- The Sciences Library and the Department of Physics and Astronomy co-host successful solar eclipse viewing eventby Carol Hollier on April 16, 2024 at 4:44 pm
What a thrilling experience it was to witness the partial solar eclipse that took place in the skies above Iowa City on Monday, April 8! The eclipse-viewing event, hosted jointly by the Sciences Library and the Department of Physics and […]
- Student worker spotlight: Cassandra Parsonsby Natalee Dawson on April 12, 2024 at 5:25 pm
When Hawkeye senior Cassandra Parsons arrived on the University of Iowa from her hometown of Williamsburg, Iowa, she knew that a student job would be a key part of her time as an undergraduate. And when Parsons, an English and creative […]
- UI Hardin Library to celebrate 50 years and fourth floor renovations to improve user experienceby Anne Bassett on April 4, 2024 at 6:14 pm
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa Libraries is recognizing two milestones in May 2024: the completion of a major renovation to its fourth floor, including the John Martin Rare Book Room, and serving students, […]
- In pictures: 50 years of Hardin Library for the Health Sciencesby Sarah Andrews on April 4, 2024 at 6:05 pm
(Exhibit curated by Damien Ihrig, curator for the John Martin Rare Book Room, and Helen Spielbauer, creative coordinator, Hardin Library) 50 years ago this fall, the University of Iowa opened the Health Sciences Library, later named in […]
- Check out the new Iowa Research Onlineby Sara Scheib on April 1, 2024 at 7:35 pm
Have you heard the news? Iowa Research Online (IRO) is new and improved! Staff at the University of Iowa Libraries have been hard at work on a new interface that goes way beyond the traditional institutional repository. We’re the first […]
- UI Libraries inks new Cold Spring Harbor open access agreementby Sara Scheib on March 12, 2024 at 7:57 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries are pleased to announce a new transformative agreement with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP), an internationally renowned publisher of books, journals, and electronic media in genetics and […]
- OpenHawks grant program promotes open educational resources, saves students moneyby Mahrya Burnett on February 27, 2024 at 8:26 pm
Are you looking for a way to enhance your teaching, save your students money, and contribute to the global knowledge commons? If so, consider applying for the OpenHawks grant program at the University of Iowa. Over the last several […]
- What we share with the past: a Q&A with ‘Making the Book’ exhibition curators Emily Martin and Eric Ensleyby Sara J. Pinkham on February 21, 2024 at 8:36 pm
by Sara J. Pinkham Books have the extraordinary power to turn their stewards into time travelers. A roughly sewn leather cover on a medieval book or a centuries-old doodle can reveal a lot about a book’s owner and its use. Minuscule […]
- Chance encounter at the Main Library sparks one couple’s lifelong love storyby Natalee Dawson on February 13, 2024 at 6:18 pm
For one Hawkeye couple, the journey of a thousand miles started at a wobbly table in the Main Library. In the late 1960s, Dr. Harold “Harry” Mihm was pursuing his MD at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille Carver College of […]
- Announcing new John Benjamins open access agreementby Sara Scheib on February 12, 2024 at 4:26 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries is pleased to announce a new read and publish agreement with John Benjamins Publishing Company, an independent academic publisher of books, journals and online resources in linguistics and the language […]
- Two graduate student employees receive Academic Enrichment Awards from the UI Librariesby Natalee Dawson on February 9, 2024 at 2:27 pm
Each year, the University of Iowa Libraries recognizes two graduate student employees for their contributions to the institution and the library or department in which they work. Recipients of an Academic Achievement Award (AEA) are […]
- 13 student Libraries workers receive scholarships for 2023-24by Natalee Dawson on February 7, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Student library employees are a crucial part of what makes the University of Iowa Libraries such a valuable, accessible resource for the community on campus and beyond. We’re grateful that these dedicated students make time alongside […]
- Announcing new Geological Society of London open access agreementby Sara Scheib on January 29, 2024 at 3:58 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries are pleased to announce a new read and publish agreement with the Geological Society of London (GSL), effective through Dec. 31, 2025. The agreement grants: All actively published GSL hybrid journals and […]
- Spring Main Library Gallery exhibit highlights book historyby Sara J. Pinkham on January 19, 2024 at 7:19 pm
A new exhibition in the Main Library Gallery this spring showcases a global selection of rare historic books and modern book art. Making the Book, Past and Present explores the intersections of history, art, and practicality through items […]
- ‘Hey Buddy, I’m Bill’: new Main Library Gallery exhibit celebrates a local legendby Sara J. Pinkham on August 31, 2023 at 8:08 pm
By Sara J. Pinkham, exhibition and engagement coordinator, Main Library Gallery The fall 2023 Main Library Gallery exhibition, Hey Buddy, I’m Bill, shares the story of Bill Sackter, an Iowa City legend and advocate for people with […]
- Women, Disability, and Reparative Description in IWAby Anna Holland on June 7, 2023 at 2:07 pm
The following post was written by IWA Student Specialist, Abbie Steuhm. In the process of creating a LibGuide on women and disability for the Iowa Women’s Archives (IWA), I discovered a trove of artifacts from disabled women and […]
- Local libraries teaming up for virtual author event featuring Esmé Weijun Wangby Sara J. Pinkham on March 15, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Local Libraries LIT (Listen, Initiate, Talk), a collaboration between Johnson County public and academic libraries, will welcome author Esmé Weijun Wang on Thursday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. for a virtual conversation and reading. The […]
- Main Library Gallery seeking 2025-2026 exhibit proposalsby Sara J. Pinkham on February 6, 2023 at 5:01 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries’ Main Library Gallery is now seeking exhibition proposals for spring 2025, fall 2025, spring 2026, and fall 2026. University of Iowa faculty and staff are invited to submit initial statements of interest […]
- Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City exhibit now open in the Main Library Galleryby Sara J. Pinkham on January 25, 2023 at 10:39 pm
When Madde Hoberg first envisioned an exhibition for the Main Library Gallery, she saw the potential for a space filled with local queer history, joy, resistance, and creativity. Three years after her initial exhibit proposal, Out & […]
- Anatomist Gabriel Fallopius | John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | January 2023 Book of the Monthby Damien Ihrig on January 17, 2023 at 8:01 pm
by Damien Ihrig, curator FALLOPIUS, GABRIEL (1523-1562). Libelli duo, alter de ulceribus: alter de tumoribus praeter naturam [Two pamphlets, one on ulcers: the other on unnatural tumors]. Printed in Venice by Donato Bertelli, 1563. […]