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Don’t forget to check out new 3rd Floor Display!
Don’t forget to stop by Hardin’s newest exhibit, Simple Medicines, located near the 3rd floor doors of the Hardin Library. The display on herbs and herbal medicinal treatments spotlights the work of French scholar Matthaeus Platearius (d. 1161). The lustrous images in this exhibit have been copied from a facsimile of a remarkable manuscript publishedContinue reading “Don’t forget to check out new 3rd Floor Display!”
Instruction available on demand during Doctors’ Day
Jonathan Koffel, Kathy Skhal, and Mindy Egeland will be providing instructional services in the 8th Floor Solarium, this Friday, March 28 from 10:00am-3:00pm. Try out new electronic resources or get your library-related questions answered.
Fun Fridays @ Hardin!
Please join Fun Fridays @ Hardin for a film screening of: Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity It will be shown at: 2pm, March 28th 401 Hardin Library Conference Room The film captures the spirit of ancient Chinese magic, romance, and everything in between. *In both English and Chinese Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attendContinue reading “Fun Fridays @ Hardin!”
Night Ride Expanded Hours and Days
Due to a new grant, the UI Police are now adding a weeknight route to their Nite Ride Van Service. The new “academic route” will be available from most campus buildings to student’s place of residence between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays. Beginning March 30, it can be utilized by calling theContinue reading “Night Ride Expanded Hours and Days”
Attach articles in RefWorks
RefWorks has just implemented a new feature which allows you to attach images, articles, and other files to your citations. For instance, this will allow you to keep a copy of the full-text article with your citation and have it be accessible from any web-connected computer. To attach a file, simply click on “Edit” toContinue reading “Attach articles in RefWorks”
Mini Medical School – Making Sense of Your Health – April 8, 15, 22 & 29
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine will host its annual four-session Mini Medical School, “Making Sense of Your Health: See More. Hear More. Do More.” in April on the UI campus. Librarians Kathy Skhal and Chris Childs will teach a session called “Your What Hurts?: Research Health Questions onContinue reading “Mini Medical School – Making Sense of Your Health – April 8, 15, 22 & 29”
Trial evaluations for PsycINFO vendor, PsycBooks and PsycEXTRA
Periodically, we review the software provider for some of the databases. This year, we are reviewing OVID for PsycINFO. We are also checking again on interest in PsycBOOKS and PsycEXTRA. We are comparing the OVID software to the PsycNET software. If you would like to review PsycINFO, PsycBooks, or PsycEXTRA on PsycNET, please go toContinue reading “Trial evaluations for PsycINFO vendor, PsycBooks and PsycEXTRA”
Meet Gordana Lenert, our new Biomolecular Sciences Specialist
Not only is Gordana Lenert new to the Hardin Library staff, her position is also new to our team. The new position liaison for the Biomolecular Sciences, something that her past experience should definitely serve her well in. Although she has never worked at a library before, she is not new to working at universities.Continue reading “Meet Gordana Lenert, our new Biomolecular Sciences Specialist”
Patient Safety Education Workshops!
Experts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That’s more than die from either motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS– three causes that receive far more public attention. Health educators and librarians can learn how to network together to educate health consumersContinue reading “Patient Safety Education Workshops!”