With a few items from the Iowa Digital Library, we celebrate Juan Gris 125th birthday, known for his cubist style and working alongside Picasso (a fellow countryman) and Braque whose cubist work was largely monochromatic.  Juan Gris, on the other hand, painted his cubist designs with a brighter palette more in keeping with his friendContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Juan Gris”

Nothing goes together with summertime like root beer.  And given this summer, the colder the better.  The Nourished Kitchen blog published a recipe for homemade root beer, and in describing the history of the beverage, pointed to a delightful 1891 pamphlet for Hires’ Root Beer from the Szathmary Recipe Pamphlet digital collection from the Iowa DigitalContinue reading “Root Beer”

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”

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”

Barbara Hamby’s “Lester Higata’s 20th Century” was announced as the winner of the 2010 John Simmons Short Fiction Award winner from the University of Iowa Press.  The John Simmons Short Fiction Award — named for the first director of the University of Iowa Press — was created in 1988 to complement the existing Iowa ShortContinue reading “Short Fiction Award”

Take a trip back 80 years with a few homecoming memories from the Iowa Digital Library.    Iowa-Penn State homecoming football game, Nov. 15, 1930   Iowa-Penn State homecoming football game, Nov. 15, 1930      Homecoming corn monument, 1930     Homecoming pin, 1930      Cheerleader placing pin on hawk during Homecoming festivities,Continue reading “Homecoming 1930-2010”

It’s helpful for Digital Library Services to examine usage statistics about the Iowa Digital Library to see where site traffic comes from and which collections have more or less hits.  Sometimes, it’s just fun to see outside links pointing to unexpected places.  The Springer Printing Ephemera is a digital collectiton containing samples from various printing companies,Continue reading “Ephemeral bovine”