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The theme of this year’s International Open Access Week is “Community over Commercialization” —and the Libraries is highlighting some of the many ways you can leverage community resources and support to make your work open access […]

During the week of Oct. 21-27, 2024, the University of Iowa Libraries is celebrating International Open Access Week by sharing updates and information about all things open. In the Libraries’ Scholarly Impact Department, we get a lot of […]

Is adding collaborators or guest performers to a Hawkeye Marching Band (HMB) halftime show one step too far? Can there be too much of a good thing? The HMB has always had a collaborative streak in its DNA, from its longtime association […]

What do Peter Rabbit and student success have in common? They are both reasons that Lindsay Moen loves her work in Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries.

Student library employee Emily Wieder’s path to the International Dada Archive began even before she’d committed to pursuing her PhD at Iowa. She’d earned an BA in French here but hadn’t yet settled on a PhD program when she made […]

For Jane Roth, the connection to the University of Iowa started with her mother and father—and it’s continued to grow thanks to her commitment to helping students be as successful as possible during their time on campus and beyond. […]

Books have the extraordinary power to turn their stewards into time travelers. A roughly sewn leather cover on a medieval book or a centuries-old doodle can reveal a lot about a book’s owner and its use. Minuscule notes scribbled in the […]

The University of Iowa Libraries’ Book Model Collection (BMC) is one of the only places in the world where a visitor can hold a facsimile of a Mesopotamian clay tablet in one hand and its electronic successor, the e-reader, in the other. […]

Jade E. Davis joined the University of Iowa Libraries in October 2023 to take on the role of associate university librarian for teaching, learning, and research. Before her move to Iowa City, Davis served as the director of educational […]

The Eichacker-Harper family has been making Iowa history for five generations. Now, the family has been recognized with the well-deserved University of Iowa Family Spirit Award for their longstanding contributions to the university. The […]

The Library and Archives Conservation Education (LACE) fellowship preserves the past while training the conservators of tomorrow. With impressive collections and a legacy of excellence and innovation, the University of Iowa Libraries have […]