Now that the end of the semester is drawing near and finals are just around the corner, you are probably looking for a quiet place to study. With 12 libraries on campus, you can find exactly the right space. Quiet, Out of the Way Places The Biological Sciences Library on Iowa Avenue between Phillips HallContinue reading “Find a Place to Study @ your library”

In 1883 with its first class, the College of Dentistry began a tradition of mounting individual portraits of graduates on photo boards. Over time these boards made their home in the basement of the College’s modern building where they were silently deteriorating until last year. College of Dentistry librarian Chris White re-discovered the photos andContinue reading “UI Libraries Brings Historic Dental College Photos to Life”

“Blood Done Sign My Name” by Timothy B. Tyson, the true story of a black U.S. Army veteran killed by three white men in Oxford, N.C. in the early 1970s, is the 2007 selection for “One Community, One Book — All Johnson County Reads.” The project promoting insights on human rights in the United StatesContinue reading ““Blood Done Sign My Name” is All Johnson County Reads Selection”

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. History Reference Online will be under consideration until June 18. History Reference OnlineContinue reading “History Resource Trial”

by Sid Huttner, Head of Special Collections  By 1965, Kurt Vonnegut had published four novels in paperback, but Slaughterhouse Five was several years in the future. Hardly famous and far from rich, Vonnegut accepted an invitation to teach in the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Among his students was Loree Rackstraw. They became close andContinue reading “Vonnegut Drawings Gift to UI Libraries”

As part of the Greek Week activities, fraternity and sorority members will “Crash the Main Library” on Tuesday, April 17 between 8 p.m. and 12 a.m. Members can sign-in at the table in the second floor Group Study Space. For more information, contact Greek representatives: Greg Buehner or Jamie Wagner.

The work of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently been in the news. The Executive Summary for Policymakers (pdf), part of its 4th Assessment Report, was recently released. The report documents the current scientific understanding and analysis on global climate change and recommends policy actions to address the global warming that is currentlyContinue reading “Climate Change Report Available Online”

University Archivist David McCartney has been elected to a two-year term as secretary of the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC). He’ll join Dennis Meissner of the Minnesota Historical Society (president-elect), Tanya Zanish-Belcher of Iowa State University (vice president), and Craig Wright of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum (treasurer) as MAC officers. With over 1,100Continue reading “McCartney Elected to MAC Board”

UI Libraries Conservator Gary Frost, Larry Raid of the Working Linotype Museum and graduate library science student Bethany Templeton are hosting a historical printing exposition at the Mossman Printing Services Building today, Thursday, April 5, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. You can see some of the technology that shaped early 20th-century commercial printing practices.Continue reading “Historical Printing Exposition”