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 fourth post is by Thomas Gruca, Henry B. […]
Are you ready for some football? Fall is here! The leaves are changing colors, the days are cooler and that means one thing – Football! When we’re watching a football […]
Edna Griffin’s civil rights activism earned her the title of the “Rosa Parks of Iowa.” Griffin moved to Des Moines with her husband and children in 1947 and by 1948 she was agitating for change. She led a campaign to desegregate the lunch counter at the local Katz Drug Store, […]
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, […]
Today, the Iowa Women’s Archives commemorates Lenabelle Bock. Bock, whose name is spelled variously Lenabelle and Lena Belle, was politically active in Iowa for over twenty-five years before her election to the Iowa House of Representatives. Bock, a Republican, campaigned for and won the […]
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 second guest post is by Carrie […]
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 […]
As a result of recent requirements to expand public access to the results of federally funded research, researchers in all disciplines are required to “better account for and manage the […]
Are you ready for Halloween?? Are you looking for costume ideas? Perhaps a DIY costume that will light up your night? Need some DIY decorations and special effects, perhaps? […]
Brenner’s Encyclopedia of Genetics features short entries on genetic topics written by experts in the field. The articles discuss, define, and explain key elements in genetics. Each topic refers you […]
The Midwest Chapter of The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Michigan Health Science Library Association joint annual conference is in Yipsilanti, Michigan this year. Our librarians are going to be […]
Ernest and Estefania Rodriguez’s father, Norberto, migrated to the United States from the state of Jalisco, Mexico in 1910. He met their mother, Muggie Adams, an African-American woman from Alabama in Iowa. The Rodriguez family lived in Holy City, a box car community in Bettendorf, Iowa for […]
Evelyn Birkby began her decades-long careers as a radio homemaker in 1950. Her program, “Down a Country Lane,” focused on her life in rural Iowa. She continued to broadcast as a part of Kitchen-Klatter, a program with listeners in six states. She has written a weekly column for the […]
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 first guest post is by Stephan Arndt, PhD, […]
Fanzines of science fiction, fantasy and horror available to read and transcribe What would you do with thousands of fragile leaflets, known as fanzines, that chronicle the history of science fiction? Such fanzines hold rich information too valuable to sit untouched, yet the materials cannot be […]
MATLAB Tutorial Open House! Wednesday, October 18th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Engineering Library Creative Space MATLAB is one of the most widely used computer programming software in the Engineering […]
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: World War I—Medical Issues at Home and in the Field Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:30-7:00 p.m. 2117 MERF […]
Want to know as soon as an exciting new article is published? Tired of skimming the websites or paper copies of multiple journals to see what is in the new […]
Today, at the Iowa Women’s Archives commemorate one of our founders, Mary Louise Smith! Smith was born Mary Louise Epperson on October 6th, 1914 in Eddyville, Iowa. She became involved with the Republican Party in the 1950s and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1974, just after Watergate, […]
Handy Books exhibit reception. Friday, October 6th, 12-1pm Special Collections Reading Room Saving Brinton, The documentary was extended at Film Scene in Iowa City and has additional showings […]
Are you looking for company or industry information, market research statistics, international business data, or something that seems impossible to find? Ask a pro! Research Librarians Kimberly Bloedel and Willow […]
Getting Published in Open Access Science Journals – A Panel Discussion Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2:00-3:00, Illinois Room, IMU Are you a graduate student, post doctoral scholar, faculty member or […]
Ruth Salzmann Becker’s papers represent several common themes found in IWA’s collections, including Jewish women in Iowa, German immigration, and feminist activism. Elizabeth Heineman, professor and chair of the University of Iowa’s history department, has used Becker’s […]
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s index to the medical literature and includes over 26 million bibliographic citations in life sciences. This one-hour session will show you how to […]
Using images can add interest to your assignments and presentations, but do you know where to find good images and how to ensure that you use those images ethically? This […]
