Hardin News

September 2007 | Issue 3.07

Complete issue now available.

Table of Contents:

Campaign against Open Access and Public Access to Federally Funded Research
Scholarly Publishers Issue Position Paper on Author/Publisher Rights
Scholarly Publishing Out of Step with the Academy
A Medical Publisher’s Unusual Prescription: Online Ads
Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication
BioMed Central Announces Open Access Publishing Agreement with Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Flattening of the U.S. Output of Scientific Articles: 1988–2003
Do Open Access Articles Have Greater Citation Impact?
The Irony of a Web Without Science - Financial Times article
Canadian Inst. of Health Research Introduces New Open Access Policy
Yale Libraries Pull Out of BioMed Central Over Cost of Publication
L.A. Times Editorial: Accessing NIH research

For more information, please review the complete job announcement.

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Technology and Outreach, the Education and Outreach Librarian plans, promotes and provides information services that support the needs of residents of the State of Iowa and faculty, researchers, staff and students of the five health colleges and affiliated hospital.
• As liaison to academic and clinical units, cultivates relationships with faculty and researchers to identify opportunities for library partnerships with education and health care programs;
• Develops and teaches tailored library education sessions. Coordinates education services for liaison units and community outreach programs. Works with faculty to integrate library education into the curriculum;
• In support of research and education, assists patrons with research and information management tools and skills through individual and small group consultations. Coordinates consultation services for liaison units and community outreach programs;
• Partners with other librarians to market library services and promote increased awareness of scholarly communication issues on the health campus;
• Provides information and circulation services at the public service desk in-person and via telephone, email and instant messenger;
• Investigates new technologies and works with others to develop and revise programs to respond to the changing information needs of members of the health campus;
• Works with other Hardin Library staff members on public services projects for the health campus and health professionals and consumers in the State of Iowa. Visits off-campus sites as needed (must have valid driver’s license);
• Serves on Hardin Library, University Libraries, health colleges, university and hospital committees and working groups;
• Contributes to and learns from the profession through such avenues as local, state and national professional organizations and publications.

The Hardin Library received 7 new laptop computers this week. The laptops connect to the campus wireless network and can also be used off-campus.

You can borrow laptops for 3 hours or overnight at the Information Commons service desk, 2nd floor.

If you want to know if a laptop is available, you may check the ITC inventory page.

For more information, please review the complete job announcement.

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Collections and Outreach, and working as a member of the education and outreach team, the Biomolecular Sciences Specialist develops and conducts a program for supporting biosciences and bioinformatics programs on the University of Iowa health campus.

• As liaison to biomedical research programs, centers, and departments, cultivates relationships with faculty, graduate students and research groups to identify opportunities for library partnerships.
• Develops and teaches tailored education sessions related to selection and use of biosciences, genetics and bioinformatics tools and resources. Coordinates education services for liaison units. Works with faculty to integrate library education into the curriculum.
• In support of research and education, assists researchers with effective application of biomedical information tools and skills through individual and small group consultations. Coordinates consultation services for liaison units.
• Conducts and publishes research to better develop relevant programs for the biomedical sciences community.
• Investigates new technologies and works with others to develop and revise programs to respond to the changing information needs of members of the health campus.
• Updates and maintains information about research tools to promote and support biosciences and bioinformatics resources available to members of the biomedical research community.
• Partners with other librarians to market library services and promote increased awareness of scholarly communication issues on the health campus.
• Works with other Hardin Library staff members on public services projects for the health campus and health professionals and consumers in the State of Iowa.
• Serves on Hardin Library, University Libraries, health colleges, university and hospital committees and working groups.
• Contributes to and learns from the profession through such avenues as local, state and national professional organizations and publications.

The companion lectures to “From Monks to Masters,” an exhibit now being held at the University of Iowa Museum of Art, have been scheduled for broadcast on UITV. One of the presentations by Ed Holtum, “Breaking with Galen,” provides a glimpse at anatomical knowledge and illustration from the era of the manuscript through the first century of printing. The lecture airs tonight at 7:00 and is scheduled for rebroadcast throughout the coming weeks. For a complete schedule of the broadcast lectures, consult the UITV schedule.