Hardin Library for the Health Sciences is thrilled to be the Regional Medical Library for the Greater Midwest Region. We look forward to working with our colleagues over the next five years as we work together to continuously enhance easy access to quality health information for all. Midwest Region serves Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,Continue reading “Hardin Library will be Regional Medical Library for Greater Midwest Region”
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The Janus Faces of Open Access Publishing | Guest Post by Dr. Frederick Domann
by Willow Fuchs During the month of Open Access Week (October 19-25) we will be highlighting a number of guest posts from University of Iowa Faculty and Staff who have personal experience making their work Open Access. We appreciate their contributions. The second guest post is by Frederick Domann, PhD; Director, Molecular & Cellular BiologyContinue reading “The Janus Faces of Open Access Publishing | Guest Post by Dr. Frederick Domann”
Open Access is the way that new knowledge is made easier | Faculty guest post
By Willow Fuchs During the month of Open Access Week (October 19-25) we will be highlighting a number of guest posts from University of Iowa Faculty and Staff who have personal experience making their work Open Access. We appreciate their contributions. The first guest post is by Associate Professor, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, Ph.D. University of Iowa, Continue reading “Open Access is the way that new knowledge is made easier | Faculty guest post”
Hardin Librarians activity at Midwest Chapter, Medical Library Association Meeting | 2015
Hardin Library staff will be presenting posters and papers at the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference theme is Librarians + Evidence = Proof. Eric Rumsey, Janna Lawrence and Xiaomei Gu will present a paper Food Diet & Nutrition: A Tricky Search in PubMed. This paper details theirContinue reading “Hardin Librarians activity at Midwest Chapter, Medical Library Association Meeting | 2015”
University of Iowa Libraries Open Access Policy Statement
On June 18, 2015 the University of Iowa Libraries adopted an Open Access Statement. Library staff will make their publications freely available and ensure long-term preservation and findability. This policy complements the Libraries’ support of open access to scholarship. For more information about scholarly publishing, open access and author’s rights, please see our guide.
Honoring Dr. David Sackett, father of evidence-based-medicine
Last week Dr. David Sackett, considered by many to be the father of evidenced-based medicine, passed away. He founded the first department of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics in the world at McMaster University, Ontario in 1967 and established the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in the UK in 1994. In honor of Dr. Sackett’s tremendous impactContinue reading “Honoring Dr. David Sackett, father of evidence-based-medicine”
Congratulations to Our 2014 Graduates!
[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]Bryanne Estes will be graduating with a BA in English with a concentration in Transnational and Post-colonial Literature. She plans to look for a job in the publishing field.[/ezcol_1half_end] [ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]Alyssa Grigsby will be graduating with a Master of Arts in Library & Information Science. She is currently searching for a librarian positionContinue reading “Congratulations to Our 2014 Graduates!”
Announcing the completion of the William Osler Pamphlet Collection
About William Osler Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet (July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians, and he was the first to bring medical students out of the lecture hallContinue reading “Announcing the completion of the William Osler Pamphlet Collection”
William Stewart Halsted, Father of American Modern Surgery: a retrospective
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear: Nicholas P. Rossi, Emeritus Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine. Rossi will provide a fascinating look at the life and medical achievements of William Stewart Halsted, considered the father of modern American surgery. Halsted, who lived from 1852-1922,Continue reading “William Stewart Halsted, Father of American Modern Surgery: a retrospective”
Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photographs
University of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photograhs are now available through the Iowa Digital Library. The collection includes 194 images from 1844-2010. The collection is a composite of several collections held at the Hardin Library including two boxes of lantern glass slides from ca. 1910. The original slides are now housed in the UniversityContinue reading “Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photographs”