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OPEN BOOKS Readings, 2008-2009

OPEN BOOKS schedule 2008-2009

July                        Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver

August                  Galileo’s Daughter, by Dava Sobel

September         The Damnation of Theron Ware, by Harold Frederic

October               Pnin, by Vladimir Nabokov

November          Bold Spirit, by Linda Lawrence Hunt

December           Freakonomics, by Leavitt and Dubner

January                                The Aeneid, by Vergil  (Books I, II, and IV)

February              The Sportswriter, by Richard Ford

March                   Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy

April                      The Body in the Library, by Agatha Christie

May                       The Memory Keeper’s Daughter              , by Kim Edwards

 

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Library Summer Schedule

 

The Library will be open regular hours during the second summer session, June 23-August 4.    Regular hours are listed on the Library's web page. 

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Come to OPEN BOOKS this Friday!

 

Staff, faculty, students and community members are invited as always to the Library's book discussion group, OPEN BOOKS, for a discussion of Philippa Gregory's historical novel, The Other Boleyn Girl.  We'll be meeting at noon on Friday June 13 in the Library.  Everyone is welcome!

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Library Coffee Shop Expansion

 

The coffee shop in the IUS Library operated by Buffalo Madison has closed operations.  Ernie Gionis, Director of Dining and Conference Services, explained that over the summer, the coffee shop and its services will be expanded: 
 

"On or about August 18, 2008, Dining Services plans to reopen the facility offering coffees, teas, assorted pastry, cold beverages, made to order sandwiches, hot soup of the day and grab n go items.

Hours of operation will be 7:30 AM ~ 7:30 PM, Monday ~ Thursday and 7:30 AM ~ 2:PM on Fridays.

FYI:  You will be able to use your U Card for all Coffee Shop/Food Court purchases in the fall.

Thanks for your patience while we undertake this transition to add another service location on campus."

 

 

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Your U Card is your Library Card

 

Get your new U Card today!The new U Card is designed to fit all of your needs. Its a university ID card, a debit card, a library card, and a key to the IU Southeast residence halls all in one. Easily load your card with funds by cash or credit card and use these funds to purchase goods and services throughout campus. The U Card will replace all existing university ID cards and all students, faculty, and staff will need one.  Go the the new Multipurpose Room from 9:00am till 9:30pm Monday through Thursday of this week, Jan 7-10.

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OPEN BOOKS Friday May 9

 

May OPEN BOOKS will be held on Friday May 9, 12 noon, LB230.  Kim Clemens will be leading our discussion of Richard Dawkins'  The God Delusion.  We will also be selecting our future readings on that day, so come prepared! 

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Library Open Till Midnight Mon-Thurs

 

To help you get through finals, the Library will be open till midnight April 14-17 and April 21-24, though some services--Reference, scheduling rooms, etc., will not be available after 10. 

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WINNERS OF NLW DRAWING

 

Thanks for your support of National Library Week activities!  The winners of the IUS Library jump drives are
Kara Draper and Jessica Mattson.

 

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LIBRARY INTERIM HOURS, Apr30-May 5

 
     Wednesday April 30          8am-5pm
     Thursday May 1                8am-5pm
     Friday May 2                    8am-5pm
     Saturday & Sunday
                 May 3 &4              CLOSED
     Monday May 5                  8am-5pm
     Tuesday, May 6                 Regular hours resume

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National Library Week Events THIS WEEK

 

Join the folks at the library as we celebrate National Library Week, April 13-19.  This year's theme  is DISCOVER THE WORLD, and we want to help you do just that with the activities we've planned for each day of the week.

Monday, April 14 :  Students in Dr. Pooser's International Studies Class will share the research they've done on international cultural and social issues with us.  12:15, Third Floor Rear.

Tuesday, April 15:  Special photo show and lecture "Faces of Peru."  Kathleen Satterwhite discusses her photographs of the people of Peru and the context of those photographs.  12:15, LB230. Exhibit on main floor.

Wednesday, April 16:  Third Annual International Poetry Reading.  International students and faculty of IUS read favorite poems in their own language, and the Library provides a booklet for attendees containing the poem in its original language as well as an English translation.

Thursday, April 17:  Come and play international games with us in the Center for Cultural Resources!  The CCR houses a number of games played all over the world--come and try your hand at them!  12:15 in LB330, the Curriculum Materials Center.

Friday, April 18:  Congressman Baron Hill speaks at the Student Research Conference, sponsored by the Library and the Office of Research.  Time and place TBA--watch this site!

ALL WEEK:  Register to win a thumb drive!  Drawing will be held on Friday, April 18.  Winners notified by e-mail.

 

 

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Friday, April 4--TGIF and OPEN BOOKS

 

Don't forget the joint meeting of TGIF and OPEN BOOKS on Friday, April 4, at 3pm at the New Albanian.   We'll be discussing the book Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder.  This will be fun; be sure to join us!

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OPEN BOOKS Friday April 11

 

On Friday, April 11, OPEN BOOKS will be discussing the first one Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael mystery series,  A Morbid Taste for Bones.  Brother Cadfael is a medieval monk in charge of his abbey's gardens who just happens to run into mysterious goings-on everywhere he turns.  If you like mysteries, or if you like medieval tales, or if you like gardening, you'll enjoy this discussion.  Everyone is welcome!  Friday, April 11, 12 noon, Library 230.

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OPEN BOOKS Update

 

OPEN BOOKS is changing the order of its spring selections:  We will read Into the Wild for February and Howard’s End for March.

So our revised schedule is as follows:

 

Friday, Jan. 11                                      Walden, by Henry David Thoreau

Friday, Feb. 8                                        Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer

Friday, Mar. 14                                     Howard’s End, by E. M.  Forster                                              

Friday, Apr. 4                                        Joint meeting with TGIF; time, place, and book TBA                                               

 Friday, Apr. 11                                     A Morbid Taste for Bones, by Ellis Peters 

 

We had a lively discussion of Walden and hope you will join us for our next session!                                                                        

 

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FRIDAY--OPEN BOOKS--Howard's End

 

Join us for OPEN BOOKS on Friday, March 14, when Dr. Christa Zorn will lead us in a discussion of her favorite novel, Howard's End by E. M. Forster.  That's in LB230 at 12 noon, and everyone is welcome.   And don't forget that on April 4, there will be a special joint meeting of OPEN BOOKS and TGIF at the New Albanian on Grant Line Road at 3pm, to discuss Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains.  Everyone is welcome there too!

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A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE...: Inside the Corporate World

 

Curious about corporate culture? You won’t want to miss A Little Knowledge… “Inside the Corporate World”

 Dr. Jim Williams, a Chemistry professor at IU Southeast, spent many years in the world of large corporations as a chemist and as a manager before coming to IU Southeast. His discussion will include both heartwarming stories and horror stories about his experiences “Inside the Corporate World.”

 12:15-1  , on Tuesday, March 18, in the Library, LB230.

Everyone is welcome!

 

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LIBRARY OPEN DURING SPRING BREAK

 

The Library will be open regular hours during spring break.  We'll be here if you need us!

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Fine Arts Competition Results

 

Our juror, Kay Grubola, Artistic Director for the Louisville visual Arts Association, has chosen the following works for awards:

 

GRAND PRIZE PURCHASE AWARD:

                Pascalle Ballard

                Drawing, “Queen’s Thief”

 

DIRECTOR’S DISCRETIONARY PURCHASE AWARD:

                Josh Howe

                Drawing, “Path to Knowledge”

 

MERIT AWARD, CERAMICS

                Ben Hammond

                “Teapot”

 

MERIT AWARDS,  DRAWING

                Susan Brown

                “Toe Tag”

 

                Susan Brown

                “and peace be with you”

 

                Mary Jo Moss

                “Un Sueno del Norte”

 

MERIT AWARD, PAINTING

                Kristy Levrock

                “Inspiration”

 

MERIT AWARD, PRINTMAKING

                Robert Wooley

                “AWAKE!”

 

Thanks to everyone, and we hope to see you on Friday!              

                                                               

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TODAY: Seduction Narratives

 

A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE... 

Dr. Kelly Ryan from the History faculty knows that our forbears in early America did more than make a revolution. Come hear Dr. Ryan as she presents "Refashioning the Sexual Self: White Women`s Seduction Narratives, 1780-1820" in another of the Library`s A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE... presentations. Wednesday, April 9, 12:15-1:15, in LB230. Everyone is welcome!

 

 

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Winter Break Library Hours

 

Dec. 15-16  (Sat.-Sun.)             CLOSED

Dec. 17-21  (Mon.-Fri.)              8am-5pm

Dec. 22-Dec. 31                        CLOSED

January 1, 2008                        CLOSED

Jan. 2-4  (Mon.-Fri.)                   8am-5pm

Jan. 5-6   (Sat.-Sun.)                 CLOSED

Regular hours resume Mon.,  January 7.

 

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FINE ARTS COMPETITION DEADLINE EXTENDED

BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT WEATHER, THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ENTRIES FOR THE LIBRARY FINE ARTS COMPETITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, FEB. 15, AT 4pm.  BRING YOUR ENTRIES TO THE CIRCULATION OR REFERENCE DESK ANYTIME UNTIL THEN.  This means that the show will be judged next week (probably Wednesday) and the Awards Ceremony will be held in the Art Gallery from 2-3 Friday, Feb. 22.

Click here for printable entry form. 

The IUS Library invites you to participate in our

Sixth Annual Fine Arts Competition and Show

February 11-March 13, 2008 

The Indiana University Southeast Library invites student artists to participate in our Fine Arts Competition, which this year offers two options:  you may choose to enter a work on any subject or theme, which will be eligible for the Grand Purchase Prize; or you may choose to enter a thematic work celebrating the nature and importance of books, literature, libraries, reading and literacy, or information in any of its many and changing forms.  These thematic works will be eligible for the Grand Purchase Prize as well as a special Director’s Discretionary Purchase Prize. 

Awards:  The Grand Purchase Prize, a $300 purchase award for the overall best work, will be awarded based on the decision of a designated juror;  and a $300 Director’s Discretionary Purchase Prize  for outstanding work based on the library theme may, at the discretion of the Library Director, be awarded.  Additionally, $10  Certificates of Merit will be awarded to outstanding work in each of the following categories:  painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, and graphic arts. 

Eligibility:  This competition is open to any currently enrolled student at Indiana University Southeast.  Works of fine art in any medium in any size the Library can accommodate are eligible.  (For questions of size, call Nancy Totten, 941-2209.)  There is a limit of 3 works per artist. 

Judge: TBA   

Calendar: 

Feb 11-12:  Work, ready to display, must be delivered to the IU Southeast Library Reference Desk with completed entry form attached, by 5 p.m. Feb. 12. (You will need one entry form for each work you plan to enter.)

Feb 13-14:  Show selected, juried, and installed.  Show will run through Mar 12.

Feb. 15:  Artist reception and award ceremony, Library Gallery, 2:00-3:00.

March 14-20:  Art work must be picked up from Library. 

Liability:  While utmost care will be taken with the works and we do not anticipate problems, the Library cannot be responsible for accidental damage or theft.

Click here for printable entry form. 

 

 

 

 

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A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE: Brain Temperature--Wednesday

 

A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE...
Dr. Laura Mc Ilvoy
 

Description:

What`s your brain temperature? And why does it matter? Come hear Dr. Laura McIlvoy of the IUS School of Nursing talk about her research on the impact of brain temperature on the body. Everyone is welcome at this LITTLE KNOWLEDGE presentation to be held in the Library at 12:15 on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Feel free to bring your lunch!

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OPEN BOOKS this Friday

 

Friday, Dec. 14, we'll have our last OPEN BOOKS session of the semester, in LB230 at noon.  We're discussing Three Cups of Tea, an unusual book which  appears to be on its way to becoming a best-seller.  It's the story of a very interesting, and probably neurotic, American mountain-climber who has become a hero in the rural mountainous areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan by building village schools.  Greg Mortenson has gradually become a very important person both in those countries and in the U.S., and this book presents an account of that.  Come join us! 

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LIBRARY MIDNIGHT HOURS!

 

The Library will be open special hours for the week before and the week of final exams.  We hope this helps a little.  Hours are as follows:
Mon-Thurs., Dec. 3-6                    8a.m.-Midnight
Friday, Dec. 7                              8a.m.5p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8                          9a.m.-5p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9                            Noon-6p.m.
Mon.-Thurs., Dec. 10-13                8a.m.-Midnight
Friday, Dec. 14                             8a.m.-5p.m.
Holiday hours start Sat. Dec. 15

 

 

 

 

                                                               

 
 

      

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A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE...Social Networking with Maria Accardi

 

Tuesday, Jan. 29

Facebook, MySpace, Mojo, Second Life—how are these interactive social networking sites changing the way we communicate?  How do they affect the academic community, and the way we do research?  Maria Accardi, Instruction Librarian and social network aficionada, discusses these issues in our January  A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE… presentation on Tuesday, January 29, at 12:15pm in the Library, LB230.  Come and find out what those mesmerized students in the back of the room are doing with their cellphones and laptops!!!   

Everyone is welcome, and feel free to bring your lunch.

 

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OPEN BOOKS Fall Schedule

 

Time for another semester of lively book discussions!  All of the  sessions are held in LB230 in the Library on the second Friday of each month, from 12:15-1 or until people stop talking!  We welcome community members, staff, students, and faculty, and you can bring lunch if you wish.  The fall schedule is as follows:

September 14         One for the Money, by Janet Evanovich

October  12              The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion

November 9             The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, by Mohja Kahf

December 14           Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson

The IUS Library has at least one copy of each book and each one is available in paperback.  Hope you can come to one or all of the discussions! 

 

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IUCAT Weekend Outage Jan. 19-20

 

 


IUCAT will be unavailable from 12:01 am EST Saturday January 19 through 12:00 noon EST Sunday January 20 for scheduled maintenance

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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY HOURS

 

Monday-Tuesday Nov. 19-20                            8am-10pm

Wednesday, Nov. 21                                          8am-5pm

Thursday-Friday, Nov. 22-23                            CLOSED

Saturday, Nov. 24 (regular hours)                   9am-5pm

Sunday, Nov. 25 (regular hours)                     12noon-6pm

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Library CLOSED Monday, Jan. 21, to honor Dr. Martin Luther King

 

the Library will be open regular hours this weekend, Jan. 19-20, but will be CLOSED on Monday for  Martin Luther King Day.  Regular hours resume at 8am on Tuesday the 22.

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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK Nov. 12-16

The Library is hosting several  events to mark International Education week, Nov. 12-16.  You are invited to attend any or all of these events:

ALL WEEK:

PENNY SISTO'S  Quilts from Penny Sisto's Immigration Series, First Floor Art Gallery

International Photography Contest Display, Main Floor, Library.  Come by and vote!

 
Monday -- International Education Week Kick-off event:
       4:30 Pre-Music by il Troubadore either outside or in the foyer.
 
       5:00 There will be proclamations by the Chancellor and other community leaders in
            Rotunda with   an International Flag Parade
            Cookies and tea will be served in a reception up on the Third Floor Reading Gallery. 
            World music by Il Troubadore in CCR
        
 
Thursday -- Summer in Ecuador Students
       6:00  Magdalena's students will be in the Curriculum Materials Center presenting on their Summer in    Ecuador experience/
 
Friday -- Immigration Workshop -- New Americans: Living, Teaching and Working with Recent Immigrants   to Our Communities and Nation.   Third Floor Library   (Requires preregistration at Library)
 

 

9:00-9:30            Registration

 

9:30-10:20          Immigration: An Historical Overview

                                      Professor Yu Shen

 

10:20-10:30        BREAK

 

10:30-11:30         Panel of Service Providers

 

11:30-12:00         Becoming a Citizen Exercise/Discussion

 

12:00- 1:00           Box lunch and Presentation on ESL Education

                                      at IU Southeast

 

1:00-  1:45           Panel of Immigrants

 

1:45-  2:00           Immigration Myths & True/False Quiz

 

2:00-  2:15           BREAK

 

2:15-  3:00           Practical Ideas for the Classroom

 

3:00                     Wrap-Up

 

 

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WRITING BIOGRAPHY Tuesday Oct. 30

 

The IUS Library’s  “A Little Knowledge…” series announces: 

On Tuesday, November 30

12:15-1:15

Professors Linda Gugin and Jim St. Clair will present 

Writing Biography 

an informal discussion about their adventures in researching, writing

and publishing the biographies of historical and political figures . 

Come find out how they do it! 

Staff, faculty, students and community members are welcome.

 

 

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OPEN BOOKS Spring Selections

 

Walden, by henry David Thoreau

Howard's End, by E. M. Forster

Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer

A Morbid Taste for Bones (A Brother Cadfael Mystery), by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter)

 

 

 

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Debra Clem, 'How I Paint' WEDNESDAY

 

 

Ever wonder about the process an artist uses to make a painting—

where to start, how to decide on color and form—and what if you want to erase? 

IUS Fine Arts Professor and award-winning painter Debra Clem will

share her methods with us, using illustrations from her own work.

Come and hear her at 12:30, Wednesday Dec. 5 in the Library, LB230, in the Library's

A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE... series.

Everyone is invited!

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New Databases

 

The Library has added the following databases to the Article and Databases pages:

Black Short Fiction

Black Women Writers

Twentieth Century North American Drama

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000.

Social Theory

Nineteenth Century Newspapers

Check them out! (Select Article and Database Search and find the databases by title in the Alphabetical  list)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AIDS QUILT ON DISPLAY

 

For one week only, Nov. 26-30, you can view a block of the AIDS quilt on display at the IUS Library.  The quilt's appearance is sponsored by the SAFEZone Committee and Campus Life, and is located hanging from the rear skylight.  It is a moving experience, made more poignant because two of the persons memorialized on this block are from Louisville.

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Special Library Hours Intersession

Library Intersession Hours

August 8 (WED) Summer II ends, Intersession Begins
August 9 (THUR) 8AM-5PM
August 10 (FRI) CLOSED for Staff Retreat
August 11 AND 12 (SAT AND SUN) CLOSED

August 13-17 (MON-FRI) 8AM-5PM
August 18 AND 19 (SAT AND SUN) CLOSED

August 20-24 (MON-FRI) 8AM-5PM
August 25 AND 26 (SAT AND SUN) CLOSED

Regular Hours Resume August 27 (MON) with the start of the fall session.

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New Art Exhibit in Gallery

The Art students in John Guenther's Professional Skills class have mounted a collaborative show of their work in the Library's Art Gallery. The show, which opens October 5, is being installed and managed entirely by these students, most of whom are seniors on the verge of beginning their own careers in art. Everyone is invited to the opening reception, held in the Library First Floor Art Gallery on Friday, Oct. 5, from 5-7. If you can't come to the reception, be sure to come view the show, which will be available until Nov. 10.

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New Gallery Show

The Library's First Floor Gallery is currently hosting an MLS graduate exhibit by Kelly Powell, an MLS graduate and Fine Arts Adjunct.  Called A Life in Layers, the show consists of twelve digital prints designed by the artist, inspired by the "mola" art of the Kuna Indian women of Panama.  Using intricately worked layers of fabric, the Kuna women create brightly colored designs drawn from their everyday life.  Using the digital software which are the tools of her graphic design career, Ms. Powell has created designs representative of her own life as daughter, designer, wife and mother. 

Visitors are welcome anytime the Library is open.

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Summer OPEN BOOKS

OPEN BOOKS, the IUS Library Community/Campus book discussion group will meet twice more during the summer:

Friday, June 8 : Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Friday, July 13:  Crack in the Edge of the World,  by Simon Winchester

OPEN BOOKS will be on vacation for August!

All sessions are held in LB230 at noon.  Everyone is welcome!

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Authors' and Artists' Reception Tuesday

 

Each year the Library, in conjunction with Academic Affairs, honors those IUS faculty, staff, and students whose research or creative work was published in the previous year.  Please join us in the Library Third Floor area on Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 2:30-4, as we honor those who published or exhibited in 2006!

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THANK YOU! to the following supporters of National Library Week:

National Library Week

April 15-21, 2007

 

 

IUS Library would like to thank the local merchants who have made donations for National Library Week.

 

  These donations were given as prizes for the drawing on Friday, April 20 and for the 5K Fun Run on Saturday, April 21.

 

Earth and Fire:  Pottery by You

Ideal Fitness

Joe’s O.K. Bayou

McDonald’s

Pacers & Racers

Penn Station

Pizza King

Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant

Scorpio Salon & Spa

Subway

Target

Total Fitness & Wellness

Wings to Go

 

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No OPEN BOOKS this month

The OPEN BOOKS discussion group is taking a vacation during August, but look to this space for the announcement of Fall book selections!

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Baron Hill on Friday

On Friday August 31, Congressman Baron Hill will be talking with constituents from 3:45-4:30 in the Library's Third Floor Reading Area. Everyone is invited--come, have some refreshments, and let Congressman Hill hear your views. That's Friday, August 31, 2:45-4pm. Additionally, Congressman Hill is sponsoring the following event: 2007 SOUTHERN INDIANA ECONOMIC FORUM Friday, August 31, 2007 9:00 – 11:45 a.m. Paul W. Ogle Cultural & Community Center Agenda: ·Panel One: Outlook on the Southern Indiana Economy ·Panel Two: Healthcare Today: Problems & Solutions ·Panel Three: Achieving Energy Independence in Southern Indiana

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OPEN BOOKS on Friday

 

 

On Friday Oct. 12, Dr. Bill Sweigart will lead a discussion of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, in LB230 from 12-1pm.  This compelling memoir details the aftermath of the death of Didion's husband of 40 years, John Gregory Dunne.  Everyone is welcome to join the discussion!

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Library Hours for Finals and Intersession

FINALS HOURS

April 23-26     Monday-Thursday            8am-midnight

 April 27           Friday                                   8am-5pm

 April 28           Saturday                             9am-5pm

 April 29           Sunday                                12 noon-6pm

 

 April 30           Monday                                8am-midnight

 May 1              Tuesday                               8am-8:30pm

 

 INTERSESSION  HOURS BEGIN MAY 2      

 May 2- 4         Wed.-Friday                         8am-5pm

 May 5-6          Sat.-Sun.                              CLOSED

 May  7             Monday                                8am-5pm

 

REGULAR HOURS RESUME TUESDAY, MAY 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Novelists James Alexander Thom and Dark Rain t o speak

 

THURSDAY, June 21

IUS Library 3rd floor Reading Area, Noon--?

 

Best-seller author, James Alexander Thom, and his wife, Dark Rain (who is Shawnee, a co-author and consultant on many of Thom's novels and an author in her own right) will visit campus on Thursday, June 21, for a lecture entitled "Cultural Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition--Legacies Backward and Forward." The lecturers will be available for book signings and informal discussions beginning at Noon in the 3rd Floor Reading Gallery, IU Southeast Library.

At 1:30 they will discuss Native American Cultures Then and Now and the Roles of Native Women; they will remain for additional book signings and discussion following the lecture.

The Thoms' novels include FOLLOW THE RIVER (1983), FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA (1984), LONG KNIFE (1986), PANTHER IN THE SKY (1989), THE CHILDREN OF FIRST MAN

(1994), WARRIOR WOMAN, and SIGN TALKER.

The event, co-sponsored by the Indiana Lewis and Clark Commission and the Center for Cultural Resources/IU Southeast, is free and open to the public.

Faculty, students and the community are encouraged to attend.

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Thursday: Sallie Bingham as part of NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK EVENTS AND 5K FUN RUN REGISRATIO: April 16-21

THURSDAY:  Sallie Bingham will read, discuss, and sign copies of her latest novel, The Nick of Time. 

                                                                      7:30 pm, Third Floor Rear

                                                                  

 

Celebrate National Library Week

  with the IUS Library!

All events are open to the public, and all events

  (except for the5K Fun Run), are free.

 

Monday, April 16:                   “A Little Knowledge…” 

IUS Psychology Professor Diane Wille shares her findings from a 14-year study on “Parenting and Attachment.”  Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.

12:15-1:15 p.m., Third Floor Rear Gallery

 

Tuesday, April 17:                  International Poetry Reading

             (co-sponsored by the School of Arts and Letters)

             Come hear poetry read in many different languages—we’ll provide translations.

             Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.

             12:15-1:15 p.m., Third Floor Rear Gallery

              

Thursday, April 19:     Sallie Bingham

This award-winning playwright and novelist will read, sign and discuss her new novel, Nick of Time.

7:00 p.m., Third Floor Rear Gallery

 

Friday, April 20:                      Drawing for Prizes

Entry forms will be available all week to those who bring in canned goods for our food drive.  Prizes include 256mb flash drives and gift certificates.  You need not be present to win.  Winners will have 2 weeks to claim their prizes.

             12 noon, Reference Desk Area                        

 

Saturday, April 21:       5K Fun Run for Literacy

Held on the IUS Campus.   Registration forms available on the Library’s website and at the Reference and Circulation Desks.  Registration fee:  $18 through April 9; $20 after April 9 (including the day of the race).   Participants will get t-shirts, and proceeds will be donated to the Family Literacy Center.

             9 am, IUS Campus (Meet outside library doors)    

PRINT OFF REGISTRATION FORM HERE.

Saturday, April 21:      Children’s Story Hour

Enjoy a read-aloud of wonderful children’s literature by IUS students and faculty, along with an activity for you and your child.

10 am, CULAB, LB330

 

All week:                                 Canned Food Drive 

During National Library Week, patrons can bring in canned foods.  For each can, the donor will receive one entry form for the prize drawing on Friday.     All donations will be distributed to Southern Indiana food banks.

 

 

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Library Hours Between Sessions

June 20-22     (Wed.-Fri.)    8am-5pm

June 23-24    (Sat.-Sun.)    CLOSED

June 25-26    (Mon.-Tue.)   8am-5pm

REGULAR HOURS RESUME Wednesday, June 27 with the start of Summer II

 

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National Library Week Drawing Winners

The prize drawings for those who brought in canned food during National Library Week took place on Friday, April 20.  Winners of a jump drive and local restaurant gift certificates are Jean buchanan, Delilah McAdams, Sandy Sweeney, and Julie Dreggors.  Congratulations!

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NEXT WEEK! 5K Fun Run and Walk Registration

5K FUN RUN
to benefit the Family Literacy Center
as part of
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

Saturday, April 21
  Start time: 9:00 a.m.

Indiana University Southeast Campus
Meet outside the library doors

Registration:
$18 by April 9
$20 April 9-21
(Same day registration at 8:30 a.m. in front of library)
All participants will receive a shirt.
Those registered by April 9 will have the shirt on race day;
late registrants will get their shirts after the race.
Those who do not want a shirt may register for $15.00

PRINT OFF REGISTRATION FORM HERE.

All event proceeds go to the benefit of the Family Literacy Center.

Participants will be entered into a drawing for prizes that will take place at the completion of the event.

For more information call 812-941-2262, or e-mail mwillman@ius.edu

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OPEN BOOKS this Friday

Friday, May 11, the IUS Library's campus-community book discussion group will be looking at Willa Cather's acclaimed novel Death Comes to  the Archbishop, based on the life of Jean Baptiste Lamy, the first Archbishop of Santa Fe.  Vickie Meredith will be the discussion leader for this session.  Join us in LB 230 at 12 noon on Friday!

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FINE ARTS COMPETITION coming up

 

The IUS Library invites you to participate in our

Fifth Annual Fine Arts Competition

April 9-May 10, 2007

The Indiana University Southeast Library invites student artists to participate in our Fine Arts Competition, which for the first time this year offers two options:  you may choose to enter a work on any subject or theme, which will be eligible for the Grand Purchase Prize; or you may choose to enter a thematic work celebrating the nature and importance of books, literature, libraries, reading and literacy, or information in any of its many and changing forms.   These thematic works will be eligible for the Grand Purchase Prize as well as a special Director’s Discretionary Purchase Prize. Download Registration Form.

 

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INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS EXHIBITIONS IN LIBRARY

The Library will be hosting three NCECA-sponsored shows of internationally acclaimed ceramic artists during the month of March.  The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts is a professional association of individuals and organizations whose interests, talents, and careers are focused on the ceramic arts.  The NCECA will be having its annual conference in Louisville KY March 13-17, and there will be associated exhibitions of works of international ceramic artists all over  Louisville and Southern Indiana .  IU Southeast is hosting several of these exhibitions, and the Library is the venue for three shows:  Clay & the Transferred Image;  Convergence: A North-South Discourse; and Line to Volume.  The shows will be available for viewing any time the Library is open from March 5 through March 17. 

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Spring 2007 A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE...and OPEN BOOKS Schedules

A LITTLE KOWLEDGE...

FEBRUARY:  Just how do you go about writing a successful novel? Virginia Anderson, an IU Southeast English professor, has published several novels and has just completed a new one called "The Drowned Man," a work which combines elements of mystery and mysticism with a searing psychological study of toxic parenthood. Join us as Dr. Anderson reads from this work, and discusses and answers questions about the PROCESS of writing and publishing a novel.  Feb. 19, 12:15 pm, LB 230.  Everyone is wecome.

MARCH:  While torture is universally condemned, it seems to persist in the world. Are there ever times when torture is justified? Does torture actually work for any good end? While most of us have strong, even passionate responses to these questions, we can all benefit from an objective look at the evidence from scientific research. Join Dr. Bill Ferrell of the IUS Criminal Justice Department as he discusses "Torture and Enemy Combatants" from a research perspective. Thursday, March 22, 12:20pm, in LB230. Everyone is welcome.

APRIL:  Fourteen years ago,  IU Southeast psychology professor Dr. Diane Wille visited and collected information from a  group of new mothers and their infants, with an eye to studying attachment processes.  Fourteen years later, she is still  visiting and keeping track of the same group, with 14 years of data to theorize about.  The infants Dr. Wille visited in 1993 are now teenagers!   Join us as Dr. Wille shares some of the data and conclusions from her ongoing longitudinal study of parenting and attachment.  April 16,  2007, 12:15-1:15, LB230.  Everyone is welcome!

OPEN BOOKS

FEB:  OPEN BOOKS, the IU Southeast Library`s campus/community book discussion group, will be discussing Stephen King`s most recent novel, Lisey`s Story, which has been widely praised by critics. While this novel is less sensational and more literary than any of King`s previous works, this story of a marriage is embellished with some of King`s usual devices. Come join us as we discuss this book--everyone is welcome. LB230, Friday, Feb. 9, 12 noon.

MARCH:  IU Southeast Library`s campus/community book discussion group  will meet March 9, 2007, to discuss Louisville author Mary Welp`s novel of politics, love, and marriage--with the author! Mary Welp has agreed to come to the session to talk about the book, The Triangle Pose, answer questions, and most of all, to hear our thoughts about her novel, which happens to take place in Louisville.  This is definitely not a "local" story however; Welp deals with universal issues (marriage, children, adultery, friendship) with insight and dead-on humor. Join us for this special session! Everyone is welcome.  March 9, 12 noon, LB230.

APRIL:  OPEN BOOKS, the IU Southeast Library`s campus-community book discussion group, will meet on Friday, April 13, to discuss Australian psychologist Cordelia Fine`s book about how the brain really works, A Mind of Its Own . If you think your conscious mind is in charge of your life, think again! Fine discusses research which shows how the subconscious mind controls our actions and even our thoughts, and she does it in a breezy and entertaining style. While this is certainly not a scholarly work, it does present the research in a responsible way. Join us for a discussion of this very current topic in LB230, Friday, Apr. 13, 12noon. Everyone is welcome!

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Remnant Trust Documents on Display

The IU Southeast Library is hosting an exhibit of original and first edition historical documents from the Remnant Trust, a public educational foundation headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana.  Documents include an original Journal of the First Senate Session containing the Bill of Rights from 1789, a 1781 original of the Articles of Confederation, and a 1483 edition of Aristotle's Ethics, Pollitics, & Economy.  The items are in locked cases on the main floor of the Library, but the Remnant Trust encourages viewers to "touch, feel, and read the originals."  To do so, ask at the Reference Desk. 

A series of lectures have been scheduled by the Common Experience Program to complement this exhibit.  The lecture schedule can be found at  http://www.ius.edu/commonexperience .

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IUCAT Upgrade

The IU Libraries are upgrading the IUCAT (online catalog) software December 19-20.  From the evening of December 18 through the morning of December 21, IUCAT will be unavailable.  Access to all other resources and databases will continue uninterrupted.  

On Thursday, Dec. 21, the new version of IUCAT will debut. It includes some significant new features as well as a different look and feel.  If you have questions or need assistance, call the IU Southeast Library Reference Desk at 941-2489.  

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A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE... 'Torture and Enemy Combatants.' Dr. Bill Farrell, Thursday 3-22

 While torture is universally condemned, it seems to persist in the world. Are there ever times when torture is justified? Does torture actually work for any good end? While most of us have strong, even passionate responses to these questions, we can all benefit from an objective look at the evidence from scientific research. Join Dr. Bill Ferrell of the IUS Criminal Justice Department as he discusses "Torture and Enemy Combatants" from a research perspective. Thursday, March 22, 12:20pm, in LB230. Everyone is welcome.

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OPEN BOOKS: Mary Welp

Local author Mary Welp will be with us this Friday, March 9, at 12 noon, as we discuss her novel The Triangle Pose.  She will answer our questions and hear our comments about her novel, set in Louisville, which explores themes of marriage, adultery, friendship, and politics with insight and dead-on humor.  Come and join us!  LB230, 12 noon March 9.

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Library Holiday Schedule

  • December 16-17 (Sat.-Sun.)         CLOSED
  • December 18-22  (Mon.-Fri.)          8am-5pm
  • Dec.23 2006-Jan. 1 2007               CLOSED
  • January 2-5 (Tue.-Fri)                      8am-5pm
  • January 6-7 (Sat.-Sun.)                   CLOSED
  • REGULAR HOURS RESUME JANUARY 8 (MONDAY)      
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!    

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LIBRARY MIDNIGHT HOURS

For the next two weeks, the Library will remain open Monday-Thursday until midnight, in order to provide students with extra study time as the semester end approaches.  Reference service will not be available after 10pm.

OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT:  Dec. 4-7, Monday-Thursday; and Dec. 11-14, Monday-Thursday.                              Friday, Saturday, and Sunday hours are not affected.

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Art Exhibit: Artists Among Us

The Library is hosting a new exhibit in its First Floor Gallery, called "Artists Among Us." This show exhibits works by people you may know, all connected to IU Southeast, who make art as avocation. All have other careers. The artists are: Barbara Bennett, Mary Bryan, Carl deGraaf, Janet Eisenpreis, Deborah Finkel, Marilyn Jones, and Christa Zorn. Come over anytime the Library is open to view the work of these talented "artists among us."

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Caesar's Makes Large Gift to Library

Caesar's Foundation of Floyd County has given a gift of $500,000 to the IUS Library's Endowment Fund, to be used for materials and programming.  Ed Garruto, Caesars Foundation board treasurer and general manager of Caesars Indiana, said in a news release that the gift is a way to make a positive impact in the community because the library is used extensively by area residents in addition to students.   The Library's foyer and largest conference room will be named to honor the Caesar's Foundation.

 

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OPEN BOOKS Fall 2006 ALITTLEKNOWLEDGE Fall 2006

OPEN BOOKS

OPEN BOOKS, the IUS Library-sponsored community/campus book discussion group, has some interesting selections on tap for the Fall 2006 semester: 1491, by Charles C. Mann Friday, October 13, 12 noon, LB230 The End of Faith, by Sam Harris Friday, November 10, 12 noon, LB230 Coming of Age in Mississippi, by Anne Moody Friday, December 8, 12 noon, LB230. Everyone is welcome at these sessions, and feel free to bring your lunch. Drinks will be available.

A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE...

Throughout the year, the monthly Library-sponsored series we call "A Little Knowledge..." features faculty and students presenting their research and creative activity in a casual, conversational format. Everyone is welcome at these sessions, which are all held in LB230 from 12:15-1:15. The Fall 2006 sessions are scheduled as follows: Monday, September 18, 12:15, LB230, Dr. Magdalena Herdoiza-Estevez: "Cultural Education in Ecuador and Guatemala." Monday, October 16, 12:15, LB230, Dr. Judy Myers: "Social Change and the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender in the Kentucky Birth Control Movement 1933-1943." Thursday, November 16: Linda Christiansen: "Business Fraud." Everyone is invited to these sessions. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.

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OPEN BOOKS Friday

OPEN BOOKS, the IU Southeast Library Community/Campus book discussion group, meets for the first time this semester on Friday, January 12, in LB230.  The January book is Year of the Hare, by Arto Paasilinnia, a prolific Finnish author.  Of the 30 novels Passalinia has to his credit, this one, he says, is his favorite, and it has just been made into a movie in France.   Come join us for a glimpse at another culture.

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THIS WEEK: Full House in the Library!

This is a very busy week indeed for programs held in the Library--something different every day. Plan to attend one or all of these events!

MONDAY: International Education Week Kick-Off. At 4:30pm, there will be music, followed at 5 by the opening ceremony and a reception in the 3rd floor CCR with ethnic refreshments.

TUESDAY: Common Experience Program: Sam Avery, events coordinator for the Louisville Peace Action Committee,will discuss local activism. 7:30pm, 3rd floor rear area.

 WEDNESDAY: Taylor Mali, National Poetry Slam Champion, returns to IUS with his Spoken Word performance. Refreshments and door prizes. 7:30pm, 3rd floor rear area.

THURSDAY: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE... Just how prevalent is business fraud? Professor Linda Christiansen from the School of Business discusses her research into occurrences of business fraud. As an attorney and a CPA, Professor Christiansen knows it when she sees it! LB230, 12:15-1:15

THURSDAY:8am-10pm Model UN, 3rd floor CCR

FRIDAY: 8am-5pm Model UN, 3rd floor CCR

FRIDAY: IEW Global/Local Poverty Workshop, 8am-4pm, 3rd floor reading area and other locations.

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IUS Library Adaptive Technology Center

The  IUS Library Adaptive Technology Centeris open and available for use.  Funded through the generosity of Caesar's Foundation of Floyd County, the Center will provide access to information (including books, periodicals, and other resources) to community members, students, faculty and staff, with learning, sensory, or physical disabilities.  Ask at the Reference Desk.

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Library Thanksgiving Hours

LIBRARY THANKSGIVING HOURS

Tuesday, Nov. 20----------8am-5pm 

Wednesday, Nov. 21------8am-5pm 

 Thursday Nov.  23----------CLOSED

Friday, Nov. 24--------------CLOSED 

 Saturday, Nov. 25-----------9am-5pm 

 Sunday, Nov. 26-------------12pm-6pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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Finals Week Midnight Hours

The Library hopes your finals go smoothly this week.  Remember, we will be open from 8am-12midnight Monday-Thursday.  Good luck!

(Holiday Break Schedule is posted below.)

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NEW NEIGHBORS display in Library Gallery

In the First Floor Art Gallery, the Library is currently showing photographic collages illustrating the lives of our "New Neighbors," immigrants to the Kentuckiana area, along with copies of an educational brochure about local immigrants and immigration.  The display, created and sponsored by the Courier Journal, will be available through October 10. 

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THIS WEEK; Three Events in the Library

This is a busy week for public events in the Library. On Wednesday, the Common Experience Program presents Christopher 2X, a community activist in Louisville who has become the spokesman for the downtrodden. Christopher 2x will speak at 7:30 pm in the Rear Reading Area on the 3rd floor of the Library. On Thursday afternoon from 2:30-4, IUS will honor its authors and artists whose work was published or displayed during 2005. This is always an impressive event, and there will be refreshments. Friday at noon, the Library opens its 2006-2007 Open Books Series, with a discussion of Charles Mann's 1491, led by Dr. Vicki Meredith of the School of Business, with assistance from IUS's sole anthropology professory, Dr. Sherri Hilgeman. This is a surprising and fascinating book, and the discussion, held in LB230, should be lively. Everyone is welcome at these events!

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JOIN US FRIDAY 5-7:: Art Opening

On Friday, Oct. 27, from 5-7pm, the Library is hosting the opening reception for our new First Floor Gallery exhibit, called "Artists Among Us." We are exhibiting works by people you may know, all connected to IU Southeast, who make art as avocation. All have other careers. The artists are: Barbara Bennett, Mary Bryan, Carl deGraaf, Janet Eisenpreis, Deborah Finkel, Marilyn Jones, and Christa Zorn. Join us for conversation and refreshments as we honor these unexpected artists! 5-7pm Oct. 27 Library First Floor Gallery

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THIS WEEK: Open Books

Friday, Dec. 8, OPEN BOOKS will hold its last meeting of the semester at 12 noon in LB230. The book under discussion is the current Common Experience selection, Coming of Age in Mississippi, by Anne Moody. Dr. James Beeby of the IUS History Department, will be on had to lend his expertise regarding the U. S. Civil Rights Movement as we discuss this multifaceted memoir. OPEN BOOKS sessions are held in LB230 at noon on the second Friday of the month, and everyone is welcome!

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New Librarian Arrives

The Library welcomes its newest Librarian, Robin White, Assistant Librarian , Coordinator of Electronic Resources.  She will also serve as the liaison to the School of Business.  Robin received her undergraduate degree from Purdue University in 2004, with a major in English and minors in History, Classical Studies, and Computer Technology.  She was just awarded, in August 2006,  Master's of Library Science and Master's of Information Science degrees from Indiana University.  Stop by and say hello to Robin.

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Library Reserves Announcement

Materials for Course Reserves are due in the Library on the following dates to ensure availability by the first week of classes:

Fall Semester 2006 -- Monday August 14, 2006

Spring Semester 2007 – Monday December 18, 2006

Summer Sessions 2007 – Tuesday April 17, 2007

Policies and forms are available from the Course Reserves homepage : www.ius.edu/Library/coursereserves.cfm

 

 

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OPEN BOOKS Fall 2006 Schedule A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE.Fall 2006 Schedule OPEN BOOKS Fall 2006 Schedule

OPEN BOOKS

OPEN BOOKS, the IUS Library-sponsored community/campus book discussion group, has some interesting selections on tap for the Fall 2006 semester: 1491, by Charles C. Mann Friday, October 13, 12 noon, LB230 The End of Faith, by Sam Harris Friday, November 10, 12 noon, LB230 Coming of Age in Mississippi, by Anne Moody Friday, December 8, 12 noon, LB230. Everyone is welcome at these sessions, and feel free to bring your lunch. Drinks will be available.

A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE...

Throughout the year, the monthly Library-sponsored series we call "A Little Knowledge..." features faculty and students presenting their research and creative activity in a casual, conversational format. Everyone is welcome at these sessions, which are all held in LB230 from 12:15-1:15. The Fall 2006 sessions are scheduled as follows: Monday, September 18, 12:15, LB230, Dr. Magdalena Herdoiza-Estevez: "Cultural Education in Ecuador and Guatemala." Monday, October 16, 12:15, LB230, Dr. Judy Myers: "Social Change and the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender in the Kentucky