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“As a PhD candidate in Religious Studies, I am interested in Late Antique Christian warrior saints or military martyrs, how they emerged and how their cults spread throughout Mediterranean. In this summer project, I aimed to create a geo-spatial map based on ancient Christian sources. To prepare […]

To whom does history belong: to those who live it or to those who record it? For too long, we have accepted that history is told from hegemonic academic institutions, dominated by wealthy Caucasian individuals, who say  who has access to historical knowledge. As the popular saying goes, “History […]

(In Farsi:) برای یک زندگی معمولی. For an ordinary life. In September 2022, when Iranians started a series of street demonstrations, everyone knew that a new social movement was taking shape. Many asked what this movement was all about; and many truly answered: abolishing a system […]

My name is Falak Jalali. I am a PhD student in Geography. I work with farmers in Himachal Pradesh, a hilly state in northern India. Himachal Pradesh is part of the great Himalayan ranges, which span eight countries. Over the last decade, agriculture has shifted from subsistence to high-value […]

The Eichacker-Harper family has been making Iowa history for five generations. Now, the family has been recognized with the well-deserved University of Iowa Family Spirit Award for their longstanding contributions to the university. The Libraries is fortunate to work closely with Virginia Eichacker […]

The Library and Archives Conservation Education (LACE) fellowship preserves the past while training the conservators of tomorrow. With impressive collections and a legacy of excellence and innovation, the University of Iowa Libraries have long been known as a leader in the field of book […]

The following is written by M Clark, instruction and reference graduate assistant for Special Collections and Archives While Pacific Island cultural experiences are far and few in Iowa, Special Collections and Archives is the proud host of a number of rare and highly regarded publications by […]

Capture Your Research is an image competition where students, faculty, and staff can submit one image that captures the essence of their research. They will be judged on originality and creativity, the appeal of the image, the relationship between the image and the research, and the clarity of the […]

Learn a new skill, enhance your research, or get creative with your friends with these new workshops from the Engineering Library!  Maker Breaks  Take a break and get creative with seasonal crafts each month. No registration is required for these workshops—just drop by!  All Maker Breaks take […]

Lots of things are happening in the Engineering Library! Every year, we create an infographic to demonstrate just how much happens here. Here are some highlights:  We welcomed over 106,000 visitors to the library (a 27% increase from last year!)  On average, the group study rooms were used 78% of […]

Every member of the Libraries staff brings something unique to our institution. And in every issue of Bindings, we take a closer look at the accomplishments of two staff members whose work makes a difference. This year, we caught up with Patricia Baird and Brad Ferrier, who were both selected to […]

Hardin Library will be closed on home football game days: · Aug. 31 · Sept. 7 · Sept. 14 · Oct. 12 · Oct. 26 · Nov. 2 For all you dedicated Hawkeyes, the 24-hour study is available to affiliates with an Iowa OneCard or UI Health Care badge when the library is closed.

Hardin Library will be closed Saturday, Aug. 31 for the home football game. Hardin Library will be open from Noon—9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1. Hardin Library will be closed Monday, Sept. 2 for the Labor Day holiday. The 24-hour study area will be available for all hardworking Hawkeyes whenever the […]

The true engine of the University of Iowa Libraries is its people. You can find an all-star staff of friendly, knowledgeable, and resourceful people at all seven of our libraries. Right now, we’re going to focus on two places you can go for assistance: the Just Ask Desk in the Main Library and […]

This August, ten graduate students completed the 2024 Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Summer Fellowship—marking the eighth cohort to be awarded the mentored digital scholarship internship experience since the program’s inception in 2017. At the end of the course, the fellows […]

We are happy to welcome Ursula Romero as our new outreach and instruction librarian in Special Collections and Archives. Originally from New Jersey, Ursula spent the last five years working as an outreach librarian at the Lilly Library at Indiana University. She earned her BA in media studies and a […]

The University of Iowa Libraries serve as your gateway to a nearly endless universe of information. This means that no matter what you’re researching for that paper, project, or presentation, there’s something in our database, InfoHawk+, that will hit the mark—if you know how to find it. […]

On the rainy afternoon of May 2, 2024, guests gathered on the fourth floor of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences to celebrate its first 50 years and to observe the sleek renovations that signal its future. It was also an unofficial reunion; for the first time, all four of the library’s […]

IWA's 2024 Kerber Travel Grant recipient found a wealth of resources for her dissertation on rural women's grass-roots coalition building.

Karen Shemanski, senior human resources director and advisor to the Jack B. King university librarian, was the 2024 recipient of the University of Iowa Outstanding Strategic HR Business Partner of the Year award presented during the University of Iowa HR (UHR) and Business Conference held in April […]