The University of Iowa Sciences Library is celebrating National Beach Month with a new exhibit featuring shorebirds, sea creatures, shells and other artifacts. The library would like to thank the Natural History Museum, the Geoscience Department, Jean Fitzgerald and Leo Clougherty for loaning us these items.
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New Database Trial – Scopus
The University of Iowa Libraries is currently evaluating a new database: Scopus. The trial version is available to faculty, staff and students until May 18th. SciVerse Scopus is the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: Contains 46 million records, 70% with abstracts Nearly 19,500 titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide Includes over 4.6 million conferenceContinue reading “New Database Trial – Scopus”
New Sciences Research & Instruction Librarian
I’m Sara Scheib, the new Sciences Research & Instruction Librarian. I am looking forward to meeting with students and faculty members in the Sciences departments. I earned my MA in Library & Information Science at the University of Iowa, and my BA in International Relations from Beloit College. I have several years of library experience atContinue reading “New Sciences Research & Instruction Librarian”
Weather Exhibit
The month of March was the warmest on record in the United States. So what’s up with the weather lately? Visit the new Weater Exhibit at the Sciences Library to learn more about the science of weather. A selection of weather-related books are on display, as well as profiles of local storm chasers and dramaticContinue reading “Weather Exhibit”
Pi Day at the Sciences Library March 19th at 3:14
The Sciences Library along with the rest of the Libraries on Campus will be celebrating Pi day on March 19th when the students and faculty will be back on campus. We have a new display in our case with Pi day books. We will be serving coffee and apple pie bites from Neel Bakery inContinue reading “Pi Day at the Sciences Library March 19th at 3:14”
Darwin Days: The Rap Guide to Evolution
Sciences Library, Health Sciences and the Biology Department have joined together to bring The Rap Guide to Evolution to the Englert Theatre. Feb 12th at 7pm. This will be the finale for the Darwin Day Celebrations. Doors will open at 6pm we hope you can join us. There are more events planned for Fri, Sat andContinue reading “Darwin Days: The Rap Guide to Evolution”
Welcome Back…
Welcome back from your long winter break! We have a new exhibit up:”The Science of Sports” If you are looking for a warm place to study and grab a cup of coffee please join us. We have two floors with computers. We also have comfortable bean bag chairs. If you have any questions take advantageContinue reading “Welcome Back…”
Sciences Library Hours During Thanksgiving Week
The Sciences Library will be open limited hours during the Thanksgiving week and adjacent weekends. The hours we will be open are as follows: Sunday Closed November 20th, 2011 Monday – Wednesday 9-noon, 1-5 November 21st – 23rd, 2011 Thursday – Sunday Closed November 24th – 27th, 2011 All of the staff at theContinue reading “Sciences Library Hours During Thanksgiving Week”
Three New Resource Guides!
Some of our favorite tools to create resource guides for you is a software package called LibGuides. LibGuides are digital bibliographies that allow us to point you to resources valuable to your specific discipline. We are excited to have published three brand-new guides recently: General Sciences, Computer Science, and Statistics and Actuarial Science. We hope you will take a peek atContinue reading “Three New Resource Guides!”
New! ProQuest Environmental Sciences Collection
We are proud to announce that the University of Iowa Libraries now have access to the ProQuest Environmental Sciences Collection! Here’s a short blurb from the database describing its features: “The collection contains environmental science related full-text articles, granular access to figures and tables within articles, environmental impact statements, and the entire range of bibliographicContinue reading “New! ProQuest Environmental Sciences Collection”