Amy Blevins, Clinical Education Library at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and adjunct faculty in the Department of Internal Medicine edited Curriculum-Based Library Instruction: From Cultivating Faculty Relationships to Assessment. The book is part of the Medical Librarian Association Book Series published by Rowman and Littlefield. Chapters were also written by University of Iowa LibrariesContinue reading “Curriculum-Based Library Instruction Book edited by Amy Blevins published”
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Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, October 2014 – Crooke’s Description of the Body of Man, 1615
HELKIAH CROOKE (1576-1635). Mikrokosmographia [Greek title transliterated]: A description of the body of man. London: Printed by William Jaggard, 1615. Crooke received his medical degree from Cambridge and was prone to be a quarrelsome individual of sometimes dubious character, especially when financial matters were involved. He had several clashes with London’s College of Physicians over questions ofContinue reading “Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, October 2014 – Crooke’s Description of the Body of Man, 1615”
Chris Childs elected President-Elect of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association
Chris Childs, Clinical Education and Outreach Librarian, has been elected President-Elect of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association. His term as President-elect will begin next month, and he will be Midwest Chapter President from October 2015 to October 2016.
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room – Jean Pecquet
At the beginning of the 17th century, it was widely believed that food was converted into blood as it passed through the digestive system. The blood was then carried to the liver where it was imbued with natural spirits and passed on to the heart for distribution through the body. Since only the blood vesselsContinue reading “Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room – Jean Pecquet”
Hardin Deputy Director Lawrence wins MLA Beatty Volunteer Service Award
Janna Lawrence, Deputy Director of Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, was awarded the 2014 Virginia L. and William K. Beatty Medical Library Association (MLA) Volunteer Service award on May 20 at the MLA Annual Conference in Chicago. The award was established in 2007 to recognizes a medical librarian who has demonstrated outstanding, sustained serviceContinue reading “Hardin Deputy Director Lawrence wins MLA Beatty Volunteer Service Award”
Learn to measure your scholarly impact with our class Thursday, June 6
Learn to use Scopus & Web of Science Both databases are multidisciplinary and allow you to measure scholarly impact. All citations that are in EMBASE are also in Scopus. This hands-on session will demonstrate 1) how to quickly find the articles you need for you research or systematic review in each database, 2) how toContinue reading “Learn to measure your scholarly impact with our class Thursday, June 6”
Graduate Student Spotlight : Jim Kelly
Name: Jim Kelly Hometown: Des Moines, IA Undergraduate Education.: B.A. in Government and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Graduate Education: M.A. in Library and Information Science, University of Iowa Future Plans: I hope to work in public service/reference in library or information services in either an academic library or special library (public or private sector). Why I’mContinue reading “Graduate Student Spotlight : Jim Kelly”
Graduate Student Spotlight : Kristina Gavin
Name: Kristina Gavin Hometown: Dubuque, IA Undergraduate Education: University of Iowa, BA in English ’10, BM in Tuba Performance ’10 Graduate Education: University of Iowa, MA Library and Information Science, ’13. Future Plans: A job or degree program where I get to use technology to connect people with information in innovative and meaningful ways.Continue reading “Graduate Student Spotlight : Kristina Gavin”
Xiaomei Gu appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in College of Pharmacy
Xiaomei Gu, Clinical Education Librarian at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy. Professor Gu teaches drug information search and medical literature as part of required Pharmacy Practice Laboratories for PharmD students. These help students develop pharmacy practice skills. SheContinue reading “Xiaomei Gu appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in College of Pharmacy”
Archives Journals changing names as of January 1, 2013
Effective on January 1, 2013, all of the Archives Journals will be official renamed: JAMA Dermatology JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery For more information, please see this article from JAMA.