Preparing for the future means first understanding the past. Indiana University's collections are vast and various, found across multiple campuses and venues, and encompassing more than 30 million objects that provide endless opportunities for new discoveries. To ensure these objects remain available to future generations, IU also invests deeply in preservation through programs such as its Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative and IU Libraries Moving Image Archive and through leadership provided by the university’s first executive director for university collections.
Caring for our history
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Wylie House Museum seed giveaway program ushers in the spring growing season
The annual seed sale will be replaced by a monthlong giveaway of heirloom seeds from the Wylie House garden.
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Ask the Expert: Delete and declutter to avoid digital hoarding
University Archives director Dina Kellams shares her tips for managing electronic documents and organizing our digital lives.
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IU Libraries launches Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge
Participants are encouraged to engage with 21 materials from nine categories that highlight the contributions of underrepresented groups.
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How the Kinsey Institute is showcasing its diverse artistic materials on human sexuality
In weekly social media posts, curator Rebecca Fasman shares historical and cultural context on a unique material from the Kinsey Institute.
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Alumni gift to School of Education will expand its library's storytelling collection
The gift from Kate and John Ranshaw will help purchase materials to enhance storytelling and teach storytelling techniques to students.
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New exhibit from longtime Herron partnership now hanging in University Library atrium
A senior in the Herron School of Art and Design created a piece everyone at IUPUI can enjoy -- just look up in the library's atrium.
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Everyday impressions during extraordinary times: Historians, archivists document the pandemic
University Archives and Department of History professionals are soliciting volunteers to chronicle life through the pandemic.
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IU Press digitization project gives open access for over 160 books
The academic press used a grant to digitize out-of-print books and get scholarship into the hands of those who need it.
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Summon the Halloween spirit with spooky campus tales from IU Archives
Halloween is a time of goblins, werewolves and vampires -- a time when legends about spooky sightings get us all in the holiday spirit.
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IU Libraries named Library of the Year for connecting people with government information
The library's efforts to help people become more engaged with their government was cited as one of the reasons for the award.