Inspirational Institutions by Andrea Bearman

andrea2220 — 2026-04-23 10:40:15 UTC

I am very proud of how quickly the PALNI LibGuides were reviewed and updated to be digitally accessible. This is a big job and everyone was supportive. We still have some decisions to make about some, whether we will archive or keep them. But overall, SO much progress has been made this year!

2026-04-27 18:51:43 UTC

We hosted an exhibit in our library this spring. The impact was amazing! We had an open house/community night/guest speaker, provided a sneak-peek event during the regional context for National History Day, and hosted 11 tailored class visits. Our campus, the American Baptist Historical Society, and local church leaders were so supportive, as were the Indiana Historical Society and the Johnson Co. Museum of History. The library staff was phenomenal in this journey.

2026-04-28 15:22:18 UTC

Our library completed two big stacks management projects this year: we shifted our collection to make room for a planned (but not yet funded) Rare Book Room, and inventoried the entire collection: over 150,000 items individually scanned by students and staff!

2026-08-07 14:06:16 UTC

Teen Works collaboration with Butler - high school students mini-internship in the library

2026-08-07 14:07:27 UTC

Earlham Kinley Ray library internship program - works with students interested in librarianship and archives as a career

2026-08-07 14:08:13 UTC

Helped over 50 faculty find OER materials for their classes

2026-08-07 14:09:11 UTC

Collaborated with English professor on providing archives support for creative nonfiction course

2026-08-07 14:09:53 UTC

Our archive has acquired one of the largest anti-slavery collections in private hands. See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w7w1IUL-U8

2026-08-07 14:10:24 UTC

Over 1000 students were impacted by zero- and low-cost resources in Spring 2026

2026-08-07 14:24:47 UTC

Projects in progress or completed - Butler renovation funded and designed, 8 million IR; USF Digital Repository (Hyku), UI course design integrated OER, Trine part of Student Success bridging Academic Success

2026-08-07 14:33:42 UTC

The hummingbirds shout out: Alicia from DePauw, Charlotte at Butler, Sarah Damery at Butler, Bethany at Huntington for their great work and collegiality