Library News – Page 55

Open House and Exhibit in Martin Rare Book Room – May 14

The open house and exhibit, “De Partu Hominis; Six Centuries of Obstetrics,” will feature rare books on childbirth from the 15th through the 20th centuries. Visitors can view and page through early atlases and manuals used by midwives and physicians featuring illustrations and descriptions of birthing chairs, forceps, caesarean section, the development of anesthesia, and complications of labor and delivery.

Among the dozens of works to be displayed include William Hunter’s striking 1774 atlas, The anatomy of the human gravid uterus, Oliver Wendell Holmes’ controversial 1842 treatise, The contagiousness of puerperal fever, and De formato foetu, a set of plates rendered in the Baroque style, published in 1626.

Thursday, May 14 from 4:30 to 7:30
John Martin Rare Book Room, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences

The exhibit is part of a series of public lectures and presentation sponsored by the University of Iowa History of Medicine Society. The John Martin Rare Book Room is located on the fourth floor of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. For additional information, please contact Ed Holtum, Curator at 335-9154.

Finals Stimulus Package @ your library

To help students prepare for finals, the UI Libraries has put together a Finals Stimulus Package: FREE POP!

Main Library, North Exhibition Hall
Sunday, May 10 – Tuesday, May 12 @ 11 p.m. (while supplies last)

Lichtenberger Engineering, Mathematical Sciences and Physics Libraries
Monday, May 11 (while supplies last)

Biological Sciences, Pomerantz Business, Geoscience and Psychology Libraries
Tuesday, May 12 (while supplies last)

Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
Thursday, May 14 (while supplies last)

The UI Libraries received the Diet Coke, Coke and Sprite from an anonymous donor.

When the World Spoke Arabic Film Series – May 6

Join us for the fifth evening of the six-part series When the World Spoke Arabic: The Golden Age of Arab Civilization.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 7PM, ICPL, Meeting Rm. A

“The Thousand and One Nights: A Historical Perspective” (27 min.)
Encompassing fairy tales, romances, legends, fables, parables, and anecdotes, The Thousand and One Nights is a composite of popular oral stories that developed over several centuries, mainly during the Empire of the Caliphate. This program scrutinizes the wonderfully audacious tale of Scheherazade and what it tells the attentive reader about the dreams of Arab men and women during the empire’s golden age.

“Ulema and Philosophers: Faith vs. Reason in Islamic Arabia” (26 min.)
By replacing paganism with monotheism and tribal life with empire-building, the Arabs of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties effected a complete paradigm shift in their worldview. This program studies the codification of Islamic law and assimilation of non-Arab texts—and the ensuing competition between the ulema, or doctors of the law, and the philosophers, who saw reason as an equal to divine enlightenment.

The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Public Library, UI Middle East and Muslim World Studies Program, African Studies Program, and Medieval Studies Program are sponsors of this film series.

All films will be introduced by Edward Miner, International Studies Bibliographer, University of Iowa Libraries, with discussion to follow. This film series will be shown in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name in the north foyer of the University of Iowa Main Library. For more information, contact Edward Miner at (319)335-5883 or edward-miner@uiowa.edu.

Swine Flu Information Resource Guide

Hardin librarians have developed an information guide about Swine Flu. All of the information contained in the guide is free and open to the public.

http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/swineflu

Did You Know? TXT Call Numbers to Your Cell

Did you know that you can text a call number to your cell phone so you can go and find the item in the library stacks?

Simply use Smart Search (smartsearch.uiowa.edu) to find your item. Then click the title to view the full details of the record. On the right in the “Keeping this item” section is an option to “Text” the record. Just click the link, enter your 10 digit number without any spaces or dashes, and hit send. That’s it!

(Note: Carrier charges may apply)

Film Screenings for Asian Pacific Heritage Month

The Asian American Coalition is screening “Finishing the Game” and “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” this weekend to celebrate the Asian Pacific Heritage Month.

Free Movie Screening at 101 Becker Communication Studies Building (BCSB)

“Finishing the Game” Director Justin Lin, 84 minutes Friday, April 24 at 7:30 PM
Bruce Lee’s shocking death left legions of stunned fans and a legacy of 12 minutes from his unfinished Game of Death. Undeterred, studio executives launched a search for his replacement chronicled here through the eyes of five aspiring thespians who find out what the real game is.

If you are interested in finding Bruce Lee films in the library, please try Author Search in InfoHawk Catalog. If you are interested in learning more about Bruce Lee, try Subject Search with his name.

“Tie A Yellow Ribbon” Director Joy Dietrich, 86 minutes Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM
The feature-length narrative film TIE A YELLOW RIBBON gives a rare view into the emotionally complex interior of a young Asian American woman, a Korean adoptee who needs to come to terms with her damaged past.

If you are interested in learning more about themes from this movie, you may want to try Subject Headings such as Intercountry adoption, Interracial adoption, Korean Americans, Adopted children, etc. for your search. You may be also interested in reading Prof. Sonia Ryang’s Writing Selves in Diaspora: Ethnography of Autobiographics of Korean Women in Japan and the United States (Main Library DS832.7.K6 R938 2008).”

Please contact Sunny Bounyalath at sunny-bounyalath@uiowa.edu if you have questions about attending the events.

When the World Spoke Arabic Film Series – Apr 22

Join us for the fourth evening in a six-part series of When the World Spoke Arabic: The Golden Age of Arab Civilization.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 7PM, ICPL, Meeting Rm. A

“The Secrets of the Human Body: Islam’s Contributions to Medicine” (27 min.)
This program investigates the practice of medicine during the Abbasid Caliphate, offering profiles of Jurjis ibn Jibrail, personal doctor to Caliph al-Mansur; Yuhanna ibn Masawayh, head of Caliph al-Ma’amun’s House of Wisdom; Rhazes, whose Kitab al-hawi outlines an exemplary clinical approach; Avicenna, universally known for his Canon of Medicine; and Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi, the father of modern surgery.

“Everything under the Sun: Astronomy, Mathematics, and Islam” (26 min.)
Picking up mathematics and astronomy from where the ancient Greeks had left off, Arab scholars paved the way for the Copernican revolution and the rebirth of science in Europe. This program reveals the Empire of the Caliphate’s role in developing the Indo-Arabic decimal system, algebra, and algorithms and in refining the science of optics and the Ptolemaic model of the solar system.

The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Public Library, UI Middle East and Muslim World Studies Program, African Studies Program, and Medieval Studies Program are sponsors of this film series.

Portrayal of Asian American Men in Mainstream Media – Apr 16

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Asian American Coalition & UI Cultural Centers presents Dr. William Ming Liu on “Asian American Masculinity: The Portrayal of Asian American Men in Mainstream Media.”

Date: Thursday | April 16th, 2009
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Asian Pacific American Cultural Center 223 Lucon Drive 319-335-2719

Dr. Liu is the Program Director for the Counseling Psychology Program. He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Maryland. At the University of Maryland, he founded the Asian American Studies Program and was the advisor to the Asian American Student Union. He has taught Introduction to Asian American Studies, Asian American Masculinity, and Asian Americans in Media. He was also the conference chair for the East of California, Asian American Studies Conference while at UM. He currently researches and publishes in the areas of poverty and masculinity, and has a forthcoming edited book on Asian American masculinity. He is the associate editor for the Psychology of Men and Masculinity as well as several other research journals.

UI professor Jennifer Feeley recommends the following books and films to those who are interested in this event. Feeley joined the Dept. of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literature in Fall 2008 and has been teaching courses like “Asian Humanities China”, “Transnational Chinese Cinemas”, “Modern Chinese Writers”, and “Seminar in Chinese Fiction: Modern and Contemporary Urban Literature and Culture.”

Books

Racial Castration: Managing Masculinity in Asian America by David Eng
Main Library E184.O6 E53 2001
Writing Manhood in Black and Yellow: Ralph Ellison, Frank Chin, and the Literary Politics of Identity by Daniel Kim
Main Library PS3553.H4897 Z74 2005
Where the Body Meets Memory: An Odyssey of Race, Sexuality and Identity by David Mura
Main Library E184.J3 M7844 1996
Chinese American Masculinities: From Fu Manchu to Bruce Lee by Jachinson Chan
Main Library P94.5.C57 C48 2001

Films

The Slanted Screen (Location Main Media Services Video record 26678 DVD ) is probably the best film for this purpose.
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle dir. Danny Leiner. (Again, a fiction film, but the Asian American male leads are atypical.) Location Main Media Services Video record 16509 DVD
Any Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan film.

Refreshments will be provided. For more information or directions, please contact Hien Luong (hien-luong@uiowa.edu) or Lilly Chen (lilly-chen@uiowa.edu).

When the World Spoke Arabic Film Series – Apr 15

Join us for the third evening in the six-part series When the World Spoke Arabic: The Golden Age of Arab Civilization.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 7PM, ICPL, Meeting Rm. A

“The Muslim Town: Urban Life under the Caliphate” (27 min.)
Although the first towns the Arabs founded during the expansion of Arabia were only vast campsites, it was not long before their temporary dwellings gave way to the magnificent signature architecture of Arabian culture. What was it like to live in the Arab cities of the Abbasid dynasty, grand oases of refinement and innovation?

“An Art of Living: Arab Aesthetics in 9th-Century Spain” (27 min.)
As life among the aristocracy in Damascus and Baghdad attained its zenith of refinement, another important cultural center was developing in Islamic Cordoba. This program focuses on the remarkable cultural contributions of Ziryab, a talented young musician who fled the East for Andalusia and became the era’s preeminent arbiter of style and taste.

The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Public Library, UI Middle East and Muslim World Studies Program, African Studies Program, and Medieval Studies Program are sponsors of this film series.

When the World Spoke Arabic Opening – Apr 7

Join the exhibit organizers for the Opening Reception of the newest Main Library exhibit “When the World Spoke Arabic: The Golden Age of Arab Civilization.”

Tuesday, April 7 at 4 p.m.
North Exhibition Hall

There will be Middle Eastern food by Ali Baba Restaurant; Middle Eastern music played on the qanun (or kanun) will be performed by Firaz Sultan. The qanun is a plucked string instrument similar to the zither.