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The Room is currently under renovation. Requests for materials will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Please contact Damien Ihrig at damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu for more information.
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- Call for nominations for Libraries’ Excellence Award
The University of Iowa Libraries is seeking nominations for the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence. Funded by a generous endowment, this award acknowledges a Libraries staff member’s professional contribution in […]
- The Fabri-c of Our (Book) Lives | Conservation Corner
by Giselle SimónUniversity ConservatorDirector, UI Libraries Conservation and Collections Care This particular treatment was a perfect candidate to test out some momigami, a long-fibered Japanese paper that is coated with konnyaku (a […]
- Absolutely Fab-rius | Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library
Damien Ihrig, MA, MLISCurator, John Martin Rare Book Room Over time, books can start to show their age. All kinds of things take their toll on a book – fire, pollution, pests, and acidic inks, to name a few. Mostly, though – and this […]
- William Anthony Lecture Series welcomes Yasmeen Khan
In March 2023, Conservation and Collections Care at the University of Iowa Libraries welcomed Yasmeen Khan as the featured speaker for its William Anthony Conservation Lecture for Book and Paper Conservators and Bookbinders, a celebrated […]
- Lost and Bound
A UI team uses medical technology to reveal secrets along the spine “It was a goose bumps moment,” says Eric Ensley, curator of rare books and maps in Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries. An […]
- John Martin Rare Book Room expanding, receiving new reading room
Changes are coming to the John Martin Rare Book Room (JMRBR) in the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences that will provide researchers more access to books and space for hosting classes and events. A new, separate reading room will be […]
- The History of Women’s Health & Women Practitioners in Midwest | John Martin Rare Book Room Open House & Lecture | Greta Nettleton, Speaker | Wed. May 3
Join Hardin Library staff for the Annual John Martin Rare Book Room Open House featuring a lecture by Greta Nettleton. Wednesday, May 3 Open House, 3-6pm, John Martin Rare Book Room, 446 Hardin Library, 600 Newton Road, Iowa City Greta […]
- UI Libraries Celebrate Mahrya Burnett, Benton Award Recipient
Mahrya Burnett has been named the 2022 recipient of the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence for her impactful contributions to the future of Open Educational Resources (OERs). As a scholarly communications librarian […]
- Linda Walton Receives the Marcia C. Noyes Award from the Medical Library Association
Linda Walton has been recognized with the 2023 Marcia C. Noyes Award, the highest distinction given by the Medical Library Association (MLA). This competitive national award is presented to a nominee with a longstanding and sustained […]
- Anatomist Gabriel Fallopius | John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | January 2023 Book of the Month
by Damien Ihrig, curator FALLOPIUS, GABRIEL (1523-1562). Libelli duo, alter de ulceribus: alter de tumoribus praeter naturam [Two pamphlets, one on ulcers: the other on unnatural tumors]. Printed in Venice by Donato Bertelli, 1563. […]
- Happy New Year from Hardin Library | Free Annual Calendar
Hardin Library staff wish you a Happy New Year. Please enjoy a printable annual calendar designed by Helen Spielbauer. If you would like a printed copy of the calendar, you can pick one up at the Hardin Library! If you are on campus […]
- All Library Locations closed Thurs Dec 22 | Fri Dec 23 due to winter storm
The National Weather Service is forecasting severe weather beginning Wednesday evening and extending through Saturday morning, with the greatest threat for dangerous wind chills on Thursday and Friday. To minimize nonessential travel, all […]