You can pick up the materials you’ve requested through Interlibrary Loan at the Main Library North Circulation desk any hours that the Main Library is open. Requests can be made through our online system. Any questions about Interlibrary Loan can be answered by staff at the South Circulation desk.
Category Archives: Main Library
Digital Library Services in the Information Arcade
It’s the dawn of a new era in the Information Arcade®. In its first 20 years, much of the focus in the Arcade was on integrating technology into teaching and learning, which has become mainstream activity on campus and supported by many different departments like ITS-Instructional Services. Digital Library Services has relocated to the ArcadeContinue reading “Digital Library Services in the Information Arcade”
Art, Fact and Artifact: The Book in Time and Place
The first biennial conference, Art, Fact and Artifact: The Book in Time and Place, of the College Book Art Association begins today, January 8 and runs through Saturday, January 10 and is hosted by the University of Iowa Center for the Book. Conference activities include talks, artist presentations, exhibits, demos, professional development and tours over the threeContinue reading “Art, Fact and Artifact: The Book in Time and Place”
One Bean, One Vote – Nov 4
Is the election becoming a little too intense for you? Lighten up by casting your Great Northern Bean to vote in the Main Library’s strictly unofficial presidential bean poll on Election Day, Nov. 4th. The bean poll will be located at the kiosk near the Information Desk at the Main Library. Here’s how it works; simplyContinue reading “One Bean, One Vote – Nov 4”
Display at Main Library Highlights Politically Active Women
Through a display at the Main Library, the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., proudly presents, “Delta Women Who Have Served in the Political Arena,” to honor past and present members of the sorority who have served in public office. Members of the 95-year-old organization have labored in various capacitiesContinue reading “Display at Main Library Highlights Politically Active Women”
Street Literature on Display in Special Collections
For over 400 years, news was disseminated to the poor and uneducated masses in England, Ireland, and other European countries through street literature. Many forms eventually reached America and other parts of the world. Street literature was a mirror of society, with its half-truths, lies, folk poetry, romances, and all manner of other foibles. EveryContinue reading “Street Literature on Display in Special Collections”
Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit on Display
Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual event celebrating the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean, as well as the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States. The Hispanic community in Iowa is experiencing an excitingContinue reading “Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit on Display”
Article Delivery Service Expands
Starting July 1st, UI students, faculty and staff will be able to login to the Libraries’ online Interlibrary Loan system to request articles and book chapters that the Libraries’ holds only in hard copy. In addition to making their requests online, they will also be able to track their requests online. This isn’t a newContinue reading “Article Delivery Service Expands”
Quiet and Group Study Space in Main Library
As the semester winds down, the number of people in the Main Library increases and everyone is looking for a good place to study. In an effort to help students find appropriately quiet spaces to work, the UI Libraries has designated a couple of different types of study space. Quiet Study – when you areContinue reading “Quiet and Group Study Space in Main Library”