No more waiting around to pick up DVDs at the Main Library. Just request them online and have them waiting for you. The DVD collection located in the Main Library consists of over 18,000 titles, ranging from documentaries to tv shows. Delivery to your closest library as well as to the North Circulation desk withinContinue reading “DVD Quick Pick Up at Main Library”
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Several Shades of Gray: A Different Kind of Research
Somewhere between an idea and a fully formed published work is the gray area of research in progress, raw data and “science right now” reports. This gray literature is often difficult to find, but provides details often omitted for the final published work and provides rapid release in new research areas. Check out this guideContinue reading “Several Shades of Gray: A Different Kind of Research”
Iowa Research Online: Where Your Work Lasts Forever
By Michael S. Lewis-Beck, F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor of Political Science As emeritus faculty, I’ve spent my career researching and writing about politics. I published my first academic paper in 1974. Then as it is today, having your academic work cited is critical. But now the methods of scholarly publishing are very different. AcademicContinue reading “Iowa Research Online: Where Your Work Lasts Forever”
The Practical Psychosomaticist on Open Access Week, October 22-28, 2012: Bring a Shovel
By James J. Amos, M.D. When I was about 12 years old, I awoke to find a thick blanket of snow had covered our neighborhood. Initially I wanted to shovel a few walks for our elderly neighbors so they would have a path clear of ice and snow. Then I started thinking what I wouldContinue reading “The Practical Psychosomaticist on Open Access Week, October 22-28, 2012: Bring a Shovel”
OA Publishing Platforms with Don Share, Sr. Editor of Poetry Magazine, Oct 29 at 3pm
Open access publishing’s place in the humanities is uncertain at the moment, and knowledge of it will be important going forward in resolving inequitable relationships between presses and authors, journal vendors and libraries, and publishers and readers. The University of Iowa Libraries has invited Don Share, senior editor of Poetry magazine, to talk about openContinue reading “OA Publishing Platforms with Don Share, Sr. Editor of Poetry Magazine, Oct 29 at 3pm”
Open Access Week 2012
The University of Iowa Libraries joins thousands of other academic research libraries worldwide in celebration of International Open Access Week. To draw attention to this important issue facing faculty, students and librarians, we’re turning our website orange in recognition of open access. “Open Access” to information – the free, immediate, online access to the resultsContinue reading “Open Access Week 2012”
UI Librarian, Jennifer DeBerg, Receives Arthur Benton Award
Jennifer DeBerg is recipient of the Arthur Benton Excellence in Reference Services Professional Development Award. This award is given biennially to a University Libraries’ professional staff member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment in providing reference service for the university community. The honor includes a $1,000 stipend to be used for professional development activities related toContinue reading “UI Librarian, Jennifer DeBerg, Receives Arthur Benton Award”
Intriguing Ink: Newspapers and Pamphlets from 1812
What was happening in the world of print in 1812? Special Collections & University Archives are hosting an open house featuring the newspapers, pamphlets, and books published in 1812. This event is part of the series of 1812 events around Iowa City for the 200th anniversary of both Napoleon’s failed campaign in Russia and theContinue reading “Intriguing Ink: Newspapers and Pamphlets from 1812”
Pathways to Iowa – Exhibit Opening, Sept 12 at noon
Join Iowa Women’s Archives Curator Kären Mason and faculty members Omar Valerio-Jiménez and Claire Fox for a brown-bag discussion of Iowa women’s history at the opening of the newest exhibit at the UI Main Library. “Pathways to Iowa: Migration Stories from the Iowa Women’s Archives” explores a theme common to many of the collections: migration.Continue reading “Pathways to Iowa – Exhibit Opening, Sept 12 at noon”
Learning Commons @ your library
In the fall of 2013, University of Iowa students will discover a tech-infused, 24-hour, comfy study space and one-stop academic help center…with good coffee. Designed with significant student input, the new Learning Commons will provide an “intellectual hub” with room for 500-plus students. The 37,000-square-foot facility in the Main Library is the product of aContinue reading “Learning Commons @ your library”