Category Archives: Announcement

UMB Digital Archive: Capturing UMB’s Virtual Legacy

Posted on February 29, 2016 by ebrown

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

Posted on February 23, 2016 by HSHSL

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

Posted on February 19, 2016 by HSHSL

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

Posted on February 9, 2016 by ebrown

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

Posted on January 6, 2016 by ebrown

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

Posted on January 4, 2016 by ebrown

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

Posted on December 14, 2015 by ebrown

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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NLM Releases New Health Literacy Tool Shed Website

Posted on December 11, 2015 by ebrown

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

Posted on December 10, 2015 by ebrown

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®

Posted on December 7, 2015 by ebrown

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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