Future Plans? I’ll be moving back to New York to continue into graduate school at St. John’s University. I’ll be pursuing a Master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences while also looking to work at a local library. What did you like about working at Hardin Library? I really enjoyed the ability to learn practicalContinue reading “Congratulations Graduate! | Kyle Nolan, BA English, Minor in Psychology, Certificate in Museum Studies”
Category Archives: Hardin Library Staff
Congratulations Graduate! | Jane Tien Thuy Nguyen, BS Biochemistry with Honors
Future plans? I am working as a medical scribe at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Within 2-3 years, I hope to attend medical school.
Congratulations Graduate! | Riley Samuelson, MA Library and Information Science
Future plans? Looking for the right (librarian) job. What did you like about working at the Hardin Library? I always love helping users get what they need or teaching them about the resources that the library provides. Particularly, it’s always satisfying when you find just the right resource after a lengthy search process.
Congratulations Graduate! | Caroline Hogan, MA Library & Information Science, Graduate Certificate in Book Studies
Future plans? I am continuing to work in the John Martin Rare Book Room and at the Hardin Library reference desk. I am also working in the box office at Riverside Theatre. What did you like about working at Hardin Library? I’ve loved learning about medical history and special collections work in the rare bookContinue reading “Congratulations Graduate! | Caroline Hogan, MA Library & Information Science, Graduate Certificate in Book Studies”
Congratulations graduate! | Megan Deist, BS Global Health, Minor Portuguese, Public Health Certificate
Megan Deist will graduate this month with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Global Health, a Minor in Portuguese, and a Public Health Certificate. Megan helped conducted research while working at the Hardin Library. Future plans? I plan to start Nursing School at Mercy College of the Health Sciences in the Fall of 2018 in DesContinue reading “Congratulations graduate! | Megan Deist, BS Global Health, Minor Portuguese, Public Health Certificate”
Congratulations graduate! | Kaitlin Andersen, BA English, Minor History with High Distinction
Kaitlin Andersen has worked at the Hardin Library for four years and will be graduating this month with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, a Minor in History and high distinction. Future plans? Working full time for a few years before returning to graduate school to get a Master’s of Library Science degree. WhatContinue reading “Congratulations graduate! | Kaitlin Andersen, BA English, Minor History with High Distinction”
Meet the Expert: Mirko von Elstermann, Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences Librarian
Mirko von Elstermann, Biomedical Sciences Librarian Ph.D., Physiology M.Sc., Biology M.A., Philosophy (all from the University of Cologne, Germany) M.A.S., Library & Information Sciences (University of Zurich, Switzerland) Three years biomedical publishing experience Areas of expertise: Project consultation, teaching and training Literature and information searching in biomedicine Impact of research and researchers Biomedical publishing trends;Continue reading “Meet the Expert: Mirko von Elstermann, Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences Librarian”
Brittney Thomas, MLIS | All of Us Manager
Meet Brittney Thomas, Manager for the NNLM All of Us Coordinating Center. Brittney joined the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of the Libraries of Medicine in November and has spent the last few weeks learning as much as she can about health librarianship. In her new role, Brittney will be coordinating outreach andContinue reading “Brittney Thomas, MLIS | All of Us Manager”
UI awarded $3.6M NIH Grant for “All of Us” personal medicine initiative
Originally published in IowaNow online. UI to lead national campaign educating Americans, health care professionals about precision medicine $3.6 million NIH grant will make the UI a national hub for creating and distributing educational information for the ‘All of Us’ initiative By: Richard C. Lewis | 2017.11.29 | 09:45 am The University of Iowa is poised to lead aContinue reading “UI awarded $3.6M NIH Grant for “All of Us” personal medicine initiative”
Meet The Expert: Jen DeBerg, Reference Services Librarian
Jen DeBerg, Reference Services Librarian Master of Library Science, Emporia State University Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy, Elizabethtown College Areas of expertise: Adjunct Lecturer, College of Nursing Health sciences literature searching Systematic reviews EndNote Teaching and training users Finding evidence-based resources Arthur Benton Excellence in Reference Services award winner Outside the library: Jen lives inContinue reading “Meet The Expert: Jen DeBerg, Reference Services Librarian”