Hello everyone! I hope everyone who took classes during the first summer session is having an informative and successful academic session thus far. For those of you taking second summer session classes, this is just a reminder that with the sessions being so short, it doesn't pay to procrastinate. As soon as you start getting any research assignments that you may be given for class, you might consider visiting us as soon as you can so that you will have plenty of time to collect the best research resources that we have available in our collection or that we can get through interlibrary loan from another library. Of course, as always, reference librarians are available during most of our open hours to offer you research assistance. If you're needing a lot of help, you can make an appointment to meet with a reference librarian for 30 minutes or so to get some great ideas for the best resources to consult or the most efficient strategies to search for materials on your topic. Check out our
Ask A Librarian page to contact a librarian or to make a reference appointment. We also offer help through IM on AIM, MSN Instant Messenger, and Yahoo! Instant Messenger.
Cool Things happening in Archives this summer
The University Libraries' Archives and Special Collections have two very cool exhibits on display on the second floor of Bracken Library.
The first is "
The World of Artistic Expression", which is on display through July 30th.
This exhibit of rare materials features such diverse items as Chinese Calligraphy, Pueblo Indian Paintings, and miniature Japanese screen paintings. The books found in this exhibit will display some of the exceptional kinds of artwork that can be found from American to Japan, with one of the highlights of the exhibit featuring artists and scenes from Indiana.
The second is the Digital Exhibit "Howdy Goudy: Frederic W. Goudy and the Private Press in the Midwest". The Private Press Movement sought to revitalize printing as an art form, focusing on typography, design, and print quality rather than profits. Midwest-born printers and typographers Frederic Goudy, Bruce Rogers, Edwin Grabhorn, and Robert Grabhorn made the private press their life's work, becoming four of the most influential figures in the Private Press Movement in the United States. This exhibit will be on display in Bracken Library room 210 through July 16th.
You asked for it...we gave it to you!
Bracken Library is pleased to announce that we have been steadily replacing our previous wood-framed reading chairs with all new chairs. The new chairs are extremely comfortable and a welcome new furnishing here at the library. Many users have mentioned that they wished we had more comfy chairs at the library...well that wish is being granted. If you haven't already, stop by the library some time and check out the new seats. You'll be glad you did.
Obvious but I'll mention it anyway...
Unless you have just recently discovered us here on MySpace, you've no doubt noticed that our MySpace profile page has undergone a massive makeover. We hope you like the new look. If you'd like to send any comments or questions about the new profile design, we'd love to hear from you. Thanks for reading and we hope you have a good second summer session.