The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections is the new home of the renowned Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry. Founded by Ruth and Marvin Sackner in 1979 in Miami Beach, Florida, the Sackner Archive currently holds the largest collection of concrete and visual poetry in the world. The archive includes over 75,000 itemsContinue reading “Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry moves to the University of Iowa Libraries”
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University of Iowa Libraries becomes institutional member of Open Access publisher Cogitatio
Today hefty paywalls prevent research published in most scholarly journals from being read online by audiences that many academics often most want to reach—policy makers and elected officials, industry leaders, non-profits, educators, the general public, and even faculty from smaller teaching colleges and community colleges. The University of Iowa Libraries has signed an institutional agreementContinue reading “University of Iowa Libraries becomes institutional member of Open Access publisher Cogitatio”
Celebrating first-generation college students at the First-Generation Summit
by Jenay Solomon, Undergraduate Engagement Librarian, UI Libraries Celebrating student accomplishments and getting to showcase all the amazing services and resources the UI libraries provide for students is always a great thing to do. Even on a Saturday! Earlier this spring on a beautiful sunny Saturday, I spent the day at the 2nd Annual “I’mContinue reading “Celebrating first-generation college students at the First-Generation Summit”
UI Libraries announces OpenHawks grant program for Open Educational Resources (OER)
The University of Iowa Libraries announces OpenHawks, a campus-wide grant program that funds faculty efforts to adopt or develop Open Educational Resources (OER) for enhanced student success. What are OER? OER (such as textbooks, videos, assessment tools, lab books, research methods, or interactive course modules) are free for students and carry legal permission for openContinue reading “UI Libraries announces OpenHawks grant program for Open Educational Resources (OER)”
Your librarians at work
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UI Libraries and student government collaborate to reduce textbook costs
How will I afford my textbooks this semester? Can I pass this course even though I don’t have the book? Is it illegal to download this PDF of the book that I found online? These are the kinds of questions students ask at the beginning of the semester. The solutions they find are creative. SometimesContinue reading “UI Libraries and student government collaborate to reduce textbook costs”
UI Libraries collaborates to expand access to research data
Eight Big Ten universities, a federal funding agency, and private companies come together to fund the development of Collaborative Archive Data Research Environment (CADRE) Students, faculty, and researchers across the Midwest and beyond will gain crucial access to large research datasets through a secure, cloud-based platform called CADRE (Collaborative Archive Data Research Environment). CADRE willContinue reading “UI Libraries collaborates to expand access to research data”
Guest Post: Actualizing Unrestricted Knowledge Sharing for Collaborators, Partners, Allies, and Beneficiaries, Globally
During the month of Open Access week (October 22-28, 2018) 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 post is by Danielle Medgyesi, recent MS Graduate, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
2018 UI Libraries Student Employee Scholarship Winners
Eleven employees have been awarded UI Libraries Student Employee Scholarships for 2018-19. Congratulations to our winners! Read about the winners.
IWA Digitization Project
The Iowa Women’s Archives is seeking funding to digitize audiovisual materials in its collections that are no longer accessible because of their obsolete formats. These audiotapes, videotapes, and films document sports, politics, activism, domestic life, and a host of other topics. Gifts supporting the IWA digitization project will be matched by a generous donor! DoubleContinue reading “IWA Digitization Project”