On December 6 and 7, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will host an Opioid Symposium and Code-a-Thon to promote and employ innovative ways to leverage technology and data to address the nationwide opioid epidemic.
For full and up-to-date details, please visit: https://www.hhs.gov/challenges Register for the Opioid Symposium and Code-a-Thon at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhs-opioid-symposium-code-a-thon-registration-39040222356 Symposium The HHS Opioid Symposium will showcase promising practices in data and technology that have improved outcomes in communities across the country that state and local leaders can bring back to their communities. The Symposium is taking place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on December 6th at HHS headquarters in Washington, D.C. You may register to join in-person or view the event via a live videostream. Code-a-Thon We need your help to develop data-driven solutions to combat the opioid epidemic, building on HHS’ five-part strategy. Are you up for the challenge? For full details on the challenge questions and prizes, please visit https://www.hhs.gov/challenges. The Code-a-Thon is taking place from 1 p.m. December 6 through 6 p.m. December 7 at HHS headquarters in Washington, D.C. This is an in-person event only. Learn More about Opiate Addiction Find more resources on Opiate Addiction and Treatment from the National Library of Medicine, including data, trends and statistics. |
HHS Opioid Symposium & Code-a-Thon
Whiteboard Project: Who Will Win the World Series?
The Houston Astros may have won the World Series, but not at the HS/HSL! We just don’t care.
Announcing the UMB Entrepreneur Toolkit
The HS/HSL has put together a toolkit of information for entrepreneurs and innovators on campus interested in learning more about intellectual property, starting their own company, innovating, and other related topics.
The guide was constructed with the help of innovative individuals at UMB and will be a “work in progress” to be updated with future suggestions from innovators around campus who would like to contribute to our toolkit.
If you know of a resource that would make a nice addition to our toolkit please email us entre@hshsl.umaryland.edu . If you are including a webpage or website that you are directly responsible for please include permission for us to link to it.
Access to RefWorks Restored
RefWorks appears to be functioning properly. Please let us know if you encounter any further issues. Contact the Information Services Desk at 410-706-7995 or hshsl.umaryland.edu
Access to RefWorks Down
Access to RefWorks is temporarily down. IT has contacted the company and is waiting to hear back about the issue. We will notify you when it is up and running again and apologize for the inconvenience.
USM Releases Statement on Open Access
The University System of Maryland has released a statement, endorsed by USM Presidents, Provosts, Library Directors, CUSF, and the USM Student Council supporting and encouraging the use of open access publications. The press release can be read here. The entire statement can be found via a link to a PDF at the bottom of the press release.
Whiteboard Project: What is Your Favorite Floor in the Library…and Why?
And the big winner is the 5th floor with 29 votes, followed by the 1st floor with 20 votes. Our other floors garnered some nice comments but did not come close in the tally. From the notes you left it looks like the 5th floor is considered your quiet comfy spot with great views, while the 1st floor is more convenient for those who need to use our public computers and don’t mind a little background noise.
We appreciate the feedback and will keep it in mind as we work to refresh the first floor and make those Library Genie wishes come true. Plus, you can always send us a suggestion.
The HS/HSL Partners with TMLL for Access to POLITICO Pro
In collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, the HS/HSL has extended access to POLITICO Pro to the entire campus. This two-year pilot offers granular reporting and analysis across 16 policy coverage areas along with tools, trackers, and data to provide users with key policy intelligence. Areas covered include Education, eHealth, Employment & Immigration, and Health Care. The resource can be accessed on- and off-campus through the database list located on the Library’s homepage or here.
Request for Information: Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Research on Women¹s Health
Less than 4 weeks remain to submit your comments to the Request for
Information (RFI) on the next Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Research on
Women¹s Health! The strategic plan will be relevant to each NIH IC and
office, so we would appreciate feedback from your respective areas and
scientific communities.
The RFI can be found in the NIH Guide
(https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-17-108.html).
The ORWH seeks input on three cross-cutting themes:
Theme 1: Expand the Exploration of Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV)
in NIH Research.
Theme 2: A Multidimensional Approach to the Science of Women’s Health.
Theme 3: Quality of Life and Disease Burden over the Life Course.
These themes will stimulate new research areas, priorities, and
approaches to help put science to work for the health of women. ORWH
seeks your thoughts on the following:
A link within the RFI will take you to a form where you can submit your
ideas, and we encourage you to share the RFI with your colleagues and
stakeholders who have an interest in women¹s health research.
Browzine Trial, A Simple Way to Explore Scholarly Journals, What Do You Think?
Try BrowZine, a simple way to discover, browse, and read the library’s scholarly journals. BrowZine makes it easy to view a journal’s table of contents and to create a personal bookshelf of your favorite journals. Apps are available for Android and Apple devices.
This is a 4-week pilot project to gauge interest in BrowZine.
Please let us know what you think!