| Message from the director | 
Janna Lawrence, MLIS, AHIP, FMLA
Director, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
Hardin Library’s resources and services are available to all university and University of Iowa Health Care students, faculty, and staff. Because Hardin is part of the UI Libraries, you also have access to books, journals, and other resources, print and electronic, owned by the Main Library and five other campus libraries (Art, Business, Engineering, Music, and Sciences). Basically, if you have a HawkID, you have access!
The majority of our current books and journals are electronic and available from anywhere with your HawkID, but we also like it when you visit us. Hardin is located at 600 Newton Road, just down the street from the Medical Education Research Facility and the Newton Road parking ramp. There is an entrance to the library off Newton Road, although the main entrance faces the UI Health Care Medical Center. If you need somewhere quiet to work, either alone or in a small group, we have a variety of spaces—tables, carrels, group and individual study rooms, and even some comfy chairs, as well as computers with dual monitors for your use. The 24-hour study, which includes computers and a printer as well as study space, is available when the library is closed. Just swipe your UIHC badge at the door, which is across from the main entrance.
Please make sure you are using Hardin’s website for the easiest access to health sciences resources. While the dropdown menus at the top of the website lead you to general UI Libraries information, the links on the body of the page, including the column on the right-hand side, lead you to Hardin-specific information.
Questions? Please contact us!
Just a reminder: Hardin Library does not charge for any of our services or resources. If someone contacts you claiming to be from the UI Libraries, offering services for a fee, please notify us. Contact Hardin at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or find your liaison librarian at https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/liaisons/ | |
Finding what you’re looking for (at the Library)
Most of Hardin’s current books and journals are electronic, so instead of roaming the stacks looking for what you want, you'll need to use the online catalog InfoHawk+, the big box near the top of Hardin's homepage.
- When you search InfoHawk+, you are searching for items anywhere in the UI Libraries, not just at Hardin. You can type in the title or author/editor of a book, a subject, or even a combination of author and/or title and/or subject.
- The results will include both print and electronic items. The resulting short records show you a location (like Hardin or Main Library) and the call number for print materials. Electronic items have a note that says, “Online access may be available.”
- Clicking the title will give you more information. For example, for print materials, it will tell you whether the item is checked out or on the shelf.
- From here, you can sign in with your HawkID and password and have the print item delivered to your office or home or to the UI library closest to you. Of course, you can also go to the library and use the call number to find it on the shelf.
- Electronic books will have a link that takes you to the e-book. In most cases, you will be required to log in with your HawkID and password.
- When you are searching PubMed or another database, you will usually see an “InfoLink” box next to the citations.
- Clicking this will lead you directly to the full text of the article when Hardin or another UI Library subscribes to the journal the article is in.
- Although PubMed is freely available, please login through Hardin’s website so that you will have access to our subscriptions.
- If you discover that we do not own a book or journal that you need, Hardin’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) staff can get it for you at no cost.
- If you need an article that we only have in print, we will scan it for you and send it to you – just use the same ILL form to request it. And if it’s something you think we should own or subscribe to, use our Purchase Request form. We can’t always fill all purchase requests, but we will always let you know what our decision is and why.
Questions? Please contact us!
| | | | Hardin liaison librarians provide an educational link between the library and the health sciences campus by teaching library education sessions for groups or individuals. We're here to help you with literature searching and can meet with you in person or via email, Zoom, chat, or phone about any of your information needs! | | | | Need to know more doing systematic reviews? Are you concerned about predatory publishers? Could your searching skills be improved?
Check out Hardin Open Workshops! In addition to listed times, any of our sessions can be scheduled as classes for your group or as one-on-one consults.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact our office in advance at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or 319-335-9151. | | | Do you like cool books with amazing illustrations? Visit the John Martin Rare Book Room at Hardin Library! Our nearly 6,500 volumes of original works represent classic contributions to the history of the health sciences from the 15th through 21st centuries. We also have three permanent exhibits. The JMRBR is located on the fourth floor of Hardin Library and is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment on Fridays. To ensure access, please contact the JMRBR curator, Damien Ihrig, at damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu or 319/335-9154. | | | | Looking for a quick getaway to nature while on campus? Need a cozy lunch spot in amongst some greenery? Have we got the spot for you! Stop by the Roots of Medicine College of Pharmacy Garden this summer to see amazing floral displays and learn about the plants and medicines that come from them, both current and historical. | | | Come check out the Hardin Library 50th Anniversary exhibit! It highlights the people, places, and services that have made Hardin a go-to health sciences information resource for the health sciences campus, the university, and the state. | | | |
