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Join Us For a Student Town Hall Meeting, Feb. 24th 5PM-6PM
Join us on Tuesday, February 24th from 5:00pm – 6:00pm in the HS/HSL’s Weise Gallery to discuss library hours, safety and more. Snacks and drinks will be served. Let us hear from you!
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Librarian Co-Authors Correlated with Higher Quality Reported Search Strategies in General Internal Medicine Systematic Reviews
An article in the February 2015 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology found that, “Systematic reviews with librarian or information specialist co-authors are correlated with significantly higher quality reported search strategies. To minimize bias in systematic reviews, authors and editors could encourage … Continue reading
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Searching for Funding Opportunities? Try the COS Pivot Database
Community of Science (COS) Pivot database answers the growing demands on research developers to quickly discover the right funding opportunities and effectively collaborate with their colleagues. Pivot combines a comprehensive, editorially maintained database of funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 … Continue reading
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The End is (Almost) Near – For the HS/HSL’s 200th Anniversary Celebration!
In May 2015 we will conclude the two-year celebration of the establishment of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library, and we are going out on top! After two years of top-notch symposia, workshops, parties, and exhibits. Save the date! … Continue reading
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Spring Workshops at the HS/HSL
The HS/HSL will be offering a series of free workshops to all UMB faculty, students and staff. These workshops cover a variety of topics. Learn how to better search for biomedical literature in PubMed or Discover Embase. Get an introduction … Continue reading
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New Resource: ACM Digital Library
The ACM Digital Library provides full text of every article ever published by ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and bibliographic citations from major publishers in computing.
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HS/HSL Closed Monday January 19th
The Health Sciences and Human Services Library will be closed Monday, January 19th, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will resume regular hours on Tuesday, January 20th.
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HS/HSL Strategic Planning – An Update
The HS/HSL strategic planning team spent most of the past year building our strategic planning knowledge base through strategic listening, food events, surveys, and follow-up conversations with anyone who will talk to us. We’ve accumulated quite a bit of data. … Continue reading
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HS/HSL Holiday Schedule
Happy holidays from the HS/HSL! The HS/HSL will be closing at 4:00pm on Wednesday, December 24th. The library will be closed for the holidays from Thursday, December 25th through Sunday, January 4th. We will reopen on Monday, January 5th.
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Notable Tech Trends: DIYbio and Biohackerspace
A biohackerspace is a community laboratory that is open to the public. A biohackerspace is a biotechnological version of hackerspace where the public is encouraged to come learn about biotechnology and experiment with DNA, bacteria, and cells. Like makerspaces, biohackerspaces … Continue reading
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