University Archivist David McCartney has been elected president of the Midwest Archives Conference for a two year term. MAC is one of the nation’s largest regional professional associations for archivists. Founded in 1972, MAC now has more than 800 individual members. MAC’s institutional members include a variety of corporate, government, religious, and university archives, asContinue reading “David McCartney Elected President of Midwest Archives Conference”
Author Archives: Colleen Theisen
YouTube Video: Book Anatomy by Hannah Hacker
Members of the Internet Creator’s Guild who are makers of educational video have come together this week to collectively release work on the theme “Create.” The University of Iowa Special Collections’ contribution to this effort is a two and a half minute hand drawn video about book anatomy. Hannah Hacker put her pen to paperContinue reading “YouTube Video: Book Anatomy by Hannah Hacker”
Andrei Codrescu’s Visit to UI Libraries & Lecture Recording
Poet & NPR Correspondent Andrei Codrescu visited the Documenting Dada/Disseminating Dada exhibition and delivered a lecture, “Andrei Codrescu’s Posthuman Dada Guide.” A video recording of his February 18th talk is now available here: https://youtu.be/1t8bz6mdkZU The Documenting Dada/Disseminating Dada exhibition continues until April 28, 2017 in the Main Library Gallery and is free and open to the public. MoreContinue reading “Andrei Codrescu’s Visit to UI Libraries & Lecture Recording”
Special Collections Open House – Exhibition Reception and Acquisitions Talk March 8th
Special Collections and the Iowa Bibliophiles will be hosting a reception and open house extravaganza the evening of Wednesday March 8, 2017 celebrating the arrival of the traveling exhibition Open*Set while providing an opportunity for in-depth investigation of our newest acquisitions. Explore the Open*Set exhibition from the American Academy of Bookbinding, in the Special Collections gallery space whileContinue reading “Special Collections Open House – Exhibition Reception and Acquisitions Talk March 8th”
Open * Set Bookbinding Exhibition Arrives March 8th
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”
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”
