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Nicholas Meyer on set with Leonard Nimoy
May 06 2016

Special Collections Weekly Update 5/6/2016

Posted on May 6, 2016January 14, 2019 by Colleen Theisen

Important Announcements:

The Iowa Women’s Archives will be closed May 16-27th for painting.

 

Newsfeed:

  • Talk of Iowa: Brinton Films Make Second Debut in 100 Years at World’s Longest Running Movie Theater featuring Greg Prickman, Head of Special Collections in an interview with Charity Nebbe.
  • Kalona Times: More than a century later, silent film collection again shown in State Theater By Dan Ehl
  • The Discovery of “Manly Health and Training”: Walt Whitman’s Long-Lost Guide to Getting the Body You’ve Always Wanted by Stephanie Blalock from the Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio.

 

Congratulations to our Graduates!

Kelly Grogg, Laurel Rhame, Ella von Holtum and Amanda Rasmussen, graduate student employees from Special Collections and the Iowa Women’s Archives, presented their posters last week as part of their Masters in Library Science. Both Amanda and Ella received ‘distinguished poster’ awards. Congratulations to Kelly, Laura, Ella, Amanda, and to all of the students graduating this month from the School of Library and Information Science.

Laurel Rhame
Kelly Grogg
Amanda Rasmussen
Ella von Holtum

 

Heather WachaCongratulations also to Heather Wacha who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in history this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events:

1. Iowa Bibliophiles Book Club Meeting

thumbnail2Wednesday, May 11th, Snacks at 6:30pm, Discussion from 7-8pm in the Special Collections Reading Room, 3rd Floor Main Library.

Find a copy of “The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio” and join us for a book club.

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/597571477057785/

 

2. Stong Minded Men Make Music For Strong Minded Women: A Fundraiser for the Iowa Women’s Archives

CaptureThursday, May 12, 6:30PM at The Mill

Music performances featuring Tom Mason and Homebrewed.
Suggested donation: $10 a the door, $20 with a “Strong Minded” t-shirt
Students $5 (or $15 with “Strong Minded” t-shirt)

Proceeds will go to the Iowa Women’s Archives
Donations can also be made at: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/giving

RSVP on Facebook or the University Calendar.

 

3. Nicholas Meyer

Nicholas Meyer on set with Leonard Nimoy during the shooting of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. The photo is archived in the University of Iowa Libraries' Special Collections as part of a collection donated by Nicholas Meyer.
Nicholas Meyer on set with Leonard Nimoy

Friday, May 20 at 6:30pm to 8:00pmUniversity of Iowa Main Library, Shambaugh Auditorium 125 West Washington St. Iowa City

Meyer will deliver a brief talk, titled The Last Man To Understand Anything.

There will be a Q&A session afterward.

Free and Open to the Public

More details on the University Calendar.

 

Event Recap:

1. Making Tribbles at “Break from Busyness” in the UI Main Library Learning Commons:

The Break From Busyness was an event in the Learning Commons everyday giving students a chance to do something creative to take a break from studying for final exams. Colleen Theisen was there with tribbles the students could stuff and stitch to add to the 50 Years of Star Trek exhibition. Students making a tribble received an “I’m a tribble maker” button and an entry to win the life size Captain Kirk cutout that is slowly being overcome by tribbles in the front case of the exhibition. Watch for more tribble making opportunities throughout the summer months!

 

2. Peter Balestrieri’s Report from the DemiCon Science Fiction Convention:

It was my pleasure to attend the 27th DemiCon Science Fiction Convention in Des Moines last week. The UI Libraries had a table in the hotel lobby that was seen by everyone in attendance. I gave out our coveted retro robot and rocket ship squeeze toys and dozens of our self-made zines that advertise our Star Trek and Doctor Who collections, along with a zine explaining the Hevelin Fanzine Digitization Project. I also spoke on a panel (one that fans called the “best panel in years”) on Victorian Horror with Artist Guest of Honor, Alan M. Clark. Finally, I delivered our annual, “State of the Hevelin Collection,” presentation to people who knew Rusty Hevelin and loved him. All the news regarding digitization of fanzines and the progress made cataloging pulp magazines and books from the collection was very well-received. All in all, it was another great opportunity to reach out to the people of Iowa to let them know what we do in Special Collections (and have some fun).

 

Special Collections' Table at Demicon
Special Collections' table
Zombie costumes from Demicon
Zombie cosplay

 

Social Media & Online Community:

New Acquisition Vine Videos Pass 1.5 Million Views

Acquisitions & Collections Management Librarian Margaret Gamm’s 6 second Vine videos opening new acquisitions have been viewed over 1.5 million times total. Congratulations to Margaret Gamm and Colleen Theisen on their continuing work to deliver information about our holdings in online communities.

Seen below is Deep in the Yellow Woods from 2015.  It is a carousel format book hand sewn by the artist, Lois Morrison, and featuring a fantasy poem also written by the artist and is one of 20 copies.

https://vine.co/v/iUYlxuOj7hq

 

This Week’s New Video:

This week we posted a new episode of Staxpeditions exploring the F850 call number range requested by our follower Dana Gerber-Margie.

 


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Posted in News, Weekly UpdateTagged brinton, demicon, graduation, Iowa Bibliophiles, milestone, nicholas meyer, SLIS, star trek, tom mason, tribbles, vine
Apr 29 2016

Special Collections Weekly Updates 4/29/2016

Posted on April 29, 2016January 14, 2019 by Colleen Theisen

Newsfeed:

  • Daily Iowan: Star Trek Lands in the Main Library by Bill Cooney 
  • Daily Iowan TV: Star Trek Exhibit by Zhao Li
  • CBS Fox 2: Brinton Extravaganza Will Celebrate Silent Film Collection by Steffi Lee.
  • How I Teach by Dr. Adam Hooks, English Department, University of Iowa.
  • ACRL Library Marketing & Outreach Group interview with Outreach & Engagement Librarian Colleen Theisen

 

Launched this week:

1960’s Digital Exhibition
1960's exhibition front pageUptight & Laid-back: Iowa City in the 1960s
, an ongoing collaborative project developed by University Archivist David McCartney and The Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio, brings to life a dynamic and turbulent decade for the University and for Iowa City. The curated topics pages and interactive map invite the public to explore an array of material associated with the campus and the community. The public is also welcome to contribute materials! We’ll be adding to the site over the coming months. Stay tuned!

 

Deadlines:

May 1, 2016:  The Olson Graduate Assistant

The Olson Graduate Research Assistant position in Special Collections is a two year 50% position for incoming or current graduate students at the University of Iowa to join the department and support reference, instruction, outreach, processing, and exhibitions, while having opportunity pursue individual projects.

Apply today: http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/graduate-assistant-job-postings/7181/olson-graduate-research-assistant

June 3, 2016: Proposals for RBMS Seminars for the 2017 Conference in Iowa City

Seminars are 90-minute sessions, given in a variety of formats. They constitute an important educational component of each conference and are a valuable forum for the exchange of ideas and information on particular topics of relevance to rare book and manuscript librarians. Read more.

 

Upcoming Events:

Break from Busyness (Become a #tribblemaker)

Heather Bain hugging TribblesMonday-Friday, May 2nd-5th, 12-3pm

This finals season we challenge you to find time for breaks in your studying. To help, librarians at Main Library have set up a handful of challenge activities designed to help take your minds off of finals, just for a bit. Special Collections staff will be on hand with fur fabric and supplies if you want to become a tribble maker and add to the Star Trek exhibition! Get an “I’m a tribble maker” button and an entry to win the life size Captain Kirk cutout currently in the front case of the gallery. More info.

 

Guest Speaker: Author Michael Blanding

the map thief book coverThe Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries will host Michael Blanding, author of bestseller The Map Thief, the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps.

Thursday, May 5, 2016 in the Main Library’s Shambaugh Auditorium. Blanding’s presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m., with a reception and book signing to follow at 7:30 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public. More info.

Iowa Bibliophiles Book Club Meeting

thumbnail2Wednesday, May 11th, Snacks at 6:30pm, Discussion from 7-8pm in the Special Collections Reading Room, 3rd Floor Main Library.

Find a copy of “The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio” and join us for a book club.

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/597571477057785/

 

Stong Minded Men Make Music For Strong Minded Women: A Fundraiser for the Iowa Women’s Archives

CaptureThursday, May 12, 6:30PM at The Mill

Music performances featuring Tom Mason and Homebrewed.
Suggested donation: $10 a the door, $20 with a “Strong Minded” t-shirt
Students $5 (or $15 with “Strong Minded” t-shirt)

Proceeds will go to the Iowa Women’s Archives
Donations can also be made at: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/giving

More information or RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1030900993623678/

 

Instruction:

Portrait image of Amy ChenThis week we had ten classes in to special collections. Just because it’s close to the end of the semester doesn’t mean we’re slowing down!

While you may be more focused on ending the academic year strong, if you are an instructor, this is the right time to start thinking about requesting class dates and times for summer or fall 2016. Please use our instruction request form to request your upcoming sessions: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/forms/speccoll_class/. It’s especially important to be the early bird if you work with early materials, as our medieval manuscripts are limited to five class uses per semester on a first come-first serve basis.

Also note that Instruction Librarian Amy Chen will be out on vacation for three weeks from May 9 through May 27. During this time, the instruction request form will be forwarded to the Olson Graduate Assistants, John Fifield and Kelly Grogg. They will handle the booking of your courses until Amy returns. Other questions or correspondence to Amy will be answered as soon as possible upon her return to the office at the end of May.

 

Social Media & Online Community:

You can revisit our third annual Shakespeare Livestream:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video!

 


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Posted in News, Weekly UpdateTagged 1960's exhibition, Amy Chen, break from busyness, homebrewed, Iowa Bibliophiles, olson graduate assistant, shakespeare livestream, the millionaire and the bard, tom mason

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