Need to Know

Jen DeBerg Wins Award at National Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Conference

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Jennifer DeBerg, MLS
User Services Librarian

Jen DeBerg was named one of the 30 Revolutionary Leaders in 30 Years of the National Evidence-based Practice (EPB) Conference sponsored by University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on April 19-20, 2023. She was recognized for contributions that have shaped evidence-based practice, this conference, and more importantly, improved patient outcomes.

Specific achievements include co-author and consultant for both editions of the book Evidence-Based Practice in Action, a frequent contributor to this conference, consultant for numerous EBP initiatives at UIHC, and regular instructor for the Advanced Practice Institute.

Jen DeBerg’s web profile

Shorter Weekend Hours in May | 24-Hour Study Available To Affiliates

At the end of the semester, Hardin Library will have shorter hours on weekends through May.

Saturday, May 13	10am-2pm
Sunday, May 14	Noon-4pm
Saturday, May 20	10am-2pm
Sunday, May 21	Noon-4pm
Saturday, May 27	10am-2pm
Sunday, May 28	Noon-4pm

Regular hours will resume after the Memorial Day holiday.

The 24-hour study is available to University of Iowa affiliated students, faculty, staff, fellows, and residents.

The History of Women’s Health & Women Practitioners in Midwest | John Martin Rare Book Room Open House & Lecture | Greta Nettleton, Speaker | Wed. May 3

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Join Hardin Library staff for the Annual John Martin Rare Book Room Open House featuring a lecture by Greta Nettleton.

Wednesday, May 3

Open House, 3-6pm, John Martin Rare Book Room, 446 Hardin Library, 600 Newton Road, Iowa City
Greta Nettleton Lecture, 6-7pm, Room 401 Hardin Library

The open house will highlight historical works on women’s health and those by or about women practitioners, including new acquisitions.

Lecture and open house free & open to the public.

Ms. Nettleton, the author of The Quack’s Daughter: A True Story About the Private Life of a Victorian College Girl, published by the University of Iowa Press in 2014, will speak about THE GREAT FORGETTING: The Prominent Role of Women in 19th-century Midwestern Medicine. Her talk will dig into the history of the University of Iowa College of Medicine, the first fully co-educational medical school in the nation, and the hidden history of its first female graduates.

Greta Nettleton is a 2017 fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. The Quack’s Daughter won the 2018 Book of the Year Award from the Rockland County Library System. She is currently at work on a biography of a 19th-century naturopathic Iowa physician named Mrs. Dr. Rebecca Keck, whose controversial forty-year career began with female folk practice and ended with the dawn of modern medicine.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Damien Ihrig in advance at 319-335-9154 or damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu.

Curing Diabetes: The Human Trial | Film Screening and Panel Discussion with Filmmaker Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | Watch film for free March 28-April 28

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Hosted by the NNLM All of Us Program Center (NAPC) at the University of Iowa

Curing Diabetes: The Human Trial

Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Register now with invitation code THT-NNLM and watch the documentary as many times as you’d like between March 28 – April 28, 2023.

In partnership with the American Association  on  Health and Disability (AAHD), join  the NNLM All of Us Research Program Center Tuesday, April 4th at 3 pm CT on  YouTube  for a thought-provoking virtual conversation with panelists, including filmmaker Lisa Hepner, on the research-patient paradigm and the importance of diverse participation in clinical research. Get a reminder by registering through Film Platform.

Want to listen to the conversation in Spanish? Register here to get access to Spanish interpretation and closed captioning.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Linda Loi in advance at 319-467-4273 or linda-loi@uiowa.edu.

Film has closed captioning available in English, Spanish, and French. ASL available for panel discussion.

Hardin Library Closed Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day Holiday

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The Hardin Library is closed on Monday, May 29 for the Memorial Day holiday. Regular hours resume on May 30. The 24-hour study is available when the library is closed.

Hardin Library’s open hours

Health Misinformation | Free Virtual Seminar April 4-6, 2023 | Sponsored by NNLM | Data, Public Health, Libraries

Registration is open for the NNLM Virtual Symposium April 4-6, 2023. The 2023 NNLM Virtual Symposium, Health Misinformation will explore both the research behind health misinformation movements and provide practical and evidence-based solutions to support librarians, health educators, and direct care providers in combating the spread of all types of health misinformation. Topics may include the types of misinformation, history of health misinformation, tips to understand health research, combating social media spread, the effects of health misinformation on individuals and communities, and highlighting replicable programs that Network Members can implement to address health misinformation.

This virtual symposium will feature sessions focused on data, public health, libraries, and general health misinformation.

Featuring the following Keynote speakers:

Kyla Fullenwider, senior advisor at the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General. Her expertise in combating misinformation and designing human-centered solutions is being used to help communities stay informed about COVID-19, among other things.
Jevin West co-author Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning in a Digital World
Amanda Wilson, Alla Keselman, Catherine Arnot Smith editors of Combating Online Health Misinformation: A Professional’s Guide to Helping the Public

Can’t make all the sessions? That’s okay! All sessions will be recorded and available on the symposium platform for up to 30 days.

Can we get CE credit? Yes! Participants can earn MLA CE.

Learn from this panel and more at the NNLM Research Symposium! Register today!

Follow this event on Twitter: #HealthMisinfoNNLM

If you need a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please email region6-rml@uiowa.edu .

Damien Ihrig | Curator | Waste Not, Want Not: Exploring the Binder’s Waste of the John Martin Rare Book Room | Video available

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Damien Ihrig is the Curator for the John Martin Rare Book Room (JMRBR) in the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa. He works with researchers of all ages and from various backgrounds to find and use information on the history of the health sciences. He also manages the collection of rare materials in the JMRBR, provides instruction and support to faculty who use JMRBR materials, and performs outreach and engagement to the University community and beyond. Until recently, he also supported several clinical departments in the Carver College of Medicine and currently supports Biomedical Ethics and the History of the Health Sciences. Damien completed his LIS degree in 2020 with a certificate in Book Studies. Before working at Hardin, he was the Carver College of Medicine registrar for nine years.

Ihrig spoke on binder’s waste at the Iowa Bibliophiles Meeting:
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
7:00-8:0pm
Special Collections Reading Room, University of Iowa Main Library, 3rd Floor
125 West Washington Street, Iowa City

Recording of the presentation available

Bookbinders during the hand press era were ahead of their time with their recycling practices. Nothing went to waste if it could be avoided. This included using damaged, discarded, unsold, substandard, or test leaves from manuscripts and printed books as part of the binding for other books. Some waste is easy to find, such as beautiful manuscript leaves used as a book cover, but much of it is buried inside the binding. Join curator Damien Ihrig for his presentation on a “thousand tiny archeological digs” for an ongoing project to locate, identify, and describe binder’s waste in the John Martin Rare Book Room collection at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences.

This event is free and open to the public. It will be held on the 3rd floor of the Main Library, doors opening at 6:30 PM. For all questions, please contact Elizabeth Riordan at elizabeth-riordan@uiowa.edu.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Elizabeth Riordan in advance at 319-384-2802 or elizabeth-riordan@uiowa.edu.

Hardin Library Open Monday, February 20 for President’s Day Holiday

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The University of Iowa remains open on President’s Day. Hardin Library will be open from 7:30am-9pm. The 24-hour study is available when the library is closed.

We welcome visits from people not affiliated with The University of Iowa. You may use our computers and electronic resources by getting a computer pass. Bring a state-issued photo ID or passport to obtain a pass.

Construction Updates | February 2023

Hardin Library construction continues on all floors this semester.

24-hour study restroom remodeling has begun! The men’s restroom has been modified to work during construction as a single-user/gender-neutral restroom. The women’s restroom is under renovation to be a single-user/gender-neutral restroom. After that renovation is complete, the current men’s restroom will also be remodeled as a true single-user/gender-neutral restroom.
The 24-hour study remains open when Hardin is closed. The 24-hour study is available to affiliates with an Iowa One Card or UIHC badge.
The 3rd and 4th floor restrooms have been renovated and are open! All are now handicapped-accessible.
All entrances are open, including the 1^st floor, closest to parking and bus stops.
On the 1^st floor, the restrooms are under renovation and office space for Environmental Health and Safety (OVPR) staff is being constructed. Library study tables are still available.
The 2nd floor restrooms are under renovation.
All print books on the 4^th floor dated before 2010 have been sent to offsite storage in Iowa City but can be requested through the catalog for delivery to Hardin, your office, or, in most cases, your home (delivery to dorm rooms is not available). The empty bookstacks will be removed this semester.

4th Floor renovations paid for by a generous grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.

Spring Break Hours @Hardin Library | Saturday, March 11 – Saturday, March 18

Spring Break Hours

Saturday, March 11 – 10am-2pm
Sunday, March 12 – Noon-4pm
Monday, March 13-Friday, March 17 – 7:30am – 6pm
Saturday, March 18 – 10am-2pm
Sunday, March 19 – Noon – 9pm, regular hours resume

24-hour study available when the library is closed.