Slideshare is a site dedicated to allowing users to post and share presentations either publicly or privately, in addition to peruse what others have added. It allows your work to be viewed by large audiences, connects you instantly to others, and can aid in helping you develop your own ideas and projects. Slideshare can beContinue reading “Need to share your ideas? Looking for ideas? Slideshare has you covered!”
Category Archives: Electronic Resources
New Feature for Tracking Loan History Now Available Online
Important Library Feature for Tracking Loan History Now Available Online: Can’t remember what you checked out in the last year? Returned something and didn’t write down the citation? Information on your last 100 loans or up to 1 year of data is now available online at: http://infohawk.uiowa.edu/myaccount
New Electronic Reference Books Added
The Sage e-Reference electronic books collection was recently purchased by the University of Iowa Libraries. The collection contains reference books in social, natural, and health sciences. Some of the newly added titles include: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science Encyclopedia of Epidemology Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society Handbook of Death and Dying Encyclopedia of Disability EncyclopediaContinue reading “New Electronic Reference Books Added”
UN Yearbook Now Available Online
The United Nations Yearbook, a compilation of information about all of the member countries of the UN, is now available for free online. The resource is very useful in finding current, concise information about the UN, its members, and their many humanitarian acts done throughout the year. Specifics included in the yearbook are chapters onContinue reading “UN Yearbook Now Available Online”
Trial of Safari Now Available!
A free trial of Safari Books Online, the e-reference IT library is now available until October 4th at The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences in addition to on other IT computers. It can be used by going to: http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/?uicode=uniowa Some of its e-books include, SAS® Programming by Example, and many other SAS® reference manuals. *If use,Continue reading “Trial of Safari Now Available!”
SigmaPlot Has Arrived!
SigmaPlot, a scientific graphing and data analysis software, has finally arrived! Used for creating professional graphs, analyzing data and executing statistical and mathematical analyses, it is now available on all of Hardin’s Windows computers. The software was recently purchased by ITC and is also available on all ITC machines, for up to 25 concurrent users. Continue reading “SigmaPlot Has Arrived!”
New to Iowa?
New to Iowa? Looking for Something to do? Check out this link created by the University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/ref/guides/iafacts.htm
VisualDx Available Again
The library server controlling access to VisualDx has been restored, so VisualDx is once again available. Thank you for your patience!
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.
Pictures from classic medical books in Hardin MD
Many of the pictures in Hardin MD are public-domain, meaning that they are not copyrighted. One useful source for pictures that are not copyrighted is classic medical books that are old enough that their copyright has run out. Hardin MD has pictures from three of these books, described below. Dermochromes, by Jerome Kingsbury, pictures byContinue reading “Pictures from classic medical books in Hardin MD”