There have been intermittent problems accessing full-text from Sage journals. Technical services is looking into the issue.
Intermittent Problems With Full-Text from Sage Journals
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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 among UMB’s core values.
“We’ve seen the benefit of the digital archive,” said Shannon Tucker, MS, CPHIMS, assistant dean of instructional technology at the School of Pharmacy. “Having poster presentations entered into the digital archive in advance of conferences allows for greater collaboration between faculty, as well as increasing the visibility of the content in an enduring way.”
The UMB Digital Archive includes a poster from the School of Pharmacy prepared for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting in 2014.
Scholarly output that might otherwise be hidden comes to light in the archive. Posters, presentations, reports, and similar materials — whether in print (scanned in) or born digital — are ideal resources for deposit.
Each submission to the archive is assigned a citable, unique, and permanent URL and description. Scholars can share URLs of their work with colleagues or include them on their CVs.
Access to these resources is free and open through the archive.
Items within the archive range from doctoral dissertations and course catalogs to PowerPoint slides. “Most people aren’t aware that the UMB Digital Archive also includes videos, oral histories, historical images, and annual reports,” said Na Lin, MLS, head of resource development and sharing at HS/HSL.
Whether a print item is digitized or a PDF is pulled from a website, the archive is capturing and preserving the historical record of the campus.
Many entities at the University including the schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and social work, as well as the Office of Communications and Public Affairs, and the Office of the President value the UMB Digital Archive and use it to preserve their legacy.
“In the digital age it’s important to preserve print that can be scanned but it is equally important to preserve born digital information that can easily slip away,” said Patricia Hinegardner, MLS, AHIP, associate director for resources at HS/HSL. “The UMB Digital Archive will take UMB’s legacy into the 22nd century.”
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The HS/HSL is Here to Help You Prepare for Graduate Research Day
Students preparing for the upcoming annual Graduate Research Conference on March 23, 2016 are discovering the Health Sciences & Human Services Library’s value in the research process.
Each school’s faculty librarian can meet with students to retrieve relevant articles from quality databases and demonstrate efficient management of these references using RefWorks.
The Library’s Presentation Practice Studio is ideal for practicing oral presentations. Taping your presentation for later review is also an option.
In addition, any student, staff or faculty preparing to present at a professional meeting, table clinic or defend a dissertation is encourage to contact their school’s faculty librarian.
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Join Us for a Technology Brown Bag, Feb. 25th
February Technology Brown Bag
Feb. 25
Noon to 12:45 p.m.
HS/HSL, Distance Ed Room
No registration required, just walk in!
Wearable computers are playing an increasing role in the health sciences from health monitoring to health care delivery. Join our next Technology Brown Bag as we explore this emerging field.
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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, Baltimore.
This conference is free and open to the public. It will take place on Fri. April 8, 10 AM – 4 PM at the SMC Campus Center of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. The keynotes and part of the program will be live-streamed at the time of the event, and the video recording will also be made available.
Cybersecurity is an ongoing and complex issue affecting institutions at the local, state and national level. Millions of attempts to breach security occur daily to gain access to clinical, legal, financial and other systems. However, where are the fine lines being drawn between insuring data security and enabling access? And what about individual rights? This conference will bring together public and private sector organizations working to prevent or stop cybersecurity threats to discuss the legal, regulatory, and policy framework of cybersecurity. The conversation will cover academic, government and private entities, as well as the preventative measures that individuals should take to guard their own online presence.
Check out the conference program and RSVP online today!
The project has been funded with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00004-C with the University of Maryland Baltimore. This program was made possible by a grant from the AALL/Bloomberg BNA Continuing Education Grant Program.
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Oxford Journals Access via Internet Explorer
Oxford Journals has recently made some updates on how to access them. There are currently some technical issues being worked on and if you need to access and Oxford Journals you will need to do so via Internet Explorer. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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HS/HSL Online Calendar Down Starting Sunday Feb 21. 6 PM
The online calendar for reserving HS/HSL study rooms, Presentation Practice Studio, and Innovation Space will be down starting at 6 PM, Sunday Feb. 21 for a system upgrade. The system upgrade will take less than 24 hours and should be back up by Monday afternoon. Please make your reservation in advance. Thank you for your cooperation.
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HS/HSL Closed 2/15 due to Inclement Weather
The HS/HSL will be closed Monday, February 15th due to inclement weather.
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AccessMedicine and AccessPediatrics Now Available
The HS/HSL has added AccessMedicine and AccessPediatrics to its collection. AccessMedicine has over over 85 e-books and other online tools. It contains standard texts including Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. In addition to e-books the database also includes 250 examination and procedural videos, quick reference tools, and more. AccessPediatrics covers the entire span of pediatric practice, from neonatology through adolescent medicine. It includes over twenty leading pediatric textbooks including Rudolph’s Pediatrics. It also provides access to quick references, an extensive multimedia library, and Pediatric Board Review.
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Noise Alert – Carpet Installation February 5-6
The HS/HSL is having carpet installed on the central staircase. Please be advised that there will be noise throughout the day. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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