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HS/HSL Closed 1/18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The HS/HSL will be closed Monday, January 18th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will begin Spring Semester hours beginning Tuesday, January 19th. For full schedule click here.
New PubMed for Nurses Tutorials Now Available from the NLM
The National Library of Medicine has released a new series of tutorials, specifically for nurses on how to search the literature in PubMed. Click here to view the tutorials.
Limited Printing Availability Monday, 1/11 – Wednesday, 1/13
The university’s OneCard system will undergo an upgrade to its software and hardware Monday, January 11th-Wednesday, January 13th. Due to this upgrade, printing in the library will be limited and only available on the first and second floors. To print … Continue reading
AccessMedicine and AccessPediatrics Now Available
The HS/HSL has added AccessMedicine and AccessPediatrics to its collection. AccessMedicine has over over 85 e-books and other online tools. It contains standard texts including Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. In addition to e-books the database … Continue reading
New Bibliometric Measure of Article Influence
In an article posted to bioRxiv on October 22, 2015, four NIH scientists proposed a new bibliometric measure of article influence. This measure, called the Relative Citation Ratio (RCR), is presented as an alternative to using Journal Impact Factor to measure the … Continue reading
HS/HSL’s Project SHARE Curriculum to be Used for National AHEC Study
In mid-November the HS/HSL received some great news from the National Library of Medicine (NLM): The HS/HSL’s Project SHARE curriculum was unanimously selected by the National AHEC Organization for a study to test the replicability of teen health information literacy … Continue reading
Library Genie Results
Over the month of October, the Library Genie asked for your top three library wishes. The number one wish was for water bottle filling stations, followed by requests for better lighting, more of the popular “space pod” study seats, and … Continue reading
Women’s Health Issues Offers Free Access to Articles on Women’s Health
WASHINGTON (December 22, 2015) — The peer-reviewed journal Women’s Health Issues today released a new Special Collection of articles on women’s health in celebration of its 25th anniversary. The 25th Anniversary Collection includes a sample of some of the best … Continue reading
Happy Holidays from the HS/HSL
Expertise, Resources, Place – HS/HSL Strategic Plan, 2015-2020
Two years and 500 conversations later, the HS/HSL is proud to introduce its new strategic plan – Expertise, Resources, Place. Following a template similar to the one used to develop the University’s plan, the new library plan used an “outside-in” technique, … Continue reading
