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Summer of Reading – please join us!

children, reading academy, third grade academy April 3, 2023 Frances Yates, outreach, Programs mdilwort

This summer, the Campus Library is celebrating more than a decade of collaboration with Every Child Can Read, for The Reading Academy (TRA) program (formerly Third Grade Academy). We invite IU East students, faculty and staff to be involved assisting with fun learning activities throughout June. Even 30 minutes would be a great help. Youth will be on campus 8 am – 2 pm Monday through Friday for reading enrichment with certified teachers, and we provide special projects, such as arts, culture, games, health, science, and writing. Since 2009, IU East has been a site for 20-30 students in grade three, with the Campus Library hosting daily activities. That continued until last year, when TRA came together at IU East … Continued

“Oh, the Humanity!” – historical research and more through film

films, reference databases, video March 27, 2023 Jesse Whitton, Library Resources mdilwort

Films can be a useful resource for a variety of research. Several of the IU East Campus Library databases provide videos for educational purposes. Be sure to “Like” the IU East Campus Library Facebook page for weekly features of unique resources such as the following highlights which can all be located via our A-Z Index. Explore Education in Videos for reliable resources of more than 1,650 hours of videos that provide the opportunity to observe behaviors that define effective teaching styles. Included are demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms. Documentaries, news clips, and interviews are research resources readily available in the AVON (Academic Video Online) database. Avon includes video collections such as Meet … Continued

Brain Awareness Week

health, holidays, Research March 13, 2023 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

March 13th-19th is Brain Awareness Week, an opportunity to learn more about the human brain – its biology, its development and function, health and disorders, and current research into this incredible organ. It is also a time for compassion and understanding for people who have suffered problems like Parkinson’s disease, stroke, epilepsy, and traumatic injury to the brain. Ongoing research into brain health has pushed back the boundaries of insight into neurological disease and impairment, improving treatment options and lifelong health. In partnership with the Dana Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and over forty countries work to promote brain education. The official Brain Awareness Week website includes numerous resources – from games to information sheets to K-12 lesson plans … Continued

Curated Collections of Primary Sources

primary sources, reference databases January 30, 2023 Jesse Whitton, Library Resources mdilwort

The IU East Campus Library subscribes to a variety of the Adam Matthew (AM) digital archives, ranging in topics from gender studies, history, and literature, to politics, advertising, and world culture. “Like” us on the IU East Campus Library Facebook page for weekly features of unique resources available via our A-Z Index, such as these highlights. View works by some of Europe’s earliest film pioneers and innovators, such as Alice Guy- Blaché, the first female filmmaker while glimpsing into the lives of late Victorians and Edwardians captured on film through the Victorians on Film database. During Europe’s Edwardian era, the United States experienced the Gilded Age, and the Gilded Age was just that, Gilded. NOT Golden. From afar, all appeared golden with … Continued

Get your Reading on!

e-resources, free resources December 26, 2022 Jesse Whitton, Library Resources mdilwort

This winter break, challenge yourself to read more. Perhaps you will find a new favorite from one of the many “best of…” lists for 2022. With over 3,200 suggestions, NPR’s Book Concierge provides recommendations of “top books” for the years 2013-2022. Find “Best of Books” for subjects like science fiction and fantasy, history and politics, poetry, and more from the Guardian. The Smithsonian Scholars Pick of 2022 provides readers with top picks ranging from biographies and memoirs to the study of systemic racism. Choose among more than 70 Best Books for Adults 2022 selected by NYPL librarians. Love a good murder mystery novel? Journey into the dark heart of noir with these Best Noir Fiction of 2022 from Crime Reads. … Continued