During the month of Open Access week (October 19-25) we will be highlighting a number of guest posts from University of Iowa Faculty and Staff who have personal experience making their work Open Access. We appreciate their contributions. The first guest post is by Associate Professor, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, Ph.D. University of Iowa, Departmental ExecutiveContinue reading “Guest Post: Open Access is the way that new knowledge is made…easier”
Category Archives: Faculty News
Talk About Just Living: Classroom Strategies for Social Justice Learning in the Public Sphere
The Main Library Learning Commons invites you to attend the faculty workshop Talk About Just Living: Classroom Strategies for Social Justice Learning in the Public Sphere on Friday, September 18th from 1:30-4:30pm. Take advantage of the second annual Theme Semester Just Living in Spring 2016 to infuse your assignments with social justice issues that will resonate with yourContinue reading “Talk About Just Living: Classroom Strategies for Social Justice Learning in the Public Sphere”
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”
Remote Delivery Service Available to Faculty
Will you be spending your summer doing research outside the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids metro area but still need access to library materials? Take advantage of our remote delivery service! While searching the library catalog, place a delivery request for remote delivery and enter in the address where the book should be delivered. We use UPSContinue reading “Remote Delivery Service Available to Faculty”
New Service for Faculty: Renew Your Loans Online
The University Libraries is pleased to announce that faculty, graduate students, honors students, and P&S staff will now be able to go online (via My Account) and renew annual loans (currently due in June 2015). You no longer need to bring your loans to a campus library to be renewed on-site. This service change seeksContinue reading “New Service for Faculty: Renew Your Loans Online”
Changes in the Main Library Periodical Collection
The Libraries is making the periodical collection on the third floor of Main Library more orderly and accessible by reorganizing all volumes into a single alphabetically arranged sequence. A project is underway to shelve the current issues with the rest of their bound volumes. Bound periodicals run in alphabetical order on the east side ofContinue reading “Changes in the Main Library Periodical Collection”
Tonight Only! The Brinton Silent Film Project
Tonight Only! The Brinton Silent Film Project Friends of the UI Libraries Annual EventWednesday, May 6, 2015 Join Mike Zahs and Red Cedar Chamber Music for an evening of motion pictures and music from the earliest days of film. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, The Brinton Entertainment Co. of Washington, Iowa, wouldContinue reading “Tonight Only! The Brinton Silent Film Project”
SuDocs Have Moved!
The University of Iowa Libraries is a congressionally designated depository for U.S. federal government information. This collection of print publications (classified with the Superintendent of Documents or SuDocs scheme) was recently moved from the third floor to the northwest corner of the fifth floor in the Main Library. Not only is the space on theContinue reading “SuDocs Have Moved!”
Learning Commons Available to Faculty for Class Presentations
Are you seeking opportunities for your students to become confident, eloquent, and engaging public speakers? I’d like to invite you to use the Learning Commons for your class presentations! The Learning Commons has six reservable group areas, each equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including 80-inch monitors. Laptops, cables & slide advancers are available for check outContinue reading “Learning Commons Available to Faculty for Class Presentations”