Hardin News

The Hardin Library now has a private lactation room available any time the library is open.

Room 430 contains an electronic pump and some reading materials provided by Family Services.  The room has an outdoor view, is near the restroom, and has wireless internet access.

If you would like to use the room for lactation or feeding, please ask for the key at the 3rd Floor Desk.  If you have questions about the room or its use, please direct them to Catherine Reed Thureson at 319/335-7221.  Further information about lactation facilities on campus is available from Family Services or by calling Jane Holland at 319/335-1371.

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.

Hardin Library, in partnership with the National Library of Medicine, has been awarded a grant to develop a Go Local website called Iowa Go Local. This website will be a permanent information resource for health services around the state, and will be linked to related topics in Medline Plus .

Elizabeth Nummela, a graduate student in the department of Library and Information Science, has been hired as technical manager of the Iowa Go Local site.

For more information see Medline Plus Go Local Resources.

Graduate students now get semester loans and undergraduate/merit/community get four week loans for books. 

Health professions (MD/medical, PharmD/pharmacy and DDS/dental) students are now classified as graduate students with semester-long loans.

Faculty continue to receive one year loans.  Loan periods for items previously checked out have not been changed, but will be applied if items are renewed.

The Hardin Library is open shorter hours for interim.   Hours are 7:30 am - 6pm Monday through Friday, 10am - 2pm Saturday, and Noon - 4pm Sunday.  Regular hours will resume August 27.

Starting July 1st, UI students, faculty and staff will be able to use the Interlibrary Loan system to request copies of articles and book chapters owned by the UI Libraries. Requests can be made in PubMed, CINAHL and other databases via InfoLink. Request tracking will also be available.

This isn’t a new service; students, faculty and staff have been able to request delivery of articles and book chapters from the UI Libraries for years via the Article Delivery Service (ADS) and the Oakdale Delivery Service, but now they can do it completely online.

Copies from UI Libraries (excluding the Law Library and the Curriculum Lab) will be scanned to PDF and sent via email within 48 hours.

Contact the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at lib-hardin-ill@uiowa.edu or 319-335-9874 or the Main Library at lib-ill@uiowa.edu or 319-335-5917 for more information.

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The Hardin Library PDA page has recently been renovated. Through our paid library subscriptions, all University of Iowa affiliates have access to PDA versions of ACP’s PIER, DynaMed, InfoRetriever and Diagnosaurus.

In addition, find links to other free and discounted software, hardware buying guides and more.

Go to the Hardin Library PDA page