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Iowa Doctors & the Germ Theory of Disease: lecture Wednesday evening

Sarah Andrews — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:08:40 +0000

The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites everyone to attend a lecture by Matthew T. Schaefer.

Mr. Schaefer, archivist at Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, will be speaking on “Iowa Doctors and the Germ Theory of Disease.”

The lecture will be at The University of Iowa Main Library, Room 2032 on Wednesday, November 18 at 5:30pm.
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“Open Access or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Internet”

Janna Lawrence — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:21:38 +0000

Did you know that access to some scholarly journals can cost as much as buying a new car…every year? That is a price that UI Libraries cannot afford, but it is a research tool that YOU can’t afford to work without. So what do we do? Open Access: it means more readers, more recognition and more impact for new ideas.

We invite you to join us to hear Molly Kleinman, Special Assistant to the Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan and a copyright specialist, talk about it: “Open Access or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Internet” at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 20th in the Bijou at the Iowa Memorial Union.

This event is part of UI Libraries’ celebration of Open Access Week, October 19-23, 2009. Also that week, we’ll be posting more useful information about open access including our UI colleagues own experiences with open access.

For more information about scholarly communication and your role in creating a
sustainable system, check the Libraries website (www.lib.uiowa.edu/scholarly).

Co-sponsors of this event include the University of Iowa Libraries, Department of Communication Studies, Graduate Student Senate, the UI Center for Human Rights, College of Public Health, Widernet, Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students, and the Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry (POROI).

Clinical Education Librarian Position Available

Janna Lawrence — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:42:50 +0000

For more information, please review the complete job announcement.

Reporting to the Hardin Library’s Coordinator, Education and Research, the Clinical Education Librarian plans, promotes and provides information services that support the needs of faculty, researchers, staff and students of the university’s five health sciences colleges and affiliated hospitals and clinics. The incumbent:

serves as the liaison to the Carver College of Medicine’s Office of Student Affairs and Curriculum and the Graduate Medical Education office by cultivating relationships with faculty and researchers to identify opportunities for library partnerships;
works with faculty to integrate library education into the curriculum;
writes curriculum and provides instruction to students, staff and faculty one-on-one and in group settings;
provides reference service at public services desks;
assists users with research and information management tools;
serves as Hardin Library’s expert on Evidence-Based Practice;
is proficient with current technologies and investigates new technologies;
works with others to develop and revise programs to respond to changing information needs;
serves on working groups/committees and participates in initiatives of the Libraries, health colleges, university, and hospital; and
contributes to and learns from the profession through such avenues as local, state and national professional organizations and publications.

Required Qualifications

ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Science;
Three years post-Masters experience in a health sciences or life sciences library;
Experience providing instruction and reference services;
Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice concepts;
Experience with mobile devices, social networking and other new forms of technology
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Demonstrated commitment to diversity in the workplace or community;
Strong customer service and public services abilities;
Experience providing advanced information services, including searching biomedical literature and full-text databases;
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as part of a team; and
Demonstrated involvement in an area or areas of professional interest that will enhance the candidate’s value to the Libraries, the University, the profession of librarianship, or the scholarly community.

Learn PubMed Wednesday 1-2pm – Space still available!

Sarah Andrews — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:27:00 +0000

PubMed open enrollment workshops available this fall. There is no charge, but pre-registration requested.

PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 17 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This one hour session will introduce you to the basics of searching PubMed and will also cover: using subject headings (MeSH headings), combining searches, choosing limits, and saving, printing and emailing search results.

Schedule:
Sep. 2, 2009 1:00-2:00 (Location: East Information Commons)
Oct. 20, 2009 10:00-11:00 (Location: East Information Commons)
Nov. 9, 2009 4:00-5:00 (Location: East Information Commons)
Dec. 1, 2009 8:30-9:30 (Location: East Information Commons)

To register for this or any of our other H(ardin) O(pen) W(orkshop) sessions, please register online: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/regform.html or call 319/335-9151.

Tour John Martin Rare Book Room, Wednesday, April 8 at noon

Ed Holtum — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:40:19 +0000

A Tour of and introduction to the John Martin Rare Book Room is once again part of the “Gem Series” offered by UI Human Resources Learning & Development unit. The tour is free and open to any UI faculty or staff member and will feature a “hands-on” introduction to some of the more fascinating books in the collection. There is still time to register for this spring’s session on Wednesday, April 8 from noon to 1:00 in room 446 (Rare Book Room) in the Hardin Library. For more information and registration click on the “Gem Series” link. Be sure to choose the April session.

UI Student to present history of eugenics in the Midwest

Ed Holtum — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:19:10 +0000

One of the most controversial episodes in the history of public health was the late 19th and early 20th century eugenics movement. Relying on faulty science and nationalist bigotry, eugenicists sought to identify and retain “superior” human genetic stocks while restraining the spread of “inferiors.” Midwestern states, including Iowa, acted to limit reproduction of their population¹s “degenerate” elements by legislating involuntary sexual sterilization of the “feeble-minded” and habitual criminals. These states also attempted to retain the “favorable” members of society through the Country Life Movement, which sought to prevent urban migration by making farm life more attractive to rural young people. Kathryn Gaskill, Honors Candidate the Department of History, will provide insight into this dubious movement in her presentation to the UI History Medicine Society, “ A ‘More Perfect’ Nation; The Midwest’s Role in the Eugenics Campaign to Eradicate Degeneracy.” Ms. Gaskill¹s lecture will take place Tuesday, March 24 from 5:30 to 6:30 in room of the University Main Library. The session is open to the public.. For additional information, contact Edwin Holtum at 319-335-9154.

Classics Professor to Discuss Greek & Roman Impressions of Doctors

Ed Holtum — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:45:19 +0000

On Thuesday, November 18 (5:30 -6:30) The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society will hear a presentation by Craid Gibson, PhD, UI Associate Professor of Classics, speak on “Medical (Mal)practice in Greek and Roman Rhetoric.” Greek and Roman education made use of short essays and speeches to train students who needed credentials for the learned professions. Doctors turn up surprisingly often in these fictional exercises. In this presentation Professor Gibson brings together many of the texts involving doctors to discuss how and why ancient education found the figure of the doctor useful rhetorically, and what these texts might tell us about popular perceptions of doctors in ancient times.
The presentation will be held in the Information Commons West, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. The Public is invited.

One Community One Book

Sarah Andrews — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:26:41 +0000

Join us for One Community One Book this Fall!

The UICHR’s One Community, One Book program, in conjunction with an expanded outreach to all first-year undergraduate students, will host a multitude of programming this semester to encourage a common reading and learning experience about human rights for all campus and community members.

The selected book this year, “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier”, is the memoir of a former child soldier, Ishmael Beah. Mr. Beah is now a world renowned activist on children’s rights.

Mr. Beah will visit campus as part of the program, in conjunction with the UI Lecture Committee series, to give a public lecture on October 29, 7:30 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa City.

Information about discussion forums, films and other opportunities for UI students, staff, faculty, alumni, and broader community member engagement, can be found at www.uichr.org.

Several Discussion Groups that might be of particular interest to the Hardin community include:

September 18, 11:30 am-1 pm, UIHC Patients’ Library, 8th JCP Solarium
October 22, 8:00 pm, UI Main Library, 2nd Floor Study Lounge

Please plan to attend the lecture and/or other events in the program. We look forward to your participation!

New LibGuide about flood recovery now available

mrdrake — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:18:49 +0000

The Hardin Library offers a wide variety of online resource guides on a variety of topics such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and general reference. These LibGuides are listed on our homepage at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/find.html.

We have recently added a guide with information on flood recovery – and with special attention to public health issues. This guide is available at http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/floodrecovery. All of these resources are available to the public.

Women in Science Book Discussion Group

Sarah Andrews — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:00:35 +0000

Women in Science Book Discussion Group this summer at WRAC

This group will focus on women in science, their successes and failures, and the types of experiences they have faced in a male-dominated field. Participants will read and discuss 3 biographies of noted female scientists and 1 book focused on the issues women face in the sciences:

1) Madame Curie: A Biography (Eve Curie)
2) Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (Brenda Maddox)
3) The Tangled Field: Barbara McClintock’s Search for Patterns of Genetic Control (Nathaniel Comfort)
4) Who’s Afraid of Marie Curie? The Challenges Facing Women in Science and Technology (Linley Erin Hall)

The group will meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm at the Women’s Resource and Action Center on the following dates:

June 11
June 25
July 9
July 23

Pre-registration is requested; participants may join at any time. Register at www.uiowa.edu/~wrac/groups/womenscience.htm

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