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.

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.

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 →

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 →

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 →

The HS/HSL offers free workshops throughout the year on topics including citation management, database searching, and research impact.  Workshops are available to all UMB students, faculty and staff. In an effort to assess and improve our workshops we would like … Continue reading →

The HS/HSL has launched a monthly Innovation Space Newsletter. The newsletter will provide information about how members of the UMB community are using the Innovation Space and other related news. Click here to view the first issue and click here to … Continue reading →

An exhibition developed and produced by the Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine and the Folger Shakespeare Library will be displayed in the HS/HSL Weise Gallery from April 4 through May 14, 2016. “And there’s the humor of … Continue reading →

Access to the HS/HSL’s databases, journals, and catalog has been restored.

Due to technical issues, access to library resources including the catalog, journals page and databases is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve this and hope access will be available as soon as possible.