Author Archives: mdilwort

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ALA Conference Recap

ALA Conference Recap

Matt Dilworth
The American Library Association’s annual conference was held in Washington, D.C. last weekend.  26,000 librarians from all over the country converged to discuss the pressing issues of libraries and information access.  This was the first time I had attended, and I was amazed at the scale and breadth of opportunities and challenges facing librarians today. There were numerous breakout sessions, panel discussions, and presentations there, including poster sessions.  In fact, out of 120 poster sessions offered at the conference, IU East was privileged to offer three of them.  I got to present the library’s action figure tour (on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IENKivi3pEg).  About a hundred people came by to look at the dolls and hear how and why we made it.  … Continued
Summer Reading

Summer Reading

, Matt Dilworth
Recently, I’ve been re-reading some of my favorite author, Ira Levin’s, novels.  I just completed “A Kiss Before Dying” and found it every bit as satisfying a thriller as the first read-through.  Which got me thinking about what to read this summer. Summer is often a time of book lists and beach reading that we don’t have time for the rest of the year.  A good time to catch up on the things friends have recommended, things that sound good, or things we think we ought to read.  And a library is an excellent source for these books. A lot of times these are flash-in-the-pan books of no substance, which we forget about immediately.  But they don’t have to be.  … Continued
Meet Sara Wilhoite

Meet Sara Wilhoite

, Interns, Sara Wilhoite
Hi, my name is Sara Wilhoite, and I will be working as an intern this summer at the IU East Campus Library. I will be helping with the First Year Orientation, First Year Seminar, library instruction, as well as other projects. Please stop by the library anytime, if you have any questions or just want to say “hello.” Also, do not hesitate to email me at skwilhoi@iupui.edu. I look forward to meeting many new people! I grew up in Connersville, Indiana, and then I went to the University of Evansville located in Evansville, Indiana, which is where I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature with a minor in political science. I also played tennis while at the … Continued
Have You Seen This Man?

Have You Seen This Man?

, Interns, Joe Augustin
If you do, please stop and say, “hi.” My name is Joe Augustin and I’ll be working as an intern in IU East’s Campus Library this summer. While I’m here, I’ll be learning a lot about LibGuides; so if you have any questions about those, or what it is that I’ll be doing to them, please feel free to send an email to jcaugust@iupui.edu. I’m currently living in Richmond and working in Earlham’s library, while finishing my Library Science degree at IUPUI, in Indianapolis. I am now happily married to Susan Reynolds, of Fountain City, Indiana. We have two little dogs, named Ruby and Beatrice. I was born in Richmond, Indiana on March 19, 1983. After living a few years … Continued
A Collegial Meeting

A Collegial Meeting

, , Matt Dilworth
This week I had the opportunity to attend the Academic Libraries of Indiana (ALI) annual conference in Indianapolis to present at the poster session.  There were many interesting exhibits there, on a number of hot topics in the library world. Ball State showcased a presentation on their evolving web interface.  Purdue University featured the results of embedding liaison librarians in their departments for regular office hours each week.  Notre Dame charted usage statistics from their experiments with mobile reference using an iPhone.  I gave a presentation on IU East’s action figure tour, online at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IENKivi3pEg There were more besides.  It struck me, as I interacted with attendees, how important collegiality and sharing are for librarians.  We can read articles … Continued