Iowa Go Local

Iowa Go Local is a free electronic directory that connects you to healthcare providers in any of the 99 counties across the state of Iowa.

The purpose of this guide is to provide a link between the Critical Access Hospitals and the free resources available to them through the University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and the State Library of Iowa.

If you have any questions about the information in this guide or would like to schedule a presentation on any of these resources for either yourself or your hospital, you can contact me by clicking on the Email Me link under Contact Info. 

University of Iowa Critical Access Hospital Network Website

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/criticalaccesshospitalnetwork/uicahnetwork.html

Click on the Using PubMed & Lonesome Doc tab for more information how to automatically search for full text articles and how to order full text articles from PubMed abstracts. 

You cannot access PubMed through the Hardin Library.  Either click on the link below, or always remember to type in the URL www.pubmed.gov.

You need a State Library Card to access all of the databases listed below.  Several of the databases listed on the Complete List of Databases link also require a library card.  Click on the Sign up for a State Library Card link to obtain one. 

Once you have located the articles that you would like to order from the State Library, click on the Request a Library Item link.  The staff at the library will send you all articles that are available at the State Library.  The only free online journals the library currently has are those availble through PubMed or EBSCOhost.

The staff at the State Library also provide assistance with literature searches.

For assistance with any of the State Library's resources, contact Pam Rees. 

Phone: 515-242-5218
Fax: 515-281-3384
Email: pam.rees@lib.state.ia.us