{"id":4455,"date":"2016-05-27T14:31:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T14:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/?p=4455"},"modified":"2019-01-14T20:55:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T20:55:12","slug":"special-collections-news-updates-5272016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/2016\/05\/27\/special-collections-news-updates-5272016\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections News &amp; Updates 5\/27\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Important Announcements:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Special Collections and the Iowa Women&#8217;s Archives&#8217; Reading Rooms will be closed May 30th for the Memorial Day holiday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Newsfeed:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"panel-pane pane-node-title\">Old Gold: <em>The course catalog, or UI&#8217;s &#8216;wish book&#8217;:&nbsp;Archived publications serve as important university resource<\/em>: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2016\/05\/old-gold-course-catalog-or-uis-wish-book\">http:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2016\/05\/old-gold-course-catalog-or-uis-wish-book<\/a>&nbsp;by University Archivist David McCartney<\/li>\n<li class=\"panel-pane pane-node-title\">\u2018<em>Star Trek\u2019 filmmaker loves making voyage home<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2016\/05\/%E2%80%98star-trek%E2%80%99-filmmaker-loves-making-voyage-home\">http:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2016\/05\/%E2%80%98star-trek%E2%80%99-filmmaker-loves-making-voyage-home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"panel-pane pane-node-title\"><em>\u2018Star Trek\u2019 filmmaker on UI: \u2018This is the place that shaped me\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iowalum.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/20\/star-trek-filmmaker-on-ui-this-is-the-place-that-shaped-me\/\">http:\/\/www.iowalum.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/20\/star-trek-filmmaker-on-ui-this-is-the-place-that-shaped-me\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"panel-pane pane-node-title\">Iowa Women&#8217;s Archives curator K\u00e4ren Mason is featured speaking about Nancy Drew author Mildred Wirt Benson in the trailer for this documentary, &#8220;River to River: Iowa&#8217;s Forgotten Highway 6: <a href=\"http:\/\/docublogger.typepad.com\/highway6\/2016\/05\/take-a-peek-at-the-award-winning-river-to-river-trailer.html\">http:\/\/docublogger.typepad.com\/highway6\/2016\/05\/take-a-peek-at-the-award-winning-river-to-river-trailer.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4464 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/05\/pete-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Peter Balestrieri in Archival Outlook\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/05\/pete-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/05\/pete-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/05\/pete-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Curator of Science Fiction and Popular Culture, Peter Balestrieri is featured&nbsp;in the Cover Story of the May\/June issue of Archival Outlook from the Society of American Archivists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArchivists are artists,\u201d Balestrieri remarks, reflecting on his punk rock gig with the Violent Femmes and how a life with music and libraries intertwined eventually led him to Special Collections.<\/p>\n<p>Read the whole feature <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluetoad.com\/publication\/?i=301933\">here on pages 8-9 and 26.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Event Recap:<\/h3>\n<p>The UI Libraries hosted Nicholas Meyer, who made an&nbsp;appearance as a guest speaker in conjunction with the Main Library Gallery exhibition <b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/\">50 Years of Star Trek<\/a><\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer, who is an alumnus of the University of Iowa,&nbsp;directed the movie&nbsp;<i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084726?ref_=nmbio_mbio\">Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/a>&nbsp;(1982)<\/b><\/i> and&nbsp;contributed to the shooting script for that film (uncredited). He wrote portions of the screenplay&nbsp;for&nbsp;<i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0092007?ref_=nmbio_mbio\">Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home<\/a>&nbsp;(1986)<\/b><\/i> and went on to direct&nbsp;<i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0102975?ref_=nmbio_trv_2\">Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<\/a>&nbsp;(1991)<\/b><\/i>, for which he also co-wrote the screenplay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storify.com\/UISpecColl\/nicholas-meyer\">Storify of Tweets from the event.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video from his talk is available here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicholas Meyer visits UI Main Library - May 20, 2016\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0q-4WbhRsy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>New Staxpeditions:<\/h3>\n<p>English Department Shakespeare Professor Adam Hooks joined us for an episode of Staxpeditions. Can you guess where his favorite call number range might lead?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Staxpeditions 21: Shakespeare for Sale\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9tLE3EqNXfA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>New Acquisition:<\/h3>\n<p>Helen Hiebert\u2019s Interluceo arrived recently, at the request of several UICB faculty members. <em>Interluceo <\/em>is a collaborative work, blending Helen\u2019s paper and watermarks with papercut illustrations by Beatrice Coron and a binding by Claudia Cohen. It\u2019s a beautiful example of how the talents of multiple artists can come together to tell a fascinating story using the form of the book itself. Photos and video really don\u2019t do it justice! &#8211; Margaret Gamm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/iQnrbbDzgTB<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.givetoiowa.org\/GiveToIowa\/WebObjects\/GiveToIowa.woa\/wa\/goTo?area=libraries\">Donate to the University Libraries\u2019 Special Collections Fund<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want to stay connected? &nbsp;Follow us on social media:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/uiowaspecialcollections\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/08\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" width=\"33\" height=\"33\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/uispeccoll\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/05\/instagram-logo-796x404-e1463157305165.jpg\" alt=\"Instagram logo\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/vine.co\/uispeccoll\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2853 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/08\/vine.jpg\" alt=\"vine\" width=\"29\" height=\"30\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/uispeccoll.tumblr.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2851 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/08\/tumblr-e1463157511494.jpg\" alt=\"tumblr\" width=\"30\" height=\"31\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/uispeccoll\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2849 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/08\/Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter\" width=\"34\" height=\"36\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/user\/uispeccoll\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2852 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/08\/youtube.jpg\" alt=\"youtube\" width=\"35\" height=\"34\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important Announcements: Special Collections and the Iowa Women&#8217;s Archives&#8217; Reading Rooms will be closed May 30th for the Memorial Day holiday. &nbsp; Newsfeed: Old Gold: The course catalog, or UI&#8217;s &#8216;wish book&#8217;:&nbsp;Archived publications serve as important university resource: &nbsp;http:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2016\/05\/old-gold-course-catalog-or-uis-wish-book&nbsp;by University Archivist David McCartney \u2018Star Trek\u2019 filmmaker loves making voyage home&nbsp;http:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2016\/05\/%E2%80%98star-trek%E2%80%99-filmmaker-loves-making-voyage-home \u2018Star Trek\u2019 filmmaker on UI:<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/2016\/05\/27\/special-collections-news-updates-5272016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Special Collections News &amp; Updates 5\/27\/2016&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":4464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[349,342,146,104],"syndication":[435],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4455"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6202,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455\/revisions\/6202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4455"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=4455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}