The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)–a consortium of 12 research universities, including The University of Iowa–is announcing that its members have entered into an agreement with Google to become partners in the Google Book Search project. This means that Google will work with the libraries at all of the CIC institutions to digitize distinctive portionsContinue reading “UI Libraries Joins Google Book Search”

UI Libraries Conservator Gary Frost has been working with product developer Nicholas Yeager at Artifex Equipment to test a new super-absorbent paper product in disaster recovery. This paper is infused with corn-starch based powder which quickly wicks water out of damaged books and magazines. Recently, Frost had an opportunity to put this paper to the test, when a roofContinue reading “Frost Testing Super-Absorbent Paper”

In an effort to provide faculty and students access to the latest resources in their disciplines, the UI Libraries periodically enrolls in trial subscriptions to online resources. During and after the trial, library staff encourages feedback from faculty and students about particular resources. Literature Resource Center will be under consideration until May 30. The Literature ResourceContinue reading “Literature Resource Center Trial”

Now that the end of the semester is drawing near and finals are just around the corner, you are probably looking for a quiet place to study. With 12 libraries on campus, you can find exactly the right space. Quiet, Out of the Way Places The Biological Sciences Library on Iowa Avenue between Phillips HallContinue reading “Find a Place to Study @ your library”

In 1883 with its first class, the College of Dentistry began a tradition of mounting individual portraits of graduates on photo boards. Over time these boards made their home in the basement of the College’s modern building where they were silently deteriorating until last year. College of Dentistry librarian Chris White re-discovered the photos andContinue reading “UI Libraries Brings Historic Dental College Photos to Life”

“Blood Done Sign My Name” by Timothy B. Tyson, the true story of a black U.S. Army veteran killed by three white men in Oxford, N.C. in the early 1970s, is the 2007 selection for “One Community, One Book — All Johnson County Reads.” The project promoting insights on human rights in the United StatesContinue reading ““Blood Done Sign My Name” is All Johnson County Reads Selection”