News March 2008

The Ball State University Libraries Now Lend Video Cameras

Students, faculty, and staff can now borrow a video camera from the University libraries Educational Resources Collection. The Sony PD170 DV camcorder comes with a wireless microphone and associated peripherals. The cameras can be checked out for a four-hour period, with up to two renewals. For more information contact Bradley C. Johnston, Educational Resource Collections' Booking/Reserves Assistant, BCJohnston@bsu.edu, 765-285-4368.

Milton Bibliography Has Been Removed from the Databases Page

This database has been cancelled.

Tip of the Month March 2008

If you need information on finding IRS publications and forms you might see our
How to Find Tax Forms Online research guide. The guide will show you where to find both state and federal tax publications. Although the library has some Indiana tax forms this may be a convenient way for you find the forms you need.

Events March 2008

March 18, 2008 Through April 30, 2008

Archetype: The Social Revolution of Writing will be on exhibit in the Alexander M. Bracken Library from March 18 through April 30, 2008. The exhibition chronicles the history and development of written and printed communication. Rare items for Archives and Special Collections along with contemporary work by students from Ball State’s Department of Art will be on display on the second floor outside Archives and Special Collections and on the first floor of Bracken Library. The exhibit was prepared by students in junior-level visual communication classes under the direction of Dr. Christine Satory, Associate Professor of Art, Visual Communications. For more information, contact Hannah Cox, Archives and Special Collections Supervisor, at 765-285-5078 or HDCox@bsu.edu.

March 18, 2008

An opening reception for the Archetype: The Social Revolution of Writing exhibit will be held on March 18 at 6:30 p.m. on the first floor of Bracken Library. The Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library will sponsor a program following the opening at 7:30 p.m. in Bracken Library’s Forum Room (BL 225) by Dr. Christine Satory and Philip Deloria, Archivist for Digital Projects and University Records. The opening and the Library Friends program are free and open to the public. For more information, contact John B. Straw, Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections, and Executive Secretary of the Friends of A. M. Bracken Library, at 285-5078 or JStraw@bsu.edu.