On November 4-6, 2010, the Department of English hosted NonfictioNow 2010, the third Bedell Nonfiction Conference. About 450 writers and readers met in the Iowa Memorial Union to explore the past, present, and future of nonfiction in its myriad forms. The Iowa Digital Library has extended the reach of those discussions to online users everywhereContinue reading “NonfictioNow 2010 Recordings Available”
Monthly Archives: November 2010
WW2 in Iowa Thankgiving: Turkey, potatoes, and exotic dancers
“Prison camp soldiers gobble turkeys!”, Clarinda Herald Journal, Nov. 23, 1944 “WAC tables turned for Thanksgiving dinner,” Des Moines Register, Nov. 26, 1943 “Gets some expert advice,” Des Moines Evening Tribune, Nov. 25, 1943 Among the expected stories of soldiers celebrating Thanksgiving with a turkey dinner and all the trimmings, the World War II Iowa Press Clippings digital collectionContinue reading “WW2 in Iowa Thankgiving: Turkey, potatoes, and exotic dancers”
Dear Diary
We were delighted to run across this blog post from writer, editor, and UI alum Alison Feldmann on the IDL’s Historic Iowa Children’s Diaries digital collection. We have a deep love for historic diaries as well, and we’re currently hard at work developing a site that will allow the public to help enhance our collections through “crowdsourcing” or collaborative transcriptionContinue reading “Dear Diary”
Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature iPhone App
Developers of the Writing Universtiy at the University of Iowa have released a new iPhone app that focuses on Iowa City’s place as a UNESCO City of Literature. The app can be downloaded through the iTunes App Store. More information can be found through the UI News Service. The Virtual Writing University Archive is another resource thatContinue reading “Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature iPhone App”
Digital humanities faculty searches underway
At Digital Library Services we are excited to see the new job postings for four faculty positions in support of a cluster initiative in Public Humanities in a Digital World. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is searching for the first three of an eventual six positions under this initiative. The new School of Library and Information Science director will beContinue reading “Digital humanities faculty searches underway”