Need a place to study? Stress getting to you? If you said yes to either of these two questions then you need to come to the Sciences Library. We will have KNex, Legos, color pages and stress bags to help you get ready for your finals! If you need something to keep you awake we will also  have coffee, tea, cookies and brownie bites. Come take a load off, relax and let us give  you a quiet place to study!

Do you need a break from studying for your finals? The Sciences Library will have card games, color pages, Legos, K’Nex, and Wii gaming to help you relieve some stress. We will also have snacks and drinks. Come join us and good luck with your finals!

Hours:

M-Th 8:30am – 10:00pm
Sat 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Sun 1:00pm – 10:00 pm

The Sciences Library has a new exhibit Surviving the Arctic. With artifacts loaned to us from the Natural History Museum.

Each shelf represents different aspects of  Inuit life. Magic and Belief, Hunting: Sea and Water, Hunting Land and Camp and Home life.

Thank you to the Natural History Museum for the loan and for setting up this case.

Are you starting a new research paper or project and looking for a way to manage your references? Then join us for this useful and informative workshop about EndNote! EndNote is a citation management program supported by the UI Libraries. The web version is available for free to the entire UI community and the desktop client is available for free to UI faculty, staff, graduate and professional students.

EndNote Workshop
Wed, Dec 3, 12:30-1:20 PM
3rd floor Sciences Library

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Sign up for (or download) EndNote for free!
• Transfer existing references from other services to EndNote;
• Export references from popular databases for importing into EndNote;
• Use EndNote to organize and share references;
• Use EndNote to format a bibliography in one of thousands of different styles;
• Use the Cite While You Write plugin for Microsoft Word;
• Get help when you need it!

This workshop is free and open to all UI students, faculty and staff. There is no need to register. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Scheib at sara-scheib@uiowa.edu or (319) 335-3024.

Have you tried Scopus, our new database? The UI Libraries provide free access to Scopus, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Scopus Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively.

Scopus Workshop

Wed, Nov 19, 12:30-1:20

Sciences Library 3rd floor

In this workshop you will learn how to:

• Access Scopus off-campus.
• Use refine options to retrieve more relevant search results.
• Save citations to RefWorks/EndNote.
• Set up alerts and find full-text.
• Get help from a librarian when you need it.

This workshop is free and open to all UI students, faculty and staff. There is no need to register. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Scheib at sara-scheib@uiowa.edu or (319) 335-3024.

Do you use Web of Science in your research? The UI Libraries provide free access to Web of Science, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Web of Science Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively.

Web of Science Workshop
Wed Nov. 12, 12:30-1:20
Sciences Library 3^rd floor computer classroom

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Access Web of Science off-campus
• Use Advanced Search to retrieve more relevant results
• Save citations to citation managers
• Set up Saved Searches and Citation Alerts
• Find full-text, wherever it may be
• Get help when you need it!

This workshop is free and open to all UI students, faculty and staff. There is no need to register. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Scheib at sara-scheib@uiowa.edu or (319) 335-3024.

Last night’s clear skies provided ideal conditions for viewing the Blood Moon. Did you miss it? Never fear! Here are some links to amazing time-lapse videos and photographs of this extraordinary event:

• Blood Moon Photos: Spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse Views by Stargazers (Space.com)
• Blood moon: Sky gazers mesmerized as red hue lights up night sky (CNN.com)
• Total eclipse of the moon (IowaNow)