We’re living in unprecedented times. Protesters are speaking out against the murder of George Floyd, police brutality, and systemic racism. The UI Libraries’ Special Collections plans to pursue a careful approach toward archiving the protests in our community. We recognize potential pitfalls in a white institution rushing to collect materials about marginalized communities of color,Continue reading “Archiving the movement”
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UI Libraries awards 12 OpenHawks grants
The University of Iowa Libraries has awarded 12 grants for Open Educational Resource (OER) projects for the 2020-2021 academic year. OpenHawks is a campuswide grant program that funds faculty efforts to replace current textbooks with OERs for enhanced student success. OpenHawks is funded by the annual Provost Investment Fund (PIF) from the UI Office of the Provost. ThisContinue reading “UI Libraries awards 12 OpenHawks grants”
How to return materials to the UI Libraries
This program has been discontinued (redirect link coming) University of Iowa students can return items to the UI Libraries from afar by dropping off items at one of 47 participating libraries across the state and region. See a map of these locations or the list of locations at the end of this article. The UIContinue reading “How to return materials to the UI Libraries”
Emergency access to copyrighted books
Effective immediately and until normal access to physical collections resumes, students, faculty, and staff at the University of Iowa have online access to a large portion of the University Libraries’ print collection—volumes that would have been difficult to access from library facilities that are closed due to COVID-19. Reading access to digitized copies of print volumesContinue reading “Emergency access to copyrighted books”
Virtual Hours for UI Libraries
Click here to see our VIRTUAL HOURS during the time of COVID-19.
Supporting research & clinical practice with systematic review service
By clinical education librarians at UI Libraries’ Hardin Library for the Health Sciences Jennifer DeBerg and Heather Healy Since 2011, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences has provided a systematic review service to support research across the health sciences. Systematic reviews, a critical component of evidence-based clinical practice, follow a specific research methodology that attemptsContinue reading “Supporting research & clinical practice with systematic review service”
Culshaw elected ARL vice president/president-elect
John Culshaw, the Jack B. King University Librarian at the University of Iowa, has been elected to serve as incoming vice president/president-elect for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Culshaw will become ARL president on October 7, 2020. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 124 research libraries in Canada andContinue reading “Culshaw elected ARL vice president/president-elect”
Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry moves to the University of Iowa Libraries
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”
Scholarly Communications and OA
Written by Mahrya Burnett, Scholarly Communications Librarian In the libraries, we spend the whole month of October celebrating Open Access (OA), and with good reason. As scholarly publishing continues to evolve and spawn new models for disseminating knowledge, it’s more important than ever to make sure that anyone can access critical research andContinue reading “Scholarly Communications and OA”
Seeking Benton Award Nominations
The University Libraries is seeking nominations for the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence. Funded by a generous endowment, this 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 the LibrariesContinue reading “Seeking Benton Award Nominations”