“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” – George Bernard Shaw The AssociationContinue reading ““MindMashup” – Short Video Contest”
Author Archives: The University of Iowa Libraries
Thanks to Our Student Employees
Each year the University of Iowa Libraries employs about 250 students to help keep the library system running smoothly. These students do all kinds of library jobs – checking out and reshelving books, digitizing rare photographs, creating catalog records for items, scanning journal articles and book chapters for online document delivery, assisting people with multimediaContinue reading “Thanks to Our Student Employees”
Rare Book Room Open House – May 15
The John Martin Rare Book Room will hold its annual open house on Thursday, May 15 from 4:30 to 7:30. The exhibit, “’No Small Presumption’–Surgical Works From Six Centuries,” will feature rare books from the earliest days of surgery through the twentieth century. The event is open to the public. Although chloroform and ether were not widelyContinue reading “Rare Book Room Open House – May 15”
“Map of the Day” from UI Libraries
Yesterday’s “Map of the Day” from National Geographic came from the UI Libraries. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day The map is from the Official Guide Book of the New York’s World Fair, 1939. The Special Collections department also has a small World’s Fair Collection (MsC840) with materials such as guidebooks and catalogs from 1893-2005 (including other materials from theContinue reading ““Map of the Day” from UI Libraries”
McCartney Elected Chair of University Archivists Group
Last week at the meeting of the Midwest Archives Conference, David McCartney, University Archivist, was elected as the chair of the University Archivists Group of the CIC (Committee on Institional Cooperation). This group consults and collaborates on the issues and best practices related to the tasks of gathering, organizing, preserving, and providing access to theContinue reading “McCartney Elected Chair of University Archivists Group”
Iowa Digital Library Hits 100,000 Items
During the mid-13th century, scribe William de Brailes and his students painstakingly wrote out and hand-decorated a number of Bibles, Psalters, and other religious works. Today, more than seven centuries later, an original page from de Brailes’ workshop resides in a vault in the Special Collections Department of The University of Iowa Libraries — oneContinue reading “Iowa Digital Library Hits 100,000 Items”
Spotlight: 70’s Activism at the UI Cultural Centers
The Main Library is host to a series of displays named “The Spotlight Series.” The displays are centered around the University of Iowa Cultural Centers and their impact on campus. The First three displays were, “Spotlight: Hispanic Heritage Month,” “Spotlight: Honoring Native American/First Nations Poets and Novelists,” and “Spotlight: African Americans Making a Difference.” TheContinue reading “Spotlight: 70’s Activism at the UI Cultural Centers”
A River Runs Through Us: Part Three – April 18
Friday, April 18, is the final of three events focused on the Iowa River, declared endangered by the organization American Rivers. Each event is a guided bus tour of the river with site visits along the way, followed by a reading/lecture. The guided bus tour leaves at 3 p.m. from the south side of the UIContinue reading “A River Runs Through Us: Part Three – April 18”
Top Ten Things You Should Know About UI Libraries
In a word, the University of Iowa Libraries is…BIG! In fact it is the largest library in Iowa and among the top 20 research libraries in the country. While BIG means that you have access to loads of materials that you couldn’t get at a smaller library, it also means there is loads of materials.Continue reading “Top Ten Things You Should Know About UI Libraries”
100 Years of Scientific Research Available Online
Last fall with the help of the Arlene K. French Funds for chemistry services and biological sciences, the University of Iowa Libraries were able to answer the call of faculty and graduate students across campus with the acquisition of the Web of Science historical journals. This archive makes approximately 850,000 scientific journal articles published betweenContinue reading “100 Years of Scientific Research Available Online”