The Ames Library will be open Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm during the summer months.
If you need research or technology assistance over the summer, please call Help@Ames at x3900.
Wishing everyone a relaxing and productive summer!
Photo: “Hello, Summer” (by Cooky Koon, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Hours for the library over the Memorial Day Weekend are as follows:
Friday, May 24: 7:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 25: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 26: 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Monday, May 27: 1 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Regular library hours resume on Tuesday, May 28. The library closes at 4 pm on Friday, May 31, the last day of May Term.
Offering a single point of access to millions of items—photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more—from libraries, archives, and museums around the United States, the Digital Public Library of America has officially launched. Users can browse and search the DPLA’s collections by timeline, map, format, and topic; save items to customized lists; and share their lists with others.
For more information, please see the FAQ.
The DPLA joins the Internet Archive and HathiTrust in exponentially expanding our access to rich collections throughout the world. The Ames Library will be linking this new digital collection on our library home page.
Several of our databases will be unavailable due to routine vendor updates and maintenance. If you encounter any issues post-updates, please don’t hesitate to contact the Help@Ames Desk at x3900.
Offline April 17, 5 am – 6 am
Chicago Tribune (both Current and Historical)
Environmental Sciences Collection
National Newspapers Premier
New York Times (Historical)
PAIS International
April 16, 2013
According to the ArtSTOR website, an upgrade to the ArtSTOR database will eliminate the need for Java in the ARTstor Digital Library and single image downloads will be delivered in Zip files due to the recent recommendation from the Department of Homeland Security that Java poses a potential security risk.
Many versions of Windows come equipped with a built in zip program, but if you need to install a program on your PC, ARTstor recommends 7-Zip, available free at 7-zip.org. Mac users will not need to install software to handle zip files as it is already built into OS X. If you experience any difficulties, please clear the cache on your browser and restart your Web browser. If you continue to experience difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact User Services at userservices@artstor.org. For more information, please see the ARTstor blog.
“WORDS OF”
by James Dean Kersten
A unique multimedia sculpture, composed of spent bullet casings and upcycled computer keys, is being showcased on the entry level of the library, near the Human Rights Cluster wall. Local sculptor Jim Kersten hopes his piece will raise awareness in favor of civility.
Says Kersten, “A word, in many ways, is like a bullet. Once it is spoken, it truly cannot be retracted. Spoken harshly or thoughtlessly, a word can leave a wound or a scar. And no matter how hard you try to take it back… you simply can’t.”
The sculpture encourages our campus community to write on a small piece of paper a short message of forgiveness to anyone who has received an unkind word. The paper is then rolled up and placed inside one of the bullet casings.
#Here at IWU students are promoting the message of the sculpture and encourage everyone to take part in filling the casings with words of compassion and forgiveness.
The piece will be on display through graduation on May 5.
Check out the latest news on the amazing
stained glass pieces in The Ames Library’s
4th floor!
Please excuse the noise – our front steps are under repair. After ten years in Midwest winters and summers, the tiles needed some touch-ups.
Plus, we’re adding special, high-tech sensors that will alert us if students entering the building are in need of caffeine, sleep or food. The alerts will trigger a set of mini-robots to bring the students coffee, or a soft pillow, or chicken noodle soup (vegetarian options also available). We’re piloting the program through finals, and then will assess the project based on feedback from our users. It’s all part of the Ames tradition of supporting students however and whenever they need it!
READ ALL ABOUT IT! Books on IWU history are now available online!
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Henning Room, Memorial Center
This forum will present an overview of how Open Access (OA) arose from significant disruptions to scholarly publishing, focusing on the current state of various advocacy efforts in the United States and globally. Opposing viewpoints to OA will also be discussed. Sponsored by the IWU Chapter of the AAUP and The Ames Library, this forum aims to start a conversation on campus about how IWU faculty, staff and students from all disciplines can contribute to the OA movement through individual and collective action and policy.
Don’t believe it? There are lots of gross-out videos on YouTube to illustrate…here’s just one (it’s actually kinda beautiful, too!) http://youtu.be/e2QAGVMlns4
The quote was spotted by one of our librarians in a local school and it seems like a helpful thing to remember since we’re all cooped up inside together. Then there’s the added joy that thoughts of the present flu season bring!
Not sure what to do? We made a resource guide with a collection of advice and links on the topic to think about, but our take away message to all staff and visitors at The Ames Library is to consider your own health as well as the well-being of those around you by remembering these tips:
1. Sneeze into your elbow (kleenex can’t stand the pressure!)
2. Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently (there’s also a supply of alcohol wipes at the 1st floor information desk in the library if you want to wipe down a keyboard)
3. Go to IWU’s Arnold Health Service if you have a fever or need medical advice.
A visual representation of this message was designed by one of our talented Ames Library Student Assistants. Click on the image below to get a halfsheet-sized poster you can put in your room or office for others to see!
