Beginning today, you can get Hardin Library books delivered to your campus office address through a partnership with the UI Libraries and Central Mail Services. Once you find a book you would like to check out, a request for delivery can be made directly from the InfoHawk library catalog. Your HawkID and password are required. You can request bookContinue reading “Office delivery now available!”
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Jonathan Koffel receives recognition from College of Pharmacy
Jonathan Koffel, education and outreach librarian, recently received special recognition from the UI College of Pharmacy for his teaching and outreach efforts. The award was based on votes and comments from Pharmacy students and was awarded at the College’s annual reception held to honor scholarship recipients and Teacher of the Year award winners. Jonathan isContinue reading “Jonathan Koffel receives recognition from College of Pharmacy”
New issue of Hardin Scholarly Communication News available now
The November 2008 issue of Hardin Scholarly Communication News is available at http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/scholar/. Topics this month include author’s rights, copyright, open access and more!
Classics Professor to Discuss Greek & Roman Impressions of Doctors
On Thuesday, November 18 (5:30 -6:30) The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society will hear a presentation by Craid Gibson, PhD, UI Associate Professor of Classics, speak on “Medical (Mal)practice in Greek and Roman Rhetoric.” Greek and Roman education made use of short essays and speeches to train students who needed credentials for theContinue reading “Classics Professor to Discuss Greek & Roman Impressions of Doctors”
Calling All Flood Stories!
After witnessing firsthand the kindness and generosity of Iowa flood volunteers, Nancy Baker from the University of Iowa Main Library has decided that the greatest way to repay all those that helped is by giving back to the community, just as they did. Her solution to this is to enlist StoryCorps, an oral history recorderContinue reading “Calling All Flood Stories!”
Flood 2008 Public Health Fact Sheet available
The UI College of Public Health and University Hygienic Laboratory has produced a Flood 2008 Public Health Fact Sheet. This document includes information about mental health, environmental hazards, infectious disease risks, and more. Check it out at http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icphp/flood-resources.html. Look for the “Flood 2008 Public Health Fact Sheets” listing under the heading Resources. Additionally, a hardContinue reading “Flood 2008 Public Health Fact Sheet available”
MedlinePlus® Debuts Health Information in Multiple Languages
On May 7, 2008, MedlinePlus debuted its new multilingual feature, the first of its kind. MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine, and a website dedicated to providing its online visitors with the latest in health information and links to other helpful sites. Seeing a need for medical help online in languagesContinue reading “MedlinePlus® Debuts Health Information in Multiple Languages”
History of Medicine Society to Host Annual Banquet, Friday, April 25
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society will host its annual R. Palmer Howard Dinner, Friday, April 25, 2008. The reception will begin at 6:00 pm followed by the dinner at 7:00 on the 8th floor, Roy Carver Pavilion, UIHC. The after-dinner speaker will be, Walton O. Schalick, III, Md, PhD, Assistant Professor ofContinue reading “History of Medicine Society to Host Annual Banquet, Friday, April 25”
Night Ride Expanded Hours and Days
Due to a new grant, the UI Police are now adding a weeknight route to their Nite Ride Van Service. The new “academic route” will be available from most campus buildings to student’s place of residence between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays. Beginning March 30, it can be utilized by calling theContinue reading “Night Ride Expanded Hours and Days”
Rare Morphological Work Added to Rare Book Collection
Recently, the John Martin Rare Book Room acquired a rare copy of Edward Tyson’s 1699 book, Orang-outang, sive, Homo sylvestris, or, The anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man… The book constitutes of the most important works in the history of comparative morphology. Physician, Edward Tyson, studiedContinue reading “Rare Morphological Work Added to Rare Book Collection”