Celebrating 20 Years BIUE: A Quick Look Back and a Fast Look Forward

Abstract

In 1987, Indiana University - Bloomington librarians Emily Okada and Mary Popp had an idea, called together other librarians, and the Bibliographic Instruction/User Education (BIUE) of the Indiana Library Federation (ILF) was born. Initially, BIUE was created to: 1) Increase awareness of user education as an essential library service and play an active role in the development of Indiana Library Federation policies promoting user education; 2) Provide a forum for broad discussion of user education issues within Indiana Libraries; 3) Provide opportunities in which library workers from all types of libraries and from throughout the state of Indiana can share user education ideas, materials, and solutions; and 4) Help practicioners develop, improve and promote user education by providing information, skills, and tools.