Please welcome Darlene Kaskie, our first Regional Medical Library (RML) librarian to join the team. Darlene will be serving as the Technology and Communications Librarian for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Greater Midwest Region (GMR) program office. In her new role, Darlene will be managing the GMR website and social media, andContinue reading “Welcome Darlene Kaskie, Technology & Communication Librarian for the Regional Medical Library”
Category Archives: Hardin Library Staff
Curriculum-Based Library Instruction Book edited by Amy Blevins published
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”
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, 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”
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”
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”
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”
Gu and Deberg awarded conference scholarships
Xiaomei Gu was awarded a Sewell Fund stipend to attend the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting. This year’s meeting is from July 14-18 in Kissimmee, Florida. The mission of The Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund is to increase librarians’ identification with medical, pharmaceutical, and health care professionals. Librarians experienced in managingContinue reading “Gu and Deberg awarded conference scholarships”