Category Archives: Announcement

NLM Releases New Health Literacy Tool Shed Website

The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), in collaboration with Boston University School of Medicine is pleased to announce the launch of the Health Literacy Tool Shed: http://healthliteracy.bu.edu/. The Health Literacy Tool Shed is a free, user-friendly, unique, curated online … Continue reading

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Newly Expanded and Renovated Innovation Space Re-opens

After a complete renovation, the HS/HSL Innovation Space is now open! The Innovation Space has expanded to encompass the adjoining area where the Reference Desk used to be. This expansion gives users twice as much room for working with Innovation Space tools … Continue reading

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E-books Added Through AccessMedicine®

McGraw Hill’s AccessMedicine® will be added to the collection in support of our education mission. This collection of over 85 e-books and other online tools contains standard texts including Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. In addition to e-books … Continue reading

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MPower Library Funding Ends After FY16

Funding for the MPower Virtual Research Library will cease on July 1. This collaborative effort among the libraries at UMB and College Park received $750,000 in the first year of its existence. This funding number has been decreased in the … Continue reading

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HS/HSL Flat Funded = 1600 Journals Cancelled

Continued increases in journal prices combined with a flat resources budget have resulted in difficult collection decisions. Faculty librarians spent several months evaluating the HS/HSL’s journal collection based on data (cost per use) and the need to ensure the provision … Continue reading

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New E-reserves System Coming in January

HS/HSL is pleased to announce that we are transitioning to a new, more advanced course reserves system – Atlas ARES – beginning January 4. A project that the Library and campus IT have been working on for the last nine … Continue reading

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HS/HSL Holiday Hours

HS/HSL’s Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Hours  Tuesday, December 22nd   6:00am – 8:00pm  Wednesday, December 23rd  6:00am – 8:00pm  Thursday, December 24th  6:00am – Noon  Friday, December 25th through Sunday, January 3rd  CLOSED  

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Free Seminar Series: “A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project’s Launch: Lessons beyond the Base Pairs”

Consider attending the first of a six-part seminar series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project (HGP) in October 1990. The series, organized by the NHGRI History of Genomics Program (http://www.genome.gov/27557501), features HGP participants who will be … Continue reading

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National Library of Medicine Informatics Lecture Series – Use of Clinical Big Data to Inform Precision Medicine, Nov. 4

National Library of Medicine Informatics Lecture Series Title: Use of Clinical Big Data to Inform Precision Medicine Speaker: Joshua Denny, MD Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Location: Lister Hill Center Auditorium This talk will … Continue reading

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Searching for Funding Opportunities? Try the Pivot Database

Community of Science (COS) Pivot database answers the growing demands on research developers to quickly discover the right funding opportunities and effectively collaborate with their colleagues. Pivot combines a comprehensive, editorially maintained database of funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 … Continue reading

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