NIH is seeking comments regarding the implementation of the NIH Public Access Policy. NIH would like comments from researchers and those who are facilitating implementation of the policy. The deadline for submitting comments is 5pm EST on Monday, March 17, 2008.
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Hardin Library receives patient safety subcontract
The Hardin Library was awarded a $40,000 public health subcontract from the National Library of Medicine’s National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region to provide patient safety awareness to consumers in Iowa communities. The project, Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness, or PPECA, has a networking focus, matching libraries and hospitals togetherContinue reading “Hardin Library receives patient safety subcontract”
“Ghosts in the Stacks”
Fear and dread are no strangers to the Libraries, especially during finals week, as students fight the demons of procrastination, sleep deprivation, and over-caffeination. But this Halloween, we’re kicking it up a notch from fear to terror. Drop by Main Library on Halloween for our “Ghosts From the Stacks” event, where library staff will drawContinue reading ““Ghosts in the Stacks””
Dr. Edmund Franken to Speak on Lincoln and Milk Sickness
The public is invited to a University of Iowa History of Medicine talk on “Poisoning on the Prairie: Abraham Lincoln, Nancy Hanks Lincoln and Milk Sickness” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 23, in Room 401 of the UI Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. The speaker will be Edmund A. Franken, Jr., Professor Emeritus, DivisionContinue reading “Dr. Edmund Franken to Speak on Lincoln and Milk Sickness”
“From Monks to Masters”
The companion lectures to “From Monks to Masters,” an exhibit now being held at the University of Iowa Museum of Art, have been scheduled for broadcast on UITV. One of the presentations by Ed Holtum, “Breaking with Galen,” provides a glimpse at anatomical knowledge and illustration from the era of the manuscript through the firstContinue reading ““From Monks to Masters””
Hardin Scholarly Communication News – January 2007 | Issue 1.07
A Newsletter for the Health Sciences Campus at the University of Iowa January 2007 | Issue 1.07 Hardin Scholarly Communication News brings together a variety of topics that affect the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new developments, open access and alternative publishing models in the health sciences. This newsletter aims to reflectContinue reading “Hardin Scholarly Communication News – January 2007 | Issue 1.07”
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room
The Well-Equipped Surgeon’s Chest — Don’t Leave Home Without It Woodall, John (1570–1643). The Surgeons mate or military & domestique surgery. 2nd edition, London, 1639. The John Martin Rare Book Room recently acquired a 1639 copy of John Woodall’s, The Surgeon’s Mate, the second and greatly expanded version of the work first published in 1617.Continue reading “Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room”