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May 13 2022

Interim Hours May 14 – May 30

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

Hardin Library interim hours begin Saturday, May 14 and continue through Monday, May 30.

Monday-Thursday 7:30am-9pm
Friday

Saturday

7:30am-6pm

10am-2pm

Sunday Noon-4pm

24-hour study available when the library is closed.

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May 04 2022

Medical Library Association Spring 2022 Hardin Staff Activities

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

Hardin Librarians are active in the Medical Library Association.  The annual conference is in New Orleans, May 3-6, 2022.

Jennifer Deberg, a 2022 RTI (Research Training Institute) Fellow is presenting a poster:
Exploring DNP (Doctorate Nurse Practitioner) Student Information Literacy Competence for Evidence-Based Practice

Hardin Library Director Janna Lawrence will be attending the in-person Board meeting on Tuesday, May 3.  Ms. Lawrence is also co-facilitator of a session, “Staying Ahead of the Future: Developing Your Library’s Collection Philosophy and Policy,” which is part of an in-conference symposium called “The Big Not-So-Easy: a Symposium on 21st Century Health Sciences Collection Development and Resource Sharing.”

Heather Healy and Jennifer Deberg recently taught a CE (continuing education) course for librarians for the Medical Librarian Association on Librarians and Systematic Review Teams: Negotiating Roles and Recognition.

 

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Apr 27 2022

National Poetry Month Selections From Hardin Library Student Employees

Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

April is National Poetry Month, and these are poems selected by our student employees.

Lips on top of newspapers with text There's a poem in this place & list of sponsorsSelections by Josh Hart

stonewall to standing rock by Julian Talamantez Brolaski (entire poem)

who by the time it arrived
had made its plan heretofore
stonewall   it had not a penny
thats not true it had several pennies

I Invite My Parents to a Dinner Party by Chen Chen (entire poem)

In the invitation, I tell them for the
      seventeenth time

(the fourth in writing), that I am gay.

First Light by Chen Chen (entire poem)

I like to say we left at first light
        with Chairman Mao himself chasing us in a police car,
my father fighting him off with firecrackers,
        even though Mao was already over a decade
dead, & my mother says all my father did
        during the Cultural Revolution was teach math,

Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas (entire poem)

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close
       of day;

Rage, rage against the dying of the
       light.

Selections by Aiyana Bolar

You Are So Articulate With Your Hands by Joshua Bennett (full poem)

she says & it’s the first time
the word doesn’t hurt. I respond
by citing something age-inappropriate
from Aristotle, drawing mostly
from his idea that hands are what make
       us

Poem for July 4, 1994 by Sonia Sanchez (full poem)

For President Václav Havel

It is essential that Summer be grafted
        to

bones marrow earth clouds blood the
eyes of our ancestors.
It is essential to smell the beginning
words where Washington, Madison,
       Hamilton,

Adams, Jefferson assembled amid cries
       of:

                      “The people lack of
                    information”
                          “We grow more and
                            more skeptical”

                          “This Constitution is a
                          triple-headed monster”

                        “Blacks are property”

It is essential to remember how cold
        the sun

how warm the snow snapping
around the ragged feet of soldiers and
        slaves.

It is essential to string the sky
with the saliva of Slavs and 
Germans and Anglos and French
and Italians and Scandinavians,
and Spaniards and Mexicans and Poles
and Africans and Native Americans.
It is essential that we always repeat:
                           we the people,
                           we the people,
                           we the people.

The Idea of Ancestry by Etheridge Knight (full poem)

1

Taped to the wall of my cell are 47 pictures: 47 black
faces: my father, mother, grandmothers (1 dead), grand-
fathers (both dead), brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts,
cousins (1st and 2nd), nieces, and nephews. They stare
across the space at me sprawling on my bunk. I know
their dark eyes, they know mine. I know their style,
they know mine. I am all of them, they are all of me;
they are farmers, I am a thief, I am me, they are thee.

I have at one time or another been in love with my mother,
1 grandmother, 2 sisters, 2 aunts (1 went to the asylum),
and 5 cousins. I am now in love with a 7-yr-old niece
(she sends me letters in large block print, and
her picture is the only one that smiles at me).

I have the same name as 1 grandfather, 3 cousins, 3 nephews,
and 1 uncle. The uncle disappeared when he was 15, just took
off and caught a freight (they say). He’s discussed each year
when the family has a reunion, he causes uneasiness in
the clan, he is an empty space. My father’s mother, who is 93
and who keeps the Family Bible with everbody’s birth dates
(and death dates) in it, always mentions him. There is no
place in her Bible for “whereabouts unknown.”

My Father Is a Retired Magician by Ntozake Shange (entire poem)

(for ifa, p.t., & bisa)

my father is a retired magician
which accounts for my irregular
       behavior

everythin comes outta magic hats
or bottles wit no bottoms & parakeets
are as easy to get as a couple a rabbits
or 3 fifty cent pieces/ 1958

[untitled] by Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta (entire poem)

once, while on a coke binge,
and away from my mother,
my father drove his car
across the sand
and into the pacific ocean.
before he had done that,
he had given away
all of his possessions,
and eaten
a steak dinner.
he survived.

Selections by Bushra Moghram

This Bridge Across by Christopher Gilbert (entire poem)
A moment comes to me
and it’s a lot like the dead
who get in the way sometimes
hanging around, with their ranks
growing bigger by the second
and the game of tag they play
claiming whoever happens by.

“The world is a beautiful place” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (entire poem)

The world is a beautiful place 
                                                           to be born into 
if you don’t mind happiness 
                                             not always being 
                                                                        so very much fun 
       if you don’t mind a touch of hell
                                                       now and then
                just when everything is fine
                                                             because even in heaven
                                they don’t sing 
                                                        all the time


Selections by Ian Russell

 

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Villanelle by Otto Leland Bohanan (entire poem)
How dreary the winds shriek and whine:
    The trembling shadows grow chill. 
O soul of my soul, wert thou mine!

Death of an Old Seaman by Langston Hughes (entire poem)
We buried him high on a windy hill,
But his soul went out to sea.

Comparison by Paul Laurence Dunbar (entire poem)
The sky of brightest gray seems dark
    To one whose sky was ever white.
To one who never knew a spark,
    Thro’ all his life, of love or light,
    The grayest cloud seems over-bright.

It’s a Long Way by William Stanley Braithwaite (entire poem)
It’s a long way the sea-winds blow
    Over the sea-plains blue,—
But longer far has my heart to go
    Before its dreams come true.

Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost (entire poem)
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.

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Apr 13 2022

John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library Open House 2022 Book List

Posted on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

Visit the John Martin Rare Book Room at Hardin Library for the annual open house,
Wednesday, April 20, from 4pm-7pm
.
All are welcome/family friendly! Masks encouraged.  This is an in-person event.

The following books will be on display:

  1. BLEULAND, JAN (1756-1838). Otium academicum. Trajecti ad Rhenum: Ex Officina Joh. Altheer, academiae typographi, 1828.
  2. SABUCO de NANTES y BARRERA, OLIVA (1562-1646) Nueva filosofia de la naturaleza del hombre, no conocida, ni alcanzada de los grandes filosofos antiguos, la qual mejora la vida y salud humana, con las adicciones de la segunda impression. Madrid: Printed by Domingo Fernandez for Francisco Lopez Fernandez, 1728.
  3. de PORRAS, MANUEL. Anatomia Galenico-moderna / Compuesta Por El Doctor Don Manuel De Porras, Cirujano De Su Magestad, Y De Los Reales Hospitales De La Corte, Y Examinador Del Real Protomedicato. En Madrid : En la Imprenta de Musica, por Bernardo Peralta, 1716.
  4. SCHWANN, THEODOR (1810-1882). Mikroskopische Untersuchungen über die Uebereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. [Microscopical researches into the accordance in the structure and growth of animals and plants]. Berlin : Verlag der Sander’schen Buchhandlung G.E. Reimer, 1839.
  5. Medicinal Plants Scroll from Japan’s Mid-Edo Period. Japan, 1727.
  6. PARACELSUS (ca. 1493-1541). Des hochgelerten vn[d] hocherfarnen Herren Theophrasti Paracelsi von Hohenheim, beider Artzney Doctoris, etliche Tractaten vor in Truck nie ausskommen. [From the highly educated and high ranking Theophrastus Paracelsus of Hohenheim, doctor of both medicines, a number of never before seen tracts] Printed by Arnold Birckmann’s print shop (the “Heirs of Arnold Birckmann”) in Cologne in 1564.
  7. Aristotle (pseudo). Aristotle’s Compleat Master-piece : In Three Parts : Displaying the Secrets of Nature in the Generation of Man … To Which Is Added, A Treasure of Health ; Or, The Family Physician : Being Choice and Approved Remedies for All the Several Distempers Incident to Humane Bodies. The Fifteenth ed. London: Printed and Sold by the Booksellers, 1723. **note**this book is currently being conserved and may not be available for the open house but is in our permanent collection
  8. NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE (1820-1910). Notes on nursing: what it is, and what it is not. Printed by Harrison, 1860.
  9. NICANDER, OF COLOPHON (flourished 138-130 BCE) Theriaka; Tou autou Alexipharmaka [Greek title transliterated]. Theriaca; Eiusdem Alexipharmaca. Printed by John Soteris in 1530.
  10. TAGLIACOZZI, GASPARE(1545-1599). De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem. Apud Gasparem Bindonum iuniorem, 1597.
  11. BOURGEOIS BOURSIER, LOUISE (1563-1636) Obseruations diuerses sur la sterilité, perte de fruict, fœcondité, accouchements, et maladies des femmes, et enfants nouueaux naiz / amplement traictees et heureusement praticquees par L. Bourgeois, dite Boursier, sage femme de la Roine; œuure vtil et necessaire a toutes personnes. [Diverse Observations on Sterility, Miscarriage, Fertility, Childbirth, and Diseases of Women and Newborn Children. Discussed in Detail and Successfully Practiced by L. Bourgeois, called Boursier, Midwife to the Queen. A Work Useful and Necessary for All]. Printed by Chez A. Saugrain. 1609.
  12. LONICER, ADAM (1528-1586) Kreuterbuch, kunstliche Conterfeytunge der Bäume, Stauden, Hecken, Kreuter, Getreyde, Gewürtze. Bey Christian Egenolffs seligen Erben, 1587.
  13. MOTONORI, TAKI (1732-1801) Kokei saikyuho [Emergency remedies for the benefit of the people], 1789.
  14. WILLIAM COWPER (1666-1709) The anatomy of humane bodies : with figures drawn after the life by some of the best masters in Europe, and curiously engraven in one hundred and fourteen copper plates, illustrated with large explications, containing many new anatomical discoveries, and chirurgical observations : to which is added an introduction explaining the animal oeconomy, with a copious index. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, for Sam. Smith and Benj. Walford…, 1698.
  15. SCHEDEL, HARTMANN (1440-1514). [Nuremberg Chronicle] Liber chronicarum. 1493.
  16. GALVANI, LUIGI. De viribus electricitatis in motu musculari commentarius cum Joannis Aldini dissertatione et notis. Accesserunt epistolae ad animalis electricitatis theoriam pertinentes. Modena: apud Societatem Typographicam, 1792.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Damien Ihrig in advance at 319-335-9154 or damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu.

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Posted in Events, Exhibits, History of Medicine, John Martin Rare Book RoomTagged John Martin Rare Book Room, Open House, rare medical books
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Apr 12 2022

Return or Renew Books Due in June 2022

Posted on April 12, 2022April 14, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

All loans due in June, 2022 should be returned or renewed (re-loaned).  Materials due in June 2022 must be renewed or returned by October 1 to avoid being billed a replacement charge.

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photo by Herman Traub

You may renew your loans:

  • by signing into my account
  • by bringing your books to the library and asking for renewals
  • by calling the library at 319-335-9151

You may return Hardin Library books to any University of Iowa Library. 

You may return books from any University of Iowa Library to the Hardin Library.

You may return any University of Iowa Libraries books to Hardin Library via campus mail.  

  • Include a  campus mail book return form with each book.

You may return any University of Iowa Libraries books by shipping them to Hardin Library.

  • Ship books to Hardin Library, 600 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
  • Please use shipping with tracking such as USPS Priority Mail or UPS.

Hardin Library has a low-barrier book return at the Newton Road entrance.  Come inside the first set of doors and you will see a wooden book return with a slot (nothing to pull) for returns.  You may return any University of Iowa books here.  This door is near parking and is handicapped-accessible.

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Mar 30 2022

Conservator’s Corner | Saving The Morgagni

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

By Beth Stone, MFA
Collections Conservator, University of Iowa Libraries

When volumes arrive in conservation, the first step is a quick assessment. Often this entails physical inspection of a cart of 30-80 items, ticking off from a checklist of the most common repairs or housings we provide. When an individual item is shuffled to a technician’s bench, a more thorough assessment can be completed. At first pass, I had put this item into a queue needing more intensive repair. The binding had become disengaged from the textblock, and though it looked otherwise sound, I set it aside to tackle at a future date.

paper bound 1763 bookIt’s always delightful when an Italian paper binding comes into the lab for some treatment. They are a pleasure to hold and often have some quirks. Paper bindings were common in Italy from the early sixteenth century through the early nineteenth century. This Morgagni is an example of one of the two main types: a laced-case binding. For non-binders, this means the textblock was sewn onto alum taw (a white leather) supports, which were then laced through the single-piece heavy paper cover.

Paper bindings served two purposes; they were either placed on a textblock for temporary protection, assuming that the owner would eventually pay to have a more distinguished binding, or intended to be a less expensive final binding. It can be difficult to tell what the intention was. In this particular volume, the pages were never trimmed, and the rippling edges are the result of the deckle (wooden frame) of the paper mould (screen). These edges would have been trimmed to be flush and perhaps decorated in a different binding.

Additionally, the single-layer paper cover has no reinforcement. It remains very flexible on a book of this size while very thin and still protective. However, I think this may have originally been intended as a temporary measure rather than a final binding. The large size of the volume (10.25 in x 16.14 in) would likely require more substantial binding for handling, which would have cost a hefty sum. Additionally, the printing style seems to demand a more decorative binding.inside 1763 Morgani

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the taw thongs were cleanly cut at the textblock. The thongs also remained intact on the rear cover and under the paste down. Though removing a portion of the textblock resulted in a spine that was now too wide for the text that remained, no damage was present on the paper cover. Since it was paper, the cover had been able to naturally refold itself and conform to the smaller size of the spine.

Morgani inside with loose papersThere were a handful of documents stuck in the text. Among them was a note from the purchase by Dr. Martin. It indicated that the item had been received by him, and then later by the library, in this condition. 

Ultimately, this item will get custom housing [storage box] and return to the collection without any intensive treatment. I will clean the cover – using specialized sponges and perhaps a gel for the stained corner – but the sewing will remain broken, and the textblock will remain disengaged.

 

Posted in History of Medicine, John Martin Rare Book Room, Library ResourceTagged book conservation, history of medicine, Italian paper bindings
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Mar 24 2022

Staff Highlight: Michelle Dralle

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

Name: Michelle Dralle

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Michelle Dralle

Your role at Hardin: I am a Library Assistant IV working in Collections, Access Services, and just recently, returned to help in Interlibrary Loan.

Years you’ve worked in a library and years you’ve worked at Hardin: My library career started in high school in the late ’70s as a volunteer at my hometown library in Allison, Iowa, under the direction of librarian Mabel Bauman. I started working at UI Libraries in 1983 and have worked at Hardin on and off as a student and staff since 1983. I’ve also worked at the UI Law Library, VA Library, Math Library, and the Iowa City Public Library (24 years).

One thing you enjoy about working at Hardin: I’ve worn many hats during my library career. Anything from dealing with the bomb-sniffing dog in 2007 during an active bomb threat at Hardin, working at the storage facility (lovingly referred to as the “barn”), to working on the lighting/HVAC project at Hardin. The best experience during my library career has been working with the many students and other individuals that have crossed my path and continue to keep in touch with me decades later.

A fun fact about yourself: I have no peripheral vision, so if you don’t like the answer I give and you roll your eyes at me as you stand next to me, I most likely won’t see it. My door is always open at Hardin, so stop in and say hello.

 

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Mar 05 2022

What Do You Wish We Had @Hardin? | Submit your ideas and suggestions

Posted on March 5, 2022March 9, 2022 by Sarah Andrews
black and white genie bottle with something coming out of spout Do you have an idea for a new service, workshop, want a change in the physical space in the library?
Do you want something changed on our website?

We want to know!

Please submit feedback online

You can receive follow-up communication if you add your email to the form.  Anonymous comments are also welcome.

 

Posted in Hardin Library Staff, Services
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Mar 04 2022

Get Ready For Finals @Hardin Library | Later Hours May 6 & 7| Free Coffee & Snacks | Dinosaur Game

Posted on March 4, 2022May 13, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

Hardin Library wants you to be successful with your finals!  We have lots of seating and offer some extras to help you study.

  • Reserve one of our 11 group study rooms: https://uiowa.libcal.com/booking/hardin-groupstudy
  • 24-hour study available when the library is closed
  • Open later: until 9pm on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7
  • Free coffee Friday-Saturday-Sunday
  • Free snacks starting Friday until they run out
  • Be the first to find our stuffed dinosaur Little Linda and win a prize Friday-Wednesday!

 

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Posted in Events, ServicesTagged finals week 2022
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Mar 03 2022

Main Library Gallery Exhibit | We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa.

Posted on March 3, 2022March 9, 2022 by Sarah Andrews

Curator highlights, including images: We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa – Main Library Gallery – University of Iowa Libraries (uiowa.edu)

Stop by to check out this exhibit at the Main Library Gallery. On display are snippets of student life from throughout the university’s history: the Iowa Memorial Union as a center of activity, the performing arts as a source of vibrancy, and military service and Greek life as time-honored traditions. Decades of student publications and glimpses of social and political activism are seen throughout, demonstrating the diversity of student voices on campus.

photos of Iowa students from the last 175 years

Posted in ExhibitsTagged 175, Main Library gallery

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