Author Archives: HS/HSL

New! Free Article and Book Requests for UMB Faculty and Staff

Posted on January 8, 2014 by HS/HSL

We are pleased to announce that effective Tuesday, January 21, 2014, UMB faculty and staff will receive interlibrary loan and document delivery requests free of charge. UMB students were the first to benefit from these free services, beginning in 2009. … Continue reading →

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Request a Research Consent Form Review

Posted on December 6, 2013 by HS/HSL

Are you an investigator preparing a research protocol submission to the IRB? This service may be of interest! HS/HSL librarians serving on the UMB Institutional Review Board have noticed that many research consent forms are written above the recommended reading … Continue reading →

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Global Health Database Now Available

Posted on November 20, 2013 by HS/HSL

The definitive international public health database, Global Health is the only specialist bibliographic, abstracting and indexing database dedicated to public health research and practice. Derived from over 5,000 journals, plus reports, books and conferences, Global Health contains over 1.2 million … Continue reading →

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Springer Protocols has more than 31,000 protocols online!

Posted on November 5, 2013 by HS/HSL

Springer Protocols is an online database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the biomedical and life sciences. Compiling protocols from the book series Methods in Molecular Biology and other sources, Springer Protocols offers researchers access to nearly 30 years of tested, … Continue reading →

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Clinical Key: New from Elsevier

Posted on October 24, 2013 by HS/HSL

Clinical Key is a new clinical tool from Elsevier that offers a wealth of content with access to over 900 e-books, 500 journals, practice guidelines, patient education information, and a variety of multimedia images and video. Clinical Key replaces MD … Continue reading →

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Publishing Openly: The Impact of Open Access

Posted on October 21, 2013 by HS/HSL

October 24, 2013  |  3 to 4:30 p.m. Health Sciences and Human Services LibraryGladhill Board Room Open access update and panel discussion by UMB authors who have published in open access journals. Reception to follow. For more information about Open … Continue reading →

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Scopus Now Available

Posted on October 13, 2013 by HS/HSL

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and the arts and humanities.  It covers over 20,000 peer-reviewed journals (including 2,600 open-access titles) and 5.5 million conference papers. Scopus features smart tools … Continue reading →

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Embracing mHealth: Mobilizing Healthcare

Posted on September 23, 2013 by HS/HSL

Mobile technologies are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in clinical settings, public health, and personal health monitoring and assessment. This free symposium focuses on trends in mHealth and projects that are integrating mobile technologies into the diagnosis and management of disease, health … Continue reading →

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A New HS/HSL Website Coming Soon

Posted on September 16, 2013 by HS/HSL

Coming in October, the HS/HSL website will have a new look and mobile functionality.  An updated responsive design will automatically adjust the website to fit on any mobile device screen. It is also optimized for high pixel density screens, such … Continue reading →

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Try Embase!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by HS/HSL

Try Embase! Covers overs 7,000 active, high quality peer-reviewed journals Contains over 1,800 biomedical titles not offered by PubMed Covers more drug literature than PubMed Covers more international publications than PubMed Includes conference proceedings

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