The Iowa Digital Library is fortunate to host the college scrapbooks of three University of Iowa students from the 1920s and 1930s, which provide views of the African-American community during their time on campus. The Althea Beatrice Moore Smith scrapbook was added to the Iowa Digital Library thanks to a collaboration between the AfricanContinue reading “IDL highlights for Black History Month”
Monthly Archives: February 2015
IRO Highlights for Black History Month
Here are some highlights from our digital collections for black history month. These three books are available as free PDFs online. They were published in the University of Iowa Press Singular Lives series. Fly in the Buttermilk: The Life Story of Cecil Reed Cecil Reed Priscilla Donovan Born in 1913 in Collinsville, Illinois, Cecil Reed has livedContinue reading “IRO Highlights for Black History Month”
IRO January 2015 usage
Content in Iowa Research Online was downloaded 131,084 times in January, a 19% increase over January 2015. The items receiving the most use were all theses: Oxidation and reactivity of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde, a reactive intermediate of dopamine metabolism Nurse manager competencies Design of wind turbine tower and foundation systems: optimization approach Three essays on the customer satisfaction-customerContinue reading “IRO January 2015 usage”