Milner Library is pleased to announce its first annual Dr. Thomas D. Wilson Student Assistant Scholarship, a one-time award of $1,000 to a library student employee who has worked at Milner for at least one semester.
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Milner Library’s physical building opening August 16
Milner Library’s physical building will reopen for Illinois State University students, faculty, staff, and retirees beginning Sunday, August 16.
Big Deals and the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts
In 2019, the University of California Library System rejected their Elsevier subscription. Read more about MIT’s Framework for Publisher Contracts.
Milner Library’s Digital Collections interface updating in August
Changes are coming to many of Milner Library’s digital collections!
Deceptive publishers begone: Cabell’s Predatory Reports is here
Learn more about predatory or deceptive publishing, which is a business model in which publishers exploit researchers’ need to publish as part of the tenure and promotion process.
Illinois State announces Redbird Pledge
The Redbird Pledge is the latest initiative in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This voluntary pledge for students, faculty, and staff emphasizes a shared commitment to helping maintain a safe and healthy campus.
Redbirds Rising campaign reaches record-breaking conclusion
Illinois State University concluded its largest fundraising campaign on June 30, raising $180.9 million during Redbirds Rising: The Campaign for Illinois State. The historic campaign was supported by 56,143 donors.
Milner Library preserves vital history with the digitization of circus route books
With the help of the largest grant in the history of Milner Library, more than 300 circus route books have been digitized to preserve the rich history of one of the most important forms of American entertainment.
“Create your own” through the public domain
Explore the practice of taking public domain materials and using them to generate new creative works.
University Research Symposium hosted in ISU ReD
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has required every person in the ISU community to be flexible, creative, and understanding, but that response looks different depending on a person’s role at the University.