By Christine Blaumueller, PhDoriginally published in the Scientific and Research Communication Core newsletter Graphical abstracts are used by some publishers such as Lancet and Elsevier, and some journals now request them. Graphical abstracts can help attract audiences to a paper and may be promoted on publisher’s social media or websites. Sample graphical abstract Weaver, L.,Continue reading “Preparing a graphical abstract for your next research manuscript”
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Learn how to back up your EndNote libraries
by Riley Samuelson Now is a great time to back up your EndNote libraries and keep those citations safe! There are a couple of options for easy backup, syncing with an online account and creating a compressed library. To set up an account for syncing (works with only one desktop library): Visit https://access.clarivate.com/register?app=endnote Go throughContinue reading “Learn how to back up your EndNote libraries”
Finals week at Hardin Library begins Friday, May 9
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences staff want you to succeed with finals, so we have some ways to make spending time at the library easier. Later Hours The library will be open until 9 p.m. on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10. The 24-hour study is available to UI affiliates when the library isContinue reading “Finals week at Hardin Library begins Friday, May 9”
Congratulations to Hardin Library’s graduating student employees
Student employees are a crucial part of what makes the Hardin Library a valuable, accessible resource for the community on campus and beyond. Student employees work and grow alongside Hardin staff, directing users to resources, caring for materials, and contributing new ideas. This year, we are proud to celebrate two of our student employees asContinue reading “Congratulations to Hardin Library’s graduating student employees”
Save the date for the John Martin Rare Book Room open house on April 24
The annual John Martin Rare Book Room (JMRBR) open house will be on Thursday, April 24, 2025. All are invited to drop in from 5:30 to 8 p.m. to tour the space and explore staples of the JMRBR collection. There will also be special materials on display, such as John Gerard’s The herball and Brunschwig’sContinue reading “Save the date for the John Martin Rare Book Room open house on April 24”
Six Hardin librarians listed as co-authors in 2024
In 2024, six of the librarians on staff at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences have been listed as co-authors of published research. We’re always excited to collaborate with our library users, whose important work energizes all of us. Further information is listed below, and academic publications affiliated with the University of Iowa canContinue reading “Six Hardin librarians listed as co-authors in 2024”
Simplify your research using Common Data Elements (CDE)
Common Data Elements (CDEs) help researchers share and combine datasets. Gathering consistent and standardized data is time consuming and challenging. Having access to these existing datasets can help you save time and meet the funding requirements of your research projects. So, what are CDEs? A CDE is a standardized, precisely defined question, paired with aContinue reading “Simplify your research using Common Data Elements (CDE)”
Lawrence retires as director of Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences director Janna Lawrence retired on Nov. 1, 2024. While at Hardin Library, Janna greatly increased Hardin’s teaching and outreach as well as oversaw renovations to all floors of the library. Janna is an award-winning librarian with many professional accomplishments, including being named a fellow of the Medical Library AssociationContinue reading “Lawrence retires as director of Hardin Library for the Health Sciences”
Try BrowZine to keep track of new literature
by Mary M. Thomas, clinical education librarian Struggling to keep up with new publications? Try BrowZine on your phone, tablet, or desktop. BrowZine is a website and app enabling you to easily browse, read, and monitor scholarly journals. The app is available for iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire devices. BrowZine is like a virtual newsstand for scholarly journals. It’s aContinue reading “Try BrowZine to keep track of new literature”
New ebooks in ClinicalKey cover: internal med, surgery, ob-gyn, peds, oncology
ClinicalKey added many new electronic book titles this summer. Find these titles by searching in InfoHawk+. Clinical Precision Medicine (Crabtree, Judy) Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis (Hamdy, Ronald) Endocrine Hypertension (Pappachan, Joseph) Handbook of Robotic and Image-Guided Surgery (Abedin-Nasab, Mohammad) NASPAG Essentials of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (DeSilva, Nirupama) Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Rehman, Rehana) Prenatal Genetic Counseling (Riedijk, Sam) VascularContinue reading “New ebooks in ClinicalKey cover: internal med, surgery, ob-gyn, peds, oncology”