We are happy to welcome Isabel Cazares as our new instruction and outreach librarian. In this position, Isabel will be working with both the University of Iowa Libraries and the Stanley Museum of Art to increase visibility and usability of our deep and distinctive art collections through object-based learning in the classroom. Isabel comes toContinue reading “Welcome Isabel Cazares”
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2017 Year in Review for Special Collections
Left: Manuscripts class with fifth grade students. Right: Center for the Book class. Photos: Final tote bag pile, Colleen Theisen and Rebecca Romney speaking at Prairie Lights, Janet Weaver speaking about Mujeres Latinas at Hancher, the Instagram meetup, and a crowd scene from the final plenary session. NBC Nightly News filmed a segment about theContinue reading “2017 Year in Review for Special Collections”
Special Collections Instruction Year in Review 2015-2016
Bring your Class to Special Collections
Special Collections News & Updates 6/3/2016
Newsfeed: A look back at the “Meet the Manuscript” workshop: https://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2016/06/03/meet-the-manuscript/ Riverside Theater will return to City Park for Pericles June 17-July 10: http://www.riversidetheatre.org/returningtothepark Salisbury House in Des Moines presents King Lear for “Shakespeare on the Lawn” June 16-19: https://www.facebook.com/events/1003846929670155/# Instruction Update: It may seem early, but we’re already booking classes for Fall! Right now isContinue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 6/3/2016”
Norwalk High School Artists Connect with History to Inspire New Creative Work
By Heather Wacha On Tuesday March 22, 2016 Special Collections welcomed 28 students from Norwalk High School, Norwalk, IA. The students were those of art teacher Maggie Harlow-Vogt. They had traveled all the way from Norwalk to Iowa City seeking inspiration from Special Collections and the Library’s Conservation Lab for their next art projects! TheContinue reading “Norwalk High School Artists Connect with History to Inspire New Creative Work”
The History of the Book: The Game to be used in Fall 2016 curricula
By: Amy H. Chen “The year is 1450. Johannes Gutenberg is printing a book, one of the first in the world. When he is finished, the printed book is born. Follow the history of the book through the next six centuries, through technological advancements, scientific breakthroughs, artistic triumphs, shifts in the socio-political climate, and the fluctuating financialContinue reading “The History of the Book: The Game to be used in Fall 2016 curricula”
A Look Back on 2015 in Special Collections
News and Updates from Special Collections 12/18/2015
From the Web and Social Media Preservation Projects Librarian, Vitalina Nova, wrote a blog post about the League of United Latino American Citizens Council 10, both their past records and their current projects for the Iowa Women’s Archives blog. Image on the left from LULAC Council 10 Records, IWA0733 2016 Rose Bowl aContinue reading “News and Updates from Special Collections 12/18/2015”