Search Results for Open Access

Search Results for Open Access

Celebrate Student Scholarly Work at IU East

Celebrate Student Scholarly Work at IU East

Programs, Research, Sue McFadden
Student Research Day (SRD) is a tradition at Indiana University East and it began as the culmination of the SUMRS (Summer Research Scholars Program) for undergraduates. After the research was completed the students presented their scholarly research findings at a meeting. Over the years the meeting expanded to an event each spring with the SUMRS scholars and additional students sharing findings and results from their research and creative activities. The range of activities for SRD includes oral presentations, poster presentations, 3-minute presentations, and distance presentations. At SRD 2017 on March 31st, the promotional issue of the Journal of Student Research at Indiana University East was shared with presenters and attendees. The journal celebrates and records student scholarly achievements while at … Continued
Alliance: connecting people and information to enhance understanding

Alliance: connecting people and information to enhance understanding

, Frances Yates, Library Resources, outreach
As a diverse and inclusive campus, Indiana University East is dedicated to ensuring a safe and enriching environment for all its students. We also want to support students involved in educational events that present new information in interesting and engaging ways. IU East is fortunate to have an Alliance student organization that is hosting a variety of activities March 21-24: March 21 discussion boards in all buildings March 22 3:00 pm panel discussion in Vivian, preceded by reception at 2:30 in Meijer Artway March 23 8:00-11:00 pm DJ & pizza for Gender Bender dance, in the Graf March 24 8:00 pm – Annual Drag Show, Vivian auditorium   The LGBTQS Alliance helps create awareness on campus about lesbian, gay, bisexual, … Continued
Around the World: A virtual tour

Around the World: A virtual tour

Heidi Huff, Library Resources 0 Comments
Jules Verne’s character Phileas Fogg resolved to travel Around the World in 80 Days  but for those of you who are enjoying a summer “stay-cation” instead, you can travel the world in eight-teen (not 80) databases.  It’s like a passport to fun, without those terrible pictures!  Before you start your journey, if you’d like to know more about the History of the U.S. of A. and what life was like from “back then” til now you can visit America: History & Life.   It contains literature and indexing covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.   From here it’s a quick trip over to Caribbean Literature, a searchable collection of poetry and … Continued
Ban, Baby, Ban

Ban, Baby, Ban

Heidi Huff 0 Comments
September 24th – October 1st is Banned Books Week.  That’s b-a-n-n-e-d, not “band books” on musical instruction or the latest Maroon 5 bio.  The American Library Association (ALA) dubs Banned Books Week as “an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.”  This week “highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States.” Why would anyone want to ban a book? You might ask.  Justifications range from teaching children disobedience to portraying homosexual lifestyles to using offensive language, and much, much more.  Included in the top 100 banned/challenged books for the 20th Century are the following: … Continued
Popeye Belongs to All of Us

Popeye Belongs to All of Us

, , Matt Dilworth
On January 1st each year, Public Domain Day, new materials fall out of copyright and become free to use and adapt for anyone, without needing to clear rights or pay royalties.  These include audio recordings first copyrighted in 1924, and books, films, plays, musical compositions, artwork, and characters copyrighted in 1929.  In recent years, these have included the original iterations of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse, who have featured in a plethora of new marketable for-profit works; most notoriously low-budget horror films. This year, books like William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury have now become free to use, adapt, and sell, as well as Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Agatha Christie’s ninth novel, The Seven Dials Mystery … Continued