The Ithaka S+R University of Iowa Faculty Survey on Library services and space will help the Libraries evaluate faculty use of our facilities, resources and services. All UI faculty are invited to participate in an important study designed to inform the University of Iowa Libraries’ strategic decision-making as it moves forward with plans to engageContinue reading “FAQ — Ithaka S+R University of Iowa Faculty Survey on Library Planning”
Category Archives: Faculty News
Eighteen faculty win UI Libraries OpenHawks grants
Students will benefit from Open Educational Resource (OER) projects The University of Iowa Libraries has awarded fifteen grants to eighteen faculty for Open Educational Resource (OER) projects for the 2019-2020 academic year. OpenHawks is a campus-wide grant program that funds faculty efforts to replace their current textbooks with OERs for enhanced student success. OpenHawks isContinue reading “Eighteen faculty win UI Libraries OpenHawks grants”
Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry moves to the University of Iowa Libraries
The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections is the new home of the renowned Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry. Founded by Ruth and Marvin Sackner in 1979 in Miami Beach, Florida, the Sackner Archive currently holds the largest collection of concrete and visual poetry in the world. The archive includes over 75,000 itemsContinue reading “Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry moves to the University of Iowa Libraries”
University of Iowa Libraries becomes institutional member of Open Access publisher Cogitatio
Today hefty paywalls prevent research published in most scholarly journals from being read online by audiences that many academics often most want to reach—policy makers and elected officials, industry leaders, non-profits, educators, the general public, and even faculty from smaller teaching colleges and community colleges. The University of Iowa Libraries has signed an institutional agreementContinue reading “University of Iowa Libraries becomes institutional member of Open Access publisher Cogitatio”
UI Libraries announces OpenHawks grant program for Open Educational Resources (OER)
The University of Iowa Libraries announces OpenHawks, a campus-wide grant program that funds faculty efforts to adopt or develop Open Educational Resources (OER) for enhanced student success. What are OER? OER (such as textbooks, videos, assessment tools, lab books, research methods, or interactive course modules) are free for students and carry legal permission for openContinue reading “UI Libraries announces OpenHawks grant program for Open Educational Resources (OER)”
Your librarians at work
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UI Libraries and student government collaborate to reduce textbook costs
How will I afford my textbooks this semester? Can I pass this course even though I don’t have the book? Is it illegal to download this PDF of the book that I found online? These are the kinds of questions students ask at the beginning of the semester. The solutions they find are creative. SometimesContinue reading “UI Libraries and student government collaborate to reduce textbook costs”
UI Libraries collaborates to expand access to research data
Eight Big Ten universities, a federal funding agency, and private companies come together to fund the development of Collaborative Archive Data Research Environment (CADRE) Students, faculty, and researchers across the Midwest and beyond will gain crucial access to large research datasets through a secure, cloud-based platform called CADRE (Collaborative Archive Data Research Environment). CADRE willContinue reading “UI Libraries collaborates to expand access to research data”
Guest Post: Open Access – The sound way forward
During the month of Open Access week (October 23-29, 2017) we will be highlighting a number of guest posts from University of Iowa Faculty and Staff who have personal experience making their work Open Access. We appreciate their contributions. The third post is by Padmini Srinivasan, Professor, Computer Science.
UI Librarians Serving the Iowa Library Association
Q&A with Duncan Stewart ILA’s past president and UI special collections catalog librarian Q: How long have you been an active member of ILA? A: I joined ILA in 1998 when I got my first professional library job as a cataloger at the State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City. I joined ILA because ALA was notContinue reading “UI Librarians Serving the Iowa Library Association”