Category Archives: Services
Let Us Help You Prepare for Graduate Research Day
Students preparing for the upcoming annual Graduate Research Conference on Thursday, March 15, are discovering the Health Sciences & Human Services Library’s value in the research process. Each school’s faculty librarian can meet with students to retrieve relevant articles from … Continue reading
Try The Bioinformatics + Data Science Workstation
The HS/HSL recently added a bioinformatics workstation to the research commons area on the Library’s first floor. The high performance computer is loaded with licensed and open-source software and is dedicated to high-throughput data analysis for faculty, staff, and students of UMB. Continue reading
New Camera at Presentation Studio Allows Direct Upload to Blackboard
Try out the *new Canon video camera that records directly to SD cards in MP4 format so that you can upload your recording directly to Blackboard. The Presentation Practice Studio provides University of Maryland, Baltimore students, faculty, and staff with the space … Continue reading
Reserve a Study Room, HS/HSL 2nd & 3rd Floors
Reserve a Study Room Three study rooms on the HS/HSL’s second floor and ten on the third floor may be reserved for group study. Priority is given to UM faculty, staff and students. Each room has a table and chair, … Continue reading
3D Printers Are Revolutionizing Medicine
Photo: Scott Streble, University of Minnesota Foundation From AAMC News, physicians and scientists are finding novel ways of using 3D printers to benefit patients. The ability to customize a hand, an organ, or a pelvis has had amazing results. Success … Continue reading
Success Stories from the HS/HSL Innovation Space
The HS/HSL Innovation Space, which opened in April 2015, is one of the first pioneering makerspaces created at an academic health sciences library to support health sciences education and research. The goal of the Innovation Space is to promote and … Continue reading
Library Genie is Back! What Are Your 3 Library Wishes?
The Library Genie will be accepting wishes from October 1 to 31. Respond to our online form starting October 1. What could the Library offer on the 1st floor that would enhance your learning experience? Are there any new technologies … Continue reading
HS/HSL’s Library Genie Responds
Last October, the Library Genie visited for a second time. He asked for your 3 library wishes, and you responded. A year later, we can happily say that 3 of your library wishes have been granted (with more to come): You … Continue reading
Helpful Tips for New Students
As the fall semester begins, the HS/HSL has some tips to help you out! Want a quiet place to study? You can reserve select study rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Don’t worry if you forget to make a reservation: there … Continue reading
Try the Presentation Practice Studio
The Presentation Practice Studio provides University of Maryland, Baltimore students, faculty, and staff with the space and technology resources to practice, record, and develop presentations as well as to refine public speaking skills. We Can Help You The studio has the technology and … Continue reading