Please come to the HS/HSL’s Weise Gallery, September 26th from 4:30 pm-6:00 pm for the opening reception of the Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine exhibit. Cake will be provided and you can enter into a drawing for a special prize by answering questions about the exhibit. For further details about the exhibit click here.

Harry Potter is coming to UM! Visit “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine”, an exhibit on display at the Health Sciences & Human Services Library from September 18 – November 5. The exhibit uses the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine collections to explore the world of Harry Potter, its roots in Renaissance science, and the ethical questions that affected not only the wizards in J.K. Rowling’s books, but also the historical thinkers featured in the series. Exhibit panels present the works of 15th- and 16th-century scholars and explore their perceptions of natural philosophy, medicine, and magic. Renaissance texts are used to highlight some of the fantastic creatures and plants featured in the novels.

More information about Potter-themed events will be coming soon!

For information on the exhibit and related programs, click here or call 410-706-7996.

The HS/HSL offers free workshops to all University of Maryland Faculty, Students, and Staff, and UMMC staff. Registrations is free.

Workshops this week:

• RefWorks, Tuesday September 13th, 12pm-1pm, LL03 and LL04
• Journals: Finding Full Text in 30, Wednesday September 14th, 12:30pm-1pm, LL03

For registration and full course descriptions, click here. Walk-ins are welcome!

Cilia is an open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes high quality basic and translational research on the biology of cilia and diseases associated with ciliary dysfunction. Many experimental approaches are welcomed, including cell and developmental biology, human and molecular genetics, and use of model organisms.

To access this and other open access journals you can go to Biomed Central.

The Library will be closed Friday, September 2, 2011 through Monday, September 5, 2011
for the Baltimore Grand Prix and Labor Day.

Due to Hurricane Irene the library will only be open from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday August 27th.

The library will be closed all day on Sunday August 28th.

The HS/HSL offers free workshop to all UMB faculty, staff and students and UMMC staff.

Workshops offered this fall include RefWorks, PubMed, Facebook Privacy in 30, Grant Proposal Writing, and Medical Apps for Mobile Technology in 30.

Click here for full course descriptions and registration. If you forget to register, walk-ins are welcome!

If you can’t make one of our regularly scheduled workshops consider signing up for an On Demand Workshop where a librarian will meet with you at a time convenient for you and cover workshop material.

Check out the new and updated RefWorks tutorials that the HS/HSL has created for the new RefWorks 2.0 interface. New tutorials include Importing References from PubMed, Creating and Managing Folders, and Attaching Full Text Articles. Click here to view these and many other tutorials from the HS/HSL.

Want to learn more about RefWorks? Consider signing up for one of our RefWorks Workshops. Click here for registration information.

Beginning on Friday, August 12, the HS/HSL links to RefWorks will be defaulting to the new version RefWorks 2.0. Until December 2011, you will still be able to go back to the Classic version once you login. The look and feel of RefWorks has changed, but the functionality is still the same.

If you need assistance, please contact the Reference Desk at 410-706-7996 or email us at hshsl@umaryland.edu

Due to changes in our visitor policy there are now 5 additional computers available for students, faculty and staff on the main floor of the Library, near the windows.