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- UI Libraries celebrates investiture of Orazem in second endowed position
by Anne Bassett on 10 Oct 2025This position, endowed by the philanthropic support of longtime Iowa legislator Jean Lloyd-Jones and her granddaughter Michal Eynon-Lynch, is charged with collecting, preserving, and sharing with a broad audience the history of Iowa women […]
- Christie Krugler reflects on role as chair of the Libraries Advancement Council
by Anne Bassett on 10 Oct 2025The University of Iowa will always hold a special place in Christie Krugler’s heart.
- Inside the UI Libraries with Patricia Gimenez
by Krista Hershberger on 9 Sep 2025As director of the Art Library, Patricia Gimenez shapes both the Art Library space and collection into a vital resource for University of Iowa students in the School of Art, Art History, and Design (SAAHD).
- Interactive exhibition features rare movable books and paper technology
by Sara J. Pinkham on 8 Sep 2025The Main Library Gallery at the University of Iowa Libraries (UI Libraries) welcomes visitors to experience a stunning exhibition of rare movable books and paper objects this fall. Free and open to the public, Paper Engineering in Art, […]
- Supplemental Instruction moves to Main Library
by University of Iowa Libraries on 8 Sep 2025Most Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions have moved from the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) to a new location on the second floor of the Main Library. This space—the Academic Resource Center (LIB 2024)—will host the majority of SI […]
- Michelson named new curator of rare books and maps
by Elizabeth Riordan on 22 Aug 2025We are happy to introduce Laura Michelson as the new curator of rare books and maps at the University of Iowa Libraries. Laura previously served as the Maps Collection librarian, a term position funded by the Roy J. Carver Charitable […]
- Big Ten Open Books launches second collectionby University of Iowa Libraries on 11 Aug 2025
In partnership with eight Big Ten-affiliated university presses, the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Center for Library Programs has expanded the Big Ten Open Books project with the publication of the second 100-book collection. The second […]
- Inside the UI Libraries with Meredith Kite
by Krista Hershberger on 25 Jun 2025Inside the University of Iowa Libraries is your look behind-the-scenes to meet the people and discover the stories making our organization unique and valuable. From cutting-edge databases to rare books, join us to explore a world of […]
- Davis receives book honor from Rhetoric Society of America
by University of Iowa Libraries on 5 Jun 2025Jade E. Davis, associate university librarian for Teaching, Learning, and Research at the University of Iowa, was selected as the recipient of the Rhetoric Society of America’s 2025 Book Award. In The Other Side of Empathy (Duke […]
- How Springer Nature’s open access agreement benefits you
by Sara Scheib on 4 Jun 2025The University of Iowa Libraries’ new open access agreement with Springer Nature offers university-affiliated corresponding authors unlimited open access publishing in Springer’s hybrid journals portfolio without payment of article […]
- Big Ten Academic Alliance and Springer Nature announce first-ever unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement in the Americasby University of Iowa Libraries on 29 May 2025
“No fees, no caps, no limits, no hassle.” Faculty across the Big Ten Academic Alliance gain unprecedented access and publishing freedom in Springer hybrid journals. The Big Ten Academic Alliance has signed a two-year Open Publishing […]