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”
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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”
No More Recalls ! | Get Checked-Out Books Faster, Keep Materials Longer
Do you need to use a book checked out to someone else? The UI Libraries’ new default option for getting a copy of a book that is in use is to request it through interlibrary loan, rather than recall it from the person who has it checked out. The Libraries’ interlibrary loan* service will getContinue reading “No More Recalls ! | Get Checked-Out Books Faster, Keep Materials Longer”
Open Education Week Activities @UI Libraries | Tools, resources & practices that increase access and sharing
Open Education Week #OEWeek is a week-long event highlight the impact of Open Education, and Open Educational Resources (OER) on teaching and learning. Open education is the practice of allowing the sharing of learning objects, case studies, materials, and other resources unburdened by cost and copyright. Liberated: Faculty Perspectives on OER | Monday, March 4,Continue reading “Open Education Week Activities @UI Libraries | Tools, resources & practices that increase access and sharing”
2020 Journal and Database Cancellation Review Information
The University of Iowa Libraries work to offset increases in the costs of information resources each year along with a flat budget (0 percent increase in funding). Our strategy is to minimize the impact of inflation by continuously monitoring the use of the collection to identify and eliminate journals, databases, and ebooks that: are low-useContinue reading “2020 Journal and Database Cancellation Review Information”
Hardin Library Closing Early Tuesday and Wednesday | 6pm Closing January 29 and January 30
Due to predicted record low temperatures, the Hardin Library will be closing early on Tuesday, January 29 and Wednesday, January 30. Hardin Library Hours Monday, January 28 7:30am-Midnight Tuesday, January 30 7:30am-6pm Wednesday, January 31 7:30am-6pm Thursday, February 1 7:30-MidnightContinue reading “Hardin Library Closing Early Tuesday and Wednesday | 6pm Closing January 29 and January 30”
Longer loans for DVDs
You can now borrow DVDs for 14 days! You find DVDs in InfoHawk+, and request DVDs after signing in to InfoHawk+.
Meet The Expert: Chris Childs, Clinical Education Librarian for Pharmacy and Dentistry
Meet The Expert: Chris Childs, Clinical Education Librarian Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Purdue University Master of Library Science, University of North Texas Areas of Expertise: Health sciences literature searching Systematic reviews EndNote Teaching and training users Collection development Finding evidence-based resources Outreach Outside the library: I’m a big fan of the National Park system andContinue reading “Meet The Expert: Chris Childs, Clinical Education Librarian for Pharmacy and Dentistry”
Library open regular hours Monday, November 12 | Open for Veteran’s Day
Veteran’s Day is not a University of Iowa holiday, so the Hardin Library will be open regular hours, 7:30am-Midnight. History of Veteran’s Day
Hardin Library CLOSED for home football game | Saturday, November 10
The Hardin Library will be closed on Saturday, November 10 for the home Iowa vs. Northwestern football game. The 24-hour study will be open to anyone with an Iowa One Card or UIHC Badge. Game time is 2:30pm. The library will re-open on Sunday, November 11 at Noon.