Four employees have been awarded the UI Libraries Student Employee Scholarship for 2017-18. Congratulations to our winners! JEIRAN HASAN is a graduate student pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in flute performance and pedagogy. She works at the Rita Benton Music Library. Hasan assists students, faculty, and researchers with a wide variety of questions. “When IContinue reading “2017 UI Libraries Student Employee Scholarship Winners”
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Study hall this week!
Faculty, TAs, and instructors are invited to stop by for a Study Hall session Wednesday, March 22 from 11am-3pm in 1140 LIB (Main Library). Staff from the University Libraries, Center for Teaching and Learning Commons will be on hand to answer any teaching technology and research questions as you continue to improve your courses! See youContinue reading “Study hall this week!”
Watch the Presidential Debates!
Please join the Libraries in collaboration with the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights and the Communication Studies program in the Main Library this evening for the third & final Presidential Debate! We’ve got pizza, popcorn, buttons, and cookies and plenty of activities for anyone who might need a break from studying (or fromContinue reading “Watch the Presidential Debates!”
UI Libraries awards 2016-17 Student Employee Scholarships
The UI Libraries is pleased to announce the first two winners of the Libraries’ Student Employee Scholarship. The selection committed was delighted to have such a strong candidate pool for the scholarship and found the final decision extremely difficult. The winners are: Thank you to the scholarship committee for their assistance with this process: Beth Stone, RijnContinue reading “UI Libraries awards 2016-17 Student Employee Scholarships”
Find James Alan McPherson’s work at the UI Libraries
Writer James Alan McPherson, professor in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and winner of the Pulitzer, MacArthur, and Guggenheim, died July 27, 2016. He was 72. Find these McPherson works at the UI Libraries:
UI Librarians Serving the Iowa Library Association
Q&A with Duncan Stewart ILA’s past president and UI special collections catalog librarian Q: How long have you been an active member of ILA? A: I joined ILA in 1998 when I got my first professional library job as a cataloger at the State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City. I joined ILA because ALA was notContinue reading “UI Librarians Serving the Iowa Library Association”
Study in the UI Libraries for finals
Hit your study stride for finals in the UI Libraries The UI Libraries offers great places to concentrate on final exam prep, with extended hours, free coffee, and activities for short study breaks. Studies indicate that students who take short, fairly frequent breaks during their study time are more productive. Give your brain a break byContinue reading “Study in the UI Libraries for finals”
An Evening with Filmmaker Nicholas Meyer
Photo credit: Nicholas Meyer on set with Leonard Nimoy during the shooting of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. The photo is archived in the University of Iowa Libraries’ Special Collections as part of a collection donated by Nicholas Meyer. The UI Libraries is pleased to host Nicholas Meyer, who will make an appearance asContinue reading “An Evening with Filmmaker Nicholas Meyer”
Announcing UI faculty & graduate student winners of digital humanities support
UI Libraries’ Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio champions DH initiatives Under the guidance of Senior Scholar Judith Pascoe, the Studio Scholars Program steering committee has selected ten faculty members and five graduate students from a competitive pool of applicants for Digital Humanities (DH) support. Prior to the selection process, the Scholars steering committee worked withContinue reading “Announcing UI faculty & graduate student winners of digital humanities support”
Prickman honored with Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence
Greg Prickman, head of Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries, was honored March 31 with the 2015 Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence. The Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence recognizes a member of the UI Libraries’ professional staff who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and leadership in furthering Libraries’ mission serveContinue reading “Prickman honored with Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence”