- The Studio’s Matthew Butler selected to receive 2023 Benton Awardby Natalee Dawson on December 4, 2023 at 9:10 pm
Matthew Butler of the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio has been named the 2023 recipient of the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence in recognition of his far-reaching contributions to digital […]
- Rita Benton Music Library receives prestigious GRAMMY Museum Grant by Anne Bassett on November 28, 2023 at 7:45 pm
A generous grant from the GRAMMY Museum® Grant Program will help the Rita Benton Music Library at the University of Iowa to digitize and preserve some of the earliest recordings of Czech music made on American soil. The $11K award will […]
- Closure notice: The Main Library will be closed this weekend, Oct. 27-30by Natalee Dawson on October 23, 2023 at 9:08 pm
The Main Library will be closed from Friday, Oct. 27, at 5 p.m. to Monday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 a.m. because of a water outage throughout the building due to an ENGIE utility construction project. You’re encouraged to use the Libraries’ […]
- Celebrating Open Access Week 2023by Sara Scheib on October 23, 2023 at 6:00 am
Open Access Faculty Panel Discussion Happy Open Access Week! We’re celebrating this year’s theme “Community over Commercialization” with a faculty panel discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at noon CDT on Zoom. Panelists […]
- Open Access Faculty Panel Discussion – Community over Commercializationby Sara Scheib on October 9, 2023 at 8:37 pm
You’re Invited Join faculty leaders from all over campus in celebrating International Open Access Week 2023 with a panel discussion on the theme of Open Access: Community over Commercialization. The UI Libraries’ Scholarly Impact […]
- Call for nominations for Libraries’ Excellence Awardby Natalee Dawson on September 28, 2023 at 2:50 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries is seeking nominations for the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence. Funded by a generous endowment, this award acknowledges a Libraries staff member’s professional contribution in […]
- Royal Society of Chemistry: Free open access publishing for UI authorsby Sara Scheib on September 12, 2023 at 2:52 pm
The University of Iowa Libraries are pleased to announce a Read & Publish agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for 2023 that provides continued access to all RSC journal content and supports open access publishing in RSC […]
- ‘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 […]
- William Anthony Lecture Series welcomes Yasmeen Khanby Natalee Dawson on August 10, 2023 at 3:58 pm
In March 2023, Conservation and Collections Care at the University of Iowa Libraries welcomed Yasmeen Khan as the featured speaker for its William Anthony Conservation Lecture for Book and Paper Conservators and Bookbinders, a celebrated […]
- Schaefer reflects on serving as chair of the UI Libraries Advancement Councilby Natalee Dawson on August 10, 2023 at 3:34 pm
From the deep connections he’s forged as a student at the University of Iowa and working in the local community to his family’s longstanding ties to the Amana Colonies, Aaron Schaefer knows that having a strong foundation is crucial to […]
- Lost and Boundby Natalee Dawson on August 10, 2023 at 3:19 pm
A UI team uses medical technology to reveal secrets along the spine “It was a goose bumps moment,” says Eric Ensley, curator of rare books and maps in Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries. An […]
- 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. […]
- Local Libraries LIT to welcome author Kevin Wilson for free virtual eventby Sara J. Pinkham on January 11, 2023 at 10:32 pm
Local Libraries LIT (Listen, Initiate, Talk), a collaboration between Johnson County libraries, will welcome author Kevin Wilson on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7:00 p.m. for a free online reading and conversation. The Local Libraries LIT […]
- Popular Pharmacy Handbook of Medieval Europe | November Book of the Month from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Libraryby Sarah Andrews on November 23, 2022 at 8:13 pm
by Damien Ihrig, Curator, John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library MESUË THE YOUNGER (fl. ca. 1200?). Canones universales. First Giunta edition. Printed in Venice by Luca-Antonio Giunta, 1527. 388 leaves. 32 cm tall. Mesue’s […]
- WHO COVID-19 Research Databaseby Sarah Andrews on November 17, 2022 at 12:50 am
WHO COVID-19 Research Database “The global literature cited in the WHO COVID-19 Research Database is updated daily (Tuesday through Saturday) from searches of bibliographic databases, hand searching, and the addition of other […]
- Highlights of the Tree Talk and Tour at the Sciences Libraryby Laurie Neuerburg on October 20, 2022 at 3:56 pm
We had a great time learning about our campus trees at the Tree Talk and Tour at the Sciences Library. It was fascinating to learn about the oldest trees on campus as well as new plantings. We also learned about our State Champion trees, […]