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Civil War letters back in Iowa and ready for transcription
Wilkerson letters, 1863-1865 | Civil War Diaries and Letters With almost 13,000 pages completed, our crowdsourcing volunteers are wrapping up their efforts to transcribe the UI’s collection of Civil...
View ArticleUBorrow wins resource sharing innovation award
UBorrow—the new service that offers rapid access to over 90 million books from 13 research libraries—has won the Rethinking Resource Sharing 2012 Innovation Award. David Larsen of the University of...
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A Nancy Drew birthday
Nancy Drew author Mildred Wirt Benson among her books, Toledo, 1949 | Mildred Wirt Benson Collection University of Iowa alumna Mildred Wirt Benson — journalist, pilot, amateur archaeologist, ghost...
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Zine Library Day
July is International Zine Month and July 21 is Zine Library Day, a chance to celebrate self-publishing collections around the world. Zines are self-published works, made for passion rather than for...
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Banned Books Week 2012
Banned Books Week (September 30-October 6) is an annual celebration of the freedom to read. This is the 30th year of Banned Books Week, and UI Libraries is celebrating on Tumblr:...
View ArticleNational History Day at the University of Iowa Libraries, February 15, 2013
The University of Iowa Libraries welcomes students from Roosevelt, Wilson, and Franklin Middle Schools for a National History Day workshop. http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/nhd
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Learning Commons
These days anyone who comes to the library will be greeted with signs of construction…noise, hard hats and plywood. What!?!?!!, might you ask, is going on in the library? We are in the middle of...
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Learning Commons completed
UI Libraries opens new 24-hour, tech-filled study space as academic year begins By Mary Geraghty Kenyon for Iowa Now http://now.uiowa.edu/2013/08/learning-commons-completed When the new academic year...
View ArticleCongratulations to Stephen Sturgeon
Congratulations to Stephen Sturgeon, who has been appointed adjunct assistant professor in the English Department! Needless to say, this is quite an honor, and an indication of the high esteem in which...
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Learning Commons Open House: September 18th, 11am-2pm
You are invited to the Learning Commons Open House Wednesday, September 18th 11:00am – 2:00pm The Learning Commons project is a collaboration of the Provost’s Office, UI Libraries and ITS to create...
View ArticleFinals Week in the Libraries
As you finish prepare for your exams, the Libraries have some things planned to help you stay balanced. Study all night, Main Library will be open 24/7, May 9-16. Pet a dog, 4-7PM, May 13 — Therapy...
View ArticleArt Library CLOSED
With the closure of Art Building West (ABW) due to possible flooding, the Art Library will be closing at 3:00 p.m. on July 2 until further notice. Materials on Reserve will be placed at Main Library...
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