Damien Ihrig, MA Library and Information Science, MA Educational Measurement, Curator of the John Martin Rare Book Room, will now be the librarian liaison for:
You may contact Damien by email at damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu or phone at 319-335-9154.
Welcome new residents! We have many resources and ways to help you. Please see our guide: https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/residents
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences is happy to welcome Damien Ihrig to the Hardin staff! He comes to the library as the Curator for the John Martin Rare Book Room and has a long history of working in higher education, including medical education.
Damien recently completed his Master’s in Library Science from the University of Iowa, but previously worked in the UI Colleges of Education and Medicine, most recently as the Registrar in the Office of Student Affairs and Curriculum. He also completed a Certificate in Book Studies from the UI Center for the Book, focusing on the materiality of special and archival collections. Damian is excited to be working with such a distinguished collection at the John Martin Rare Book Room, tackling health science users’ reference questions, and helping out the Hardin team.
Currently, his free time is spent enjoying quarantine his wife, two children, and new puppy. His other interests include running, hiking, biking, games and puzzles, and of course, reading.
The entire Hardin Library building, including the 24-hour study, is closed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Hardin Library will re-open on August 17, 2020 at 7:30am. Access to the Hardin Library will be restricted to current University of Iowa faculty, students, and staff, and will require swiping in with an Iowa One Card or UIHC badge.
Hardin Library is providing most services remotely during this time including:
Last week, the new interface of PubMed became the default and now the UI Link button displays in this version. Although the changes to how PubMed works are not substantial, the functionality is improved for those who access through a mobile device.
In addition, there have been features added to improve the user friendliness of this resource: cite tool to help format references in common citation styles, improved page navigation, and permalinks to records to facilitate sharing or saving.
To learn more about the changes, please view this 10-minute video created by Jennifer Deberg, User Services Librarian at Hardin Library.
To learn even more, attend one of our online/Zoom sessions coming up this summer! Sign up
· Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 3-4
· Thursday, July 23rd, 11-12
· Tuesday August 11th, 1-2
Due dates for all materials owned by The University of Iowa Libraries and The Law Library have been changed.
You may also return library materials at the outside drop box at Hardin Library entrance nearest UIHC or other ways.
Please DO NOT return books in campus mail until the Hardin Library is open. We are not receiving campus mail while the building is closed.
You may return interlibrary loan materials borrowed from another library (have black straps on cover) at the outside drop box at Hardin Library OR you may email interlibrary loan for instructions if you are unable to return materials in-person when due.
Hardin Library will be closed on Monday, May 25 for the Federal Memorial Day holiday.
We will not be available for chat or email or filling interlibrary loan or document delivery requests.
Regular services will resume Tuesday, May 26.
Hardin Library regular service hours during closure due to COVID-19:
| Monday-Friday | 7:30am-6pm |
| Saturday-Sunday (including May 23-24) | 1pm-5pm |
For the latest news on Covid-19 legislation, there are a couple of news sources that may be of interest, and you can use these to get a clear overview of the main parts of a law or a bill. These sites often go beyond the headlines and look at the important aspects of current legislation intended to assist businesses and individuals dealing with the financial impacts of closures.
Roll Call is a newspaper and website that covers congress and its activities.
The Hill is another newspaper and website that covers legislation and other government news.
To find out information in greater detail, go to the following sites:
For legislative, executive, and regulatory documents: https://www.govinfo.gov/features/coronavirus
and also this: https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills
and here’s one that broadly covers the responses of various agencies: https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus
For information on activity at the state level, including state reopen plans: https://web.csg.org/covid19/schedule-of-legislative-sessions-by-state/
For Congressional Research Service reports: https://crsreports.congress.gov/search/#/0?termsToSearch=coronavirus&orderBy=Date
For publications that focus on the economic aspects of coronavirus: https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/theme/covid-19-pandemic
Stay safe and be well.
Federal and State Information
University of Iowa Libraries
For help finding more United States Government Information, see John’s guide: https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/us
Congratulations to Hardin Library student assistant Mikaela Johnson. Mikaela has worked at the Hardin Library all four years of her undergraduate degree. Mikaela is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology, Minors in International Relations and Biology with University Honors.
What were you most proud of about your time at The University of Iowa?
I was President and Co-Founder of Ballet Club at Iowa and two years of Recruitment Chair of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority.
Mikaela also won a University of Iowa Libraries student scholarship.
What are your future plans?
I will be starting a 5 year Masters/MD program at Loyola University Chicago in Fall of 2020.
What did you like about working at Hardin Library?
All the staff and the friendships I’ve made with them throughout the 4 years I have worked here.
Congratulations to Hardin Library student assistant Mac Gill. Mac is receiving a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science and a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Translation as well as a Graduate Certificate in Public Digital Humanities.
What work are you most proud of?
My website/digital humanities project: Genjipedia. Genjipedia is a guide and resource for The Tale of Genji.
What are your future plans?
I am hoping to attend an intensive year-long language program in Yokohama, Japan.
What did you like about working at Hardin Library?
It was a great community of students and staff.
How are you dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic?
Hanging out with my cat and having Zoom study sessions with friends!
