By Kelly Hangauer In August 2021, I had the opportunity to participate in the Evidence Synthesis Institute. This four-day online institute is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and is a partnership between University of Minnesota, Cornell University, and Carnegie Mellon University. The goal of the institute is to equip librariansContinue reading “Evidence Synthesis Institute”
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Seeking nominations for the Benton Award
The University Libraries is seeking nominations for the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence. Funded by a generous endowment, this prestigious award acknowledges a library staff member’s professional contributions in the practice of librarianship, service to the profession, scholarship, or leadership which has had a significant impact or innovation to the operations of theContinue reading “Seeking nominations for the Benton Award”
Libraries appoints Soenksen as interim director of DEAI
The University of Iowa Libraries has appointed Rita Soenksen as Interim Director of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) effective June 7, 2021. During the pandemic, the Libraries established a shared governance structure, including plans to create a DEAI Council. Based on urgent recommendations from its staff-led DEAI action plan team, the Libraries created thisContinue reading “Libraries appoints Soenksen as interim director of DEAI”
UI Latinx Council recognizes Rachel Garza Carreón with an award named in her honor
The UI Latinx Council Executive Board has created the Rachel Garza Carreón IMPACT Award to recognize her valuable work with the Latinx community at the University of Iowa. The award will recognize long-time UI Latinx community members who have contributed years of service at University of Iowa and who have made a lasting impact withContinue reading “UI Latinx Council recognizes Rachel Garza Carreón with an award named in her honor”
2021 Spring Undergraduate Library Research Award recipients
The review committee is pleased to announce the recipients for the Spring 2021 Undergraduate Library Research Awards. This year the committee received a small but mighty number of applications ranging from research on campus food pantries to African art collections. This small number made for a difficult decision as all the applicants were well deserving and engaged inContinue reading “2021 Spring Undergraduate Library Research Award recipients”
New Book Display 4/27/21
Welcome to the Library’s virtual New Book Shelf. Here we will present new titles for you to browse and check out. Titles listed here will be monographs published in the current year. If you see a title you would like to borrow, please click the link below the item and sign in with your HawkContinue reading “New Book Display 4/27/21”
Hardin Library Awarded $5.7 Million Grant to Continue Outreach as a Regional Medical Library
The University of Iowa Libraries’ Hardin Library for the Health Sciences has been awarded a five-year grant to continue its role as a Regional Medical Library (RML) in the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM). NNLM consists of seven competitively selected RMLs; Hardin Library will serve Region 6. The National Library of Medicine,Continue reading “Hardin Library Awarded $5.7 Million Grant to Continue Outreach as a Regional Medical Library”
UI Libraries launches a new podcast series
A library is a building, right? Or is it collection of books? What about all the other sources of information available in libraries? Loud in the Libraries takes you behind the scenes to help you make sense of the University of Iowa Libraries so you can make the best use of all the Libraries haveContinue reading “UI Libraries launches a new podcast series”
Big Ten Academic Alliance Signs new PLOS Deal
If you’ve ever considered publishing Open Access (OA) in PLOS Biology or PLOS Medicine, it just got a lot more affordable. The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), of which University of Iowa is a member, just signed a three-year deal with the OA mega-journal publisher, PLOS, allowing corresponding authors at any Big 10 university to publish in these two journals without any cost to the author. This agreementContinue reading “Big Ten Academic Alliance Signs new PLOS Deal”
2020 Fall Undergraduate Library Research Award Winners
The University Libraries received several strong applications for the Fall 2020 Undergraduate Library Research Award (ULRA). Because of this, we were able to secure extra funding from the Academic Enrichment Fund thanks to the Friends of the UI Libraries. We were able to recognize three undergraduate students, who showed impressive research skills, innovative use ofContinue reading “2020 Fall Undergraduate Library Research Award Winners”