These books from the Business Library’s general collection have been loaned and recently returned. Books appear in order by call number. Readers can use the list to see which subjects are popular or used for research. Click on a title for more information. Updated October 28, 2009       Title Author Call No. The strategyContinue reading “Books Recently Returned 10/28/2009”

The UI Libraries have just loaded 202,000 records from the Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information.  OSTI provides free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of Department of Energy (DOE) research report literature.  Material dates primarily from 1991 forward. This record set contains links to literature in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmentalContinue reading “DOE Scientific and Technical Documents”

Keep up-to-date as the University of Iowa Libraries celebrates Open Access Week: Open Access as Utility [posted: Oct 23, 2009] Editor’s note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Peter Likarish, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science and BridgetContinue reading “Open Access Week: Oct. 19-23”

Banned Books Week (BBW): Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. Read more about Banned Books Week.

The Business Library has in the past allowed renewals of 2-hour items; these have been mostly class materials. Because of increased usage – and fair access to these items – there will no longer be renewals of 2-hour material. Library users can return to the Library after one hour and borrow an item again. Continuous renewals, however,Continue reading “Change in Class Reserve Loans”

Service points are being consolidated at the Main Library. Read about the changes taking place.

The purpose of Transitions, this irregular electronic newsletter is to bring to readers’ attention some of the many new projects and developments affecting the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new products and programs, the open access movement and other alternative publishing models. – Library News

The University Libraries have published a guide to Dissertations and Theses. Users can find links to many online resources, with full-text downloads or copies available via Interlibrary Loan. Foreign publications, music theses, and new University of Iowa dissertations also figure in the guide.

The Pomerantz Business Library now provides a New Books and Materials page. As each item arrives at the Library, a short description is added to the start of the list. Readers can see book-cover images, find out more about titles by accessing Amazon.com, and view a book’s record in the InfoHawk catalog. For many materials, the Libaries provide office or branch-library delivery.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has developed a Web page that compares the current recession with the previous 10 post-World War II recessions. Charts on the page allow users to track the length and the depth of the current recession in terms of employment and output versus changes in employment in output over pastContinue reading “Minneapolis Fed Offers Recession-Tracking Tool”