biography

biography

Supporting Your Academic Journey

Supporting Your Academic Journey

, , Jesse Whitton, Library Services
Welcome to the IU East Campus Library! Our mission is to provide resources and services that support the academic engagement and research of diverse participants in our teaching and learning community. The helpful, knowledgeable library team is available to assist you online, in-person, or by phone. The IU East Campus Library Facebook page highlights resources, events, and services. Be sure to “like” us! Electronic Resources and Collection Development Assistant Librarian Beth South manages all e-resources, including our A-Z databases, e-books, streaming media, Open Education Resources, and specialized library tools like LibKey. LibKey is a specialized browser extension that can be added to help you locate and access articles when searching websites outside of the library database like Google Scholar, PubMed, … Continued
Spotlight: Actors and Famous Personalities with HIV

Spotlight: Actors and Famous Personalities with HIV

, , , outreach, Programs
The IU East LGBTQ+ Resource Team, Office of Diversity, Center for Health Promotion, Campus Library, and Aspire Indiana Health are hosting “You and me and HIV: A month of awareness and action for prevention” throughout March. In support of this, here are just a few examples of actors and iconic personalities who were HIV positive or who are currently open with their diagnosis. Michael Jeter (1952-2003) was an actor of the stage, television, and films. Jeter won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1992 from his role as Herman Stiles in the television show Evening Shade and was nominated multiple times for Outstanding Guest Actor from his roles in Picket Fences (1993) and Chicago Hope … Continued
The magic of Roald Dahl

The magic of Roald Dahl

, , books, Library Resources
Cardiff (Wales) born author Roald Dahl, is considered one of the most beloved authors of the last century. With characters such as Matilda Wormwood, the Grand High Witch, the BFG and Willy Wonka, Dahl’s work has captured the inner desires, fears and identities of children of all ages since the early 1960’s. Even though he died in 1990, his books remain immensely popular – roughly ten million copies of his books are sold each year. Roald Dahl did not begin life as a writer, nor did it seem a likely career for him. When he graduated from secondary school, he became an employee of Shell Oil and was stationed in Kenya. But shortly after World War II broke out, he … Continued
Join the Revolution

Join the Revolution

, Library Resources, Matt Dilworth
As we approach Independence Day, it seems like the American Revolution is on people’s minds more than any time in recent history. It is in the news and our entertainment through television shows like Turn: Washington’s Spies and archeological finds like the artifacts recently unearthed at Sandy Hook. But nothing has brought the people who fought the Revolutionary War into popular focus like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s revolutionary – in all senses of the word – Broadway musical Hamilton, which recently won 11 Tony awards. Based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington, Hamilton is sung in rap music, with all of the principle cast (save King George) played by people of color. Miranda’s … Continued
Biography Sources

Biography Sources

, Library Resources, Matt Dilworth, Research
There are lots of types of things to research, but often we seem to focus on issues or abstract concepts. Are people better off if they do A over B? What does the experiment show? How do we decide a difficult policy question? But those issues and events are put into motion by people, whose lives and ideas shape the ideas. We turn to biographies when we want to learn about people’s lives. But sometimes, even if it seems like you’re dealing with an abstract issue or policy question, your work will be deepened by an understanding of the people behind it. Who they are, and why they formed the ideas they did. Literature has long embraced this – as … Continued