“As of June 2, 2011, all PDF versions of books published by the National Academies Press (NAP) will be downloadable free of charge to anyone. This includes the current catalog of more than 4,000 books plus future reports published by NAP.” NOTE: You may be asked to register for a MyNAP Account. These books can be accessed from the National Academies Press or by title in the E-books A-Z list on the HS/HSL website.

The HS/HSL will be closed Saturday, May 28th – Monday, May 30th for the Memorial Day Holiday.

The HS/HSL will be offering several summer workshops in June and July. Topics covered include RefWorks, CINAHL in 30, and Google: Beyond Searching. All workshops are free to all UMB Faculty, Students, Staff; UMMC staff; and HS/HSL Corporate Members. Click here for the full summer workshop schedule and to register.
Can’t make one of our regularly scheduled workshops? Consider requesting an On Demand Workshop where you can pick a specific time to meet with a librarian to cover the course of a library workshop with you.

The Health Sciences & Human Services Library is offering late night study from May 2nd through May 18th, 2011.
Library Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 8am – 2am
Friday – Saturday: 8am – 8pm*
Sunday: 11am – 2am
* Saturday hours represent a pilot during finals.
Shuttles will be available every half hour beginning at midnight to take you safely to your destination.
After 10pm the HS/HSL is open for study purposes only. A UMB OneCard is required to remain in or enter the Library.

The HS/HSL will be closed Sunday April 24th due to the Easter holiday.

The HS/HSL now has a section on our Library Savvy Tutorial Page devoted to tutorials that can help you locate full text journal articles and find out information about a journal including whether or not it is peer reviewed or what is a journal’s Impact Factor. Click here to see these tutorials.

The HS/HSL will be offering two free workshops during the week of April 4th. Registration is free for all UMB Faculty, Student, and Staff. Workshops offered this week:
RSS Feeds Using Google Reader, Tuesday April 5th, 12-12:30pm
Copyright for Instructors, Wednesday April 6th, 12pm-1pm
For full course descriptions, registration, and workshop schedule click here

Wireless printing is available in the HS/HSL for patrons with Windows laptops (XP, Vista or Windows 7). For details on how to use Wireless Printing click here

The HS/HSL will be offering two free workshops during the week of March 28th. Registration is free for all UMB Faculty, Student, and Staff. Workshops offered this week:
Creating Effective Presentations Using PowerPoint, Tuesday March 29th, 12pm-1pm
PsychoSocial Instruments, Wednesday March 30th, 12pm-1pm
For full course descriptions, registration, and workshop schedule click here

The HS/HSL will be offering a series of free workshops covering a wide range of topics throughout the semester to all UMB faculty, staff and students; UMMC staff; and HS/HSL Corporate Members. Topics covered this semester include RefWorks, Social Policy, Beginning and Advanced Searching for Nursing, and PubGet.
Click here to see the full schedule and for registration.
If you are interested in a topic but cannot attend our scheduled workshops, be sure to check out our complete list of On Demand Workshops. You can request On Demand Workshops for yourself individually or with a group of your colleagues.