- Benjamin Bell’s cancer treatise | featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Roomby Damien Ihrig on July 3, 2025 at 6:31 pm
Benjamin Bell (1749–1806), a pioneering Scottish surgeon and father of the Edinburgh school of surgery, authored A Treatise on the Hydrocele, on Sarcocele, or Cancer, and Other Diseases of the Testes (1791). Known for his rational, scientific approach to surgery, Bell also wrote the influential A […]
- Inside the UI Libraries with Meredith Kiteby Krista Hershberger on June 25, 2025 at 7:05 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 […]
- The invention of the stethoscope and a featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Roomby Damien Ihrig on June 18, 2025 at 7:42 pm
This month, we highlight a book from the early 19th-century French physician who created the most iconic symbol of healthcare providers around the world. Assessing the condition of a patient in 1816, René Laënnec (1781–1826), rolled up a piece of paper to create a crude cone and proceeded to […]
- Vegetable materia medica of the US | featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Roomby Damien Ihrig on June 9, 2025 at 9:22 pm
We present William Paul Crillon Barton’s (1786–1856) masterwork, Vegetable materia medica of the United States (1817–1818). Barton was a well-known naval surgeon, medical botanist, artist, and professor. He was born on Nov. 17, 1786, in Philadelphia, to a family filled with people who made […]
- Davis receives book honor from Rhetoric Society of Americaby University of Iowa Libraries on June 5, 2025 at 4:24 pm
Jade E. Davis, associate university librarian for Teaching, Learning, and Research at the University of Iowa, was selected as the recipient of the Rhetoric Society of America’s 2025 Book Award. In The Other Side of Empathy (Duke University Press, 2023), Davis contests the value of empathy as an […]
- How Springer Nature’s open access agreement benefits youby Sara Scheib on June 4, 2025 at 7:50 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries’ new open access agreement with Springer Nature offers university-affiliated corresponding authors unlimited open access publishing in Springer’s hybrid journals portfolio without payment of article processing charges (APCs). The deal was negotiated through the […]
- Preparing a graphical abstract for your next research manuscriptby Sarah Andrews on June 4, 2025 at 6:34 pm
By Christine Blaumueller, PhDoriginally published in the Scientific and Research Communication Core newsletter Graphical abstracts are used by some publishers such as Lancet and Elsevier, and some journals now request them. Graphical abstracts can help attract audiences to a paper and may be […]
- Learn how to back up your EndNote librariesby Sarah Andrews on May 29, 2025 at 8:06 pm
by Riley Samuelson Now is a great time to back up your EndNote libraries and keep those citations safe! There are a couple of options for easy backup, syncing with an online account and creating a compressed library. To set up an account for syncing (works with only one desktop library): Visit […]
- Big Ten Academic Alliance and Springer Nature announce first-ever unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement in the Americas by University of Iowa Libraries on May 29, 2025 at 3:31 pm
“No fees, no caps, no limits, no hassle.” Faculty across the Big Ten Academic Alliance gain unprecedented access and publishing freedom in Springer hybrid journals. The Big Ten Academic Alliance has signed a two-year Open Publishing Agreement with Springer Nature, making it the publisher’s […]
- Update creates better access to some UI Libraries e-resources by Anne Bassett on May 23, 2025 at 3:14 pm
Accessing some e-resources from the University of Iowa Libraries is becoming easier thanks to a new user interface. The resources involved are provided by EBSCO, which offers access to more than 100 Libraries research databases spanning all subject areas. The transition happens on May 26, 2025. […]
- Announcing 12 new UI OpenHawks projects for 2025–2026by Mahrya Burnett on May 23, 2025 at 2:43 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries has funded 12 OpenHawks grant proposals, which will support faculty efforts to replace or avoid high-cost textbooks with Open Educational Resources (OER) for enhanced student success. The projects, which are set to be completed in January 2027, will save UI students […]
- Celebrating our 2025 graduating student employeesby Amanda Gunnink on May 16, 2025 at 7:30 pm
This semester, we have five graduating student employees! It has been wonderful to see these students grow during their time with us. Adam Holmes Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Degree: Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering Next steps: I will be working as a product development engineer […]
- Introducing the 2025 Digital Scholarship & Publishing Summer Fellowsby Connor Hood on May 15, 2025 at 1:37 pm
The University of Iowa Graduate College and UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio are excited to announce the 11 graduate students selected for the 2025 Digital Scholarship & Publishing Summer Fellowship Program. These individuals will soon take part in an eight-week learning […]
- Form and symbolism in Pam Spitzmueller’s tarot decksby Elizabeth Riordan on May 14, 2025 at 2:01 pm
“From the Classroom” is a series that features some of the great work and research from students who visit Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries. Below is a blog by Andrew Newell from Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce’s class “Reading Culture History & Research in […]
- Sciences Library summer closure | May 19–Aug. 3 by Carol Hollier on May 12, 2025 at 2:12 pm
Due to construction in the courtyard, the Sciences Library will be closed May 19–Aug. 3.* During this time, library staff will be available online and in their offices in the Van Allen, MacLean, and Chemistry buildings. They will have access to the Sciences Library to collect materials for […]
- Finals week at Hardin Library begins Friday, May 9by Sarah Andrews on May 7, 2025 at 3:46 am
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences staff want you to succeed with finals, so we have some ways to make spending time at the library easier. Later Hours The library will be open until 9 p.m. on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10. The 24-hour study is available to UI affiliates when the library […]
- Congratulations to Hardin Library’s graduating student employeesby Sarah Andrews on May 6, 2025 at 4:19 pm
Student employees are a crucial part of what makes the Hardin Library a valuable, accessible resource for the community on campus and beyond. Student employees work and grow alongside Hardin staff, directing users to resources, caring for materials, and contributing new ideas. This year, we are […]
- A king by any other name would die as duly, or the top 10 nicknames of Louis XVIby Elizabeth Riordan on May 5, 2025 at 7:16 pm
The following is written by Libraries student employee Brianna Bowers. The few short months from the fall of 1792 to January 1793, in which heated debate and a final vote decided that Louis XVI would be guillotined, held centuries of progress. Our world would not be recognizable without the French […]
- Happy Square Root Day! by Amanda Gunnink on May 5, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Today is 5/5/25, making it Square Root Day because 5 x 5 = 25. The last Square Root Day was 4/4/16 and our next one will be 6/6/36. Here are some fun square root facts that you can share today: A whole number with a square root that is also a whole number is calledContinue reading "Happy Square […]
- Open access agreement with IWA Publishingby University of Iowa Libraries on April 29, 2025 at 7:07 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries are pleased to announce an open access agreement with IWA Publishing, an internationally recognized publisher of peer-reviewed research on water, wastewater. and related environmental fields, and subsidiary of the International Water Association. The agreement […]