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Newsletter for Friends and Supporters of the Indiana University Libraries Fall 2008
Century Photo
100 years of service. Unlimited Expertise.

The university appointed its first reference libararian, Mary Dunham, in 1908. The 21 reference providers pictured here - only a handful of the librarians, staff, and students who answer questions daily - marked the centennial in the Wells Library. They have combined 355 years of experience. That's a lot of brainpower.

Student in Reading RoomA Centennial Year

By answering questions and offering instruction for the university community and the state of Indiana, librarians help connect people with the information they need.

Find some of IU librarians' favorite reference books

Reading Room Photo Sunlight! Tables! Books! Heaven.

Plans for a new reading room in the East Tower will create a great environment for today's researchers and scholars.

Images of the proposed reading room

Jenn Riley National Grant for Digital Music
Indiana University's Digital Library Program received $481,987 to demonstrate the benefits of an emerging form of cataloging.

IU Digital Library Program

Archives logo Archives Celebration Wins Top Honors

Part of a nationwide campaign to recognize the importance of archives to teaching and learning.

Office of University Archives and Records Management

 


Elana Kelber Research Pays Off

Elana Kelber won first place and $1,000 for her paper "What Sells?: Examing Gender in Magazine Print Advertising in the 1950s."

Sam Burgess Undergraduate Award