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Student Health Advocates Redefining Empowerment (SHARE) Project Curriculum Released

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ebrown

The Health Sciences and Human Services Library at University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) announces the release of the Student Health Advocates Redefining Empowerment (SHARE) Curriculum. Empowering High School Students This curriculum was developed as the result of a three-year “Health Information Resource Grant … Continue reading →

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New HS/HSL LibX Library Toolbar – Find Full-Text Articles Faster

Posted on September 9, 2014 by ebrown

The HS/HSL LibX toolbar is a brower add-on for the FireFox and Chrome web browser. The greatest benefit from using the LibX toolbar is saving time in obtaining full-text articles and other library resources during your research. Already familiar with LibX? … Continue reading →

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Fall Workshops

Posted on September 2, 2014 by ebrown

The HS/HSL will be offering a series of free workshops throughout the Fall Semester to all UMB Faculty, Students, and Staff, and UMMC staff. Topics covered include: PubMed, RefWorks, Grant Proposal Writing, and Leveraging Research Impact Data for Tenure and … Continue reading →

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HS/HSL Closed Labor Day Weekend

Posted on August 29, 2014 by ebrown

The HS/HSL will be closed Saturday 9/29 – Monday 9/1 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Regular hours will resume Tuesday 9/2.

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NIH Issues Finalized Policy on Genomic Data Sharing

Posted on August 27, 2014 by ebrown

The National Institutes of Health has issued a final NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) policy to promote data sharing as a way to speed the translation of data into knowledge, products and procedures that improve health while protecting the privacy … Continue reading →

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NLM Launches Emergency Access Initiative Granting Free Access to Books and Journals for Healthcare Professionals Fighting Ebola Outbreak

Posted on August 25, 2014 by ebrown

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) has been activated to support healthcare professionals working on the Ebola public health emergency in West Africa. The EAI is a collaborative partnership between NLM and participating publishers to provide free access … Continue reading →

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ILLiad System Downtime

Posted on August 18, 2014 by ebrown

The ILLiad system for requesting articles and books will be unavailable from August 15, 4 p.m. to August 25 as we prepare for the new UMID login.

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A-Z Journal List Back Up

Posted on August 18, 2014 by ebrown

We were temporarily experiencing problems accessing the A-Z journal list.  The problems have been cleared up and the A-Z list is now working correctly.

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A-Z List of Journals Down

Posted on August 18, 2014 by ebrown

We are currently experiencing problems with the A-Z journal list.  Please access journals through the Library Catalog while we work to resolve the issue.

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ILLiad System Downtime

Posted on August 13, 2014 by ebrown

The ILLiad system for requesting articles and books will be unavailable from August 15, 4 p.m. to August 25 as we prepare for the new UMID login.

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