The Digital Scholarship Lab at Milner Library will be offering workshops this summer on engaging students with online primary sources and on creating digital exhibits and digital publications with Scalar and Omeka.
Unit: Milner Library
Queer Coalition to hold Cultural Heritage Chats
Queer Coalition, Illinois State University’s LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate student affinity group, will be partnering with cultural heritage collections across campus this summer to explore queer history through an intersectional lens. Attendees can expect a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q&A. All are welcome to attend.
Civil Service May Spotlight: Julie Neville
The Civil Service Council will feature a Civil Service employee at Illinois State University each month to highlight an exceptional colleague and the outstanding work being done on campus. This month, learn about and applaud Senior Archives Specialist Julie Neville.
Milner Library carpeting project to temporarily limit some collections access
Milner Library will be replacing the carpeting in some areas of the sixth floor beginning May 13.
This month in Illinois State University history: May
From Abraham Lincoln’s first reference to the founding of Illinois State University to the demise of Old Main, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies marks 50th anniversary with historic exhibit
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program is celebrating its 50th anniversary this spring with a retrospective exhibit from Illinois State University’s archives.
Milner Library celebrates Minnie Vautrin Day
The Illinois State Historical Society named April 12 Minnie Vautrin Day to commemorate the ISNU alum for her actions in protecting ten thousand Chinese women and children during the Imperial Japanese occupation of Nanking during the Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s.
Milner Library celebrates the first two librarians of ISNU
In the third installment of Milner Library recognizing the women of Illinois State Normal University and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, this article focuses on librarians in honor of National Library Week.
Milner Library to host book panel on Handbook of Asian American Families, April 19
Handbook of Asian American Families provides theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and practical research examining the intricacies and nuances of the present in Asian American family dynamics and relationships
Dr. Matt Kaplan to present on intergenerational living, learning, and community building, April 12
Dr. Matt Kaplan will present on intergenerational living, learning, and community building at 10:15 a.m. Friday, April 12, in the Milner Library Speaker’s Corner. This event is free and open to the public.