During Finals Week, Chauncey reviews his notes, gets enough sleep, and studies with friends at the Sciences Library. He creates his own study guides and asks himself questions that might be on his exams. When he gets tired, he finds it helpful to take short breaks. Luckily, Chauncey discovered that the Sciences Library provides cookies,Continue reading “Finals Week Snacks & Snowflakes”
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Red Planet Day 2018
On this day in 1964, the Mariner 4 spacecraft launched and completed the first Mars flyby, marking today as Red Planet Day. Mariner 4 took snapshots of the surface of Mars and gave us our first up-close view of the planet. While Mariner 4 was meant to capture data only for a few months, it stayed in orbit collecting solar wind data for several years. Continue reading “Red Planet Day 2018”
Mole Day at the Sciences Library
In celebration of Mole Day on Oct. 23 and National Chemistry Week, Chauncey invited all of his mole friends over to hang out at the Sciences Library. Now the moles have taken over the library! Find a mole hidden at the Sciences Library during National Chemistry Week (Oct. 22-26) and bring it to the Sciences Library serviceContinue reading “Mole Day at the Sciences Library”
Lessons Learned About Iowa’s Wild Bees
In Dr. Hendrix’s talk “Protecting Iowa’s Wild Bees: Your Backyard Counts,” we learned that honey bees are the only type of bees that are social. Most bees are solitary bees! Solitary bees create nests in holes in wood, bamboo, or in the ground. These solitary wild bees are important pollinators of almonds, berries, and otherContinue reading “Lessons Learned About Iowa’s Wild Bees”
Protecting Iowa’s Wild Bees: Your Backyard Counts
Join us at the Sciences Library for “Protecting Iowa’s Wild Bees: Your Backyard Counts” presented by Dr. Stephen D. Hendrix, UI Professor Emeritus. Wed., Oct. 3, 12:30-1:30 PM, Sciences Library 3rd floor Pizza & beverages provided while supplies last. Free & open to the public. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsoredContinue reading “Protecting Iowa’s Wild Bees: Your Backyard Counts”
Fall 2018 Workshops at the Sciences Library
The following workshops are open to all students, faculty, and staff. There is no need to register in advance. Staying Current Workshop – Thursday, September 20, 3:30-4:20 PM, SL 102 In this workshop you will learn how to: EndNote Workshop – Tuesday, September 25, 11-11:50 AM, SL 102 In this workshop you will learn how to use EndNote to: EndNote Web is available forContinue reading “Fall 2018 Workshops at the Sciences Library”
Top 10 Things to Know About the Sciences Library
10. You can connect with us on Facebook and Twitter! 9. You can email, call, or schedule an appointment with one of our librarians (Laurie Neuerburg or Leo Clougherty) if you need help finding books, articles, or anything else for your research. 8. You can use our scanner on the 1st floor for free. 7.Continue reading “Top 10 Things to Know About the Sciences Library”
Natural Language Searching in NCBI Databases
NCBI has improved its search functionality in the “all databases” search to be compatible with natural language searching. In the past, natural language searching for sequence data brought up too many results or sometimes zero results. Now you can search NCBI more intuitively than before and receive good results for genes, nucleotides, and assemblies! HowContinue reading “Natural Language Searching in NCBI Databases”
Beekeeping 101 Event is the Bee’s Knees!
There was a lively “hive” of people at the Sciences Library for Beekeeping 101! We heard an informative talk about bees and beekeeping from Jim Davis. Then we made a bee-line for the courtyard to take a closer look at bees and how they compare with other insects. Finally, some of us acted out theContinue reading “Beekeeping 101 Event is the Bee’s Knees!”
Sunsetting of the Open Access Fund
For several years, UI Libraries has maintained an Open Access (OA) Fund to help researchers pay for the article processing charges (APCs) on open access publications. This fund supports authors choosing to make their publications open for anyone to read, broadening their audience and providing wide access to important research. We have decided to sunset theContinue reading “Sunsetting of the Open Access Fund”