Hardin News

Everyone is invited to attend an interdisciplinary and cross-collegiate convocation on science writing that hopes to project the University of Iowa’s self-conception as “The Writing University” to all forms of science writing.  The major participants will feature three Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professors including journalists, nationally acclaimed science writers, literary science writers in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, and scientists who have become effective writers for public audiences.  

Session Topics include:

• Communicating Science in Writing: Journalism and Other Genres
• Scientist Meets a Writer: A Discussion
• The Role of Writing in Learning Science
• Writing Science Textbooks
• Science and Subjectivity
• Sandra Steingraber : Writing Rivers in the Footsteps of Rachel Cardon
• Science and Creative Writing
• Articulating the Animal–Writing the Life and Mind of Primates

All events are free and open to the public.  For a complete schedule of events, see http://poroi.grad.uiowa.edu/conferences/2008/writing-science-at-the-writing-university .

A free trial of Safari Books Online, the e-reference IT library is now available until October 4th at The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences in addition to on other IT computers. 

It can be used by going to: http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/?uicode=uniowa

Some of its e-books include, SAS® Programming by Example, and many other SAS® reference manuals.

*If use, please send comments send to: john-forys@uiowa.edu

The free Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness (PPECA) train-the-trainer sessions are winning rave reviews in Iowa! Our attendees have said:

[The session provided] “Good solid programming planning guidelines & advice.”

“Thank you for facilitating this initiative.  It came at an opportune time as we are beginning to partner with our local hospital.  It also raised lots of ideas for other partnerships with other health professionals.  We will be brainstorming all the way home!”

We want to encourage you to think about attending the final PPECA train-the-trainer session in your area. Its a great opportunity to get CE credits and learn about multidisciplinary partnership, community education and patient safety — for librarians in any sector. 

The session (rescheduled due to the June floods) will be held:

Tuesday Sept 23 @ Van Buren County Hospital, Keosauqua, IA 11:30 am - 3:00 pm

[light lunch and networking time provided prior to the actual session start at noon).

Please see the web site for more details, an article on the program from the SLA/Iowa newsletter and registration information: www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/ppeca . 

SigmaPlot, a scientific graphing and data analysis software, has finally arrived!  Used for creating professional graphs, analyzing data and executing statistical and mathematical analyses, it is now available on all of Hardin’s Windows computers.  The software was recently purchased by ITC and is also available on all ITC machines, for up to 25 concurrent users. 

To learn more about SigmaPlot, visit their website at: www.sigmaplot.com

To learn more about ITC, other programs available through ITC, and the location of ITC machines, visit their website at: http://itc.uiowa.edu/

Don’t forget to register to vote!

Voter registration forms are now available at the service desks at The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. Information about US elections and voting guides are also available through the Iowa Libraries web-page at:

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/govpubs/us/elections.html

New to Iowa?

Looking for Something to do?

Check out this link created by the University of Iowa Libraries:

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/ref/guides/iafacts.htm

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!

Take a break and come play Nintendo Wii at the Hardin Library!

The Wii Event will be Thursday, September 11th from 3-5pm in the Info Commons East at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences.

Players of all experience levels are welcome, from novices to Wii masters!