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Intermittent Resource Outages Saturday, August 6th & Sunday August 7th

Due to critical system upgrades, the Library will experience intermittent resource outages the weekend of Saturday, August 6th – Sunday, August 7th.  This may cause off-campus access to databases and journals to be down and affect signing into the library … Continue reading

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Poster Printing Service Now Available at the HS/HSL

The HS/HSL offers poster printing to all UMB faculty, students, and staff and University of Maryland Medical Center staff. Posters will be printed in support of academic, professional, and research purposes. Posters are printed on 42″ x 56″ Glossy Paper. Cutting tools … Continue reading

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Nursing Reference Center Now Available

The HS/HSL now has access to Nursing Reference Center. It provides evidence-based information for point of care, continuing education, nursing research and more. With NRC , nurses can get answers to questions quickly, strengthen their nursing skills and get access to many full text … Continue reading

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HS/HSL Closed 4th of July Weekend

The HS/HSL will be closed Saturday, July 2nd through Monday, July 4th in observance of the 4th of July holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, July 5th.

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National HIV Testing Day: Resources for HIV Testing at National Library of Medicine

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, and you can check the National Library of Medicine (NLM) websites to learn about the process for HIV/AIDS testing, who should be tested, and where to get tested. Click here for more information.

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Newly launched Genomic Data Commons to Facilitate Data and Clinical Information Sharing

Last week National Cancer Institute launched The Genomic Data Commons (GDC), a unified data system that promotes sharing of genomic and clinical data between researchers. Click here for additional information. To see a video describing this project click here.

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HS/HSL Closed Memorial Day Weekend

The HS/HSL will be closed Saturday May 28th through Monday May 30th in observation of the Memorial Day holiday. We will resume summer hours on Tuesday May 31st.

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PLOS Medicine study looks at the quality of Systematic Reviews

A recent study in PLOS Medicine, ‘Epidemiology and reporting characteristics of systematic reviews of biomedical research: a cross-sectional study’ finds that the number of systematic reviews published between 2004 and 2014 has increased significantly. The study also found that quality of … Continue reading

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HS/HSL Summer Hours Begin 5/31

The HS/HSL will begin its summer hours beginning Tuesday, May 31st. Monday-Thursday* : 6 am – 8 pm Friday*: 6:00 am – 6:00 pm Saturday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday: CLOSED *To access the HS/HSL from 6:00 am – … Continue reading

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Summer Workshops at the HS/HSL

The HS/HSL will be offering free workshops this summer. Topic covered include: Communicating with Patients, RefWorks, and 3D Printing and Modeling. For full course descriptions and schedules click here. Can’t make one of the regularly scheduled workshops? Consider requesting an … Continue reading

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