{"id":2501,"date":"2026-06-18T11:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/home\/for-the-media-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:55:45","slug":"for-the-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/for-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Iowa Libraries welcomes inquiries from members of the media.<\/p>\n<p>The Libraries includes seven branches, which are integrally connected with the academic, research, and creative endeavors at Iowa. Librarians are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/people\/\">subject specialists<\/a> trained to serve as expert resources in a broad range of fields. Staff are also involved in providing services that help students succeed, collaborating with faculty, and assisting in classrooms across campus.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the UI Libraries serve the entire state of Iowa, providing assistance with a broad range of questions, lending materials, and advocating for libraries of all sizes in schools and towns across the state.<\/p>\n<p>If you need assistance connecting with someone or information about anything related to the UI Libraries, please reach out to the Libraries Communications Office at <a href=\"mailto:lib-communication@uiowa.edu\">lib-communication@uiowa.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a state institution, journalists have access to public areas across campus. However, please contact the Libraries Communications Office before entering a library unless a specific staff member has granted permission to visit their area.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your interest in the UI Libraries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Iowa Libraries welcomes inquiries from members of the media. The Libraries includes seven branches, which are integrally connected with the academic, research, and creative endeavors at Iowa. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"pagetpl-about.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2501","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","about","wp-json","wp","v2","pages","2501"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2502,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2501\/revisions\/2502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}