Re-shelving, putting items in folders, boxing, labeling, sorting, shifting, dusting and vacuuming are just a snapshot of what happens behind the scenes everyday in any Special Collections or archives and that means our students and volunteers often have unique opportunities to identify unique items in the collections. From time to time in this space we will featureContinue reading “Voices from the Stacks #1: Special Collections’ “Miseries””
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Book Tasting Event Results
Last weekend at the Iowa City Book Festival, Special Collections & University Archives hosted a Book Tasting event in the Old Capitol. As a closed stack library usually researchers and readers already have an item in mind when they come to see us. “Search” will turn up very different results from “browse” as a strategy andContinue reading “Book Tasting Event Results”
Help Document Student Life in the University Archives
The University Archives has two announcements: A new acquisition and an ongoing project, both of which have an embedded call to help document student life here at the University of Iowa. Janet Pease, who earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees (including the Ph.D.) in history from The University of Iowa, donated to the University Archives herContinue reading “Help Document Student Life in the University Archives”
Sample a Rare Vintage at our Book Tasting Event
Sample a selection of vintage illustrated books exploring the natural world pulled from the stacks of Special Collections & University Archives at our Book Tasting event at the Iowa City Book Festival. Browse 19th century botany, gardening, children’s textbooks, animals, herbals and more! “Sample” a book, add some tags to help future browsers identify its “flavor”Continue reading “Sample a Rare Vintage at our Book Tasting Event”
Zine Month in Special Collections
Happy International Zine Month! Throughout July Special Collections & University Archives will be celebrating by highlighting zines from our collections. Every day this month, Olson Fellow (and zine enthusiast) Kalmia Strong will be selecting a zine from our collections to share on Twitter. Follow us @UISpecColl to see her picks, which will cover a broadContinue reading “Zine Month in Special Collections”