The Hardin Pulse | Spring 2025

Roofline of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences with a blue sky above it.

Message from the director

Katie Buehner, MLIS, MM
Interim Director, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences

Greetings to patrons of Hardin Library! My name is Katie Buehner, and I am the director of the Rita Benton Music Library across the river. Following Janna Lawrence's retirement, I was asked to serve as interim director, an offer I happily accepted. Hardin is well-known for its excellent service, collections, and, most of all, dedicated librarians and staff. It's been a joy to see their work up close and assist in keeping the library moving forward this semester.

The job advertisement for a new director has posted and will remain open through Feb. 24, 2025. The search is planned to conclude this spring, and my thanks to the staff and faculty who have volunteered to serve on the search committee.

We hope to see you at Hardin in the weeks and months to come.

Katie

Stay up to date on what is happening at Hardin right arrow

A color photo of a retirement celebration featuring a woman in a dark dress with a pink and white floral print standing in front of a blackboard with Happy Retirement written on it in chalk and a collection of pink balloons hanging down from the top of the board.

Lawrence retires as director of Hardin Library

Hardin Library for the Health Sciences director, Janna Lawrence, retired on Nov. 1, 2024. Janna is an award-winning librarian with many professional accomplishments, including being named a fellow of the Medical Library Association (MLA) in 2021, which recognized her career and work for the organization. Read more about Janna and her distinguished career in this article from Sarah Andrews, program coordinator at Hardin.

A black background square with block lettered IOWA written at the top in black with a yellow rectangular background and Iowa Research in white lettering above Online written in yellow lettering left justified in the center of the square.

Iowa Research Online

Did you know IRO automatically captures faculty publications every week and adds them to the search interface and personalized researcher profiles? Researcher profiles are private by default, but you can make your profile public at any time. Take full advantage of your IRO Researcher Profile and save time by connecting your ORCID iD to keep your ORCID profile up to date too!

Inside the UI Libraries with Chris Childs

Our very own Chris Childs is the most recent person highlighted in the Inside the University of Iowa Libraries series, which 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 research, preservation, and discovery that fosters student success through countless touchpoints.

A square color photograph of the John Martin Rare Book Room showing a painted portrait of Dr. John Martin hanging on a large pillar in the center and tables to the right filled with books resting on brown soft supports.

Rare book open house

After a short hiatus due to construction, the annual John Martin Rare Book Room open house is back! Join us on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for an exploration of the JMRBR’s collection of medicinal recipes and related books. Please contact Damien Ihrig at damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu for more information.