This year, National Library week is April 12-18, 2015 and National Library Assistants Day is April 14, 2015. This is a time to celebrate your local library personnel. Library staff members and student workers keep the library running by doing a wide variety of things like interlibrary loan, stack maintenance, circulation, etc. They also answerContinue reading “Happy National Library Week!”
Category Archives: Exhibits
PTSD Exhibit at Hardin through December
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences has an exhibit on post traumatic stress disorder up through December. The exhibit includes a time-line of the history of PTSD from 2000 BC-present, and resources for patients or clinicians. AboutFace from the Veteran’s Administration has videos available with personal stories from veterans with PTSD.
New Exhibit in the John Martin Rare Book Room
Syphilis and Paul Ehrlich: an Historical Case Study Sahachiro Hata, working in Paul Erlich’s laboratory in 1908, discovered the arsenic compound arsphenamine (later known as Salvarsan), which was the first effective treatment for syphilis. The disease, which is transmitted either sexually or congenitally, begins as a superficial affliction but can lead to serious complications includingContinue reading “New Exhibit in the John Martin Rare Book Room”
From DNA to Beer: New Exhibit at Hardin
Hardin Library is currently hosting the exhibit, From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry. This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. From DNA to Beer explores the processes, problems, and potential inherent in technologies that use life. The NationalContinue reading “From DNA to Beer: New Exhibit at Hardin”
John Martin Rare Book Room Open House March 27
The University of Library History of Medicine Society invites you to Incunabula in a Medical Context Open House Thursday, March 27, 4:30-7 pm Incunabula are early printed books dating from 1450 to 1500, immediately after the introduction of the printing press. The John Martin Rare Book Room at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences will be openingContinue reading “John Martin Rare Book Room Open House March 27”
William Stewart Halsted, Father of American Modern Surgery: a retrospective
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: Nicholas P. Rossi, Emeritus Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine. Rossi will provide a fascinating look at the life and medical achievements of William Stewart Halsted, considered the father of modern American surgery. Halsted, who lived from 1852-1922,Continue reading “William Stewart Halsted, Father of American Modern Surgery: a retrospective”
October is National Medical Librarians Month
This month is National Medical Librarian Month and the theme from the Medical Library Association is “Saving You Time So You Can Save Lives.” Hardin Library offers a variety of services to save you time whether you are a student, faculty, staff, resident, fellow, physician, or other health professional. Hardin Library Open House Come celebrateContinue reading “October is National Medical Librarians Month”
New Hardin Exhibit: History of Dentistry
There’s a new exhibit at Hardin, 3rd floor. “Dentistry: Innovations and Curiosities” Stop by to see information on antiquities, medieval practices, the founders of modern dentistry, early dental tools, the early days of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and much more. Dental Examination, University of Iowa 1920’s; Tooth key used to extract teethContinue reading “New Hardin Exhibit: History of Dentistry”
Nuclear Neighborhoods Exhibit at Hardin Library
Developed by Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility (I-PSR), Nuclear Neighborhoods is a group of exhibits on display during the month of August at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, the Iowa City Public Library, and the Solon Public Library, and at the Iowa Memorial Union during September. The Nuclear Neighborhoods exhibits trace nuclear energy’s legacy,Continue reading “Nuclear Neighborhoods Exhibit at Hardin Library”
Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photographs
University of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photograhs are now available through the Iowa Digital Library. The collection includes 194 images from 1844-2010. The collection is a composite of several collections held at the Hardin Library including two boxes of lantern glass slides from ca. 1910. The original slides are now housed in the UniversityContinue reading “Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photographs”