Technology

Apr 02 2020

Preventing Zoombombing | Tips from Office of Teaching & Learning

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Sarah Andrews

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provided several important privacy tips to prevent Zoom-based classes and meetings from being disrupted.

Do not post the link to your Zoom meeting on social media. Instead, share the link privately with those you wish to invite.
Mute all participants.
Disable the “Share Screen” option for all participants.

Other changes you could try:

Making the Zoom meeting password-protected.
Disabling the “Join Before Host” feature.
Locking the Zoom meeting after everyone has arrived to prevent others from randomly joining.

More information is available on the Zoom Meeting Privacy Options Page of the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology website. If you have questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk.

Mar 27 2020

UpToDate, DynaMed Plus, other clinical point-of-care mobile apps FREE from Hardin Library

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Sarah Andrews

Hardin Library subscribes to a variety of clinical resources that include free mobile apps for UIowa affiliated users including faculty, staff, students, residents, fellows, and emeritus faculty. Find instructions on how to install on our guide: https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/mobile.

UpToDate: EBM clinical resource
DynaMed Plus: EBM clinical resources Differences between DynaMed Plus and UpToDate from Harrell Library @PSU
ClinicalKey: Information from 1100 text, 500 journals published by Elsevier
Johns Hopkins ABX Guide Mobile: EBM treatment information for infectious diseases
BMJ Best Practice: decision-support
VisualDX Mobile: visually based differential DX tool
AccessMedicine Mobile: includes DX and RX tools and textbooks
MicroMedex Drug Interactions
Medical Letter app
Micromedex Neofax and Pediatrics Essential Mobile: drug dosing and parenteral nutrition support for peds and neonatal patients
StatRef! Mobile: EBM resources, full-text journal titles, ACP Smart Medicine, Merck Manual, Stedman’s
OvidToday: access to Ovid journals
BrowZine: faster reading of your journals

All of Hardin’s electronic databases and tools are available here: https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/az.php?s=119595. Most of these sources are responsive and will also work on a mobile device without loading an app.

A more complete list of University of Iowa Libraries electronic resources is available here: https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/az.php?a=all

If you have difficulty installing apps, please contact us.

Jan 17 2020

Got EndNote Desktop? Got Mac? | Read this before upgrading to Catalina OS

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Sarah Andrews

The latest Mac operating system, Catalina, runs only 64-bit apps. While the original version of EndNote X9 is a 32-bit app, the latest EndNote upgrade is a 64-bit app.

If you have EndNote Desktop on your computer and have not yet upgraded to Catalina:
1. Upgrade your EndNote to the newest version (X9.3.2). In EndNote Desktop, click on “Check for Updates” under the “Help” menu.
2. Upgrade to Catalina

If you upgraded to Catalina and now your EndNote no longer works:
1. Download the most recent version of EndNote from the Software Download site.
2. Find the EndNote installer program in the downloads directory of Finder.
3. Install EndNote. You will get a message warning about installing a program from an unidentified developer.
4. Go to System Preferences and select Security & Privacy. From there, tell your Mac to install the software. Your admin password will be required to install the software.

Questions? Contact your librarian.

EndNote Desktop is available to all University of Iowa faculty, staff, residents, and graduate students.

Jun 24 2019

Office365.uiowa.edu requires two-step log on | Starting Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Posted on June 24, 2019June 26, 2019 by Sarah Andrews

Beginning Tuesday, June 25, users of https://office365.uiowa.edu will be required to use the two-step log on.

If you access Office365 from the Hardin Library computers, you will be required to use the two-step log on each time you log on to the computer. Do not check the “remember me for 30 days” box on shared computers for security reasons.

If you access Office365 from your own computer, you will be required to use the two-step log on, but can check the “remember me for 30 days” box.

If you do not have a cell phone, or get poor reception at the Hardin Library, you can generate codes from a computer on-campus which will allow you to log in with two-step. See https://its.uiowa.edu/support/article/102359 for instructions.

Information Technology Services (ITS) information about Duo Two-Step login: https://its.uiowa.edu/support/article/106591.

If you need help with two-step login, please contact ITS: https://its.uiowa.edu/contact .

Feb 01 2019

Google Scholar | Change Some Settings for Off-Campus Access

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Sarah Andrews

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 SAVE that setting

Then look for the ViewIt@UILink link in the results to get to University of Iowa subscribed content.

Explore the “Cite” and “Cited by” features

Jul 17 2018

AT&T Wireless retired July 16, guests now use UI-Guest

Posted on July 17, 2018August 8, 2018 by Sarah Andrews

The AT&T Wireless guest network available on the UI Campus was retired on July 15, 2018.

UI-Guest is the new campus guest network. Please connect to UI-Guest for free guest wifi. This network is not secure, so we do not recommend using it for shopping, banking, or any activity requiring personal or financial information. If you are a guest on campus, you may receive a computer guest ID that will work with wired computers in libraries by applying at a service desk. You must be able to provide a state-issued photo ID, driver’s license, or passport in order to get a computer pass.

Eduroam wireless is available to UI affiliates. You may need to do some extra setup in order for Eduroam to work on your device. See https://its.uiowa.edu/wireless for more instructions or call the ITS Helpdesk at 319-384-4357. When you log on to Eduroam you will use Iowa hawkid@uiowa.edu and password.

Mar 30 2018

Keeping Current with BrowZine

Posted on March 30, 2018April 5, 2018 by Xiaomei Gu

Having trouble keep up with new publications? Try BrowZine on your phone or your desktop!

BrowZine is like a virtual newsstand for scholarly journals. It is available both as a desk top application and a mobile application. Almost all the scholarly journals subscribed by the University of Iowa Libraries are available in BrowZine.

To see how it works, watch this short demonstration video from Third Iron: https://vimeo.com/255993095

Staying Current with BrowZine™ (Narration Only Version) from Third Iron on Vimeo.

Please find instructions on using BrowZine below. We are also happy to assist you one-one-one. Email us at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or call (319) 335-9151.

On Mobile Devices—

Search BrowZine in the app store on iPhone, iPad, Android, or Kindle. Download and install the app.
When prompted, search and select “University of Iowa”.
Log in with your HawkID and password. You only have to do this once.
Now you can search for the journal of your interest or just browse.
When you try to add a journal to My Bookshelf for the first time, you’ll be prompted to create a BrowZine account to log in.
Having a BrowZine account is optional butwill allow seamless synchronization of My Bookshelf across all devices and the web version.

On Desktops—

Visit http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/BrowzineWeb
If you are off-campus, you will be prompted for your Hawk ID and password.
Now you can search for the journal of your interest or just browse.
When you try to add a journal to My Bookshelf for the first time, you’ll be prompted to create a BrowZine account to log in.
Having a BrowZine account is optional but it will allow seamless synchronization of My Bookshelf across all devices and the web version.

Oct 27 2017

Electronic Resources require HawkID login when using campus wifi

Posted on October 27, 2017December 5, 2017 by Sarah Andrews

In order to better protect user HawkIDs and passwords, The Library IT department has disabled the auto-logon feature in Eduroam.

If you try to access library resources such as CINAHL or ClinicalKey using Eduroam on campus, you will be directed to the proxy login screen. You will need to login using your Iowa HawkID and password to use the resource.

If you sign in and the resource still does not work, please contact us.

If you see a Login screen that looks different, do not log in and please contact us immediately.

If you don’t remember your Iowa HawkID password, you can reset it online.

Aug 11 2017

Printing Changes | Fall 2017

Posted on August 11, 2017October 16, 2017 by Sarah Andrews

Printing prices have been reduced, and color printing is now available on 2nd Floor in Information Commons West.

UI students will no longer receive $10/credit per semester for printing, and the price of printing has been reduced as of August 14, 2017. All UI faculty/staff/student printing will be charged to your U(niversity)-Bill. Guests must continue to purchase printkeys in order to print.

Black and white printouts will be .03/side (was .05).
Color printouts will be .15/side (was .50). Color prints single-sided as default setting.

A new combination color and black and white printer was installed in the West Commons this summer. If you would like to print in color, please select ITC-Color for your printer.

You can also send jobs to campus printers from your own device or home by using Web Print.

Sep 28 2016

Sign Up for an ORCID iD–Your Research Identifier

Posted on September 28, 2016May 30, 2017 by Sarah Andrews

The UI Libraries, partnering with Information Technology Services, the Office of the Provost, the Division of Sponsored Programs, and the Big Ten Academic Alliance are leading an initiative to help all research active University of Iowa staff and faculty obtain an ORCID iD and/or link their existing identifier to their University of Iowa email address.

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a non-profit, platform agnostic registry of unique author identifiers. Many publishers, funders and academic institutions have already adopted ORCID and may be requiring its use in the near future.

Having an ORCID iD

makes your work discoverable by others
connects your research to you throughout your career, no matter how your name appears in publication
distinguishes you from other researchers with similar names
minimizes the time you spend filling out forms when submitting research or applying for grants
is being required by major journal publishers and funders
gives you access to an ImpactStory page (an altmetrics tool)

Click the green button below to sign up for your ORCID iD (Iowa Hawk ID and password required)

To learn more about ORCiD at the UI, see the UI Libraries information page.

If you have any questions about ORCiD please contact your liaison.

Sample ORCID iD page

Sample ImpactStory

The University of Iowa Libraries

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