The University of Iowa Libraries announces OpenHawks, a campus-wide grant program that funds faculty efforts to adopt or develop Open Educational Resources (OER) for enhanced student success. What are OER? OER (such as textbooks, videos, assessment tools, lab books, research methods, or interactive course modules) are free for students and carry legal permission for openContinue reading “UI Libraries announces OpenHawks grant program for Open Educational Resources (OER)”
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Your librarians at work
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UI Libraries and student government collaborate to reduce textbook costs
How will I afford my textbooks this semester? Can I pass this course even though I don’t have the book? Is it illegal to download this PDF of the book that I found online? These are the kinds of questions students ask at the beginning of the semester. The solutions they find are creative. SometimesContinue reading “UI Libraries and student government collaborate to reduce textbook costs”
UI Libraries collaborates to expand access to research data
Eight Big Ten universities, a federal funding agency, and private companies come together to fund the development of Collaborative Archive Data Research Environment (CADRE) Students, faculty, and researchers across the Midwest and beyond will gain crucial access to large research datasets through a secure, cloud-based platform called CADRE (Collaborative Archive Data Research Environment). CADRE willContinue reading “UI Libraries collaborates to expand access to research data”
2018 UI Libraries Student Employee Scholarship Winners
Eleven employees have been awarded UI Libraries Student Employee Scholarships for 2018-19. Congratulations to our winners! Read about the winners.
Seeking Benton Award Nominations
The University Libraries is seeking nominations for the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence. Funded by a generous endowment, this award acknowledges a library staff member’s professional contributions in the practice of librarianship, service to the profession, scholarship, or leadership which has had a significant impact or innovation to the operations of the LibrariesContinue reading “Seeking Benton Award Nominations”
IWA Digitization Project
The Iowa Women’s Archives is seeking funding to digitize audiovisual materials in its collections that are no longer accessible because of their obsolete formats. These audiotapes, videotapes, and films document sports, politics, activism, domestic life, and a host of other topics. Gifts supporting the IWA digitization project will be matched by a generous donor! DoubleContinue reading “IWA Digitization Project”
Libraries announce new endowed chair
The University of Iowa Libraries has announced the establishment of the Jack B. King University Librarian Chair. Sue Curry, University of Iowa interim executive vice president and provost, appointed current university librarian John P. Culshaw as the first to hold the endowed chair at an investiture ceremony April 19, 2018 in the Old Capitol SenateContinue reading “Libraries announce new endowed chair”
Iowa Research Online – spreading UI research worldwide
Iowa Research Online (IRO), the University of Iowa Libraries’ open access research repository, surpassed 10 million downloads in January 2018. IRO preserves and provides access to research and creative scholarship created by the University of Iowa’s faculty, students, and staff. The repository was launched in January 2009, and since then, its materials have been downloadedContinue reading “Iowa Research Online – spreading UI research worldwide”
Launched: the Hevelin Collection online
Fanzines of science fiction, fantasy and horror available to read and transcribe What would you do with thousands of fragile leaflets, known as fanzines, that chronicle the history of science fiction? Such fanzines hold rich information too valuable to sit untouched, yet the materials cannot be handled without risking destruction. At the University of IowaContinue reading “Launched: the Hevelin Collection online”