Back in March members of the Society of Art Librarianship Students went on a tour of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction's library and art gallery. The Kinsey Institute is located in Indiana University's Morrison Hall and draws scholars from across the globe. When we visited, Catherine Johnson-Roehr, the KI's Curator of Art, Artifacts, and Photographs, led us on a tour around the institute.
As we were students interested in art librarianship, Catherine showed us the KI's reading room and library stacks. There we discussed the library's collection policy in regard to fine art publications and Catherine's role as a curator under the umbrella of the institute's library and archive services. We were also able to see the Kinsey Institute Gallery where the show Love and War was on display. The exhibition featured wartime-related art and artifacts from the KI's permanent collection.
When we visited it was wonderful to see the range of resources on sex, gender, and reproduction collected by the Kinsey Institute right here at Indiana University. Catherine Johnson-Roehr also mentioned that several School of Library and Information Science students have completed internships and have volunteered at the Kinsey Institute. So if you are a library student looking for a very interesting place for an internship, you should consider doing it at the Kinsey!
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