Having trouble keep up with new publications? Try BrowZine on your phone or your desktop! BrowZine is like a virtual newsstand for scholarly journals. It is available both as a desk top application and a mobile application. Almost all the scholarly journals subscribed by the University of Iowa Libraries are available in BrowZine. To see how it works, watch this short demonstration video from Third Iron: https://vimeo.com/255993095 StayingContinue reading “Keeping Current with BrowZine”
Category Archives: Technology
Electronic Resources require HawkID login when using campus wifi
In order to better protect user HawkIDs and passwords, The Library IT department has disabled the auto-logon feature in Eduroam. If you try to access library resources such as CINAHL or ClinicalKey using Eduroam on campus, you will be directed to the proxy login screen. You will need to login using your Iowa HawkID andContinue reading “Electronic Resources require HawkID login when using campus wifi”
Printing Changes | Fall 2017
Printing prices have been reduced, and color printing is now available on 2nd Floor in Information Commons West. UI students will no longer receive $10/credit per semester for printing, and the price of printing has been reduced as of August 14, 2017. All UI faculty/staff/student printing will be charged to your U(niversity)-Bill. Guests must continueContinue reading “Printing Changes | Fall 2017”
Sign Up for an ORCID iD–Your Research Identifier
The UI Libraries, partnering with Information Technology Services, the Office of the Provost, the Division of Sponsored Programs, and the Big Ten Academic Alliance are leading an initiative to help all research active University of Iowa staff and faculty obtain an ORCID iD and/or link their existing identifier to their University of Iowa email address.Continue reading “Sign Up for an ORCID iD–Your Research Identifier”
BrowZine: Changes and New Features
BrowZine is a library-subscribed resource that makes it easier to read your favorite scholarly journal articles. Almost all the scholarly journals subscribed by the Libraries are available in BrowZine. Think of it as your virtual newsstand for scholarly journals. You can watch a 3-minute video to know more: https://vimeo.com/52663192 BrowZine started as a mobile app,Continue reading “BrowZine: Changes and New Features”
New Resource: The Medical Letter (site license) and its Mobile App
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences now has a site license for the Medical Letter at http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/MedLetter. Medical Letter can also be found on the Health Sciences Resources A-Z http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/az.php . The Medical Letter’s home page shows the current issue of The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics. To view full text articles and to findContinue reading “New Resource: The Medical Letter (site license) and its Mobile App”
ClinicalKey available for iOS and Android mobile devices
ClinicalKey provides access to more than 1100 medical texts published by Elsevier, articles from more than 500 journals, practice guidelines, drug information, and patient education handouts. Users must log in to (free for UI affiliates) personal accounts to download PDFs. 1. Open the App Store on your mobile device. 2. Search for “ClinicalKey” and install at noContinue reading “ClinicalKey available for iOS and Android mobile devices”
DynaMed Upgraded to DynaMed Plus
Hardin Library recently upgraded to DynaMed Plus (http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/ebsco/dynamed). DynaMed Plus features a new, cleaner interface, an improved search engine, and an easier-to-use navigation panel on the left side of each topic. Topics now (or will soon) feature a section called Overview and Recommendations at the beginning, providing quick background information and graded, evidence-based management recommendations. Longer,Continue reading “DynaMed Upgraded to DynaMed Plus”
Worldwide Use of Iowa Research Online (IRO)
BY WENDY ROBERTSON The publications in Iowa Research Online (IRO) are very widely used. From July 2014–June 2015, the items were downloaded more than 1.5 million times! This map shows the downloads of content from IRO during the last fiscal year. Adjust the map in the window below to see more countries. Move your cursor overContinue reading “Worldwide Use of Iowa Research Online (IRO)”
MeSH on Demand Tool Launched
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) recently launched a new tool called MeSH on Demand. Now, you can find MeSH terms from text you input! MeSH on Demand is available online in the MeSH Browser. First, input up to 10,000 characters of text into MeSH on Demand, your text will be processed using the NLMContinue reading “MeSH on Demand Tool Launched”