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Jul 27 2013

Improve your lit search for a systematic review with a free workshop on July 30th

This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review.

Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for hand searching, documenting search strategies, and saving and organizing references.

Our next session:

Tuesday, July 30th  10:00-11:00am (Location: East Information Commons, Hardin Library)

Register online (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/regform.html) or by calling 319-335-9151.

Jul 21 2013

Learn about trends in publishing with Hardin’s free workshop Wednesday, July 24

NIH Public Access, Open Access, Authors’ Rights, and Other Trends in Publishing: 

The NIH Public Access Policy, which assures that all articles arising from NIH-sponsored research are freely available within a year after publication, is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in the scholarly publishing. Participants will learn more about these trends and to discuss experiences with publishing.

Our next session is:
Jul 13 2013

Searching for Gene, Genome & Protein Information? Get tips at Hardin on July 16th

Overwhelmed by the number of databases that the National Center for Biotechnology Information has to offer on genomes, genes and proteins? Wondering which database you should always start with? Would you like to learn how to set up an NCBI account to link articles in PubMed to records in other databases? Do you know about PubMed’s Gene Sensor? Are you familiar with the concept of linear navigation?

Learn all of these tips and more in this session that is designed for anyone who needs to search the NCBI databases for genomic information.

Our next session is
No time for a class?  We can help you with tips and support.
Jul 7 2013

Want to learn about toxicology resources? Free workshop at Hardin on July 10th

The purpose of this session is to introduce you to various environmental health and toxicology resources found on the National Library of Medicine’s website. Learn about important resources such as the Household Products Database, TOXMAP and TOXNET.

The resources discussed in this session will be of interest to the researcher/scientist, health professional and the general public.

Our next session is:
Jul 1 2013

Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room, July 2013

GASPAR SCHOTT (1608-1666). Physica curiosa, sive mirabilia naturae et artis libris XII. comprehensa, quibus pleraque…Wurzburg,] 1697.

Schott was the author of several works on mathematics, physics, and magic. His most interesting work is the “Magia universalis naturæ et artis”, 1657-1659, which contains a collection of mathematical problems and a large number of physical experiments in optics and acoustics. He published “Pantometricum Kircherianum”; “Physica curiosa”, a supplement to the “Magia universalis”; “Anatomia physico-hydrostatica fontium et fluminum”, and a “Cursus mathematicus”. “Physica Curiosa” is a large compendium of pictures and stories regarding monsters, physical abnormalities, and bizarre animals. Rather than a work of original scholarship Schott’s book, like many others of its kind, attempts to gather together as much as is commonly known on a topic. Many of the descriptions of animals and creatures repeat apocryphal accounts as if they are fact, and perpetuate belief in unicorns, satyrs, and other mythical beings”.

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Jun 27 2013

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 University Archives.  Work to document and compile these images has been active in the Rare Book Room since 2012.  It is with great pleasure that we can now make these images broadly available.

Donna Hirst, Curator
John Martin Rare Book Room   June 26, 2013
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Jun 22 2013

Hardin Open Workshop: Manage your bibliography with RefWorks

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Want some help writing your next paper?  Come to Hardin Library’s class on RefWorks and learn about this web-based bibliographic management tool.  You’ll learn:

  • how to import citations from PubMed
  • how to enter references
  • how to create a quick bibliography
  • how to add end and foot notes using Write-n-Cite

RefWorks is available free for anyone affiliated with UI and can be accessed off campus.  Save time if you have to write a paper using RefWorks.

Our next session is:
Tuesday, June 25th, 12:00-1:00 pm (Hardin Library East Information Commons)

Register online (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/workshop/) or call 319-335-9151.

Jun 21 2013

EXAM MASTER® Upgrades Scheduled on June 23 &24

An upgrade for EXAM MASTER® has been scheduled over this weekend. You will not be able to login to your account from about 11:00 PM Saturday, June 22 (CDT) to 6:00 AM Monday June 24 (CDT). Your registered email address and password will remain the same, but remember to update your URL bookmark to uiowa.myexammaster.com or simply go to Hardin homepage and click Health Sciences Resources A-Z.

Enhanced features highlights:

The dashboard allows easier access to recently created, accessed and scored exams.
In-system messaging.
Two interface choices for the testing environment.
Select multiple topical areas to pull questions into a single exam.

EXAM MASTER® is a library subscribed resource that allows people to prepare for USMLE, Medical Specialty Board Certification, PANCE/PANRE Certification (Physician Assistant), NAPLEX (Pharmacy) and Dentistry (NBDE Part I). For more information on preparing for licensing/certification exams, visit our guide at http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/boardreview