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Notable Tech Trends: The Maker Movement and 3D Printing
Recently, 3D printing technology and the Maker Movement have gained much traction and transformed themselves from a novelty into a mainstream phenomenon. “Makerspace” refers to a community-operated workspace where people with common interests – often in computers, machining, technology, science, … Continue reading
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Measure Your Research Impact with the HS/HSL
Are you interested in learning more about measuring the impact of your research? Collaborate with a faculty librarian to quantify your research impact for promotion, tenure, or grant applications or to otherwise gauge the impact of your work. We can … Continue reading
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Student Health Advocates Redefining Empowerment (SHARE) Project Curriculum Released
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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