The Iowa City landfill has been on fire since Saturday evening, and is predicted to burn for several more days. Burning tires are causing a large smoke plume. The Johnson County Public Health department warns: Persons in the path of the smoke plume should avoid exposure to the smoke as much as possible. Persons whoContinue reading “Public health hazard from Iowa City landfill fire”
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There’s a new wireless network on campus – eduroam
The eduroam wireless network is now available on the University of Iowa campus. Devices that have been connected to UI-Wireless-WPA2 should still be able to connect to that network, but if you are connecting a new device you must use the eduroam network. To connect a new device to eduroam: 1. Select UI-Wireless-Setup for automatic configurationContinue reading “There’s a new wireless network on campus – eduroam”
Hardin Librarians present at annual Medical Library Association Meeting in Seattle
This year’s Medical Library Association annual meeting is in Seattle, and our librarians are contributing papers and posters. Amy Blevins, Clinical Education Librarian Cracker Jack Instruction: Creating, Implementing and Managing a No-Budget Online Continuing Education Course Kelly Thormodson, Head, Education and Outreach & Shane Wallace, Clinical Education Librarian Improving Our Reference Desk Management and TrainingContinue reading “Hardin Librarians present at annual Medical Library Association Meeting in Seattle”
Interlibrary Loan service back up Thursday
The interlibrary loan service has been repaired overnight. If you have any questions, please contact the Hardin Interlibrary Loan Office (319-335-9874, lib-hardin-ill@uiowa.edu) or the Main Library Interlibrary Loan Office (319-335-5917, lib-ill@uiowa.edu ).
Happy National Nurses Week
National Nurses Week celebrates the diverse ways America’s 3.1 million registered nurses work to save lives and improve health. Iowa Nurses In Iowa, there are over 33, 00 registered nurses UIHC employs over 1800 professional nurses 10 UIHC nurses were recently added to the list of 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2012: https://www.uihealthcare.org/Newsarticle.aspx?id=230468 The UIContinue reading “Happy National Nurses Week”
NLM Announces New Look for NIHSeniorHealth
In March, the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) released a redesigned version of NIHSeniorHealth, the National Institutes of Health consumer health Web site for older adults, launched in 2002. The redesign improves usability and modernizes the appearance throughout the site. Changes incorporate user feedback about the site as wellContinue reading “NLM Announces New Look for NIHSeniorHealth”
2012 County Health Rankings Available
More than 3,000 counties and the District of Columbia can compare how healthy their residents are and how long they live with the 2012 County Health Rankings. The Rankings are an annual check-up that highlights the healthiest and least healthy counties in every state, as well as those factors that influence health, outside of theContinue reading “2012 County Health Rankings Available”
Jennifer DeBerg wins Arthur Benton Excellence in Reference Services Professional Development Award
Jennifer DeBerg, Clinical Education Librarian at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, was awarded the Arthur Benton Excellence in Reference Services Professional Development Award for 2012. Jennifer received kudos from nursing students, research colleagues, faculty and staff in her nomination letter The award is given biennially to a University Libraries professional staff member who hasContinue reading “Jennifer DeBerg wins Arthur Benton Excellence in Reference Services Professional Development Award”
National Public Health Week
State, local and federal health officials from across the county unite this week to celebrate National Public Health Week (April 2-8), an annual health observance aimed at educating the public, policy-makers and the public health community about critical public health challenges facing the nation. To learn more go to http://www.nphw.org/tools-and-tips/themes/communicable-diseases
How much does the library pay for journals?
A boycott of Elsevier journals has been growing to show opposition to their support of the Research Works Act and their 36% profits (see Research Bought, Then Paid For – an Op-Ed in the New York Times, Elsevier boycott gains momentum, Elsevier responds to the boycott, and “Of goats and headaches”–The Economist on journal publishingContinue reading “How much does the library pay for journals?”