You can return library materials to any of our campus libraries (except the Main, Art or Music libraries), no matter where you checked them out. PDF of a map of campus libraries. If there are materials in the Main, Art or Music libraries you need for your research or teaching, please contact the Main LibraryContinue reading “Got Books? Need Books?”
Author Archives: The University of Iowa Libraries
Resources and Librarians are Available Online
Though the Main, Art and Music libraries have been evacuated because of flooding and the other libraries on campus are closed this week, the work of a research institution like University of Iowa continues. The electronic resources to which the UI Libraries subscribes are available online; however the discovery tool we use, Smart Search, isContinue reading “Resources and Librarians are Available Online”
Don’t Return Books to the Library Yet
During the temporary closing of the University campus, library books that are either overdue or have been recalled by another library user should not be returned. If you have checked out University library materials, please keep those materials in your possession. We will waive any fines accrued during this time. Once we return to campus,Continue reading “Don’t Return Books to the Library Yet”
No Volunteers Needed at Main Library
Volunteers in the Main Library moved thousands of books yesterday and through the evening. Operations have concluded at the Main Library and it is closed.
Historical Images of the Iowa River
In the local newspapers and on the evening news, we’re seeing images of the Iowa River breaching its banks. As we know, this is not the first time. The Iowa Digital Library has images and descriptions of previous floods in the Irving Weber’s Iowa City Digital Collection, from the Iowa City Town and Campus ScenesContinue reading “Historical Images of the Iowa River”
Using Special Collections During Flood
Some Special Collections materials stored in the Main Library’s lower level are in the process of being moved as a precaution against a rising water level. This shift in location may make some collections difficult or impossible to retrieve through the duration of the flood. Researchers and scholars who expect or wish to use SpecialContinue reading “Using Special Collections During Flood”
Flood Preparations at Main Library
Libraries officials have met with engineers from Facilities Management to determine steps necessary for securing the Main Library and it’s collections against the rising flood waters. The area of most concern is the lower level storage facilities which include Special Collections materials. Beginning at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, the fifth floor study loungeContinue reading “Flood Preparations at Main Library”
RefWorks Enhances Features
With an update in May, RefWorks, the web-based citation management tool used in the UI Libraries, now has even more features. First, Write-N-Cite III (the tool that allows RefWorks and MS Word to interact) is now generally available (previously it was in beta). Key things you should know about Write-N-Cite III (WNC III) are: RequiredContinue reading “RefWorks Enhances Features”
“The Changing Book” now available
During the summer of 2005, the UI Libraries hosted The Changing Book Conference. Bookworkers from around the world came to Iowa City for the weekend to discuss how the object we know as “book” has changed over time. Evolving digital formats have forced libraries’ approaches to paper book collections to change in ways unforeseen evenContinue reading ““The Changing Book” now available”
UI Preservation Librarian Keynote Speaker
University of Iowa Libraries Head of Preservation, Nancy E. Kraft, will be delivering the keynote address at the 10th annual Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium S.O.S. Save Our Stuff! preservation seminars. Kraft will discuss Connecting to Collections, a national preservation initiative and Iowa’s role in this effort. Conference topics include identification of 19th century photo processes andContinue reading “UI Preservation Librarian Keynote Speaker”