Due to inclement weather, the HSHSL will have a delayed opening on Saturday, February 17. The Library will open at 9:45am.
HSHSL Opening 9:45am Sat., February 17
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New Datasets added to UMB Data Catalog
Happy Love Data Week! To kick things off, we are publishing the first in a new monthly series showcasing recent submissions to the UMB Data Catalog. The UMB Data Catalog facilitates discovery of data by providing a searchable and browsable collection of records describing datasets generated by UMB researchers. Sharing a record of your data in the Catalog is also a great way to demonstrate compliance with data sharing policies!
The latest records showcase datasets focusing on the biodiversity of mosquito bacterial communities, the influence of high-performance media on extracellular vesicles, the role of the dorsal bed nucleus of the striatal terminalis in motivated behaviors, and a rapid, cost-effective protocol for single nucleus isolation. Congrats to our UMB researchers on these publications!
Title: An optimized protocol for single nuclei isolation from clinical biopsies for RNA-seq
Authors: Thomas V. Rousselle, Jennifer M. McDaniels, Amol C. Shetty, Elissa Bardhi, Daniel G. Maluf, Valeria R. Mas
URL: https://datacatalog.hshsl.umaryland.edu/dataset/209
Title: Approaches to Potentiated Neuroprotective Treatment in the Rodent Model of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Authors: Zara Mehrabian, Yan Guo, Neil R. Miller, Amanda D. Henderson, Steven Roth, Steven L. Bernstein
URL: https://datacatalog.hshsl.umaryland.edu/dataset/206
Title: Culture Condition of Bone Marrow Stromal cells Affects Quantity and Quality of the Extracellular Vesicles
Authors: Amanda L. Scheiber, Cierra A. Clark, Takashi Kaito, Masahiro Iwamoto, Edwin M Horwitz, Yuka Imamura Kawasawa, Satoru Otsuru
URL: https://datacatalog.hshsl.umaryland.edu/dataset/210
Title: Relative contributions of various endogenous and exogenous factors to the mosquito microbiota
Authors: Haikel N. Bogale, Abdoulaye K. Kone, Matthew V. Cannon, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Kalil Keita, Mahamadou A. Thera, Denka Camara, Christopher V. Plowe, Yaya Barry, Mark Travassos, Moussa Keita, Seth Irish, Drissa Coulibaly, David Serre
URL: https://datacatalog.hshsl.umaryland.edu/dataset/211
Thanks to Metadata Librarian, Eva Greitzer for creating and compiling these records!
Want to see your data listed in the UMB Data Catalog? Submit this form to get the process started.
Questions? Email us at data@hshsl.umaryland.edu.
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HSHSL Welcomes Dean Emily Hurst
On Feb 1, 2024, the Library enthusiastically welcomed Emily Hurst, MSLS, as the new dean of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) and associate vice provost at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).
Emily has over 15 years of experience working for health science libraries. She comes to us from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU, where she oversaw the operations of a diverse group of liaison librarians and ensured that the library met the information needs of health sciences students, faculty, and staff. She is committed to improving library relationships with university groups and supporting community health information needs.
The HSHSL is proud to start a new and exciting chapter in partnership with the students, faculty, and staff at UMB and our neighbors in the Baltimore community.
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New Library Interface Coming This Spring
The HSHSL, along with the 17 other USMAI library consortium members, will transition to a new library discovery service on May 23, 2024. This new system, Alma Primo, will streamline your searches and access to resources in the library, across the consortium, and on the web. You will be able to manage your loans, requests, and citations all from the same interface.
We will provide updates as we transition to the new service, particularly on any temporary service changes or suspensions. If you have any further questions, please contact Steven Douglas (sdouglas@hshsl.umaryland.edu).
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Love Data Week 2024 Starts Monday, Feb 12
Love Data Week (Feb. 12 to 16) is an international celebration of all things data! Each year, the Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) looks forward to engaging our community on issues like data management, sharing, wrangling, and visualization, as well as open and reproducible science.
This year’s theme is “My Kind of Data,” which is meant “to explore the personal aspect of data, focusing on equity, inclusion, and creating a kinder world through data.” Check out the week’s events below and follow the links to register:
Writing Data Management Plans with DMPTool Workshop + CDABS Office Hours
Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
HSHSL Collaborative Learning Room (LL02)
Register
Workshop (12:00pm to 12:30pm)
Researchers, do you have an upcoming grant application that requires you to write a data management or data sharing plan? In this workshop, we will cover the components of good data management plans with a particular eye toward NIH data sharing requirements. Participants will be introduced to the DMPTool, an online platform which provides plan templates and guidance from most major funders.
Office hours (12:30pm to 1:30pm)
Stay after the workshop or drop in anytime during the hour to work on your data management plan. CDABS Data Librarians will be on hand to answer questions and review plans.
Panel Discussion: Telling Baltimore Stories Through Data
February 15, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom
Register
Panelists:
Cheryl Knott, Assistant Director, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance – Jacob France Institute
Ryan Little, Data Editor, The Baltimore Banner
James Sadler, Director of Research, Baltimore’s Promise
Join us for an engaging virtual panel discussion that aims to introduce the UMB community to diverse datasets about Baltimore. This event will offer valuable insights into data science, analytics, and visualization. During our conversation, panelists will introduce their projects and reflect on their experience working with data for social justice, offer suggestions to achieve a fair representation of diverse communities in Baltimore, and discuss tools that aided in resolving these challenges. By bringing together experts in the field, we aim to encourage university–community partnerships and support data initiatives that positively impact the city.
And check out these events from our friends at NNLM and ICPSR:
The Network of the National of Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 1 presents Artificial Intelligence & Healthcare: An Overview for the Curious
February 13, 2024, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Register at NNLM
AI is widely utilized in healthcare. This presentation provides a friendly introduction to the topic for librarians, health professionals, and anyone with an interest in the topic. Attendees will come away informed about the field’s history, conversant with definitions of important concepts, an understanding of how AI can become biased (and what that means for patients), and familiar with some of the many ways that AI is currently being used in healthcare.
ICPSR Love Data Week Events
As the official organizers of Love Data Week, the ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) data repository has an exciting week of webinars planned to introduce some of their many data resources. Topics include:
- Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR) – A Population Health Data Archive
- Child and Family Data Archive (CFData)
- Balancing Data Sharing and Protection
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Data Repository (PCODR)
- Metadata Documentation Portal
They are also continuing their annual Adopt-A-Dataset event! Visit the ICPSR website for more information and to register.
Questions? Reach out to Data Services Librarians Amy Yarnell and Irma Fraticelli at data@hshsl.umaryland.edu
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HSHSL Closed Friday, Jan 19
The HSHSL will be closed Friday, January 19 due to inclement weather.
Library Closed for MLK Holiday
The HSHSL will be closed Monday, January 15 in honor
of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
HSHSL Annual Report
The HSHSL is proud to share our FY23 Annual Report. Read about our successes and accomplishments here.
Take a Book Home for the Holidays!
Staying cozy at home, traveling, or just need a break? Check out a book from our Leisure Reading Collection.
Choose a book (or a whole stack) to take with you over the holidays. The collection is on the first floor of the library. Questions? 410-706-7995 or hshsl@umaryland.edu.
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Finals Extended Study Hours
The HSHSL will offer extended study hours December 11 through 14, 2023.
| Monday, December 11 | 6:00 a.m. to Midnight |
| Tuesday, December 12 | 6:00 a.m. to Midnight |
| Wednesday, December 13 | 6:00 a.m. to Midnight |
| Thursday, December 14 | 6:00 a.m. to Midnight |
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