Water will be shut off at the library tomorrow from approximately 8am-3pm in order to repair a damaged pipe. Restrooms will be closed.
Author Archives: Sarah Andrews
Free Conference for Instructors | Teaching with the Library: From Data to Knowledge | Friday, January 12
Teaching with the Library: From Data to Knowledge In order to succeed as scholars in a world of fake news and information overload, it is more important than ever for our students to learn how to critically evaluate, analyze, and utilize the information they consume every day in their academic and personal lives. You’ve seenContinue reading “Free Conference for Instructors | Teaching with the Library: From Data to Knowledge | Friday, January 12”
Brittney Thomas, MLIS | All of Us Manager
Meet Brittney Thomas, Manager for the NNLM All of Us Coordinating Center. Brittney joined the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of the Libraries of Medicine in November and has spent the last few weeks learning as much as she can about health librarianship. In her new role, Brittney will be coordinating outreach andContinue reading “Brittney Thomas, MLIS | All of Us Manager”
Winter Break Hours @Hardin Library
Hardin Library has a 24-hour study available when the library is closed but you must apply for access at the library in advance. Saturday, Dec. 16 CLOSED Sunday, Dec. 17 CLOSED Monday, Dec. 18-Friday, Dec. 22 7:30am-6pm Saturday, Dec. 23 CLOSED Sunday, Dec. 24 CLOSED Monday, Dec. 25 CLOSED Christmas holiday Tuesday, Dec. 26 CLOSED Continue reading “Winter Break Hours @Hardin Library”
Therapy Dogs @Hardin Library | Friday, Dec. 8 | 4:00-5:30pm
Relax and pet a dog. Therapy dogs visit Hardin Library on Friday from 4-5:30. Stay and drink free coffee, eat trail mix, and study. We are open until Midnight Friday and Saturday and offer lots of quiet space to study.
UI awarded $3.6M NIH Grant for “All of Us” personal medicine initiative
Originally published in IowaNow online. UI to lead national campaign educating Americans, health care professionals about precision medicine $3.6 million NIH grant will make the UI a national hub for creating and distributing educational information for the ‘All of Us’ initiative By: Richard C. Lewis | 2017.11.29 | 09:45 am The University of Iowa is poised to lead aContinue reading “UI awarded $3.6M NIH Grant for “All of Us” personal medicine initiative”
Workshop: Lit Searching for a Systematic Review | Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2-3pm
This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for handContinue reading “Workshop: Lit Searching for a Systematic Review | Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2-3pm”
November 2017 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room | Ars moriendi = The Art of Dying
Ars moriendi. [Cologne, Heinrich Quentell, c. 1495] Although the author of Ars moriendi is not known, the book is believed to have been written in Southern Germany at the time of the Council of Constance (1414-1418). Ars moriendi, or The art of dying, was intended to instruct the reader on the proper modes of behaviorContinue reading “November 2017 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room | Ars moriendi = The Art of Dying”
Meet The Expert: Jen DeBerg, Reference Services Librarian
Jen DeBerg, Reference Services Librarian Master of Library Science, Emporia State University Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy, Elizabethtown College Areas of expertise: Adjunct Lecturer, College of Nursing Health sciences literature searching Systematic reviews EndNote Teaching and training users Finding evidence-based resources Arthur Benton Excellence in Reference Services award winner Outside the library: Jen lives inContinue reading “Meet The Expert: Jen DeBerg, Reference Services Librarian”
Better genetic information searching | NCBI Gene, Nucleotide Sequences & Protein | workshop Wednesday, Nov. 8, 11a-12pm
Overwhelmed by the number of databases that the National Center for Biotechnology Information has to offer on nucleotide sequences, genes and proteins? Wondering which database you should always start with? Would you like to learn how to set up an NCBI account to link articles in PubMed to records in other databases? Do you knowContinue reading “Better genetic information searching | NCBI Gene, Nucleotide Sequences & Protein | workshop Wednesday, Nov. 8, 11a-12pm”