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American Muralist Ralph Gilbert and Joel Silver, Director of the Lilly Library
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In this video created by IU Studios, the Director of the Lilly LIbrary, Joel Silver, sits in the Reading Room with muralist Ralph Gilbert to discuss the recently installed cycle of murals. The murals in the Reading Room were the visual highlight of the 2020-2021 full-scale renovation of the Lilly Library.
The video uses footage and remarks from the Lilly Library Rededication Ceremony, which was held on June 18, 2021. It features comments made at this event by Michael A. McRobbie, President of Indiana University at the time of the Rededication.
Footage is also included from the studio of Ralph Gilbert in Atlanta Georgia.
Rudersdorf, Amy, Averkamp, Shawn, Hardesty, Julie, Whitaker, Maria, Feng, Ying, Dunn, Jon W.
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Presentations and demonstration from the Audiovisual Metadata Platform Pilot Development (AMPPD) grant project, supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Join us for a collaboration between IU Libraries GIMMS and the Craig Preservation Lab for an introduction to the maps of IU Libraries. Maps are a unique primary resource for teaching and research. Maps help us translate a three-dimensional experience into a simpler to use two-dimensional representation. Once created, maps do not serve only a single purpose, rather they can easily take on a life of their own. The context in which they were created does not limit their uses in the future. However, maps are also complex in their creation and use. Often, what a mapmaker chooses to leave off of a map can be as substantial as what they choose to include. This is particularly true of historical maps that were created under potentially different contexts than the contexts in which they are currently used. The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are an excellent example of this.
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps were made for the interests of fire insurance companies across the United States, but because they are detailed, building-by-building descriptions of urban areas, they are useful for many kinds of research. For the last several decades, these maps were carefully updated to demonstrate changes in space and building materials. They help researchers understand many aspects of urban development over time beyond the purpose for which they were created. During this online event, we will hear from GIMMS librarians, the Craig Preservation Lab paper conservator, and faculty who use the maps in the classroom.