This $1,500 award is available to scholars external to Illinois State University who are interested in researching any topic that requires the onsite use of the Circus & Allied Arts Collection housed in Milner Library’s Special Collections.
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Celebrate International Open Access Week with Milner Library
Beginning Monday, October 23, Milner librarians will be reaching out to Illinois State authors who have published their work open access with the offer to deposit it in ISU ReD.
Explore Milner Library’s new Digital Scholarship Lab November 14
Milner Library is pleased to announce an open house to celebrate the opening of its Digital Scholarship Lab, November 14.
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Milner Library is doing a research study on how we can better serve our patrons.
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Milner Library offers tool to help connect researchers to information without a paywall.
Exploring library and information science careers at Milner Library
Representatives from the Schools of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dominican University, and Chicago State University will present on their programs’ offerings at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, in the southwest corner of the sixth floor of Milner Library.
Conservation assessment leads to exciting discoveries, including 19th century underwear
One of the more unexpected things available in Milner Library is the Ueckert Circus Wardrobe Collection. An amalgamation of over 1,200 circus costumes, accessories, and props from the 1880s to the early 2000s, the collection is one of the most comprehensive collections of circus wardrobe in the country.
Publications Unit book launch, bilingual reading, October 5
Book launch featuring a bilingual reading and conversation to celebrate the latest book in the open-access series Undiscovered Americas.
Deadline extended for 2023 Thomas D. Wilson Student Assistant Scholarship
Milner Library has extended the deadline for applications for the 2023 Dr. Thomas D. Wilson Student Assistant Scholarship to 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, October 31.
Enter Milner Library’s Two Sentence Horror Story contest … if you dare
Shake off the cobwebs and get those creative juices flowing: Challenge yourself to tell the scariest story you can, in 400 characters or less. Submit your best two-sentence horror story by Sunday, October 29 at 11:59 p.m. to be entered into a contest to win Milner swag.