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  • Simplify your research using Common Data Elements (CDE)
    by Sarah Andrews on January 14, 2025 at 10:47 pm

    Common Data Elements (CDEs) help researchers share and combine datasets. Gathering consistent and standardized data is time consuming and challenging. Having access to these existing datasets can help you save time and meet the funding requirements of your research projects. So, what are CDEs? A […]

  • Happiness is the Right Kind of Toothbrush: Community Service and the Dental Hygiene Program
    by Anna Holland on January 9, 2025 at 5:57 pm

    UI Dental Hygiene faculty and students understood that providing the best care meant connecting to the community they were serving. This approach to care influenced Iowans across the state, and students even after their graduation from the program.

  • Inside the UI Libraries with Chris Childs
    by University of Iowa Libraries on January 7, 2025 at 10:18 pm

    Inside the University of Iowa Libraries is your look behind-the-scenes to meet the people and discover the stories making our organization unique and valuable. From cutting-edge databases to rare books, join us to explore a world of research, preservation, and discovery that fosters student success […]

  • Here’s what entered the public domain in 2025
    by University of Iowa Libraries on January 1, 2025 at 7:54 pm

    As of Jan. 1, 2025, all the books, films, songs, and art published in the 1920s or earlier are now public domain.

  • Student employee spotlight: Charmirose “Sugar” Durante
    by Natalee Dawson on December 17, 2024 at 8:33 pm

    Charmirose “Sugar” Durante’s journey to the Rita Benton Music Library at the University of Iowa began an ocean away in her home country of the Philippines.

  • Finals week fun at the Engineering Library 
    by Amanda Gunnink on December 16, 2024 at 4:22 pm

    Finals week is upon us and can be very intimidating. We are here for our students with extended hours, hot beverages, and fun surprises! We are open for late-night study sessions with space for individual and group study.  Mon, Dec. 16–Thu, Dec. 19 | 8:30 a.m.–midnight  Fri, Dec. 20 | 8:30 […]

  • Using snow for anesthesia | Book of the month from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
    by Damien Ihrig on December 10, 2024 at 9:23 pm

    BARTHOLIN, THOMAS (1616-1680). De nivis usu medico observationes variae. Printed in Hafniae [Copenhagen] by Matthias Godiche for Peter Haubold [bookseller], 1661. 16 cm tall. Born into a family of distinguished scientists and academics, Bartholin was the second of six sons of Caspar Bartholin the […]

  • Student employee spotlight: Carson Hartzog
    by Natalee Dawson on December 10, 2024 at 5:11 pm

    “There was a lot of fear for me in coming back to school,” says Hartzog. “I was a bit older than the average student and wasn’t sure how well I’d fit into the student culture. The Art Library was one of the first places I connected to on campus.”

  • Inside the UI Libraries with Andrea Anderson
    by Krista Hershberger on December 4, 2024 at 5:27 pm

    From teaching classes to providing support at the Just Ask Desk in the Main Library, Andrea helps students develop important research skills and fosters a sense of curiosity about the information around them.

  • Register your team today for the Engineering Open  
    by Amanda Gunnink on December 3, 2024 at 10:03 pm

    Registration is now open for design teams to enter the 2025 Engineering Open mini golf design challenge. Teams will compete to design the best mini golf fairway, focusing on fun theming and creative building. Visit the event homepage for full rules and judging criteria. The event will take place on […]

  • Student employee spotlight: Izabella Botto
    by Krista Hershberger on November 20, 2024 at 6:07 pm

    A conversation with Izabella Botto makes one thing immediately clear: Botto is a true believer in the Libraries.

  • 2024 Capture Your Research winners announced 
    by Amanda Gunnink on November 18, 2024 at 6:09 pm

    Capture Your Research is an annual image competition that celebrates research across campus at the University of Iowa. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, we held the Capture Your Research Reception and Awards Ceremony. The top 25 images were displayed and awards were presented. Check out the gallery below to […]

  • Gateway, Not Gatekeep: Penny Furgerson’s Gateway Dance Theatre of Des Moines, Iowa
    by Anna Holland on November 13, 2024 at 10:23 pm

    In 1977, Des Moines civil rights activist, Edna Griffin, wrote a strongly worded opinion piece defending the a local dance studio, the Gateway Dance Theatre. But why? In this piece, IWA student assistant Kelly Kemp explores the connection between civil rights and dance through the papers of […]

  • Inside the UI Libraries with Maggie Halterman-Dess
    by Krista Hershberger on November 12, 2024 at 4:10 pm

    Being forklift certified is not typically a part of a librarian’s job requirements, but Maggie Halterman-Dess operates one daily to reach shelves up to 22 feet high at the University of Iowa Libraries Annex.

  • Lawrence retires as director of Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
    by Sarah Andrews on November 7, 2024 at 9:19 pm

    Hardin Library for the Health Sciences director Janna Lawrence retired on Nov. 1, 2024. While at Hardin Library, Janna greatly increased Hardin’s teaching and outreach as well as oversaw renovations to all floors of the library. Janna is an award-winning librarian with many professional […]

  • 10 Weird Tales Covers to Haunt Your Halloween
    by Elizabeth Riordan on October 29, 2024 at 2:17 pm

    The following is written by graduate student worker Theo Prineas Sometimes, when I’m hunched over a desk in the back of the Hevelin pulps’ windowless archive room, the lights – which are set to a motion-sensing timer – go out. As I jump up and wave my arms to reactivate them, I expect a […]

  • Student employee spotlight: Jiberle Mustefa
    by Natalee Dawson on October 28, 2024 at 10:14 pm

    The senior from Iowa City is entering his fourth year as a library support associate at the Lichtenberger Engineering Library. Jiberle Mustefa’s final undergraduate year is underway. In May 2025, he’ll cross the stage at graduation to receive a BBA in management and a certificate in […]

  • Learning about open access agreements–OA Week 2024 
    by Sara Scheib on October 23, 2024 at 12:09 pm

    International Open Access Week 2024 is here! This year’s theme is “Community over Commercialization” —and from Oct. 21 to 27, the Libraries is highlighting some of the many ways you can leverage community resources and support to make your work open access (OA) for free.  Welcome to day […]

  • Learning about open data during Open Access Week 2024
    by Brian Westra on October 22, 2024 at 9:14 pm

    International Open Access Week 2024 is here! This year’s theme is “Community over Commercialization” —and from Oct. 21 to 27, the Libraries is highlighting some of the many ways you can leverage community resources and support to make your work open access (OA) for free. Welcome to day two […]

  • Voices from the Stacks: Los Bailadores Zapatistas and the Latino Native American Cultural Center
    by Elizabeth Riordan on October 22, 2024 at 6:29 pm

    The following is written by Olson Graduate Research Assistant Anne Moore. Last week, the Latino-Native American Alumni Alliance (LANA3) gathered on campus to celebrate more than 50 years of the Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC) at the University of Iowa. In 1971, three students—Rusty […]