John P. Culshaw, senior associate dean of libraries at the University of Colorado, Boulder, has been named university librarian for the University of Iowa, effective Aug. 1. Culshaw joined the university libraries at CU-Boulder in 1991 as central reference librarian. From 1996 to 2008, he oversaw the libraries’ Systems Department, providing leadership and direction forContinue reading “Culshaw named University Librarian”
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National History Day at the University of Iowa Libraries, February 15, 2013
The University of Iowa Libraries welcomes students from Roosevelt, Wilson, and Franklin Middle Schools for a National History Day workshop. http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/nhd
Banned Books Week 2012
Banned Books Week (September 30-October 6) is an annual celebration of the freedom to read. This is the 30th year of Banned Books Week, and UI Libraries is celebrating on Tumblr: http://bannedbooksweek2012.tumblr.com/. Check out updates about challenged books, submit a photo of your favorite banned or challenged book, and learn more about censorship and theContinue reading “Banned Books Week 2012”
UBorrow wins resource sharing innovation award
UBorrow—the new service that offers rapid access to over 90 million books from 13 research libraries—has won the Rethinking Resource Sharing 2012 Innovation Award. David Larsen of the University of Chicago Library and Anne Beaubien of the University of Michigan accepted the award on behalf of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation—a consortium of Big Ten memberContinue reading “UBorrow wins resource sharing innovation award”
Winet new director of Digital Studio for Public Humanities
Jon Winet has been named the inaugural director of the Digital Studio for Public Humanities at the University of Iowa. The new Studio is a campus-wide initiative based in the Main Library that will encourage and support public digital humanities research and scholarship by faculty, staff, and students, including those involved in “Public Humanities inContinue reading “Winet new director of Digital Studio for Public Humanities”
Printmaker Walter Hamady Visits UI Libraries
Playing to a standing room only crowd in the North Hall of the Main Library on Tuesday, April 20th , Walter Hamady1 discussed his work2, the creative process3 and working with students4. Drawing a cadre of graphic design students, Center for the Book students and faculty, local printmakers, bibliophiles from near and far5 and evenContinue reading “Printmaker Walter Hamady Visits UI Libraries”