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”
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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”
University archivist Q&A: Sarah Keen
Sarah Keen recently completed her first academic year serving as university archivist in Special Collections and Archives in the University of Iowa Libraries She came to Iowa in August 2022 from upstate New York, where she served as Colgate University Libraries’ university archivist and head of Special Collections and University Archives. Previously, she was technicalContinue reading “University archivist Q&A: Sarah Keen”
Change to Emeritus Faculty Borrowing
The policy to allow emeritus faculty at CIC libraries to be able to check out books at those libraries has recently been changed. To view more information about this service, visit http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/circ/reciprocal/ or http://ask.lib.uiowa.edu/a.php?qid=219626.
Math Journals Moving Location in Main Library
To improve findability for the journals held in the Main Library, the math collection journals are being moved from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor and will be located adjacent to the other journals. Bookstacks staff are beginning to move these materials upstairs and in a few months you will be able to findContinue reading “Math Journals Moving Location in Main Library”
Business Library Closed June 20th and August 1st
In addition to the University Holiday, Saturday, July 4th, the Pomerantz Business Library will be closed two additional Saturdays this summer: June 20th and August 1st.
WorldCat is changing!
Beginning January 1, 2016, WorldCat is being upgraded with a different look and feel. The University of Iowa Libraries has access to this new version of WorldCat ahead of time, to help with a smooth transition. If you encounter problems or need help with the new interface, please contact your library liaison.