This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as: • Building forms with proper field types and validation • Assigning user permissions • Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml • Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application • Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production • Creating...

What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications.PLEASE NOTEClass will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the...

EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmaceutical database containing bibliographic records with abstracts. Although there is overlap with records from PubMed, there are also many unique records. This hands-on session will show you how to conduct basic searches using EMBASE’s quick search box, how to conduct searches using EMTREE subject headings, and how to use subheadings for drug and disease topics.PLEASE NOTEClass will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed...

This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research. After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies. Register by clicking the virtual event link...

This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as: • Outputting data automatically with calculated fields • Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection • Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library • Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags • Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts...

Enjoy refreshments, remarks from the curators, and an open house in recognition of the fall 2025 Main Library Gallery exhibit, Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education.Event Schedule 4–5:30 p.m.: Reception and open house with curators Elizabeth Yale, Damien Ihrig, and Giselle Simón 4:30 p.m.: Brief remarks in the Main Library Gallery 5:30 p.m.: Opening event ends 6 p.m.: Main Library Gallery closesAdmission to the gallery is always free. No RSVP required for this event.About the exhibit...

This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as: Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys Manually and automatically sending surveys Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of...

Explore the John Martin Rare Book Room’s rich collection of rare and historical medical materials! This session will introduce you to the JMRBR collection — over 6,400 items that span the of breadth of Western medical scholarship. We will also discuss how to search for, request, and use items from the collection.

This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as: Importing data from a CSV file Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables Sending automated, conditional email alerts Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries Register by clicking the...

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, marks the 238th anniversary of the creation of the United States Constitution. To observe Constitution Day 2025, the Main Library Service Desk will have free pocket Constitutions to hand out on a first-come, first-served basis. They will also be available at the Law Library and Hardin Library for the Health Sciences.The pocket Constitutions are provided courtesy of the Federal Depository Library Program. The University of Iowa Libraries is a congressionally designated...