Welcome to Mary Thomas, Hardin’s newest liaison librarian! Mary joined the Hardin staff on August 15, 2022 and is a recent graduate of the Master of Library Science program at Emporia State University and did an internship at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Boulder Labs Library. Mary was also a member of the 2021-2022 cohortContinue reading “Welcome New Librarian Mary Thomas! Liaison for Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Neurology”
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Meet Carlisle Isley: Practicum Student in the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
Carlisle Isley, BFA, is an artist, papermaker, bookmaker and world traveler. She grew up in a multicultural world in seven different countries — a neither/nor world that cannot be stereotyped as a typically “white American childhood.” The non-traditional way she was raised allowed her to engage, understand and respect many other cultural voices. In JuneContinue reading “Meet Carlisle Isley: Practicum Student in the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library”
Find Your Subject Specialist Librarian
Hardin Librarian liaisons provide an educational link between the library and the health sciences campus by teaching library education sessions for groups or individuals. We can help you with literature searching. We can meet with you in person or via email, Zoom, chat, or phone about any of your information needs!
Medical Library Association Spring 2022 Hardin Staff Activities
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 BoardContinue reading “Medical Library Association Spring 2022 Hardin Staff Activities”
National Poetry Month Selections From Hardin Library Student Employees
April is National Poetry Month, and these are poems selected by our student employees. Selections 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 MyContinue reading “National Poetry Month Selections From Hardin Library Student Employees”
Staff Highlight: Michelle Dralle
Name: 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 myContinue reading “Staff Highlight: Michelle Dralle”
What Do You Wish We Had @Hardin? | Submit your ideas and suggestions
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.
Work Day in the Life of John Martin Rare Book Room Curator Damien Ihrig
A day in Damien’s work life at Hardin Library involves some or all of the following: Email, email, email A few meetings with local, state, or regional colleagues Working with the collection to prepare items for conservation care, digitization, reshelving, shifting shelves, or updating database entries. Class prep Working with a donor interested in giftingContinue reading “Work Day in the Life of John Martin Rare Book Room Curator Damien Ihrig”
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”
Libraries Graduate Student Scholarship Winner | Alex Hsieh from Hardin Library
Alex Hsieh, College of Dentistry Student, has won a University of Iowa Libraries graduate student scholarship. Alex works at the Hardin Library. “Making sure our library patrons feel cared for has been a goal of mine while working at Hardin Library, and that is a philosophy I will carry into my career as a dentist. Continue reading “Libraries Graduate Student Scholarship Winner | Alex Hsieh from Hardin Library”