The Walt Whitman Quarterly Review (WWQR), a literary quarterly sponsored by the University of Iowa Graduate College and the Department of English, is now available online at http://ir.uiowa.edu/wwqr/. The official journal of the Walt Whitman Studies Association is edited at Iowa by editor Ed Folsom and managing editor Blake Bronson-Bartlett. Less than a month afterContinue reading “Walt Whitman Quarterly Goes Digital”
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Lasers in the Library, Mar 25 at 7 p.m.
On May 16, 1960, working at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California, Theodore Maiman and his co-workers C. K. Asawa and I. J. D’Haenens switched on a makeshift device that they had assembled, and hoped for the best. The device was revolutionary, yet deceptively simple and elegant–its essence was a powerful coiled flash lamp surroundingContinue reading “Lasers in the Library, Mar 25 at 7 p.m.”
Iowa City Book Festival seeks participants, vendors for July 16-18 event
The 2010 Iowa City Book Festival is set for July 16-18, expanding the event from a one-day event to a three-day festival, which organizers hope will attract an even larger crowd after a successful start in 2009. To accomplish that goal, organizers are asking local businesses to participate with programming and activities in their placesContinue reading “Iowa City Book Festival seeks participants, vendors for July 16-18 event”
What is the future of the print book? Mar 10 at 4 p.m.
What is the future of the print book in a context of its digital delivery? Wide redefinition is in progress in fields as diverse as neurology of reading, digital preservation, e-book marketing, and technology of print on demand. Book Studies ForumWednesday, March 10 at 4-5:30 p.m.Main Library Second Floor Conference Room (2032) Discussion extends fromContinue reading “What is the future of the print book? Mar 10 at 4 p.m.”
“Comrades in the Labor Room,” Women’s History Month Lecture
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the University’s Council on the Status of Women, History of Medicine Society and Iowa Women’s Archives will sponsor a reception and a public lecture by University of Iowa History Professor Paula Michaels. Wednesday, March 104:30 – 6:30 p.m.Iowa Women’s Archives on the third floor of the Main Library. TheContinue reading ““Comrades in the Labor Room,” Women’s History Month Lecture”
Women’s History Month reception, Mar 3
To celebrate women’s history month and to unveil a new digital collection of UI alumna Eve Drewelowe, the UI Libraries will host a reception from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in the North Exhibition Hall of the Main Library. Joni Kinsey, Curator of the Drewelowe art collection, will speak briefly onContinue reading “Women’s History Month reception, Mar 3”
Esther Bierbaum 1928-2010
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”
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”