A TRIENNIAL FINE BINDING COMPETITION & EXHIBITION PROMOTING THE ART OF THE BINDING The University of Iowa Libraries’ Special Collections is pleased to announce the imminent arrival of Open*Set an exhibition in the third floor gallery space in Special Collections March 8-April 19th, 2017. The OPEN • SET competition is a NEW triennial competitionContinue reading “Open * Set Bookbinding Exhibition Arrives March 8th”
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Big Ten Network Features Special Collections in “LiveBIG” TV Segment
If you tune in to the Big Ten Network for basketball games you might have noticed the LiveBIG segment featuring our social media team that plays during the breaks. The feature introduces the work that Special Collections staff have been doing in online communities on Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and for the Special Collections YouTubeContinue reading “Big Ten Network Features Special Collections in “LiveBIG” TV Segment”
Special Collections News 2/16/2017
News of Interest: Prairie Pop: NPR’s Codrescu breaks down Dadaism’s ongoing influence [Little Village feature about Adrei Codrescu’s talk at UI Libraries on Saturday] http://littlevillagemag.com/prairie-pop-nprs-codrescu-breaks-down-dadaisms-ongoing-influence/ Exploring Dada: Anti-war art movement on display at UI Main Library [CR Gazette feature about Dada Exhibition and curator Tim Shipe]: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/life/arts/exploring-dada-anti-war-art-movement-on-display-at-ui-main-library-20170204 Women’s March materials being saved for posterity [Gazette feature about IWA]:Continue reading “Special Collections News 2/16/2017”
Special Collections News & Updates 2/2/2017
News of Interest: Old Gold: Researching Seymour Gray Jr., civil rights activist and Hawkeye. UI archivist seeks info about 1965 alumnus. https://now.uiowa.edu/2017/01/old-gold-researching-seymour-gray-jr-civil-rights-activist-and-hawkeye Adventures in Book Studies: Taking a Class inside Special Collections by Anna Tunnicliff. https://hacklibraryschool.com/2016/12/19/adventures-in-book-studies-taking-a-class-inside-special-collections/ Events: On Friday, February 3rd, Professor Kevin van Bladel (Near Eastern Language and Cultures, Ohio State University) and Dr. Johannes Preiser-Kapeller (Institute for Medieval Research, AustrianContinue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 2/2/2017”
Documenting Dada//Disseminating Dada Exhibition Opens: Ribbon Cutting
Documenting Dada / Disseminating Dada is an exhibition featuring items from the University of Iowa Libraries’ International Dada Archive, the world’s most comprehensive collection of material related to the Dada movement. Timothy Shipe who is the curator of the International Dada Archive and a librarian in Special Collections curated the exhibition. From 1916 to 1923,Continue reading “Documenting Dada//Disseminating Dada Exhibition Opens: Ribbon Cutting”