Collections of open access materials often have different focuses, such as Open Access Digital Theological Library which collects materials about religious studies and related disciplines.
Open Access Digital Theological Library
Unit: Milner Library
Keeping it 100! Celebrating Milner’s Contributions to ISU ReD
What do librarians write about? Find out in this review of the 100 items that Milner faculty and staff have submitted to ISU ReD.
Finding a future at the library
Sometimes, students find more than books and information at the library. In Maddi Loiselle’s case, she found her calling.
How do you make a book free for everyone? Unglue.It
Unglue.It is a nonprofit program that works with authors and publishers to place books into the public domain by agreeing on a price and then crowdsourcing the funds to pay the rights holder to issue the book under a Creative Commons license.
Newly digitized collection highlights Bloomington-Normal women’s suffrage history
Hazle Buck Ewing’s activist writings, as well as incoming letters from dozens of other suffragists and materials from the National Woman’s Party and Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, are now freely available online for research and study, thanks to a monthslong digitization campaign by Milner Library and the Ewing Cultural Center.
Open access publishing options
Authors wishing to make their materials digitally available can often place pre-prints or even published articles on institutional repositories such as ISU ReD, but where does the software and tools used in open access publishing come from?
ISU student shines light on underrepresented archivists
Illinois State Archives used a grant to hire an intern to create at least 15 Wikipedia articles promoting the achievements of archivists from underrepresented groups.
Wikipedia and libraries: Revolution through collaboration
Milner librarians worked on a collaborative project to learn what resources are necessary to add demographic terms to library catalog records in order to improve information discoverability and access.
Therapy dogs visit campus for PAWSitively Stress Free during finals week
Join Health Promotion and Wellness and Milner Library and get PAWSitively Stress Free! Take a study or work break to pet certified therapy dogs and enjoy other stress-relieving activities. Research from the University of British Columbia shows that petting a therapy dog for a few minutes can be beneficial for college students. Data from this
Milner Libary fall break schedule and extended finals week hours
The remainder of the semester means changes to Milner Library regularly scheduled hours.
