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RSVP for Hardin Library’s second film screening and panel discussion as a part of our inaugural film series! We’ll be showing the film at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences beginning at 6pm on Thursday, March 24th. If you are able to join us, please RSVP online . 
We will be screening Contagion, a feature film that offers a realistic portrayal of a pandemic in the 21st century. Joining us for our panel discussion will be Dr. Loreen A. Herwaldt from the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Dr. Margaret Chorazy from the Department of Epidemiology.
Come for the feature film and movie snacks, stay for a stimulating discussion about global pandemics and the public-health response to such a crisis. For more information about the film or the panelists, please go to: http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/films.
The screening will be held in Room 401 in Hardin Library.
Directions & parking
Bus? Take Pentacrest Cambus to VA Loop stop.
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences now has a site license for the Medical Letter at http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/MedLetter. Medical Letter can also be found on the Health Sciences Resources A-Z http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/az.php .
The Medical Letter’s home page shows the current issue of The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics.
Note that the library also has print copies of the Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, Drugs for Parasitic Infections, and Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy. Search InfoHawk Catalog for more information.
The library’s site license also allows access to the Medial Letter mobile app.
Questions? Comments? Email us at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or call (319) 335-9151.
ClinicalKey provides access to more than 1100 medical texts published by Elsevier, articles from more than 500 journals, practice guidelines, drug information, and patient education handouts. Users must log in to (free for UI affiliates) personal accounts to download PDFs.
Join us at the Sciences Library for our Spring 2016 workshops!
These workshops are open to all UI students, faculty, and staff. There is no need to register. If you have any questions, or if you’d like to request a session for your class or group, please contact Sara Scheib.
Janna Lawrence, Deputy Director of Hardin Library
The NIH Public Access Policy, which assures that all articles arising from NIH-sponsored research are freely available within a year after publication, is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in the scholarly publishing.
Participants will learn more about these trends and to discuss experiences with publishing.
Workshop is Thursday, February 25th, 11a-12p – East Commons, 2nd Floor.
Register online for this and our other workshops or by calling 319-335-9151.
News: Charity Nebbe from Iowa Public Radio featured original Nancy Drew ghost writer, Mildred Wirt Benson, this week on “Talk of Iowa.” Benson’s papers are held in the Iowa Women’s Archives. […]
Most everyone is following, liking and tweeting these days, so why would you add the Lichtenberger Engineering Library to your already full feeds? Well, it is the quickest way to stay up-to-date on all that we have to offer!
Like us on Facebook and find out about special, don’t-want-to-miss events – like Pi Day (coming March 21, 2016 at 3:14 p.m. Stay tuned for more information!). We regularly #Spotlight resources we have, on both Facebook and Twitter (#UIEngLib). You may discover resources you didn’t know we had – and maybe some you didn’t even know you need!
We keep track of special “National Holidays” – like National Umbrella Day, National Roof Over Your Head Day, and National Chocolate Day, to name just a few. You’ll be amazed at how many holidays there are! (And yes, we do have resources dealing with chocolate!)
#Whatwilltheythinkofnext is posted on both Facebook and Twitter on Tuesdays. These posts highlight new and innovative uses of engineering and technology and will help you find the resources we have that are directly related to these innovations. That innovation and our resources could spark your next idea!
#Spotlight is posted Wednesdays and highlights one aspect of our many resources. Check it out each week and you never know what you’ll find! Did you know about all the DVDs that are in our collection? Or all the tools that are available to check out from our Tool Library? One of our many journals is Make: Technology on Your Time. Let #Spotlight point you toward a resource and then come in and browse our collection to find more!
Don’t forget to check Pinterest, too! You’ll find new posts when we get new books, DVDs, or tools. You’ll see images of the book and DVD covers and pictures of the tools. You’ll also find some brief information about the new resource and the ability to link directly to the record in the libraries online catalog. We also now have an e-book board where you’ll find about our new e-resources!
We are part of the University of Iowa Libraries Instagram account. Not only will you get interesting and (often fun!) photos from the Engineering Library, you’ll be able to keep up with what the other libraries on campus are doing!
And, you certainly don’t want to miss the blog (you know, the one you are reading right now….) Regularly we post a new blog! You can find the link on our homepage under ‘Engineering Library News.’ You’ll find that we cover lots of different topics – including DIY projects, exciting new resources, special events, exhibits….. There is a list of archived blogs, too, in case you’ve missed one, or just want to go back and re-read one.
There’s something new on Facebook and Twitter almost every day – so click, like, and follow us! You never know what you’ll find out!
Elizabeth Yale, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Center for the Book, will give a talk on
Gender, Memory, and Authority in the Early Modern Medical Print Marketplace.
Thursday, February 25, 5:30-6:30pm
2117 Medical Education Research Facility (MERF) map
In 17th and early 18th-century Britain, medical practitioners, whether physicians, midwifes, apothecaries, or self-trained purveyors of astrological, chemical, and herbal remedies, built their careers out of a diverse range of activities.
They treated patients, made and sold medicines, wrote and published books, built collections of books and curiosities, and engaged in related scientific activities, such as natural history, chemistry, and experimental philosophy.
This talk will examine how and why medical practitioners engaged with print publication. Considering, in particular, cases of posthumous publication, Dr. Yale asks: how did medical practitioners establish (or attempt to establish) authority and authorship in the medical print marketplace?
This talk is sponsored by The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society, and is free and available to all.
Parking? Use the Newton Road Ramp.
Cambus? Take Pentacrest Route Bus to MERF/Newton Road Ramp
Donate to History of Medicine Society at UI
The new exhibit at the Sciences Library celebrates the life of Isaac Newton and the 350th anniversary of his Universal Law of Gravitation, presented for the first time in 1666.
We’ve all heard the story about Newton and the apple, but how did Newton really come to understand gravity? Our exhibit describes Newton’s life and work, with an emphasis on the Universal Law of Gravitation and its evolution over time. Many thanks to the Department of Physics & Astronomy for loaning us several items for the exhibit, including a Newtonian telescope and a prism like the one used in Newton’s famous light refraction experiments.
To learn more about Newton and his Universal Law of Gravitation, ask a librarian or check out these excellent resources:
