Category Archives: Announcement

CDC Taking Active Steps Related to Hospital Preparedness for Ebola Treatment

Posted on October 16, 2014 by ebrown

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are taking steps to assist hospitals prepare for Ebola.  This October 15, 2014 press release outlines the steps they are taking in response to health care workers in Dallas who have contracted … Continue reading →

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October is Health Literacy Month. Celebrate by Attending the Communicating with Patients Workshop!

Posted on October 9, 2014 by ebrown

October is Health Literacy Month! Celebrate by attending the Communicating with Patients Workshop. Are you aware of your patients’ abilities to obtain, process, and comprehend health information? The literature indicates that health care providers overestimate what patients are able to … Continue reading →

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MeSH on Demand – Text to Terms Translation

Posted on October 7, 2014 by ebrown

The National Library of Medicine has released MeSH on Demand, a tool that can be used to find relevant MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) by inserting a section of text. On the MeSH on Demand web page, text such as a … Continue reading →

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SciVal is now UMB Experts!

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ebrown

Need to find a colleague to collaborate with? Over the summer, HS/HSL faculty assumed support for the SciVal collaborative faculty research profiles tool. SciVal is now UMB Experts. Over the next few months, UMB Experts will be updated and edited, and … Continue reading →

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Student Health Advocates Redefining Empowerment (SHARE) Project Curriculum Released

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ebrown

The Health Sciences and Human Services Library at University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) announces the release of the Student Health Advocates Redefining Empowerment (SHARE) Curriculum. Empowering High School Students This curriculum was developed as the result of a three-year “Health Information Resource Grant … Continue reading →

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New HS/HSL LibX Library Toolbar – Find Full-Text Articles Faster

Posted on September 9, 2014 by ebrown

The HS/HSL LibX toolbar is a brower add-on for the FireFox and Chrome web browser. The greatest benefit from using the LibX toolbar is saving time in obtaining full-text articles and other library resources during your research. Already familiar with LibX? … Continue reading →

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Fall Workshops

Posted on September 2, 2014 by ebrown

The HS/HSL will be offering a series of free workshops throughout the Fall Semester to all UMB Faculty, Students, and Staff, and UMMC staff. Topics covered include: PubMed, RefWorks, Grant Proposal Writing, and Leveraging Research Impact Data for Tenure and … Continue reading →

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NIH Issues Finalized Policy on Genomic Data Sharing

Posted on August 27, 2014 by ebrown

The National Institutes of Health has issued a final NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) policy to promote data sharing as a way to speed the translation of data into knowledge, products and procedures that improve health while protecting the privacy … Continue reading →

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NLM Launches Emergency Access Initiative Granting Free Access to Books and Journals for Healthcare Professionals Fighting Ebola Outbreak

Posted on August 25, 2014 by ebrown

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) has been activated to support healthcare professionals working on the Ebola public health emergency in West Africa. The EAI is a collaborative partnership between NLM and participating publishers to provide free access … Continue reading →

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New Ebola Virus Disease Subject Guide

Posted on August 11, 2014 by ebrown

Check out the HS/HSL’s new Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) subject guide for trustworthy information resources and the latest headlines from the CDC, WHO, New York Times and others.

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