By Kelly Hangauer In June 2022, I joined twenty-seven academic librarians across the U.S. for a 2-week online workshop as part of the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship. IRDL was initiated in 2014 to address the lack of social science training among librarians and to bring more rigor to library and information science research. TheContinue reading “Institute for Research Design in Librarianship”
Category Archives: What’s new
Digital New Book Display – 7-22-22
Welcome to the University of Iowa Libraries’ 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 inContinue reading “Digital New Book Display – 7-22-22”
Digital New Book Display – 7-19-22
Welcome to the University of Iowa Libraries’ 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 inContinue reading “Digital New Book Display – 7-19-22”
Digital New Book Display – 7-7-22
Welcome to the University of Iowa Libraries’ 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 inContinue reading “Digital New Book Display – 7-7-22”
Culshaw elected to Center for Research Libraries Board of Directors
John Culshaw, Jack B. King university librarian at Iowa, has been elected to a three-year term on the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Board of Directors. CRL, which is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries, held its 73rd Annual Council of Voting Members Meeting in April 2022. Learn more aboutContinue reading “Culshaw elected to Center for Research Libraries Board of Directors”
Libraries support OA book publisher Punctum Books
The University Libraries is pleased to announce it has joined Punctum Books Supporting Library Membership Program for three years. Punctum Books is a scholar-led, queer-led, and peer-reviewed academic book publisher devoted to academic and para-academic authors working in any field in the humanities, social sciences, fine arts, and architecture & design who want to publishContinue reading “Libraries support OA book publisher Punctum Books”
UI Libraries Receives NEH Grant to Increase Access to World-Renowned Sackner Archive
Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries was awarded a prestigious $350,000 grant supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The funding will be used to make the Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry—the largest collection of its kind in the world—more accessible. The Sackner ArchiveContinue reading “UI Libraries Receives NEH Grant to Increase Access to World-Renowned Sackner Archive”
NEW: Three Women for Equality: Christine Grant, Peggy Burke, and Bonnie Slatton Fund
Three trailblazers who led the national effort for gender equality in athletics are being honored through a new fund dedicated to collecting, archiving, and highlighting their achievements and the efforts of other women. The Three Women for Equality: Christine Grant, Peggy Burke, and Bonnie Slatton Fund is made possible by a generous gift from LarkContinue reading “NEW: Three Women for Equality: Christine Grant, Peggy Burke, and Bonnie Slatton Fund”
NEW: Loan Period Extended for Undergraduates and Merit Staff
Undergraduate students and Merit Staff now have a longer time to borrow materials. All new loans will follow the updated policies. Please note: Any book currently checked out will need to be renewed to receive the longer due date. Otherwise, its original due date will remain. You can find more information on the circulation policies page.
DVD Display, July 27 – Recent Acquisitions
Welcome to our rotating DVD display, here we will present a themed selection of titles for you to browse. If you would like to borrow a DVD, just click the link below the title and sign in with your Hawk ID and password to make a request. Thanks for browsing! Parasite Bong Joon Ho bringsContinue reading “DVD Display, July 27 – Recent Acquisitions”