Fearless: Casey Butrico and Melanie Emerson

Casey Butrico (‘16) and Melanie Emerson (‘16) recently started a discussion group called Students for Reproductive Justice. This group is dedicated to the belief that women should control all aspects of their reproduction, including education about and access to safe birth control. They also aim to focus on gynecological care, pre-natal care, and abortion as human rights. These two fearless first-years have made a mission to educate and raise awareness about local and national issues that relate to women’s reproductive autonomy and the legal restrictions threatening it. [excerpt

The Reckoning: Women Artists of the New Millennium

Review of The Reckoning: Women Artists of the New Millennium, Reviewed May 2014 by Melanie Emerson, Head of Reader Services, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, The Art Institute of Chicago, [email protected]

Pop América, 1965-1975

Review of Pop América, 1965-1975, Reviewed September 2019 by Melanie Emerson, Dean of the Library and Special Collections, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, [email protected]

Adrian Piper: Race, Gender, and Embodiment

Book Review of Adrian Piper: Race, Gender, and Embodiment, by John P. Bowles. ISBN 9780822348962 by Reviewed by: Melanie Emerson

Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974

Book Review of Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974 by Philipp Kaiser and Miwon Kwon. Reviewed by Melanie Emerson

Public Servants: Art and the Crisis of the Common Good

Review of Public Servants: Art and the Crisis of the Common Good, Reviewed March 2017 by Melanie E. Emerson, Head, Ricker Library of Architecture & Art, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, [email protected]

What Does it Mean to Be Post-Soviet? Decolonial Art from the Ruins of the Soviet Empire

Review of What Does it Mean to Be Post-Soviet? Decolonial Art from the Ruins of the Soviet Empire , Reviewed November 2018 by Melanie E. Emerson, Dean of the Library + Special Collections, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, [email protected]

Global Activism: Art and Conflict in the 21st Century

Review of Global Activism: Art and Conflict in the 21st Century, Reviewed January 2016 by Melanie E. Emerson, Head, Ricker Library of Architecture and Art, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, [email protected]

Building a Bridge to Next Generation DH Services in Libraries with a Campus Needs Assessment

This poster reports on a needs assessment for digital humanities library services undertaken at large research university in order to provide a basis for transition to a next phase of Digital Humanities (DH) support at a library supporting a growing amount of DH work on campus. It reports key findings and how the library services will evolve to meet needs identified on campus. The full report on which this presentation is based is available at http://hdl.handle.net/2142/100081Ope

Scholarly Commons Digital Humanities Needs Assessment Study

The members of the Digital Humanities Needs Assessment Working Group completed an analysis of current activities and future needs for digital humanities and digital scholarship-oriented research and teaching at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. This study originated as an investigation into the particular practices and work of digital humanities researchers, and how the University Library could support the needs for digital humanities research, particularly via the resources and expertise provided in the Scholarly Commons. This report delivers findings gathered via interviews and follow-up survey, and analyzed by the Working Group. It identifies thematic Areas of Need and also proposed Recommendations for the Library.Ope