Iowa City Darwin Day celebrates science, evolution, and Darwin’s birthday this week! Sharon DeWitte and Ana Duggan will give talks about their research into epidemics and infectious diseases. Jeanne Serb will speak about the evolution of vision in animals, and Nicholas Strausfeld will […]
During LGBTQ History Month in October 2018, I worked with the Iowa Women’s Archives and University Special Collections to organize an archives visit for students from West Liberty High School. The several students who were able to attend are members of the school’s Gay-Straight […]
Staff Profile: Willow Fuchs, Business Reference and Instruction Librarian A little about yourself. I go into a lot of different classes to help students understand what information and resources are available to them through the library. How long have you been working at […]
ABD AL-ʻAZĪZ IBN ʻUTHMĀN (fl. 950 – d. 967) AND Danck, Joannes fl. 1331. Libellus ysagogicus Abdilazi, id est servi gloriosi Dei... 1485 Abu al-Saqr Abd al-Aziz Ibn Uthman Ibn Ali al-Qabisi l-Mawsili al-Hashimi, generally known as Al-Qabisi, (Latinised as Alchabitius […]
The database: Vault Where to find it: You can find it here, and under V in the databases A-Z list. Use it to find: Internship information Company info, rankings and reviews – includes info such as: geographic reach, operations, sales and marketing, financial performance, strategy, […]
Join us for a fun filled Pi Day Celebration!!! We are celebrating our favorite mathematical constant, pi, with an afternoon of trivia, library resources fair, and FREE apple pie bites!! Festivities will kick off at 1:59 pm on March 14, 2019 in the Seamans Center Student Commons. What is […]
Want to know what your librarians did for you in 2018? View a quick SNAPSHOT here! Or scroll below to view: […]
Staff Profile: Todd DeGraff, Library Assistant III A little about yourself. “I am old but keep moving! Fiction and poetry are my great loves and pastimes, and language in general fascinates me. I am a fan of science fiction, horror, and other fringe topics. Straight-up […]
Christine Manwiller, former UI Center for the Book (UICB) student, created a facsimile of a Burmese binding for a historical binding class she took as part of her MFA degree. The original Burmese book was from Fritz James, the retired CEO of Library Binding Service, Inc. He acquired the manuscript […]
Looking for inventors, puzzle-lovers, adventure-seekers, escape room aficionados! We plan to build a couple of College of Engineering escape rooms this semester and we would like to get YOU (engineering students, faculty, staff members) involved! We plan to have the rooms ready by Saturday, […]
Exciting news from University Archivist, David McCartney, about the incredible recordings found in the Eric Morton Civil Rights Papers. In 1963 and 1964, attorney Bob Zellner recorded a series of interviews with civil rights activists in Mississippi and Alabama. Zellner conducted the […]
The following workshops are open to all students, faculty, and staff. There is no need to register in advance. EndNote Workshop – Thursday, March 7, 2-3 PM, BB B20 In this workshop you will learn how to use EndNote to: Collect references for articles, books, websites, […]
Come join us at our next Learn & Create Workshop! Learn paper folding and create your own fun and unique greeting cards! We’ll be working on special Valentine’s cards, but you can take what you learn and make special cards for every occasion! It will be held February 12th at […]
"We are so lucky to have Linda in the Conservation Lab," said Conservator Giselle Simón, Linda's supervisor. "She not only makes our custom boxes, but thank goodness she's a great sewer! If you happen to call a book in any of our special collection reading rooms (Art, Hardin, Special […]
Exciting New Create & Learn Workshops!! Tuesdays, 2:30 pm Engineering Library Creative Space (2001C SC) We are happy to collaborate with the Engineering Technology Center, NEXUS and the Department of Music to present some exciting workshops! The workshops will be held on Tuesdays from 2:30 to […]
As part of the Preservation Department’s customer service focus, books that are placed on rush are processed faster so that patrons can have access to these materials sooner. Not long before this spring semester started, two unbound loose leaf textbooks needed to be placed on course reserves […]
The database: Business Source Complete BSC Where to find it: You can find it here, and under B in the databases A-Z list. Use it to find: Full-text business journal articles Disciplines include: marketing, management, accounting, finance, economics, etc. Company profiles (from Marketline and […]
Are you struggling to find: Company financials for your project? Market and industry information for your business plan? A SWOT analysis on a company? Opportunities and risks of doing business in another country? Business Librarians can help. Stop by the business library and ask for […]
Medical historian Shelley McKellar will speak on Artificial Hearts: A Controversial Medical Technology and its Sensational Patient Cases at the 2019 R. Palmer Howard Dinner. Location: Radisson Hotel, Coralville, Iowa Date: Friday, April 5, 2019 Reception 6pm with cash bar, Dinner at 7pm, […]
Using Google Scholar off campus requires changing some settings in order to view full-text articles. Access Google Scholar from Hardin’s A-Z database list or directly at http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/GoogleSch. Then change settings as below: Go to Settings Click on Library Links Make […]
The great thing about artists books is that it shows us the various shapes, sizes, and textures that books can come in. Publishing companies, who also vary in shapes and sizes, help get these books out into the world for everyone to enjoy. Curated by University of Iowa Professor Jennifer Buckley, […]
Kären Mason, Iowa Women’s Archives curator, traveled to Tokyo in November to speak at Rikkyo University. Sixty library students, archivists, and others attended her lecture, entitled “Archives for All: Creating More Inclusive Archives in the United States.” Kären was […]
As part of his work in the conservation lab, Bill Voss constructs enclosures to house delicate artifacts. He recently completed a large custom enclosure for one item from Andrei Codrescu’s Art Installation Piece. Codrescu is a Romanian-American writer and artist. His artwork and poetry was […]
We want you to stay safe and warm, therefore we will be closing at 6 pm on Tuesday, January 29th, will be closed all day Wednesday, January 30th, and will reopen at 10:30 am on Thursday, January 31st. &nbs […]
Due to the extreme cold forecast, the business library information desk will close at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, 1/29 and Wednesday, 1/30. The BizHub space will remain open as usual 24/7. Stay warm!&nbs […]
