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Halloween Candy Chemistry Webcast 10/29

Join the HS/HSL  for “Halloween Candy Chemistry: Caramels, Gummies, Jellies, and Candy Corn”  webcast at HS/HSL on Thursday, October 29 at 1:00 pm in Room LL05, on the lower level of the library. Learn that not all caramels are the same, … Continue reading

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Library Prep for Hurricane Joaquin

With unique historical collections worth millions of dollars, staff at the HS/HSL weren’t taking any chances this past Friday as rain continued and Hurricane Joaquin began its slow trip up the east coast.  After Governor Hogan announced a state of … Continue reading

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First Offering of NCBI NOW to begin October

From October 13th to October 23rd, NCBI will present the first iteration of NCBI NOW, a free online experience aimed at those new to next generation sequencing (NGS) analysis. Enrollment in this course is limited to the first 1,000 participants … Continue reading

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Literature Reviews: An Overview for Students Workshop

Need help with a literature review for class? Consider signing up for the Literature Reviews: An Overview for Students workshop. This introductory workshop will help you start the process of writing a literature review. In this workshop we will discuss … Continue reading

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FDA Online Drug Information Resources for Students and Clinicians Webinar 9/29

The HS/HSL will be broadcasting the FDA Online Drug Information Resources for Students and Clincians webinar on Tuesday September 29th from 1:00-1:45 pm in LL04. This webinar will review information regarding FDA databases that are of interest to students and … Continue reading

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HS/HSL Closed 9/5-9/7 for Labor Day Holiday

The HS/HSL will be closed Saturday 9/5 – Monday 9/7 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will resume regular hours on Tuesday 9/8.

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Fall Workshops at the HS/HSL

Each semester the HS/HSL offers a series of free workshops for faculty, students and staff. This fall a wide range of workshops will be offered including: Introduction to 3D Modeling, Literature Reviews: An Overview for Students, Using GitHub.com to Manage … Continue reading

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UMB Experts –Discontinued as of September 1, 2015

After careful consideration informed by surveys, experience, and discussions with users and the research deans, the UMB Experts system will be discontinued as of September 1, 2015. The system was not meeting the needs of the University. Faculty librarians working … Continue reading

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RefWorks Access Limited Saturday August 8th

Due to site maintenance RefWorks will be unavailable for 8 hours beginning Saturday August 8th at 10:00pm.

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Access to Embase Features and Elsevier Databases Limited 7/31-8/1

On July 31st, Embase will be making new updates and releasing new features. During this time on July 31st from 6am-12pm,  it is recommended you do not save searches or email alerts during this time. Additionally all Elsevier databases including … Continue reading

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