{"id":4434,"date":"2016-08-24T13:31:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T18:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2017-10-26T13:23:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T18:23:38","slug":"look-at-what-is-happening-in-the-engineering-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/look-at-what-is-happening-in-the-engineering-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Look at What is Happening in the Engineering Library!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Imagine! Tinker! Design! Create!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>We&#8217;re Having an Open House!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4456\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0430.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4456\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0430.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0430\" width=\"222\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0430-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oculus Rift and one of the two new 43\u201d (4K) quad monitors!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are having an Open House on September 8 from 2:30 to 4:30!\u00a0Come celebrate and explore\u00a0our new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/creative-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creative Space!<\/a>\u00a0 You&#8217;ll have a\u00a0chance to enjoy a hands-on experience with some of the new equipment. We are excited to be collaborating with the Engineering Technological Centers to provide\u00a0this exciting new Creative Space!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">New equipment includes:<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4459\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4459\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0421.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0421\" width=\"177\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0421.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0421-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matter and Form 3D Scanner!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>3D Scanners<\/em>: Matter &amp; Form; Sense 3D; Structor for iPad; Xbox Kinect<\/li>\n<li><em>Virtual Reality Station<\/em>: Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset; Leap Motion Controller<\/li>\n<li><em>3D Cameras<\/em>: 360fly 4K &amp; RICOH Theta<\/li>\n<li><em>2 Collaboration Table<\/em><u>s<\/u>: each with 43\u201d (4K) quad monitor; stationary computer; laptop jacks<\/li>\n<li><em>Modeling Station:<\/em> 4 Computers; Leap Motion Controllers; Wacom Drawing Tablets; 3D Modeling Software<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/tool-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><u>Tool Library<\/u><\/em><\/a>: Canon PowerShot Camera; Tape Measure; Screwdrivers; Light Meters; Webcam; Creative Boxes; other Technology Tools; Hand Tools; Measuring Tools; and LabQuest Equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Updated Study Spaces!<\/strong>\u00a0We have updated our 43 individual study carrels &#8211; they are\u00a0now equipped with electrical outlets, so you\u00a0can be sure all your electronics stay powered up. There will also be individual lights installed on each carrel! And don&#8217;t forget we have 2 scanners, ITS computers, gamer chairs, bean bag chairs, and group study tables. We have 2 group study pods &#8211; Pod 1 is equipped with MediaScape.\u00a0And the\u00a0group study pods will now have electronic reservation systems! Our lower level is a dedicated quiet space &#8211; we have a space for all your study needs!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/tool-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tool Library<\/a> Additions!<\/strong>\u00a0We now have\u00a0cables and chargers\u00a0in our Tool Library along with the Creative Space specialty tools! \u00a0We have 30 pin to VGA, 30 pin wall charger, lightning wall charger, micro USB wall charger and more!<\/p>\n<p>Wondering how long you can check out any of our many resources\u00a0&#8211; including the Tool Library &#8211; check our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/circulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circulation policy <\/a>webpage!<\/p>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/Front_Spine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4460 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/Front_Spine.jpg\" alt=\"Front_Spine\" width=\"115\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/Front_Spine.jpg 684w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2016\/08\/Front_Spine-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/a>E-Books on the Bookshelves!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>A pilot project is making our e-book resources accessible on our bookshelves!<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Each e-book has a book-sized plastic case shelved by call number.<\/li>\n<li>Each case has spine label, and both front and back covers<\/li>\n<li>There is a QR code on the spine<\/li>\n<li>NFC tag on the back cover<\/li>\n<li>Inside the case are info sheets which may be taken by the user. The information includes title, call number, and web address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New and Updated Resources!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><u><a href=\"http:\/\/guides.lib.uiowa.edu\/go.php?c=17765677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jane\u2019s Online<\/a><\/u><\/div>\n<div>Over 100 years of history, IHS\u00a0Jane\u2019s is the most trusted &amp; respected public source of defense and security information in the world. Jane\u2019s is available only to On-Campus Users. Our subscription includes:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Jane\u2019s Aero-Engines<\/li>\n<li>Jane\u2019s All the World\u2019s Aircraft Development &amp; Production<\/li>\n<li>Jane\u2019s All the World\u2019s Aircraft in Service<\/li>\n<li>Jane\u2019s All the World\u2019s Aircraft Unmanned<\/li>\n<li>Jane\u2019s Fighting Ships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.morganclaypool.com\/page\/synthesis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Synthesis Series &#8211; Digital Library of Engineering &amp; Computer Science<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>We now have 800 synthesis lectures which are 50-100 page electronic books with in-depth analysis of a current topic in 22 different areas including:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Biomedical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Chemical &amp; Biochemical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RSMeans<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 Editions now available In our reference section (non-circulating)<\/li>\n<li>Provides construction cost estimates, including: City Cost Indexes; Crew Composition; Labor; Profit Rates; Materials; Facilities Repair; Productivity Rates; and Green Building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Current Protocols<\/div>\n<div>Protocols are presented in a &#8220;recipe&#8221; style providing step-by-step descriptions of procedures which you can take to the lab and immediately apply in your own research.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/proxy.lib.uiowa.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/0471250953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Bioinformatics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/0471143030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Cell Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/proxy.lib.uiowa.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/9780470089941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Essential Laboratory Techniques<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/0471142735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Immunology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/9780471729259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Microbiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/proxy.lib.uiowa.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/0471142727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Molecular Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/0471142301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Neuroscience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/0471140864\">Current Protocols in Protein Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/proxy.lib.uiowa.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/9780470151808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/proxy.lib.uiowa.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/0471140856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Protocols in Toxicology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/xpl\/mitpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MIT Books<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 650 ebooks from MIT Press dating back as far as 1943<\/li>\n<li>approximately 65% of titles in computing-related fields, such as computer science, artificial intelligence, information theory, and computer programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/materials.springer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Springers Material<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing access to numerical and graphical data on the properties of materials<\/li>\n<li>Search by elements, structure, or corrosion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.uiowa.edu\/saetech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAE Technical Papers (Society of Automotive Engineers)<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Provides access to over 175,000 continuously updated technical reports. Subjects include aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicles. The reports date bask as far as 1906.<\/div>\n<p>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UIEngLIb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>(UI Lichtenberger Engineering Library), follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0(@UIEngLib), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/UIEnginLib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest <\/a>\u00a0and follow the UI Libraries on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uilibraries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/kozak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari Kozak<\/a>, Head of the Lichtenberger Engineering Library and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/zhang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qianjin (Marina) Zhang<\/a>, Engineering &amp; Informatics Librarian are here to answer your questions!<\/p>\n<p>Want to see the number of how the Engineering Library did last year? Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/magic.piktochart.com\/output\/15173845-engineering-library-2015-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>So many exciting things are happening here! And so many more exciting things to come!<\/p>\n<div><strong>Hours:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>M-Th: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.<\/div>\n<div>Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.<\/div>\n<div>Sunday: 2:00 to 8:00 p.m.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Welcome back to campus &#8211; we look forward to seeing you!!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Instagram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2934\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Instagram.jpg\" alt=\"Instagram\" width=\"78\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Instagram.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Instagram-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Instagram-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Instagram-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 78px) 100vw, 78px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Pinterest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2921\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Pinterest.png\" alt=\"Pinterest\" width=\"81\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Pinterest.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Pinterest-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Pinterest-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Pinterest-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/Pinterest-115x115.png 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 81px) 100vw, 81px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/twitter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2919\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/twitter.png\" alt=\"@UIEngLib\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/twitter.png 298w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/twitter-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/twitter-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/twitter-115x115.png 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 70px) 100vw, 70px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/facebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2917\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/facebook.png\" alt=\"facebook\" width=\"68\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/facebook.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/facebook-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/facebook-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/facebook-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/files\/2015\/10\/facebook-115x115.png 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 68px) 100vw, 68px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine! Tinker! Design! Create! We&#8217;re Having an Open House!\u00a0 We are having an Open House on September 8 from 2:30 to 4:30!\u00a0Come celebrate and explore\u00a0our new Creative Space!\u00a0 You&#8217;ll have a\u00a0chance to enjoy a hands-on experience with some of the new equipment. We are excited to be collaborating with the Engineering Technological Centers to provide\u00a0this<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/look-at-what-is-happening-in-the-engineering-library\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Look at What is Happening in the Engineering Library!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":4444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,30],"tags":[],"syndication":[35],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4434"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6754,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions\/6754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=4434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}