Library News

The UI Museum of Art and the UI Libraries will continue the lecture series being held in conjunction with an exhibition, From Monks to Masters: The Medieval Manuscript and the Early Printed Book, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 30, in the museum’s Carver Gallery.

Sara Sauers, adjunct assistant professor in the University of Iowa Center for the Book, will discuss early modern typography. The lecture is free and open to the public.

In the fall of 1967 a handful of writers from around the world came to Iowa City to participate in a unique writing experience: The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. From those very early days through this year’s 40 plus invited participants, writers from East Asia have been an integral part of the program which aims to promote world literatures as well as international understanding.

To celebrate IWP’s anniversary, the UI Libraries presents “East Asia in the Midwest: 40 Years of East Asian Writers at the International Writing Program” in the North Exhibition Hall of the Main Library. This exhibit highlights prominent authors from China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan who participated in the program.

Of the over 1100 IWP novelists, poets and essayists, nearly 150 writers have come from these three East Asian countries. Until a diplomatic relationship resumed, Iowa City was one of a very few places where an encounter between Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese writers and intellectuals could occur, after thirty years of mutual isolation. And this inspiration is felt by all the writers in the program. Much literary collaboration continues long after IWP writers leave Iowa City and return to their home countries.

“The IWP brings the world to Iowa, and there is no more important part of the world to learn about than East Asia,” says Christopher Merrill, Director of the International Writing Program. “The writers featured in this exhibit give us the inside stories about places crucial to our understanding of what it means to be alive today.”

A reception and reading by distinguished visiting Chinese-language IWP alumni is scheduled for Thursday, October 11 from 5:00-6:30 p.m., in the Main Library. Information about other anniversary events can be found on the International Writing Program website.

The exhibit, held through October 2007 in the Main Library’s North Exhibition Hall, will be open during regular library hours. Admission is free.

For more information about the exhibit, please visit the UI Libraries website .

The University of Iowa Libraries will offer a number of workshops about library services in September. There are two opportunities to learn about the UI Libraries’ Interlibrary Loan program and two to learn about RefWorks, citation management software that is available campuswide. Dates and times for the workshops (all held in the Information Arcade at Main Library) are:

• Introduction to Interlibrary Loan, Sept. 5, 9:30-11:00 am Information Arcade Classroom 2
• Introduction to Interlibrary Loan, Sept. 13, 2:30-4:00 pm Information Arcade Classroom 1
• Introduction to RefWorks, Sept. 14, 3:00-4:30 pm Information Arcade Classroom 1
• Introduction to RefWorks, Sept. 19, 3:00-4:30 pm Information Arcade Classroom 1

Introduction to Interlibrary Loan

If you need books and journal articles; we can provide them. The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) staff can help you find materials outside of the UI Libraries’ collections. You can make these requests online and this session will teach you how.

* How to submit online requests
* How to track the status of the request
* How to view articles that have been posted on the web (link will be e-mailed to you)

Introduction to RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based service that enables you to save bibliographic citations from the library catalog and other library databases. In this workshop you will learn to:

* Create a RefWorks account and access it from on- and off-campus
* Create, edit, and delete citations in RefWorks
* Organize your citations and share them with colleagues at UIowa and beyond
* Use RefWorks to easily create and format bibliographies

Librarians will show you how to use RefWorks, and then give you the opportunity to practice with it at the end of the workshop. Because there are a limited number of computers available, registration is required to attend.

Registration

Registration is required to attend the workshops. To register, click on the link for your preferred workshop and date below. You may register for either session of each workshop. Please note that the Sept. 14 RefWorks workshop is restricted to fifteen participants, while there are twenty-five spots for the others. If you receive a notice that registration is closed when you click on a link below, then our maximum registration has been reached. You may try the other date if you wish.

Register for Introduction to Interlibrary Loan, Sept. 5

Register for Introduction to Interlibrary Loan, Sept. 13

Register for Introduction to RefWorks, Sept. 14

Register for Introduction to RefWorks, Sept. 19

As classes begin at the University of Iowa, the Libraries resume the regular semester schedule.

Open on weekdays until 2 a.m., the Main Library is one of the few places on campus students can go to study late.

The ITC (Instructional Technology Center) on the second floor of the Main Library is the largest on campus. It is open and staffed all the hours that the building is open.

The Food for Thought Library Cafe stays open until 11 p.m. most evenings to satisfy those late night study break munchies.

The University of Iowa Libraries and Museum of Art will continue the lecture series being held in conjunction with an exhibition, From Monks to Masters: The Medieval Manuscript and the Early Printed Book, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, in the museum’s Carver Gallery.

Timothy Barrett, research scientist and adjunct professor in the University’s Center for the Book, will discuss papermaking in Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Tune into “Know the Score” on KSUI FM 91.7 on Friday, August 24 from 5-7 p.m. when all the speakers from the lecture series will be on the radio.

Imagine a smoky bar and people dancing to the beat of soulful music - that’s the backdrop of photographer Sandra Dyas’ new book Down to the River, published by UI Press.

The Rita Benton Music Library welcomes Dyas to an exhibit opening reception and book signing on Thursday, August 23 from 3 - 4 p.m.

In 1987, Dyas moved to Iowa City and began documenting the area’s vibrant live music scene. The sixty photos in Down to the River capture her twenty years in and around the city. They present both the gritty intensity of live performances and the contemplative moments of individual portraits.

During the reception we’ll be playing the companion CD, which has eighteen tracks by Iowa’s finest singer/songwriters, including Dave Moore, Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey and David Zollo.

Down to the River will be available for sale at the book signing. It is also available at bookstores or directly from the University of Iowa Press at www.uiowapress.org.