Category Archives: Technology

LibKey Nomad++ Trial: The HSHSL Requests Your Feedback!

If you already use the LibKey Nomad browser extension, you know how easy it makes it to access the Library’s full-text content, even when you start your research on the open web – at PubMed.gov, Google Scholar, Wikipedia, or publisher … Continue reading

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Tips for New Students

With the fall semester in full swing, the HSHSL would like to share some tips to help you get the most out of your time at UMB. Need to study with a group, or just want to have a space … Continue reading

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AI and Information Literacy: A Guide to GenAI Tools

Explore the HSHSL’s guide on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and information literacy. Learn how GenAI tools such as ChatGPT work, how to analyze their outputs critically, cite them properly and more!

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Learn R this summer with CDABS

The Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) will be holding two R workshops in July. The sessions will be held in-person at the HSHSL on July 24th and July 25th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm . Space is limited so … Continue reading

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Love Data Week 2024 Starts Monday, Feb 12

Love Data Week (Feb. 12 to 16) is an international celebration of all things data! Each year, the Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDABS) at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) looks forward to engaging our community … Continue reading

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Understanding Algorithmic Bias

DABS: DATA AND BIOINFORMATION STUFF Understanding Algorithmic Bias Algorithm. Machine Learning. Artificial Intelligence. We might feel like we are encountering these terms more and more every day, and yet they can remain mysterious and intimidating to those who do not … Continue reading

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Coded Bias: Film Viewing & Discussion

Join the Health Sciences and Human Services Library for a virtual discussion of the film Coded Bias. Coded Bias, directed by Shalini Kantayya, explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini´s startling discovery that facial recognition does not … Continue reading

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Coded Bias: Film Viewing and Discussion

Join the Health Sciences and Human Services Library for a virtual discussion of the film Coded Bias. Coded Bias, directed by Shalini Kantayya, explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini´s startling discovery that facial recognition does not … Continue reading

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Learn R this Fall with CDABS

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Data and Bioinformation Stuff (DABS): 10 Simple Rules for Improving Research Data Discovery

To wrap up another Love Data Week, we are going to talk about a topic that goes hand-in-hand with data sharing, but may often be overlooked – data discoverability. If you’re familiar with the FAIR data principles, you may remember … Continue reading

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