601 West Lombard Street
Baltimore MD 21201-1512
Reference: 410-706-7996
Circulation: 410-706-7928
The Sherman Center for Health Care Innovation is a beautiful destination video conference room available to reserve on the HSHSL’s fourth floor. The comfortable modern space accommodates 10 around the conference table, with additional seating around the perimeter of the room. To request this or any of our other conference rooms, please read the Library’s policies and guidelines and fill out the request form here.
The HSHSL extends a hearty congratulations to the graduating class of 2023! Before you go forth and conquer, we want to remind you of the resources available to you after graduation.
| Freely Available Databases | Type of Information | Can Be Used in Place of |
| PubMed | Literature | Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycInfo, etc. |
| Google Scholar | Literature | Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycInfo, etc. |
| NLM Drug Information Portal | Drug Information | Micromedex, Lexicomp, Natural Medicines |
| MedlinePlus | Patient-Friendly Health Information | Micromedex, Lexicomp, UpToDate, Natural Medicines |
| ECRI Guidelines Trust | Clinical Practice Guidelines | UpToDate |
| TRIP Database | Literature | Embase, CINAHL, Ovid MEDLINE |
| NCBI Databases | Various – literature, chemical information, genetic/genomic information, etc. | SciFinder, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycInfo, etc. |
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) | Literature | Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycInfo, etc. |
The HSHSL wishes you all the best in your future endeavors! Please contact the Information Services Desk if you have any questions.
The Library’s summer hours are:
May 17 – August 20
| Monday – Thursday | 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | Closed |
Exceptions to Regular Hours
| Memorial Day Weekend | May 27 – May 29 | Closed |
| Juneteenth | June 19 | Closed |
| July 4th Weekend | July 1, 2, and 4 | Closed |
* The Library will be open Monday, July 3, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. unless the Campus decides to close.
Contact us at 410-706-7995 or hshsl@umaryland.edu.
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The World of Color art exhibit had a short but powerful stay at the Weise Gallery from March 10 – April 10. For those of you who may have missed it, watch our video retrospective and enjoy the fun!
The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL), in collaboration with the Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland and the UMB Council for the Arts & Culture, will host the exhibit “Transcending Reality” at HSHSL’s Weise Gallery, featuring works by award-winning artist Carol Carpenter.
The exhibit will be on display from April 17 to June 30, with selected works for sale.
About the Artist
Creating works of art encompasses passion, spontaneity, intellect, and self-discovery. Carol Carpenter’s art is meant to “appeal to the senses and heighten the human experience.”
Carpenter is an award-winning artist who has exhibited her abstract paintings in galleries and museums worldwide. She is an intuitive painter who uses “experimental processes and a saturated palette to create vivid works of organic art.”
Learn more about the artist at carpenterfineart.com.
The HSHSL’s expert literature search service is free for UMB faculty and staff. Do you need background research, want to stay current on a topic, or have other projects that require a journal literature review? HSHSL librarians can perform a literature search and send you results. Fill out the request form here.
This service is not available to students. Students can request an online consultation with a librarian for help with their research.
The HSHSL will be closed Sunday, April 9 for the Easter holiday. We will return to our regular hours on Monday, April 10. Please take note that the HSHSL’s front entrance will be temporarily closed as the plaza is renovated. You can enter the Library by going through the Campus Center.
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