when the atomicContinue reading “Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor to Speak, Feb 9”