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Meet Mirko von Elstermann, Biomedical Sciences Librarian

Mirko von Elstermann began working at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences on May 31, 2017 as the Biomedical Sciences Librarian.

Mirko von Elstermann grew up in Western Germany’s Cologne area. Before moving to Iowa he was living in Lima, Peru with his Peruvian wife and their baby daughter.

Mirko earned an M.A. in Philosophy and an M.Sc. in Biology from the University of Cologne. In 2006 he graduated with a Ph.D. in Physiology; his thesis was about the formation of a breast-cancer cell specific carbohydrate antigen.

From 2006 to 2009 Mirko worked as an editor at Nature Publishing Group (London, UK) and for a short time at Wiley-VCH (Weinheim, Germany). Until 2011 he was the subject librarian for molecular biology and medicine at Basel University Library/Basel University Hospital in Switzerland, where he also studied library and information sciences. In his LIS master’s thesis he discussed services and resources of a biomedical library in the future. Next, Mirko worked as a specialist librarian at The University of Veterinary Medicine (Hanover, Germany).

Later he moved to Lima (Peru) where he worked as a freelance editor, translator, and biomedical information provider. During these years he also had a stint as the biosciences information librarian and managing editor of a medical education platform–Innovations in Global Health Professions Education--at Weill Cornell Medicine in Doha (Qatar).

Mirko is Hardin’s liaison to researchers and faculty of the basic sciences at the Carver College of Medicine–cell biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular physiology/biophysics. He also looks forward to supporting students of the College of Medicine’s graduate programs in genetics, immunology, molecular cell biology, and free radical and radiation biology. Mirko enjoys reaching out to students and researchers from many different areas and supporting projects from inception to publication. For several years he has used Twitter @BiomedRevon to highlight his own biomedical reading selections.

Mirko and his family moved to Iowa City in May, 2017. As Lima had an arid climate, they particularly enjoy exploring green areas for outdoor activities. Besides swimming and walking, Mirko enjoys literature and music.

Fabricius, De visione, voce, auditu | June 2017 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library

HIERONYMUS FABRICUS ab Aquapendente (ca. 1533-1619). De visione, voce, auditu. 3 parts in 1 volume. Venice: Per Franciscum Bolzettam, 1600.

One of the great Paduan anatomists and teachers, pupil of Fallopius, teacher of Harvey, and friend of Galileo, Fabricius built the first anatomical theater for public dissections at Padua, which is still preserved intact.

De visione voce, auditu was the first anatomy book with clearly scientific illustrations and set a precedent for future anatomists. Prior to this, anatomical illustrations often combined illustration with art such as Vesalius’ carefully composed skeletons.

During his long life, Fabricus produced a number of important works on anatomy, embryology, and physiology, characterized by numerous large, clear copperplate illustrations. The major portion of this work on the organs of vision, speech, and hearing is devoted to the eye, and it is clear that Fabricius was one of the first to grasp the true form and proper location of the lens. Although his description of the ear is sound, it contributed no new knowledge about the ear or the sense of hearing. An extremely competent comparative anatomist, he was at his best in dealing with the laryngeal apparatus.

You may view this book in the John Martin Rare Book Room, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. Make a gift to the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences by donating online or setting up a recurring gift with The University of Iowa Foundation.

Hardin and GMR Librarians active at Medical Library Association Annual Meeting in Seattle

image of Mount Hood Janna Lawrence, Deputy Director for Hardin

Chaired the jury for the Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship
Serves on the Continuing Education Committee
Serves as Midwest Chapter representative on the Chapter Council
Serves on the Communities Strategic Goal Taskforce
Secretary/Treasurer of the Public Services Section

Linda Walton, Associate University Librarian, and Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director of GMR will be attending the Steering Committee meeting for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Heather Healy will not be attending MLA, but is going to McMaster University for the Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Workshop.

The Black Death: The Plague, 1331-1770 The Black Death: The Plague, 1331-1770 | online exhibit from The John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library

The March, 2013 John Martin Rare Book Room open house featured books and art on The Plague.

Alice M. Phillips edited the original exhibit materials and designed an online exhibit: The Black Death.

The plague in Winterthur in 1328. Lithograph by A. Corrodi,
Credit: Wellcome Library, London.

Congratulations to our Spring 2017 Graduates!

picture of Jennifer Lam-Lu — Jennifer Lam-Lu

Jennifer Lam-Lu is receiving a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Global Health track. Jennifer is currently looking for a job in sales or administration but is also considering teaching abroad. Jennifer liked working in the Hardin Library because of the friendly atmosphere.

photo of Azzah Nasraddin — Azzah Nasraddin

Azzah Nasraddin will be receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work with Honors and University Honors. Azzah will receive minors in Arabic, Psychology, Global Health and a Certificate of Critical Cultural Competency. After graduating she will be looking for a job anywhere in the world, and is strongly considering Peace Corps. Azzah loved helping provide a friendly atmosphere where people study, collaborate, and learn. She enjoyed special events like finals week popcorn and coffee.

picture of Skyler Gonzalez — Skyler Gonzalez

Skyler Gonzalez will be receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Media Track and a certificate in Sustainability. Skyler would like to stay in the Iowa City area and is currently searching for a job in public relations that focuses on sustainability.

picture of Nicole McCubbin — Nicole McCubbin

Nicole (Nikki) McCubbin will be receiving a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science with distinction. Nikki is currently looking for librarian jobs across the USA. She is interested in special collections, archives, preservation, collection development, health sciences, law libraries, public or academic libraries. Nikki also has a law degree and may also look for jobs requiring legal expertise. Nikki enjoyed working at the reference desk because she likes to discover new information and learn search strategies. She also liked everyone she worked with and especially working with a broad range of library users and teaching them new skills.

Elana Becker will be receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science. Elana will be working in environmental education and wildlife conservation–saving the planet! Elana liked working at the Hardin Library because the library is a calm environment and abundant treats were provided.

Librarian Eric Rumsey retires | 35 years of service @Hardin Library

Eric Rumsey, one of Hardin Library’s most senior employees, retired on April 3, 2017.

As Web Services Librarian, Eric most recently worked on Hardin Libraries Twitter @hardinlib, and conducted research on searching PubMed and Embase for plant-based foods and other nutrition-related topics. He also taught classes on library resources such as Embase and provided reference services.

Eric was an internet pioneer, building and maintaining Hardin Meta Directory (HardinMD), an early subject directory of quality health information that later included pictures. Hardin MD pictures were used for teaching, research and in many publications. Hardin Meta Directory was one of the top 5 sites for consumer health information in the late 1990s. Hardin MD will be retired on June 30, 2017 with Eric’s blessing.

Eric had degrees in botany from Earlham College and Indiana University, and a MLS from Indiana University. His interest in botany led to his research and writing on plant-based nutrition and foods.

Eric is staying in Iowa City and will spend his retirement with his family, reading and gardening. He and his wife Christine are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first grandchild in August.

Jean Cruveilhier | April 2017 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library

JEAN CRUVEILHIER (1791-1874). Anatomie pathologique du corps humain. 2 vols. and atlas. Paris: J.-B. Baillière, 1829-1842.

In the nineteenth century pathology came into its own, based on increasingly accurate knowledge of pathological anatomy. Cruveilhier was the first occupant of the newly established chair of pathology at the University of Paris. Cruveilhier was the first to give an adequate description of disseminated sclerosis and of progressive muscular atrophy, now known as multiple sclerosis. He also described and named, for the first time, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and ulceration of the stomach due to hyperacidity. His system of pathology, which erroneously taught that “phlebitis dominates all pathology,” was permanently discredited by Virchow’s later work. This atlas contains some of the finest illustrations of gross pathology ever made. They are colored lithographs, done by the anatomical illustrator, Antoine Chazal.

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Pietro D’Abano | February 2017 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library

Pietro D’Abano painting by Justus van Gent

PIETRO d’ABANO (1250-1315?). Conciliator differentiarum philosophorum et medicorum. Venice: Gabriele di Pietro, for Thomas de Tarvisio, 1476.
Pietro d’Abano was an influential man of his time. A Paduan physician, philospher and astrologer, he was in demand for lectures and teaching. Dante was among his pupils. For his heretical views he ran afoul of the Inquisition, but died before he could be executed.

The Conciliator is his greatest work. d’Abano presents the scattered medical knowledge, particularly from the Arabic and Grecian schools, in a series of questions with answers from both schools of thought. d’Abano wanted truth to emerge and contradictions be resolved. Among his important views presented in this book : air has weight, the heart is the source of veins and arteries, and that the brain is the source of nerves which convey sensation. The Library’s copy is decorated with two fine gilt and colored initials.

John Hunter | History of the Human Teeth | January 2017 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library

JOHN HUNTER (1728-1793). The natural history of the human teeth. London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1771.

John Hunter was an anatomist and surgeon, practicing in London. His tireless energy helped him to overcome whatever obstacles his educational and cultural lacks may have provided. “Hunter remains one of the great all-round biologists like Haller and Johannes Müller, and with Paré and Lister, one of the three greatest surgeons of all time. . . . Hunter found surgery a mechanical art and left it an experimental science” (Fielding H. Garrison).

One of Hunter’s most important works was this treatise on the teeth. This book was the first scientific study of the teeth and is basic to all modern dentistry.

The birth of mankinde , othwise named the woman’s booke | December 2016 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library

EUCHARIUS RÖSSLIN (d. 1526). The birth of mankinde, otherwise named the woman’s booke. Set foorth in English by Thomas Raynalde. London: Thomas Adams, [1604].

Based on the Latin version, De partu hominis was translated and published by Richard Jonas (fl. 1540). The next English edition to appear was published by Thomas Raynalde. Raynalde borrowed freely from other authors and included several anatomical plates and descriptive text from Vesalius’ Fabrica. There were over ten subsequent editions of Raynalde’s translation.

English midwives and physicians were largely dependent on this book for guidance in the practice of obstetrics until the Eighteenth Century. In addition to obstetrics, the book covers infant care, nursing, and the diseases of infancy. Illustrations of the birth chair, the lying-in chamber, and various positions of the fetus in utero are seen for the first time and are the earliest obstetrical illustrations printed from wood blocks. This book was the first printed English book on the subject of midwifery.