Infohawk + is the new public catalog which searches by default all UI Libraries holdings + many of our subscribed literature databases. Infohawk, the traditional catalog, has retired. This tool is similar to SmartSearch in that it is a discovery tool, which means that it is iintended to be a starting point for finding information. WhenContinue reading “InfoHawk+, UILink replace library catalog and InfoLink”
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Andrés de Laguna de Laguna | August 2016 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
ANDRES DE LAGUNA (1499-1560). Anatomica methodus, seu De sectione humani corporis contemplatio. Paris: Apud Ludovicum Cyaneum, 1535. Laguna, a native of Segovia, Spain, began his education in medicine at Paris in 1532. While in Paris he published his first three books and became acquainted with Vesalius. By 1539, Laguna published over 30 books, many on medical botany–oneContinue reading “Andrés de Laguna de Laguna | August 2016 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library”
Expectations Exceeded: My Experience With the Open Access Fund | Guest Post by Dr. Matthew Uhlman, Urology Resident
by Willow Fuchs This guest post is by Dr. Matthew Uhlman, Urology Resident, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Expectations Exceeded – My Experience With The Open Access Fund Thanks for the chance to write about our experience with the open access (OA) fund here at Iowa. To introduce myself, my name is Matt UhlmanContinue reading “Expectations Exceeded: My Experience With the Open Access Fund | Guest Post by Dr. Matthew Uhlman, Urology Resident”
Open Access Week | Guest Post |On Generous Scholarship
By Willow Fuchs During the month of Open Access week (October 19-25) we will be highlighting a number of guest posts from University of Iowa Faculty and Staff who have personal experience making their work Open Access. We appreciate their contributions. The third guest post is by Meenakshi Gigi Durham, distinguished scholar, teacher, and writer whoseContinue reading “Open Access Week | Guest Post |On Generous Scholarship”
Hardin Librarians activity at Midwest Chapter, Medical Library Association Meeting | 2015
Hardin Library staff will be presenting posters and papers at the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference theme is Librarians + Evidence = Proof. Eric Rumsey, Janna Lawrence and Xiaomei Gu will present a paper Food Diet & Nutrition: A Tricky Search in PubMed. This paper details theirContinue reading “Hardin Librarians activity at Midwest Chapter, Medical Library Association Meeting | 2015”
Learn to conduct a systematic review literature search with our free workshop Wed., April 22, 12-1pm
This class focuses on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics include: learn to develop a search strategy deciding which databases to search how to seek out grey literature for a given topic selecting journals for hand searching documenting search strategies saving and organizing references.Continue reading “Learn to conduct a systematic review literature search with our free workshop Wed., April 22, 12-1pm”
Learn to save your research citations and format your papers with EndNote Basic, Tues. April 21 – 10-11am
Learn how to use EndNote Basic at our free workshop on Tuesday, April 21. EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software available free to download. EndNote Basic lets you import, organize and format citations for papers or articles. You can format your citations in seven different styles, including MLA and APA. The workshop willContinue reading “Learn to save your research citations and format your papers with EndNote Basic, Tues. April 21 – 10-11am”
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, July 2014: Nathaniel Highmore
Nathaniel Highmore (1613-1685) Corporis Humani Disquisitio Anatomica The Hague: Ex oficina Samuelis Brown, 1651. [Image via Fisher Library Digital Collections, University of Toronto]. Nathaniel Highmore of Dorset, England was a British surgeon known for his 1651 treatise on anatomy, the first of its kind to give an accurate account of the circulatory system. Highmore studiedContinue reading “Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, July 2014: Nathaniel Highmore”
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, May 2014: Jean Étienne Dominique Esquirol
Jean Étienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) Des maladies mentales considérées sous les rapports médical, hygiénique et médicolégal. 2 vols. Brussels : J.B. Tircher, 1838. Esquirol’s drawing of an inmate of Bethlem Hospital. As Pinel’s most outstanding pupil, Esquirol so closely followed his teacher’s works that the contributions of the two men are sometimes confused. Like Pinel, EsquirolContinue reading “Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, May 2014: Jean Étienne Dominique Esquirol”
The Father of Biomechanics: Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, 1680-1681
Borelli. [Image via wikipedia.org] Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608-1679) was an Italian Renaissance physicist who sought to make mechanical laws applicable to all physiological phenomena. Borelli, who studied at Padua under Galileo, regarded the human body essentially as a machine whose functions could be explained by the laws of physics. He mentored Marcello Malpighi– who wentContinue reading “The Father of Biomechanics: Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, 1680-1681”