A few weeks ago, I presented an exciting new prototype program I’ve been keeping my eyes on. It’s a program out of UCLA called VSim. I had the pleasure of […]
Author Archives: Hannah Scates Kettler
It’s official!
Fluxus Digital Collection Launch www.fluxusdigitalcollection.org April 7, 2015—We are pleased to announce the launch of The Fluxus Digital Collection. This online collection gathers an eclectic range of artworks […]
It’s official!
Fluxus Digital Collection Launch www.fluxusdigitalcollection.org April 7, 2015—We are pleased to announce the launch of The Fluxus Digital Collection. This online collection gathers an eclectic range of artworks […]
Contributing in code
For librarians, particularly those in academic settings, an important part of the job is contributing to the development of the profession; traditionally, this has included tasks such as giving presentations at conferences and publishing […]
DIY History celebrates 50,000th transcription!
As DIY History, the University of Iowa’s transcription crowdsourcing site, has inched toward its 50,000th submission, we’ve been looking forward to reaching such an amazing milestonetemp — hence the queued-up cake […]
Historically mustachioed
In celebration of Movember and of Digital Research & Publishing’s sometimes very hirsute new department head, we’re reprising a few of last year’s Great Mustaches of the Iowa Digital Library: Find your own […]
Tom Keegan Named Head of Digital Research & Publishing
The University of Iowa Libraries has hired Tom Keegan as Head of Digital Research & Publishing. A Rhetoric faculty member and co-director of the IDEAL (Iowa Digital Engagement & Learning) […]
Science fiction fanzines planned for DIY History
The University of Iowa Libraries has announced a major digitization initiative, in partnership with the UI Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. 10,000 science fiction fanzines […]
Crowdsourcing soldiers on
While our long-delayed launch of World War I & II documents at DIY History continues to be long delayed, there are still plenty of items currently available for transcription, including several new […]
The Treasure in the Old Will: Iowa Women’s Archives Inherits Valuable Nancy Drew Collection
There were no missing documents, phony relatives, or suspicious fires — just a straightforward bequest from Peggy Wirt, whose mother, the late Mildred Wirt Benson, was the original ghostwriter of […]