A new faculty study room is now available on the third floor of the Main Library. This quiet space is accessible only to faculty and is designed for individual reading, writing, and study. It is open all hours that the Main Library collections are publicly open. The room is furnished with 8 desk surfaces withContinue reading “Main Library Faculty Study Room Now Open”
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University of Iowa Libraries to host Shakespeare’s First Folio exhibition in 2016
Traveling exhibit to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death The University of Iowa Libraries has been selected as the host site for the state of Iowa for First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, a national traveling exhibition of the Shakespeare First Folio, one of the world’s most treasured books. The Folger ShakespeareContinue reading “University of Iowa Libraries to host Shakespeare’s First Folio exhibition in 2016”
Main Library Exhibition Space Renovation
The Main Library is currently in the process of renovating the first floor exhibition space. Over the next several months, the air handling, filtration, and lighting systems will be upgraded to museum environmental standards. For the first time we will be able to safely showcase our rare books, documents, photographs, artifacts and other items. ThisContinue reading “Main Library Exhibition Space Renovation”
EndNote Fully Supported by the Libraries
By pooling central and collegiate resources, and with the support of CCOM, CLAS, and ITS, the University has acquired a campus-wide license for EndNote, a popular and powerful citation management program for organizing, sharing, and formatting citations for publication. There are two versions of EndNote: EndNote Basic (web-based version, available for free to all UIContinue reading “EndNote Fully Supported by the Libraries”
Takedown Notices from Publishers: What are your rights?
Chris Diaz, Residency Librarian, Scholarly Communications & Collections Karen Fischer, Collections Analysis Librarian You may have read in the Washington Post or the Chronicle of Higher Education that users of Academia.edu have had their research papers taken down from their profile pages. Elsevier, the largest publisher of journals in the Scientific, Technical, and Medical fields,Continue reading “Takedown Notices from Publishers: What are your rights?”
Millions of Titles to Borrow
Amy Paulus, Head of Access Services Looking for books not available or not owned by the University Libraries? Try UBorrow! A book found in UBorrow will be delivered quickly from one of 15 research libraries (Big Ten Universities plus Center for Research Libraries, University of Chicago, Maryland, and Rutgers), arriving within one week of request. YouContinue reading “Millions of Titles to Borrow”
Research Resources Your Students Need in Subject Specific Guides
Ericka Raber, Research & Instruction Librarian With the wealth of information resources available, students often need help finding the information they need for research projects and papers. Libguides are selective lists of subscription databases, books, journals, and other resources available through the UI Libraries. Libguides are easily accessible from the Libraries’ website and ICONContinue reading “Research Resources Your Students Need in Subject Specific Guides”