University Archivist David McCartney presented on “Documenting Activism: How the Digital Humanities Can Uncover the History of Protest” at the American Association of University Professors national conference meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 16. McCartney, who curated the online exhibit “Uptight and Laid-back: Iowa City in the 1960s,” launched in 2016, described how the webContinue reading “University Archivist presents on “Documenting Activism: How the Digital Humanities Can Uncover the History of Protest””
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An Internship in the Vault
By Julia Rohn, Museum Studies Intern Picture this: My eyes are closed so as to not ruin the surprise. A heavy door opens, groaning. Parchment permeates the air, warm and familiar. I am told to open my eyes and a whole world is revealed: books line every wall, towering me. Instead of feeling small, myContinue reading “An Internship in the Vault”
Fourth Annual Shakespeare Livestream – TOMORROW (Wednesday 4/26) 11AM-1PM
FOURTH Annual Shakespeare Livestream Tune in live Wednesday April 26, 11:00am-1:00pm CST [Central time in the USA is GMT -5:00] We’re back! Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday week by joining us – live on the internet! – for our FOURTH annual Shakespeare’s Death Anniversary & Birthday Week Commemoration Livestream, featuring University of Iowa Shakespeare professor Adam Hooks, alongside ColleenContinue reading “Fourth Annual Shakespeare Livestream – TOMORROW (Wednesday 4/26) 11AM-1PM”
Special Collections News and Updates 3/30/2017
Newsfeed: Travel Grant Applications due April 15, 2017 https://www.tumblr.com/iowawomensarchives/158778861035/every-girl-has-a-voice-every-woman-has-a-story Instruction: Play testing began on Amy Chen’s second game, Mark! Check out the development on Twitter through #markthegame. Exhibitions: https://www.instagram.com/p/BR59sMIA6dg/?taken-by=uilibraries From the Web & Social Media: New Podcast Historically Yours Launches https://www.tumblr.com/uispeccoll/159229043493 Donate to the University Libraries’ Special Collections Fund Want to stay connected?Continue reading “Special Collections News and Updates 3/30/2017”
New Podcast Historically Yours Launches
The University of Iowa Special Collections has a new podcast, Historically Yours which will be a biweekly podcast. In each episode Outreach Librarian Colleen Theisen and a guest will read one historic letter, research the context, and discuss the role of letter writing past and present. Episode 1 features Digital Project Librarian Laura Hampton readingContinue reading “New Podcast Historically Yours Launches”
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”
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 & Updates 12/01/2016
News of Interest: UI earns No. 1 ranking in university website accessibility: https://now.uiowa.edu/2016/11/ui-tops-in-university-website-accessibility A Snapshot of Cook’s Point (with a shout out to Migration is Beautiful): http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2016/10/13/a-snapshot-of-cooks-point/ Staff Publications: Instruction Librarian Amy Chen has a new publication. “Possessing an Inner History: Curators, Donors, and Affective Stewardship,” Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, 12.3 (OctoberContinue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 12/01/2016”
December 14th Iowa Bibliophiles: Arthur Bonfield: 60 years of collecting rare books from 1490-1800
Iowa Bibliophiles December Meeting Arthur Bonfield: 60 years of collecting rare books from 1490-1800 For the last 60 years Professor Arthur Bonfield has collected rare books— original copies of books on several subjects written, published, printed, and bound between 1490 and 1800. In this talk he will discuss the why, how, what, and resultContinue reading “December 14th Iowa Bibliophiles: Arthur Bonfield: 60 years of collecting rare books from 1490-1800”
Special Collections News and Updates 11/17/2016
Statements from the American Library Association and the Society of American Archivists confirming a commitment to diversity and inclusion: American Library Association: “As an association representing these libraries, librarians and library workers, ALA believes that the struggle against racism, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination is central to our mission. We will continue to support effortsContinue reading “Special Collections News and Updates 11/17/2016”