Author Archives: ebrown
New Ebola Virus Disease Subject Guide
Check out the HS/HSL’s new Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) subject guide for trustworthy information resources and the latest headlines from the CDC, WHO, New York Times and others.
Essential Science Indicators Cancellation
For the past year the MPower Virtual Research Library initiative has licensed Essential Science Indicators for researchers and students at UMB,UMCP, and the Universities at Shady Grove. Unfortunately, the MPower Virtual Research Library budget was reduced this year to the … Continue reading
NCBI Webinar August 13th: Using the New NCBI Variation Viewer to Explore Human Genetic Variation
On August 13th, NCBI will host a webinar entitled “Using the New NCBI Variation Viewer to Explore Human Genetic Variation”. This presentation will show you how to find human sequence variants by chromosome position, gene, disease names and database identifiers … Continue reading
ClinicalKey Cancellation
For the past year the MPower Virtual Research Library initiative has licensed ClinicalKey for researchers and students at UMB,UMCP, and the Universities at Shady Grove. Unfortunately, the MPower Virtual Library budget was reduced this year to the point where we … Continue reading
Access Pharmacy Discontinued
For three years the Health Sciences and Human Services Library and the School of Pharmacy have co-funded a pilot to provide access to McGraw-Hill’s AccessPharmacy to all of UMB. For a number of reasons including escalating resource costs, the inability … Continue reading
HS/HSL Closed 4th of July Weekend
The HS/HSL will be closed Friday July 4th – Sunday July 6th for the 4th of July Holiday Weekend. We will resume hours on Monday July 7th.
PsycTests Database Now Available
Updated monthly, PsycTests is a repository for ready-to-use tests and measures from the APA features instruments that are relevant to psychology and related fields, such as psychiatry, education, medicine, business, social work and more. International in scope, this resource provides access … Continue reading
Network Maintenance Wednesday 6/25
Campus IT will be performing maintenance on core network routers on Wednesday June 25th from 4-6 am. While no downtime is expected, there is the possibility of a network outage during this maintenance period. If this downtime does happen, access … Continue reading
Medical and Health Information Directory and National Faculty Directory Now Available
The HS/HSL now has access to the Medical and Health Information Directory and the National Faculty Directory. Medical and Health Information Directory provides a comprehensive guide to organizations, agencies and institutions; publications and information sources; and services and programs in … Continue reading
New Cool Tools Guide – FaxZero
Check out our new Cool Tools guide to FaxZero. FaxZero is a web-based tool that allows you to send faxes without a fax machine. The free version allows you to send a three page fax up to five times per … Continue reading
