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Oral History Collections Available Online

archives, bicentennial, digitization, Elizabeth South, oral history November 18, 2019 Library Resources, Website mdilwort

Thanks to special IU funding, the audio-visual material that was housed in the IU East archives was digitized as part of the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative (MDPI Project). We are working on moving them into IU’s publicly accessible Media Collection Online (MCO), which is the campus wide platform for all of IU’s digitized AV material. We are building collections and transitioning them to MCO from Dark Avalon, which is a read-only, restricted access site. IU East currently has five collections available: Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes from 1995-2004 The Faculty Senate serves as a legislative body of the university, comprised of all faculty members. They share in the responsibility of creating and recommending academic policy within curricula and other general … Continued

Open Access with One Click

Elizabeth South, free resources, good information, open access, reference databases June 17, 2019 Research, Website mdilwort

Have you ever tried to look up a specific article recommended to you or perhaps came across one in a database that you simply don’t have access to or you hit a paywall? This is a problem faced by researchers and librarians alike and it can be discouraging and frustrating when, at a glance, an article seems perfect for your research, but it’s just out of reach. However, it’s possible that the article is available via Open Access somewhere else on the internet in some way, shape, or form. There is actually not one, but two different tools, browser extensions to be exact, that can help you locate the open access version, if it’s available, with one simple click. Open … Continued

Separating Sense from Nonsense: McGill University’s Office for Science in Society

fake news, good information, KT Lowe, science June 3, 2019 Research, Website mdilwort

“Science looks like magic, until you know how it works.” That was one of the first things Dr. Joe Schwarcz said when IU East Coordinator of Library Instruction, KT Lowe, met him last month. Dr. Schwarcz is the director of the McGill University Office for Science and Society, one of the best fake news fighting organizations in North America. The OSS focuses primarily on the science of the everyday, busting myths about food, sunscreen, homeopathy and other quotidian things. The room where it happens. The OSS was formally established in 1999 and receives no corporate funding. It is a formalization of Dr. Schwarcz’s work since the 1980’s, when he would speak with the media on all things science. He and his … Continued

Where to Get Things

construction, good information, online information, staff January 21, 2019 Library Resources, Library Services, Matt Dilworth, Website mdilwort

If you’ve been anywhere near Hayes Hall recently, you’ve probably encountered a lot of construction, and the attendant noise that accompanies it. Navigating the current quirks of the building – for example, the only working elevator is currently the one that goes through the library, the School of Business offices, and the custodial supply room; not the main one – can be like going on an adventure. So, while we would love to have you in the library (and we are still fully open for business, with plenty of computers and study spaces arranged in our book stacks), we understand if, just for this one semester, you would like to avoid us as much as possible. But you still need … Continued

Spotlight on History: Frederick Douglass

african american history, history, KT Lowe January 7, 2019 Website mdilwort

Born with the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in 1818, the man the world knows today as Frederick Douglass left an indelible mark on American history. From his bestselling first book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, first published in 1845, to his groundbreaking work on both African-American equality and women’s rights to his career as minister to Haiti, Douglass is a figure whose time is immortal and whose words continue to carry deep and important meaning today. Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland. He barely knew his mother, who was separated from him in early childhood and died when he was nine. The identity of his father, who was white, remained a complete mystery … Continued

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