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Faculty resources at the library

faculty, KT Lowe, Research January 9, 2023 Library Resources, Research mdilwort

The IU East Campus Library supports the entire IU East community – students, staff and faculty. While many of the library’s resources focus on topics of broad interest to everyone on campus, they also include materials specifically for faculty. Chronicle of Higher Education The Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE) is a weekly publication founded in 1966 and dedicated to keeping college educators up to date on the latest trends in the field. The library subscription includes the ability to peruse current and previous articles as far back as 1988, plus access to the job board. As a frontline resource for academics and educators, CHE is well respected for its in-depth coverage of issues that matter like retention, burnout and academic … 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

Advances in Surgery

holidays, medical, Research December 19, 2022 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

On December 25, 1809 surgery took a pioneering step forward. In December of that year, forty-seven-year-old Jane Crawford of Motley Glenn, Kentucky seemed to be pregnant, although she thought she was too old to have more children. Her stomach grew and grew – and kept growing, beyond nine months. At the recommendation of her local doctors, she called upon a physician named Ephraim McDowell, who lived sixty miles away, in Danville. He came – a two or three day journey by horse – and diagnosed her as having an ovarian tumor rather than a baby. Realizing that if it were left to grow, she faced a certain, slow, and agonizing death, she asked for it to be removed, and was … Continued

Study Abroad with Open Access (OA)

Elizabeth South, international, open access, Open Education Resources December 12, 2022 Programs mdilwort

It’s important for IU East students to gain a global perspective and one of the best ways to do that is to participate in one of IU East’s many study abroad experiences. The IU East Campus Library provides access to many databases that focus on different cultures and places from around the world and at various points in time. However, we also want to contribute to a culture of open learning and research sharing by providing a list of open access resources inspired by the upcoming study abroad courses at IU East. Open access is an international movement that seeks to grant free and open online access to academic publications, allowing anyone to be able to download, read, and disseminate … Continued

Human Rights in an International World

civil rights, history, international December 5, 2022 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed by United Nations members on December 10, 1948 (a day that is now celebrated as Human Rights Day). Eleanor Roosevelt, the chairwoman of the UN committee that drafted the document, referred to it as humanity’s Magna Carta. In the wake of the atrocities committed in World War II, there was a strong need to formally define rights in a manner that all nations would understand them in the same way. The document was based around four core freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from fear, and freedom from want. In 30 articles, the UDHR spells out individual rights and freedoms to dignity, liberty, and equality, including listing recommended remedies … Continued