Category Archives: News
New Poster Printing Service at HS/HSL
The HS/HSL offers poster printing to all UMB faculty, students, and staff and University of Maryland Medical Center staff. Posters will be printed in support of academic, professional, and research purposes. Posters are printed on 42″ x 56″ Glossy Paper. Cutting tools … Continue reading
New! HS/HSL Off-Campus Log-in Button
Now there is a simple way to log-in to access HS/HSL’s electronic resources when you are off-campus. Just click the “Off-Campus Access” button in the upper right-hand corner of the Library’s homepage and you will be prompted to sign in … Continue reading
Notable Tech Trends: Cybersecurity, Digital Privacy, and Online Surveillance
Cybersecurity is an interesting and important topic, one closely connected to those of digital privacy and online surveillance. Many of us know that it is difficult to keep things private on the Internet. The Internet was invented to share things … Continue reading
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
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
Vote to Get Free Books for Children in Need in Maryland
Vote for the state of your choice to win thousands of new books for children in need from First Book and Disney. Vote as many times as you like through March 31, 2016. Schools and programs registered with First Book … Continue reading
Zika Virus Health Information Resources From the National Library of Medicine
Zika Virus Health Information Compendium of Resources This compendium from the National Library of Medicine links to numerous sources of information on the outbreak, including: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institutes of Health World Health Organization and Pan American … Continue reading
Holiday Giving Project Children’s Book List
As a result of the combined efforts of the staff of the Health Sciences & Humans Services Library (HS/HSL) and the UMB campus community, over 75 children’s books are now on the shelves of the UMB Community Engagement Center located … Continue reading
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
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