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Author Archives: University of Iowa Libraries
A head-to-toe conservation treatment
As a student intern at the time in Conservation and Collections Care, I had the opportunity to do a complete treatment for this amazing anatomical flap book.
Nine featured books from the John Martin Rare Book Room
Explore nine of the latest additions to the John Martin Rare Book Room (JMRBR) collection.
Supplemental Instruction moves to Main Library
Most Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions have moved from the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) to a new location on the second floor of the Main Library. This space—the Academic Resource Center (LIB 2024)—will host the majority of SI sessions during the fall and spring semesters, with plans to transition to a permanent Main Library location inContinue reading “Supplemental Instruction moves to Main Library”
Big Ten Open Books launches second collection
In partnership with eight Big Ten-affiliated university presses, the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Center for Library Programs has expanded the Big Ten Open Books project with the publication of the second 100-book collection. The second collection is centered on Indigenous North Americans. The works included in the collection have all been previously published in printContinue reading “Big Ten Open Books launches second collection”
Davis receives book honor from Rhetoric Society of America
Jade E. Davis, associate university librarian for Teaching, Learning, and Research at the University of Iowa, was selected as the recipient of the Rhetoric Society of America’s 2025 Book Award. In The Other Side of Empathy (Duke University Press, 2023), Davis contests the value of empathy as an affective or critical tool. The RSA gives aContinue reading “Davis receives book honor from Rhetoric Society of America”
Big Ten Academic Alliance and Springer Nature announce first-ever unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement in the Americas
“No fees, no caps, no limits, no hassle.” Faculty across the Big Ten Academic Alliance gain unprecedented access and publishing freedom in Springer hybrid journals. The Big Ten Academic Alliance has signed a two-year Open Publishing Agreement with Springer Nature, making it the publisher’s first truly unlimited and uncapped open access agreement in the Americas.Continue reading “Big Ten Academic Alliance and Springer Nature announce first-ever unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement in the Americas “
Open access agreement with IWA Publishing
The University of Iowa Libraries are pleased to announce an open access agreement with IWA Publishing, an internationally recognized publisher of peer-reviewed research on water, wastewater. and related environmental fields, and subsidiary of the International Water Association. The agreement includes: Unlimited open access publishing by UI-affiliated corresponding authors, without payment of article processing charges (APCs),Continue reading “Open access agreement with IWA Publishing”
Here’s what entered the public domain in 2025
As of Jan. 1, 2025, all the books, films, songs, and art published in the 1920s or earlier are now public domain.
Lawrence retires as director of Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
Janna Lawrence retired as the director of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences in November 2024. She was a cornerstone of Hardin Library for 17-and-a half-years, serving the last five years in the top leadership role as the director of Hardin with unparalleled dedication and vision for the organization. During her tenure at HardinContinue reading “Lawrence retires as director of Hardin Library for the Health Sciences”