December 23rd, 2002 by UI Libraries
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December 22nd, 2002 by UI Libraries
I hope you enjoy this issue of News@Hardin. The News is one way we are reaching our clients with timely and up-to-date information about our resources, services, and activities. I have been at the University of Iowa for just under one year. As the new Director of Hardin Library, I am pleased to report the Hardin Library staff has made important strides this year. In addition to improving our communications with you, we also are increasing our participation within the Health Sciences colleges. You will see us at curriculum committee meetings, teaching a class or talking with a group of faculty members. We are increasing the numbers of classes we offer in the Library. Please try one, and learn about the wonderful electronic resources and databases we have through Hardin and the University Libraries. We are open to invitations to give talks, updates or to listen to your concerns. One of our newer services, just over a year old, is the production services unit within the Information Commons. We have talented staff who can help you with design of a database, Web site or online class. You may find them at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/commons/icps/.
In order to address the issues presented by the aging Hardin Library facility, we are working with library architects to revitalize the facility. Our goal is to have a beautiful and functional library for the 21st century. I hope you will contact me at jean-sayre@uiowa.edu if you have ideas for updating the physical facility, improving the collection or services, or if you have concerns. We continue in our dedication to bring you the information you need, when and where you need it. With your help we can make Hardin the best health sciences library in the Midwest!
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December 22nd, 2002 by UI Libraries
For more information visit the Hardin Library Circulation Services site at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/circ, give us a call at 319/335-9150 or e-mail us at lib-hardin-circ@uiowa.edu.
Who may use the library?
Anyone with a valid University of Iowa identification card may borrow materials from any of the University’s libraries.
How do I find a book or a journal?
Check the InfoHawk Library Catalog
The book I need is checked out. How do I recall a book?
All library books may be recalled after a 2 week loan period. A five day period is allowed for the return of the book without penalty.
Books can be recalled at the library, through the InfoHawk Library Catalog, or by using Hardin Library’s recall form at:
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/recall.html
Can my staff check out materials in my name?
A faculty member may give authorization to have materials charged out in his/her name. Signed authorization cards are kept on file at the Circulation Desk and a barcoded card (Proxy Card) is issued to the authorized borrower.
Complete the form on this page
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/proxy.html and return it to the Hardin Library Circulation Desk.
What happens if I have overdue books or journals?
For information about fines visit: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/bull11.html#fines
How can I renew library materials I have checked out?
Two week and four week book loans may be renewed by phone (five items per call), mail, or through our Web site below if they are not overdue or have not been recalled by another patron. There are no renewals or extended loans on journals.
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/renewal.html
Can I view what I have checked out?
Check the InfoHawk Library Catalog
Click on Your Circulation Info at the top of the screen.
Enter your User ID and Password.
What is the Reserve collection?
This self-service area contains a wide variety of materials in addition to the standard reference texts: photocopied articles, class syllabi, audio-visual materials, class exams, selected journals, and special items on loan by instructors. Items are checked out for a 2 hour period, unless otherwise noted.
For more information visit Hardin Library’s Reserve Web site at:
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/reserve.html
What’s new in Circulation?
E-mail notices
See the recent article in Libraries Update "Library Circulation Notices via E-mail Begin":
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/news/nov02.html#access
Electronic reserve material
See the recent article in Libraries Update "On-line Reserve Progress":
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/news/nov02.html#access
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December 22nd, 2002 by UI Libraries
Library Consortia = Increased Buying Power
Hardin Library currently provides access to over 2200 biomedical journals. The dramatic increase in our electronic holdings over the past three years would not have been possible without the participation of the University of Iowa Libraries in several library consortia. Library consortia boost the purchasing power of member institutions by working with publishers to gain group discounts for e-access and/or increasing the number of titles available to consortia members.
The University Libraries participates in a number of consortia, the two major ones being the Committee for Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Interinstitutional Collection Management Committee (ICMC). The CIC consortia includes the Big Ten universities plus the University of Chicago and the ICMC consortia includes Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. From May 2002 to October 2002, the University of Iowa Libraries saved $98,000 as a result of consortial membership. Access to the e-journals of Elsevier Science Direct, John Wiley, Wolters Kluwer, Blackwell, and Nature Publishers have all been negotiated through these two consortia.
New England Journal of Medicine in PDF on Selected Workstations
Full-text PDF access to the New England Journal of Medicine will soon be available on seven selected workstations at the Hardin Library, all near the Information Desk. The publisher of NEJM does not currently offer an institutional site license, meaning we can only provide access through a set number of specified computers. We recognize that true electronic access includes access to all UI users from any workstation on or off campus and like other health sciences libraries, we have been actively lobbying the publisher for institutional site licensing.
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December 22nd, 2002 by UI Libraries
In June, the Hardin Library Interlibrary Loan Department started a new service: desktop delivery. Now, when an article that you have requested is sent to our office from the lending library in an electronic format, we send the article on to you by posting it to a server and sending you an e-mail with instructions on how to retrieve it. Once a document has been posted to the server it remains there for fourteen days or until you have viewed it five times. This new service allows you to receive your material in a timelier manner, and also to save the document on your computer.
Taking advantage of this service is easy. You need to have Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or higher installed on your computer, and you need to include your e-mail address on all interlibrary loan request forms (the requester name must match the e-mail address to receive articles through this method).
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December 21st, 2002 by UI Libraries
Sixteenth Century Field Surgery
Opening Hans von Gersdorff’s, Feldtbuch der Wunderartzney to this illustration leaves little doubt as to the subject matter at hand. This early, “Field-book of wound surgery” is one of the most important works on 16th century surgery. Gersdorff (1455-1529) was a military surgeon whose writings are based primarily on his own experiences in numerous battles, including the Burgundian War of 1476. “The practical nature of Gersdorff’s book and its fine illustrations caused it to become very popular and it was frequently referred to, widely quoted, and freely plagiarized” (Heirs of Hippocrates). The woodcut shown here (believed to be the work of Hans Wechtlin, and commonly referred to as the “wound man”) depicts the kinds of injuries likely encountered on the battlefield. In addition, each wound marks the site of a possible arterial ligation. The book also includes sections on anatomy, leprosy, and medications. The edition in the John Martin Rare Book Room is from 1530.
For more information about the John Martin Rare Book Room please visit the Web site at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/rbr/ or contact Ed Holtum, Assistant Director for Administrative Services and Special Collections, at 335-9154 or edwin-holtum@uiowa.edu.
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December 21st, 2002 by UI Libraries
Take a class at the Library! Learn how to search MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index, Biological Abstracts, Health and Psychosocial Instruments and more using Ovid-Online, PubMed, and Web of Science. Explore Evidence-Based Medicine with the Cochrane Database, ACP Journal Club, and MEDLINE filters. Organize your citations and link them to your papers with EndNote 6. Classes are 90 to 120 minutes in the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. Register at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/registration/ or contact Denise Britigan, Reference and Education Librarian at 319/335-7636 or denise-britigan@uiowa.edu.
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December 21st, 2002 by UI Libraries
The radical changes in the health campus have prompted us to re-examine the traffic patterns (both pedestrian and vehicle) of our many users. The result will be a new entrance on the lower floor of the library. Since the Hardin Library opened in 1974, our users have been served by a single entrance on the third (main) floor. Now that Newton Road and the new parking lot are located to the North of the building the number of users entering the building from that direction has increased considerably. The added entrance will allow students and staff to enter the galleria (the stairwell pass-through) and walk directly into the library on the first floor without having to climb the two flights of concrete stairs to the third floor entrance. The building will thus be in better compliance with ADA guidelines as the Hardin elevators are only a short distance from the new doorway. The new entrance will be staffed and we anticipate that shortly after its completion, book circulation and return will be possible from this new location.
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December 21st, 2002 by UI Libraries
Seducing Women and then Killing Them:
The Targeting of Women by the Tobacco Industry
The tobacco industry has long sought to market its product to consumers. Several advertising campaigns have focused specifically on reaching female customers. An exhibit, created by Natalie Cheung and Christopher Squier from the Dows Institute for Dental Research at the University of Iowa, examines how cigarette manufacturers have attempted to entice women to purchase their products.
The exhibit is located on the third (main) floor of the library near the current display journals.
Personal Digital Assistants in the Health Sciences: An Update
Congratulations to Colby Hansen, Kevin Kampfe, Amanda Flink, and Dr. Nicole Nisly, winners of Hardin Library’s PDA contest held in conjunction with our PDA exhibit in September and October. The following prizes were awarded:
- 1st Place: Pocket Companion to Cecil Textbook of Medicine (valued at $50.00) courtesy of University Book Stores
- 2nd & 3rd Place: One of two laser printing packages (valued at $20.00) provided by the Information Commons
- 4th Place: PDA Stylus Pen (valued at $15.00)
A big thank you to all of you who participated in our survey. The results have been posted on our Web site at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/pda_survey_results.html
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December 21st, 2002 by UI Libraries
Faster processors, new displays, additional RAM and CD burners–these are some of the improvements brought by new computers installed at the Information Commons in recent weeks. More than $140,000 in student computer fees were allocated for the replacement of more than 100 computers at the Commons. The last comprehensive replacement of computers was in 1999.
The new computers arrived just in time to take advantage of a recent network rewiring project at Hardin. Connection speeds are potentially 10 times faster than they were six months ago as a result of an upgrade to fast Ethernet to each desktop (100 MB/sec. data transfer speed).
Each computer features a 1.7 MHz Intel Pentium 4 processor. Every computer in the facility now sports a CD-RW drive, and blank media is available for purchase at either of the Commons service desks. A majority of the new computers feature 500 MB of RAM and 20 GB harddrives. The exception is the Commons West classroom, which features 1 GB of RAM in each computer and 80 GB harddrives.
The West classroom also offers a choice of operating system at startup: Windows 2000 or Linux.
New 15" flat panel displays are available in all open areas of the facility, while 19" CRT monitors are located in the two classrooms.
For more information about the functions and features of the new computers, please send your questions by e-mail to info-commons@uiowa.edu.
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