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The effect of the Patriot Act on library use
Leigh Estabrook is the director of the Library Research Center, a unit of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. The center has conducted dozens of studies, including a series on the impact of the PATRIOT Act on libraries. Estabrook was the dean of the library school from 1986 to 2001. She was interviewed […]
U. of I. magazine named ‘Best New Literary Journal’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The young and highly experimental literary magazine produced at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has won a prestigious literary award. Ninth Letter, published by the English department in collaboration with the School of Art and Design, has been named “Best New Literary Journal” by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals, […]
‘Stinky Stern Forever’ wins 2006 Gryphon Award for children’s literature
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The winner of the 2006 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature is Michelle Edwards for her easy-to-read book, “Stinky Stern Forever.” Edwards also illustrated the book, published last year by Harcourt. The award, which includes a $1,000 prize, is given by the Center for Children’s Books at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. […]
Acting dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences to be named permanent dean
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, the acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named dean of the college, pending approval of the U. of I. Board of Trustees at its Jan. 19 meeting in Chicago. “As interim dean Sarah Mangelsdorf has administered […]
U. of I. guide recommends best children’s books
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Creatures ugly, endearing and dangerously curious, including a monster named “Bobo,” a legendary “She” sea spirit and a “Traction Man,” are among hundreds of protagonists book experts are recommending kids get to know this year, and they all appear in the 2005 edition of the “Guide Book to Gift Books.” The annual […]
Priceless baseball volumes returned to U. of I. Library
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois Library got the scholarly equivalent of a grand slam late Tuesday night. The priceless volumes of Collyer’s Eye that were reported missing earlier this week were returned – anonymously and in relatively good condition. “This is really unbelievable good luck,” said Karen Schmidt, associate university librarian for collections, […]
Priceless ‘Black Sox’ scandal book missing from library at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign would like to say it ain’t so, but it is. Two very rare volumes of U.S. baseball history, one of them dealing with the Chicago White Sox scandal of 1919, are missing from its shelves. The two folio-sized bound volumes of Collyer’s Eye […]
Documentaries were ‘hot’ in Spain in 1930s, author says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Today, the term “documentary” usually brings to mind video exposés of corporate or political wrong-doing. Or perhaps the exploits of a near-extinct indigenous species struggling to survive in some remote locale. And while such films may have mass appeal, they more typically are relegated to the margins of popular culture. But it […]
Music, lecture, readings at Illinois to celebrate author Thomas Mann
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A musical performance, lecture and readings – all commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of one of Germany’s greatest 20th-century writers, Nobel laureate Thomas Mann – will be presented Thursday (Dec. 1) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The concert-lecture, titled “Thomas Mann, Beethoven und das Geheimnis von Opus 111” […]
Technology contributes to scholar’s reinterpretation of ancient tablets
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With the benefit of computer imaging and macro-photography, a scholar who has spent two years studying six fragmented clay tablets from the ancient Canaanite civilization is proposing some new interpretations of the tablets. Wayne Pitard, a professor in the Program for the Study of Religion and expert on ancient Near Eastern texts […]
Exercise adds years to life and improves quality, researchers say
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Exercise is a lot like spinach … everybody knows it’s good for you; yet many people still avoid it, forgoing its potential health benefits. But researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who study the effects of exercise on aging point to new findings that may inspire people to get up, […]
U. of I. classics department celebrating 100th year
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The department of the classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is celebrating the anniversary of its 100th year – the highs and the lows, the goods and the bads of its century-plus history. The celebration, “Over One Hundred Years of Classics at the University of Illinois,” will take place from […]