We want you to succeed, and here are some of the ways we want to help making studying at the Hardin Library easier: Open until Midnight Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. 24-hour study available when the library is closed. Free coffee starting at 5pm Friday until it runs out. Free snacks starting atContinue reading “Get Ready for Finals @Hardin Library”
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Scientific Books & Their Makers : Pop Up Exhibit and Presentations | Monday, May 6 | John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
Students in History 4430/UICB 4930 Scientific Books and Their Makers invite you to a pop up exhibit and series of presentations. The exhibit includes interactive, artistic, literary, and scholarly elements, grounded in research in the history of science and the book in early modern Europe. Monday, May 6 10am-12pm John Martin Rare Book Room, 401Continue reading “Scientific Books & Their Makers : Pop Up Exhibit and Presentations | Monday, May 6 | John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library”
Printing @Hardin Library | Yes we have color printing!
Hardin Library printing and public computers are provided by ITS. Color printing is available from ALL public computers. Simply select ITC-Color as your printer and release the job from the print release station on 3rd Floor or in the Information Commons West. Color printing is 15 cents per side. Black and white printing is 3Continue reading “Printing @Hardin Library | Yes we have color printing!”
Judicial Astrology | Al-Qabisi | February 2019 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
ABD AL-ʻAZĪZ IBN ʻUTHMĀN (fl. 950 – d. 967) AND Danck, Joannes fl. 1331. Libellus ysagogicus Abdilazi, id est servi gloriosi Dei… 1485 Abu al-Saqr Abd al-Aziz Ibn Uthman Ibn Ali al-Qabisi l-Mawsili al-Hashimi, generally known as Al-Qabisi, (Latinised as Alchabitius or Alcabitius), and sometimes known as Alchabiz, Abdelazys, Abdilaziz ‘Abd al-Azîz, عبدالعزيز القبيصي) was anContinue reading “Judicial Astrology | Al-Qabisi | February 2019 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library”
Google Scholar | Change Some Settings for Off-Campus Access
Using Google Scholar off campus requires changing some settings in order to view full-text articles. Access Google Scholar from Hardin’s A-Z database list or directly at http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/GoogleSch. Then change settings as below: Go to Settings Click on Library Links Make sure The University of Iowa – ViewIt@UILink has a check mark next to it and SAVEContinue reading “Google Scholar | Change Some Settings for Off-Campus Access”
William Osler: His Life and Human | History of Medicine Lecture by Robert Rakel, MD | Thursday, February 28, 5:30pm
On the 100th anniversary year of William Osler’s death, the University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear Robert Rakel, MD speak. William Osler: His Life and Sense of Humor Thursday, February 28, 2019 5:30-6:30PM 2117 Medical Education and Research Facility Osler was the most famous physician in the world at theContinue reading “William Osler: His Life and Human | History of Medicine Lecture by Robert Rakel, MD | Thursday, February 28, 5:30pm”
Open Hawks | UI Libraries Open Educational Resources Grants Program | Deadline April 26
We are happy to announce OpenHawks, a campus-wide grant program that funds faculty efforts to replace their current textbooks with Open Educational Resources (OER) for enhanced student success. What are OER? OER (such as textbooks, videos, assessment tools, lab books, research materials or interactive course modules) are free for students and carry legal permission forContinue reading “Open Hawks | UI Libraries Open Educational Resources Grants Program | Deadline April 26”
Moveable Medicine | John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Annual Open House | Thursday, March 28, 4-7pm
Moveable Medicine : A look at flap books from the John Martin Rare Book Room collection Thursday, March 28th 4-7 pm John Martin Rare Book Room 4th floor of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences Join us to learn the history and importance of flap books throughout medical history. Discover the doctors, authors, andContinue reading “Moveable Medicine | John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Annual Open House | Thursday, March 28, 4-7pm”
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month | Books and Display
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We have some materials available on the 3rd Floor: Display and giveaways from the Rape Victim Advocacy Program Books on rape, sexual assault, and trauma from Hardin’s collection available to check out Guide to library resources The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey from CDC
Robert Knox | Man, his structure and physiology | March 2019 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
ROBERT KNOX (1791-1862). Man, his structure and physiology : popularly explained and demonstrated. 2nd ed. London ; New York: H. Bailliere, 1858. This popular introduction to anatomy and physiology was written by the noted – if somewhat infamous – Edinburgh anatomist Robert Knox. Knox believed that a knowledge of human structure and physiology was vital, forming theContinue reading “Robert Knox | Man, his structure and physiology | March 2019 Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library”