The University of Iowa Libraries offers a range of mobile apps for clinical care affiliates at no cost. See the full list here. UpToDate Mobile is an evidence-based clinical resource that synthesizes multiple sources. DynaMed Mobile is similar to UpToDate but rates level of evidence for treatments (and it’s a Hardin staff favorite). Access MobileContinue reading “Save time with Hardin Library’s clinical point-of-care mobile apps”
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Key features of EndNote 2025
EndNote 2025 is now available for University of Iowa faculty, staff, graduate and professional students, residents, and fellows. Below, you can see the new features that we think are relevant to your work and research. Find more information about these key features from Clarivate. Clarivate also provides online training. The UI Libraries also offers aContinue reading “Key features of EndNote 2025”
Benjamin Bell’s cancer treatise | featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Room
Benjamin Bell (1749–1806), a pioneering Scottish surgeon and father of the Edinburgh school of surgery, authored A Treatise on the Hydrocele, on Sarcocele, or Cancer, and Other Diseases of the Testes (1791). Known for his rational, scientific approach to surgery, Bell also wrote the influential A System of Surgery (1783–1788). He was closely connected withContinue reading “Benjamin Bell’s cancer treatise | featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Room”
The invention of the stethoscope and a featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Room
This month, we highlight a book from the early 19th-century French physician who created the most iconic symbol of healthcare providers around the world. Assessing the condition of a patient in 1816, René Laënnec (1781–1826), rolled up a piece of paper to create a crude cone and proceeded to listen to the patient’s chest sounds.Continue reading “The invention of the stethoscope and a featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Room”
Vegetable materia medica of the US | featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Room
We present William Paul Crillon Barton’s (1786–1856) masterwork, Vegetable materia medica of the United States (1817–1818). Barton was a well-known naval surgeon, medical botanist, artist, and professor. He was born on Nov. 17, 1786, in Philadelphia, to a family filled with people who made important contributions to every aspect of the early United States. BartonContinue reading “Vegetable materia medica of the US | featured book from the John Martin Rare Book Room”
Pioneering female physican Aletta Jacobs | Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room
This Women’s History Month, the John Martin Rare Book Room highlights a book from the pioneering 19th-century Dutch physician and activist Aletta Jacobs. Born in 1854 in the Netherlands, Jacobs chafed at the status quo and the limited educational opportunities for women in the Netherlands. She rejected the standard for Dutch girls at the time, “finishing school,”Continue reading “Pioneering female physican Aletta Jacobs | Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room”
Using UILink to access full-text content
Full-text content from databases is often available using the UILink button. UILink is the tool that bridges our search tools like InfoHawk+, PubMed, and other databases to our subscriptions and full-text content. Make your experience seamless with the help of the best practices listed below. 1. Start at the Hardin Library website. Links leading fromContinue reading “Using UILink to access full-text content”
Reminder: How to renew your books after the semester ends and avoid fees
Do you have book loans from the University of Iowa Libraries due in June 2024? It’s easy to return or renew (re-loan) those materials, especially to the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, by Oct. 1, 2024. to avoid a replacement charge. Renew your loans at the UI Libraires By signing into your InfoHawk+ accountContinue reading “Reminder: How to renew your books after the semester ends and avoid fees”
How To Set Up EndNote To Find Full Text
Here is how to set up EndNote to find full text so you can save entire articles in your library. To set up Find Full Text: From the Edit menu, select Preferences. Click on Find Full Text. In the Open URL Path box, enter: https://search.lib.uiowa.edu/openurl/01IOWA/01IOWA_SERVICES If you are using EndNote from off-campus, you will needContinue reading “How To Set Up EndNote To Find Full Text”
1843 American Cleft Palate Surgery Book | Thomas Dent Mütter | from The John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
by Damien Ihrig, MA, Curator John Martin Rare Book Room MÜTTER, Thomas Dent (1811–1859). A report on the operations for fissures of the palatine vault. Printed in Philadelphia by Merrihew & Thompson, 1843. 28 pages. 23 cm tall. The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia is celebrated for its collection of anatomical specimens of rare conditions, from the famous (and infamous), asContinue reading “1843 American Cleft Palate Surgery Book | Thomas Dent Mütter | from The John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library”