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HS/HSL Resources After Graduation
As the academic year comes to a close, the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) would like our graduating students to know what resources they can use after graduation. Journals and databases: Alumni are able to access HS/HSL’s electronic resources … Continue reading
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Baltimore Sun Wins Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting: How Do I Read it Online?
The Library is often asked about how to read newspapers like the Baltimore Sun, New York Times, and Washington Post online. It’s simple, search our database list for National Newspapers Core & Baltimore Sun. One important caveat to note is … Continue reading
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Explaining COVID-19 Using Plain Language
Recent news stories related to populations that are being hit hardest with COVID-19 have brought to light the need for information written at a reading level that is accessible to everyone, also known as plain language. This can be a challenge … Continue reading
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Upcoming Webinar on Sharing, Discovering, and Citing COVID-19 Data and Code in Generalist Repositories
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health is hosting a free webinar for researchers to learn how to share, discover, and cite COVID-19 data and code in generalist repositories on Fiday, April 24 from 2:00-3:45 … Continue reading
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Access HS/HSL Resources Easily!
If you are a UMB faculty, staff, or student and are on-campus (in a UMB building) you can search for journal articles and books online, no need to log in with your UMID and password or to go to the … Continue reading
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HS/HSL 3D Printing for Health Care Workers in Response to COVID-19
Here is an update on our progress so far: 20 face shield headband sets have been delivered to the local MD Makers Unite effort (based at Open Works here in Baltimore). There they will be sanitized and assembled with clear … Continue reading
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Meet Online With Your Librarian!
Librarians from the Health Sciences and Human Services Library are happy to meet online, via Webex, for research consultations. We can help with your literature search, teach you to use a citation manager, collaborate on your systematic review, and more. … Continue reading
HS/HSL E-books – Unlimited Access
E-books owned by the HS/HSL which only have a few simultaneous users now have unlimited access thanks to ProQuest and EBSCO. They have been working with a growing list of publishers to make this possible. The extended access will be … Continue reading
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HS/HSL’s Response to COVID-19
Beginning March 14th, the LIbrary is closed until further notice. Online services and resources will continue to be available. For more information click here.
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HS/HSL Website Changes Coming – Tell Us What You Think!
The HS/HSL website has been refreshed to improve the user experience, and we want to know what you think about the navigation and organization. We’re looking for volunteers (UMB faculty, staff, and students) to participate in a usability study. It … Continue reading
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