Category Archives: News
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
Posted in Announcement, News
Comments Off on HS/HSL Named Regional Medical Library for Seventh Straight Cycle and Awarded National DOCLINE Coordinating Center
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
Posted in News
Comments Off on Vote to Get Free Books for Children in Need in Maryland
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
Posted in News
Comments Off on Zika Virus Health Information Resources From the National Library of Medicine
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
Posted in News
Comments Off on Holiday Giving Project Children’s Book List
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
Posted in Announcement, News
Comments Off on UMB Digital Archive: Capturing UMB’s Virtual Legacy
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
Posted in Announcement, Events, News
Comments Off on Cybersecurity and You – A Free Conference on Fri. April 8, 2016
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
Posted in Announcement, News
Comments Off on New Bibliometric Measure of Article Influence
HS/HSL’s Project SHARE Curriculum to be Used for National AHEC Study
In mid-November the HS/HSL received some great news from the National Library of Medicine (NLM): The HS/HSL’s Project SHARE curriculum was unanimously selected by the National AHEC Organization for a study to test the replicability of teen health information literacy … Continue reading
Posted in News
Comments Off on HS/HSL’s Project SHARE Curriculum to be Used for National AHEC Study
Library Genie Results
Over the month of October, the Library Genie asked for your top three library wishes. The number one wish was for water bottle filling stations, followed by requests for better lighting, more of the popular “space pod” study seats, and … Continue reading
Posted in News
Comments Off on Library Genie Results
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
Posted in Announcement, News
Comments Off on Expertise, Resources, Place – HS/HSL Strategic Plan, 2015-2020