Category Archives: Announcement
Project SHARE Used in National AHEC Health Information Literacy Project
The Project Share Curriculum, developed at the HS/HSL and funded by a grant from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), is being used and tested by five Area Health Education Center (AHEC) members: Boston AHEC, Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island AHEC, Centennial/Southwestern Colorado AHECs, … Continue reading
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HS/HSL Named Regional Medical Library for Seventh Straight Cycle and Awarded National DOCLINE Coordinating Center
Since 1983 the Health Sciences and Human Services Library has served as the headquarters for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region. The HS/HSL has been awarded a cooperative agreement to continue in this capacity from 2016-2021. This … Continue reading
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The Library Genie Responds
When the HS/HSL’s Library Genie asked for your top three library wishes last October, dozens of you let him know. We are happy to tell you that the Library has granted several of your wishes. You asked for water bottle … Continue reading
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UMB Digital Archive: Capturing UMB’s Virtual Legacy
The UMB Digital Archive, a service of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), isn’t just about digitizing old books. It also supports collaboration and the building of a legacy. Collaboration is … Continue reading
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The HS/HSL is Here to Help You Prepare for Graduate Research Day
Students preparing for the upcoming annual Graduate Research Conference on March 23, 2016 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
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Cybersecurity and You – A Free Conference on Fri. April 8, 2016
Registration is now open for the one-day conference, “Cybersecurity and You: Issues in Higher Education and Beyond,” organized by Health Sciences and Human Services Library, Thurgood Marshall Law Library and Center for Information Technology Services at the University of Maryland, … Continue reading
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AccessMedicine and AccessPediatrics Now Available
The HS/HSL has added AccessMedicine and AccessPediatrics to its collection. AccessMedicine has over over 85 e-books and other online tools. It contains standard texts including Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. In addition to e-books the database also includes 250 … Continue reading
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New Bibliometric Measure of Article Influence
In an article posted to bioRxiv on October 22, 2015, four NIH scientists proposed a new bibliometric measure of article influence. This measure, called the Relative Citation Ratio (RCR), is presented as an alternative to using Journal Impact Factor to measure the … Continue reading
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Women’s Health Issues Offers Free Access to Articles on Women’s Health
WASHINGTON (December 22, 2015) — The peer-reviewed journal Women’s Health Issues today released a new Special Collection of articles on women’s health in celebration of its 25th anniversary. The 25th Anniversary Collection includes a sample of some of the best … Continue reading
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Expertise, Resources, Place – HS/HSL Strategic Plan, 2015-2020
Two years and 500 conversations later, the HS/HSL is proud to introduce its new strategic plan – Expertise, Resources, Place. Following a template similar to the one used to develop the University’s plan, the new library plan used an “outside-in” technique, … Continue reading
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