TAGLIACOZZI, GASPARE(1545-1599). De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem. Apud Gasparem Bindonum, juniorem, 1597. 32 cm tall. Tagliacozzi studied under Girolamo Cardano at the University of Bologna. After graduating, he became a professor of surgery and anatomy at Bologna. This work, “Concerning the surgery of the mutilated by grafting,” is a classic in the history of plastic surgery and isContinue reading “December 2021 Book of the Month from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin | Early Italian Facial Plastic Surgery”
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Home Book Delivery Available
by Cathy Cranston, Director, Undergraduate Engagement, University of Iowa Libraries Yes, you may request office or home delivery of books, DVDs, and InterLibrary Loan items. Materials located in the Reserve Collection or the John Martin Rare Book Room will not be delivered. To have an item owned by the libraries delivered to your home orContinue reading “Home Book Delivery Available”
November 2021 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Japanese Scroll from Mid-Edo Period
Full newsletter including more information about Japanese scrolls and additional images. UNKNOWN. Medicinal plants scroll from Japan’s mid-Edo period. Estimated date of creation is between 1727 and 1800. 29 x 800 cm. English translation available. The Medicinal plants scroll is, as its name suggests, a catalog of native Japanese plants, describing their habitats, flowers, fruits, and medicinal uses.Continue reading “November 2021 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Japanese Scroll from Mid-Edo Period”
Anatomage Table | Video Tutorials Available!
Hardin Library has an Anatomage Table available for individual or teaching use. Video tutorials on using Hardin’s table now available on YouTube! Power On & Main Menu Changing View Options Save Screenshots & Presets Creating Custom Quizzes Anatomage Table is the world’s only fully-segmented real human 3D anatomy system. Users of the Anatomage Table can visualize anatomy exactly as theyContinue reading “Anatomage Table | Video Tutorials Available!”
Linda Lococo | Longest Serving Staff Member | Retired December 1, 2021
Linda Lococo, Hardin Library’s longest serving staff member, retired on December 1 with 43 years of service. Linda worked in Hardin’s Interlibrary Loan Department, borrowing materials from other libraries for University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students as well as fulfilling materials requested from libraries around the world. Linda’s favorite part of her job wasContinue reading “Linda Lococo | Longest Serving Staff Member | Retired December 1, 2021”
Changes to Hardin Library Parking | Effective Oct 25
The University of Iowa Parking & Transportation Department is removing coin-operated meters across the entire University and the meters at Hardin Library were removed on October 25, 2021. Contact Parking & Transportation. If you were ticketed in error, appeal your parking ticket. Parking Options: 30-minute parking available in one space. Push the button on theContinue reading “Changes to Hardin Library Parking | Effective Oct 25”
Hardin Library Closed for Home Football Games | Nov 13, Nov 20
Hardin Library is closed whenever there is an Iowa home football (American football) game. The 24-hour study is available when the library is closed. Access the study with your healthcare badge of Iowa One card. Cambus detours on football gamedays: CAMBUS Football Shuttles and Gameday Detours | Parking and Transportation – The University of IowaContinue reading “Hardin Library Closed for Home Football Games | Nov 13, Nov 20”
Publish Your Case Report At No Cost To You | BMJ Case Reports
Although many journals prefer not to publish case reports, BMJ Case Reports invite them, as an important source of clinically important information, particularly concerning: differential diagnosis, decision making, management, and clinical guidelines. Readers are also able to leave comments on the reports. BMJ Case Reports’ business model is based on “Fellowships,” where Fellows have accessContinue reading “Publish Your Case Report At No Cost To You | BMJ Case Reports”
New Resource: GIBLIB | On-Demand Surgery Videos, Medical Education, Medical Lectures, COVID-19 Information & More
Hardin Library now has a subscription to GIBLIB, an on-demand video medical education platform that features lectures, discussions, surgical procedures, and more from physicians and other experts at institutions including the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and UCSF. All videos include transcripts in English and many include transcripts in other languages. GIBLIB is available through theContinue reading “New Resource: GIBLIB | On-Demand Surgery Videos, Medical Education, Medical Lectures, COVID-19 Information & More”
New Acquisition | John Martin Rare Book Room | Bleuland, Otium academicum
BLEULAND, JAN (1756-1838) Otium academicum : continens descriptionem speciminum nonnullarum partium corporis humani et animalium subtilioris anatomiae ope in physiologicum usum praeparatarum, aliarumque, quibus morborum organicorum natura illustratur. [Academic leisure: containing a description of several specimens of the human body and of exact animal anatomy prepared for use in physiology, and containing a description of otherContinue reading “New Acquisition | John Martin Rare Book Room | Bleuland, Otium academicum”