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Ever since I was an undergraduate student of Political Science the differences between access to basic amenities like clean drinking water, clean living spaces, health etc concerned me. I decided to work in the development sector to understand the reason better and to spend my life working in […]

Iran’s political climate has experienced a series of social protests in the past few years. These episodes were caused by different issues and aimed at different ideals and demands which has given rise to the debate if they should be considered divergent, scattered protest activities or if they […]

BLANCO, MANUEL (1779–1845). Flora de filipinas. Printed in Manila at the Santo Tomas press, 1837. 21 cm tall. Manuel María Blanco Ramos was born on Nov. 24, 1779, in Navianos de Alba, a small village in the province of Zamora, Spain. Blanco grew up in Spain, influenced by King Charles III’s […]

My project initially seemed straightforward, but I soon realized that the undertaking was much more profound than I had imagined. The question I began with was simple. What is the best way to portray an artist book online? Artists’ books are physical objects that convey meaning through structure, […]

Historia in Spanish has different meanings and can be translated to English as a story or history. What makes a personal story history? What stories are part of history? What voices and stories are not included in history? “History is written by the victors” is a common phrase used to describe […]

Hi! My name is Margaret Yapp – I’m currently an MFA candidate at the Center for the book, entering my thesis year. Before starting at UICB, I did an MFA in poetry at the Writers’ Workshop. I have spent the last few years at UICB really focused on learning letterpress printing and figuring out […]

My original goal for the Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio’s Fellowship was to learn how to code in Python, with the end goal of using machine learning in my scholarship. However, one question that’s emerged during the summer is: how do you teach humanities majors to code? At first, I […]

uI like to press my ear against their rugged surface, run my fingers down the ridges of the bark. I close my eyes and breath in the scent of resins, of wet earth. Trees are special for me: they give me peace. That’s why I decided to make a documentary about the most significant treesContinue […]

Hi! My name is Connie Chen. I am an upcoming 3rd year MFA student in the Nonfiction Writing Program. My thesis in creative nonfiction is my book project titled This is a Zoo, a polyphonic liturgy with candid appreciation of unruly flesh, and penetrating analysis of chronic illness, gender, […]

Hardin Library has an enrichment collection to stimulate the mind and expand perspectives. The collection, which includes both print and electronic books, contains an assortment of health sciences biographies, histories, narratives, works of fiction, and graphic novels. Mark Onken, administrative […]

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Did you know that everything from census data to crime statistics and patent information to cookbooks written by naval officers is available to the public because it’s government information? On June 25, 2024, the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates 140 years of making info published by a […]

Congratulations to Jennifer DeBerg, user services librarian at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, on co-authoring a new article that helps update processes for evidence-based nursing. Evidence-based practice in nursing involves providing holistic, quality care based on the most up-to-date […]

With a $281,104 Scholarly Editions and Translations grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), researchers at the University of Iowa and Western Kentucky University collaborated to build the first-ever digital map and data table for all three volumes and 1,992 pages of Principia […]

We are excited to welcome Rachel Romero as our new collections archivist in Special Collections and Archives. Originally from Chicago, Rachel received her MLIS with a special collections certificate in May 2024 and her BA in English from the University of Iowa. Previously, Rachel was a graduate […]

The Medical Library Association (MLA) held a hybrid meeting in Portland, Oregon from May 18 to May 21, 2024. Many of Hardin’s librarians participated in the meeting. This year’s meeting marked the end of Hardin Director Janna Lawrence’s three-year term on the MLA Board. Hardin librarian Mary […]

The following is written by M Clark, instruction and reference graduate assistant of Special Collections and Archives In the blossoming world of the international Art Nouveau movement of the late 1800s, German artists were carving their own unique path that reverberated across Europe. At the heart […]

MARTINEAU, HARRIETT (1802-1876). Life in the sick-room: Essays. Printed in Boston by L.C. Bowles and W. Crosby, 1844. 20 cm tall. Martineau was born in 1802 into a progressive Unitarian family in Norwich. Despite the societal expectations that confined her to domestic roles, Harriet’s intellect […]

  The University of Iowa Graduate College and the UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio are excited to announce that 10 graduate students have been selected for the 2024 Studio Summer Fellowship program. These individuals will soon take part in an eight week course that provides […]

The Hardin Library bus stop (Stop 0254) will close on May 17, 2024, due to construction on Newton Road. The VA Hospital stop (Stop 0253) is expected to close in late May or early June. Both stops will remain out of service during the project. Use the Transit app for up-to-date information on routes […]