“And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare and the Four Humors Exhibit at the HS/HSL

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ebrown

An exhibition developed and produced by the Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine and the Folger Shakespeare Library will be displayed in the HS/HSL Weise Gallery from April 4 through May 14, 2016.

“And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare and the Four Humors explores the role played by the four humors in several of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays through beautiful imagery and rare books from both the National Library of Medicine and the Folger Shakespeare Library, and examines more modern interpretations of the four humors in contemporary medicine.

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Access to Library Resources Restored

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ebrown

Access to the HS/HSL’s databases, journals, and catalog has been restored.

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Access to Catalog and Databases Restored

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ebrown

Due to a power failure at College Park, the HS/HSL temporarily lost access to the library catalog and databases.  The power and access have been restored.

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Access to Library Catalog and Databases Unavailable

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ebrown

Due to technical issues, access to library resources including the catalog, journals page and databases is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve this and hope access will be available as soon as possible.

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Dr. Alessandro Acquisti, Popular TED Talker, to Deliver the Closing Keynote Speech at “Cybersecurity and You: Issues in Higher Education and Beyond” on April 8

Posted on April 5, 2016 by ebrown

The closing keynote speech, “Why Online Privacy Matters in the Face of Heightened Surveillance Measures” at April 8th’s upcoming conference, “Cybersecurity and You: Issues in Higher Education and Beyond” will be delivered by well-known online privacy researcher, Dr. Alessandro Acquisti.  His 2013 TED talk “What will a future without secrets look like?” has been viewed over million times.

Dr. Alessandro Acquisti is Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and a member of the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine. He is also the director of the Peex (Privacy Economics Experiments) lab at CMU, the co-director of CMU CBDR (Center for Behavioral and Decision Research), and a a member of the National Academies’ Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media and Associated Privacy Considerations.

Please join us at the “Cybersecurity and You: Issues in Higher Education and Beyond” conference this Friday. The conference begins at 10 AM, and Dr. Acquisti’s closing keynote is scheduled at 2:45 PM if you just want to join us for his talk. For late conference registration, please call the HS/HSL Administration at 410-706-7545. The conference will also be livestreamed, and the recording will be made available afterwards.

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Project SHARE Used in National AHEC Health Information Literacy Project

Posted on April 5, 2016 by ebrown

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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, Eastern Connecticut AHEC, and the state of Montana AHEC program.

This year-long health information literacy project, also funded by the NLM, focusses on teaching skills to diverse populations early in life when personal habits and life-long skills are being developed.  The project recognizes the ability to find, interpret, and use reliable sources of health information can have a direct impact on one’s health. By building skills early in life, health outcomes across the life-span are improved.

The Project SHARE curriculum will be used in the field in urban settings and frontier regions, with Native American tribes and in multi-center AHEC partnerships. The sites will share best practices and implementation experiences with each other, with future sites, and with HS/HSL’s Project SHARE Curriculum development team.

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HS/HSL Named Regional Medical Library for Seventh Straight Cycle and Awarded National DOCLINE Coordinating Center

Posted on April 1, 2016 by ebrown

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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 agreement, worth over $6M, supports NIH’s National Library of Medicine health information outreach efforts over 10 southeastern states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, representing 25% of the U.S population. Additionally, the HS/HSL has been named the National DOCLINE Coordinating Office to facilitate resources sharing across the United States. For more information on the award, please visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/nlm-rml-coop-agreement-2016.html

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The Library Genie Responds

Posted on March 30, 2016 by ebrown

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When the HS/HSL’s Library Genie asked for your top three library wishes last October, dozens of you let him know. We are happy to tell you that the Library has granted several of your wishes.

  1. You asked for water bottle fountains – The Library will be installing them on every floor.
  2. You asked for a charging station for your devices – A charging station will be arriving soon.
  3. You asked for more comfortable furniture – We will be ordering new comfy chairs that you can roll around to your favorite spot.
  4. Bonus wishes – Additional rolling white boards are being ordered, and Wi-Fi will be boosted throughout the building.

Thank you for all of your suggestions to the Library Genie. We appreciate your input and support.

Funding for the Library Genie wishes comes from one-time unexpended annual and fund-balance allocations.

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Vote to Get Free Books for Children in Need in Maryland

Posted on March 29, 2016 by ebrown

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 in the winning state will receive 100,000 books. Second and third place states will receive 25,000 and 10,000 books, respectively. Vote here: https://www.firstbook.org/get-involved/be-inspired/vote

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HS/HSL Closed Sunday 3/27 for Easter Holiday

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ebrown

The HS/HSL will be closed Sunday 3/27 in observance of the Easter Holiday. We will resume regularly scheduled hours on Monday 3/28.

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