Flex those creative muscles and challenge yourself to tell the scariest story you can, in 400 characters or less. Submit your best two sentence horror story by Friday, October 23 at 11:59 p.m. to be entered into a contest to win prizes.
Unit: Milner Library
Noted scholar to give virtual talk on racism in search engines
Best-selling author and associate professor Dr. Safiya Noble will give a virtual talk titled Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, over Zoom. Noble’s talk will be a part of Open Access Week 2020 activities held by Milner Library.
Applications for Milner Library’s Washington, D.C., student internship funding due October 30
Milner Library provides financial support to offset the cost of housing for a qualified student who is interested in a summer internship with the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, Smithsonian Institution, or archives and libraries in individual government agencies.
Milner Library recognizes Open Access Week, October 19-25
Join Milner Library for a variety of events and workshops that highlight the benefits of making information free, online, and open for all to use during Open Access Week 2020.
Banned Books Week: Milner Celebrates the Freedom to Read
Find your freedom to read with Milner Library during Banned Books Week 2020, September 27 through October 3.
University Archives collecting materials to tell ISU’s pandemic story
Illinois State University archivists at the Jo Ann Rayfield Archives in Milner Library are in the process of gathering student, faculty, staff, and alumni stories during the COVID-19 pandemic.
First Wonsook Kim School of Art Theses added to ISU ReD
Each thesis published in ISU ReD includes the name of the school granting the degree, and now every School of Art thesis published will include this statement: “Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts [from the] Wonsook Kim School of Art.”
Labor Day Coronavirus message: Testing and Milner Library
The University is announcing changes to testing for the weekend, and a change in operations at Milner Library.
Milner Library transitioning to access by appointment and virtual services beginning September 8
Milner Library’s physical building will close to walk-in patrons beginning Tuesday, September 8 and temporarily transition to access by appointment and/or virtual services. Curbside pickup and on campus delivery services will continue.
Underpinnings and equal terms: How the suffrage movement changed American women and American women changed the nation
View historical and present day items chronicling women’s fight for equality and voting, provided by numerous sources including the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, Illinois State University Special Collections, and ISU Digital Collections.