Presented at LibUX Chicago From Accessibility to Inclusion. Describes the importance of developing partnerships for supporting diverse user... Show morePresented at LibUX Chicago From Accessibility to Inclusion. Describes the importance of developing partnerships for supporting diverse user needs, including in the design of accessible learning objects. Show less
Presentation at ALA Annual, 2018. Libraries have long participated in cooperative collection development as a strategic way of spending funds... Show morePresentation at ALA Annual, 2018. Libraries have long participated in cooperative collection development as a strategic way of spending funds and sharing resources. Using established best practices for collaborative collection development as a foundation, this session will describe updated strategies for initiating and assessing simple but effective cooperative collection development projects that increase the number of unique titles that can be shared among libraries with minimal commitment. The strategies are applicable to any library setting.
Co-sponsored by RUSA CODES and the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Show less
An exhibition catalog for an exhibit housed in Galvin Library's Kemper Gallery from April to Septmeber, 2017. The exhibition was comprised of... Show moreAn exhibition catalog for an exhibit housed in Galvin Library's Kemper Gallery from April to Septmeber, 2017. The exhibition was comprised of German airbrushed ceramics from the collection of Maral and Rolf Achilles. Ghazal Hashemi designed the Spritzdekor web site and this pdf catalog. All photographs are by Allen Bourgeois. Sponsorship: Funding for this catalog was provided by grants from the Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation and Richard H. Driehaus. Show less
The Lewis Institute at 1951 W Madison Ave. Lewis Institute was strategically located at the intersection of Madison Street and Robey Street ... Show moreThe Lewis Institute at 1951 W Madison Ave. Lewis Institute was strategically located at the intersection of Madison Street and Robey Street (now Damen Avenue). This location served as a transfer point for two of Chicago's 19th century streetcar lines making the school easily accessible by public transportation. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown. Show less
Lee De Forest, a pioneer of wireless communication, served as a faculty member at Lewis Institute during the turn of the twentieth century.... Show moreLee De Forest, a pioneer of wireless communication, served as a faculty member at Lewis Institute during the turn of the twentieth century. During that time he conducted his first long-distance broadcasts from the roof of Main Building at the Armour Institute of Technology. De Forest also invented of the Audion three-element vacuum tube and patented a method of recording sound on film that the movie industry would later adopt. Photographer uknown. Show less
The entrance of the Lewis Institute at 1951 W Madison Avenue displaying the Illinois Institute of Technology name after Lewis and Armour... Show moreThe entrance of the Lewis Institute at 1951 W Madison Avenue displaying the Illinois Institute of Technology name after Lewis and Armour Institute of Technology merged to create Illinois Tech in 1940. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology's baseball team in front of Keating Sports Center. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology's baseball team in front of Keating Sports Center. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
A presentation on the history of the Lewis Institute and its faculty, students, and staff. This presentation was researched, written, and... Show moreA presentation on the history of the Lewis Institute and its faculty, students, and staff. This presentation was researched, written, and produced by Catherine Bruck, then University Archivist at Illinois Institute of Technology. Some images and text have been removed to comply with university policy. Show less
Photograph of members of the Armour Institute's class of 1931 at the reunion to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their graduation, held on... Show morePhotograph of members of the Armour Institute's class of 1931 at the reunion to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their graduation, held on May 27, 1941 at an unknown location. Show less