The devastating flood that hit Iowa last summer made headlines around the state, nation and world. Yet many stories would be lost if not preserved – or worse, simply remain untold. Through the national StoryCorps Project, 24 of these stories can be heard through the Iowa Digital Library. University of Iowa Libraries, along with universityContinue reading “StoryCorps project preserves personal stories from historic flood”
Category Archives: Iowa Digital Library
UI Libraries Digitizes Collection of Historic Musical Scores
More than 250 years after his birth, a notable collection of musical scores by French composer and music publisher Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831) can now be found online. The Rita Benton Music Library at the University of Iowa is pleased to announce this release of the Ignaz Pleyel Early Editions Digital Collection, which is located atContinue reading “UI Libraries Digitizes Collection of Historic Musical Scores”
Live from Prairie Lights Recordings in Special Collections
On June 14, 1990 Mary Swander and Jane Anne Straw read from their book Parsnips in the Snow at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City. This was the first broadcast of “Live from Prairie Lights” on Iowa Public Radio. Today Swander is Iowa’s poet laureate, and this recording, and thousands of others like it, isContinue reading “Live from Prairie Lights Recordings in Special Collections”
Birth of Primetime TV was at the Univ of Iowa’s W9XK
The switch to digital telecasts is on, and to mark the occasion the Iowa Digital Library has released a new online collection celebrating the birth of American prime-time TV more than 75 years ago. This “birth” didn’t happen in a laboratory at AT&T, General Electric or RCA, however. Instead, regularly scheduled TV programs were launchedContinue reading “Birth of Primetime TV was at the Univ of Iowa’s W9XK”
Lincoln Collection Online
In celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the University of Iowa Libraries has digitized over 1,000 artifacts related to Lincoln and his time for its new Abraham Lincoln Digital Collection that explores the life and legacy of one of the nation’s most notable presidents. The digital collection at http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/lincoln provides integrated access toContinue reading “Lincoln Collection Online”
1,000 Leigh Hunt Letters Online
We are very pleased to announce a milestonetemp just passed: the thousandth letter has been added to the Leigh Hunt Online . While we have about 600 to go, the project has already been offered a few letters held by other institutions – and even some that remain in private hands. This project was fundedContinue reading “1,000 Leigh Hunt Letters Online”
Grant to Digitize Wallace Papers
We are pleased to announce that the National Historical Publications and Records Committee (NHPRC) of the National Archives has awarded The University of Iowa Libraries $32,700 in funding to digitize the microfilm edition of the Henry A. Wallace (1888-1965) Papers to create an open-access online collection. The 67 reels of microfilm contain approximately 67,000 framesContinue reading “Grant to Digitize Wallace Papers”
UI Libraries Contributing to Digital Humanities Scholarship
Traditionally humanities researchers have worked independently. Yet as this model of scholarship is changing to a more collaborative model, researchers are using social networks to support an open exchange of knowledge. Several new digital collaborative projects are providing the tools for this new scholarship and are incorporating high-quality primary resource collections. When the University ofContinue reading “UI Libraries Contributing to Digital Humanities Scholarship”
Digital Libraries and Digital Humanities – Nov 17
With the increasing importance of interdisciplinary research, and the increasing need for academic libraries to assume roles of information originator previously handled by others, new research alliances are forming on many university campuses. Join us for a presentation by Dr. Richard Furuta from Texas A&M University, “Digital Libraries and Digital Humanities: Experiences with Research PartnershipsContinue reading “Digital Libraries and Digital Humanities – Nov 17”
Iowa Aerial Photo Indices Online
When the Iowa Department of Transportation begins plans for a new roadway or expansion of a current one, they often review aerial photos to gain a historical perspective of the affected areas. Of course sorting through thousands of photos to find the one that depicts the right area is a very time-consuming task. So photomosaicContinue reading “Iowa Aerial Photo Indices Online”