Monthly Archives: August 2022
Taxpayers to Get Immediate Access to Publicly Funded Research
The White House issued new guidance that will speed progress toward curing diseases, preventing pandemics, mitigating climate change, and more. From a statement issued by SPARC: Washington, DC (August 25, 2022) – As a result of action taken today by the White House … Continue reading
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HSHSL Fall Hours
August 29 – November 30, 2022 Regular Semester Hours Monday – Thursday 6:00 am – 11:00 pm Friday 6:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Exceptions to Regular Hours Labor … Continue reading
Historical Insights: Margaret Bowen Rose’s Scrapbook Digitized
Scrapbooking in the 21st century has become somewhat of a lost art but remains a very powerful historical tool. With a combination of journal entries and photographs, they give a great deal of insight into not only the look and feel of the time period they were created, but also of the person who created them. Margaret Bowen Rose, possibly unknowing of this significance, created such a document for her Class of 1936 at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. The most exciting thing about this book’s donation is that our Historical Collections does not currently have yearbooks for the years of 1933-1946 at the University. Margaret’s unique perspective is the closest insight we have to the experiences of our students during that period. Continue reading
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OSTP Issues Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available Without Delay
From the August 25, 2022 White House press release, “Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) updated U.S. policy guidance to make the results of taxpayer-supported research immediately available to the American public at no cost.” … Continue reading
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Learn R this Fall with CDABS
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Off-Campus Access to HSHSL Resources
How do you access HSHSL resources from off-campus? Click on the blue “Off-Campus Access” button on the upper right-hand side of the library’s website. for more information, click here.
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Reserve a Study Room at the HSHSL
The HSHSL has 45 #StudyRooms available for use on the 2nd – 5th floors. Some are first come, first served while others are available to reserve. http://bit.ly/HSHSLStudyRoomRes
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Free Access: Monkeypox Literature & Research
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is working to expand access to literature and research related to the monkeypox virus. Follow the link for information about how to access this content.
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New Public Policy Research Database
Policy Commons contains the world’s largest directory of IGOs,NGOs, think tanks, and research centers, with over 3.4 million publications. Find research and reports addressing urban affairs, climate change, agricultural and environmental sciences, economics, social justice, gender equality, international development, sustainability, … Continue reading
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