For librarians, particularly those in academic settings, an important part of the job is contributing to the development of the profession; traditionally, this has included tasks such as giving presentations at conferences and publishing articles in scholarly journals. But thanks to the evolving nature of our work and to innovations on the part of our developers, the University of IowaContinue reading “Contributing in code”
Monthly Archives: November 2014
DIY History celebrates 50,000th transcription!
As DIY History, the University of Iowa’s transcription crowdsourcing site, has inched toward its 50,000th submission, we’ve been looking forward to reaching such an amazing milestonetemp — hence the queued-up cake gif. But as it turned out, we weren’t quite prepared for how it went down today. On the heels of some high-profile attention from BuzzFeedContinue reading “DIY History celebrates 50,000th transcription!”
Four Million Downloads!
Items in Iowa Research Online have been downloaded more than four million times! This means that scholarship created by University of Iowa faculty, researchers and students is being read around the world. We crossed the three million mark in late January 2014; it is so very exciting to have had such an increase in just over nine monthsContinue reading “Four Million Downloads!”
Historically mustachioed
In celebration of Movember and of Digital Research & Publishing’s sometimes very hirsute new department head, we’re reprising a few of last year’s Great Mustaches of the Iowa Digital Library: Find your own favorites! Probably here: digital.lib.uiowa.edu/dentistry
Tom Keegan named Head of Digital Research & Publishing
The University of Iowa Libraries has hired Tom Keegan as Head of Digital Research & Publishing. A Rhetoric faculty member and co-director of the IDEAL (Iowa Digital Engagement & Learning) initiative, Keegan has a partial appointment with the Libraries until January, when he will assume full-time duties leading DRP. In this position Keegan will buildContinue reading “Tom Keegan named Head of Digital Research & Publishing”