Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has announced that the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) has received $881,692 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to recruit and educate librarians. The SLIS will use these funds to recruit two groups of 20 students who already have teaching certificates for its master’sContinue reading “UI Receives Grant For Librarian Recruitment And Education”
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Rare Books and Manuscripts at UIMA
A collection of rare books and manuscripts from UI Libraries will go on public display for the first time at the UI Museum of Art (UIMA) in the exhibition “From Monks to Masters: The Medieval Manuscript and the Early Printed Book,” June 23-Oct. 7.The exhibition is a collaboration of UI Libraries Special Collections, the HardinContinue reading “Rare Books and Manuscripts at UIMA”
Sudanese Community Visit UI Libraries
Members of the Sudanese Community Center will visit the Main Library, Information Arcade on Wednesday, June 27 at 7 p.m. for a special presentation of Arabic language materials by UI Libraries staff members. Over the last decade, the UI Libraries’ collection of Arabic materials has been growing to support the teaching and research on North Africa and theContinue reading “Sudanese Community Visit UI Libraries”
Retirees Visit the UI Libraries
Today’s university library is not what most people remember from their undergraduate experience. But then neither are most campuses. Like every other aspect of campus life, libraries have evolved over the last decades. Together we’ll explore the 21st century environment of the UI Libraries and learn how to utilize the Libraries resources for your ownContinue reading “Retirees Visit the UI Libraries”
Nancy Drew Author in the Iowa Digital Library
Audio Slideshow: View a Quicktime movie narrated by Jen Wolfe, metadata librarian for Digital Library Services, and showing items from the University of Iowa Libraries’ collection memorabilia from Mildred Wirt Benson, who penned many of the “Nancy Drew” mystery novels. Small movie (42MB): http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2007/june/images/ui-nancy-drew-collection-small.mov Large movie (97MB): http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2007/june/images/ui-nancy-drew-collection.mov Since its debut in 1930, the NancyContinue reading “Nancy Drew Author in the Iowa Digital Library”
UI Libraries Joins Google Book Search
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)–a consortium of 12 research universities, including The University of Iowa–is announcing that its members have entered into an agreement with Google to become partners in the Google Book Search project. This means that Google will work with the libraries at all of the CIC institutions to digitize distinctive portionsContinue reading “UI Libraries Joins Google Book Search”
Article Delivery Service Expands
Starting July 1st, UI students, faculty and staff will be able to login to the Libraries’ online Interlibrary Loan system to request articles and book chapters that the Libraries’ holds only in hard copy. In addition to making their requests online, they will also be able to track their requests online. This isn’t a newContinue reading “Article Delivery Service Expands”
Want to know more about… the World Bank?
With Paul Wolfowitz’s resignation as President of the World Bank, the Bank has lately received widespread media attention. It is a good time to note that The University of Iowa Libraries has collected World Bank publications for many years, and also subscribes to a number of databases from the World Bank Group. Among those titlesContinue reading “Want to know more about… the World Bank?”
Frost Testing Super-Absorbent Paper
UI Libraries Conservator Gary Frost has been working with product developer Nicholas Yeager at Artifex Equipment to test a new super-absorbent paper product in disaster recovery. This paper is infused with corn-starch based powder which quickly wicks water out of damaged books and magazines. Recently, Frost had an opportunity to put this paper to the test, when a roofContinue reading “Frost Testing Super-Absorbent Paper”
Literature Resource Center Trial
In an effort to provide faculty and students access to the latest resources in their disciplines, the UI Libraries periodically enrolls in trial subscriptions to online resources. During and after the trial, library staff encourages feedback from faculty and students about particular resources. Literature Resource Center will be under consideration until May 30. The Literature ResourceContinue reading “Literature Resource Center Trial”