Poster Printing: New Prices, Same Trusted Quality

Posted on August 22, 2025 by ebrown
Poster symposium at the School of Pharmacy, August 22, 2025.
Photo by Matthew D’Agostino

Starting Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, the Health Sciences and Human Services (HSHSL) poster printing prices will change for the first time since 2017.  While increases in paper, ink, canvas, employee compensation, and shipping costs made this necessary, our prices remain among the most affordable in Baltimore. More importantly, the speed and quality of service the UMB Community has come to rely on will remain exactly the same.  

New Pricing 

Material Standard Service Rush 
Glossy Paper $65 $130 
Glossy + Tube $70 $135 
Canvas $65 $130 
Canvas + Tube $70 $135 

In response to sustainability concerns, costs, and environmental impact, tubes will no longer be automatically provided and cannot be purchased separately. Instead, tubes will be available only as part of a poster package (+$5). 

Thank you for trusting us with your posters. We’re happy to continue supporting UMB presentations and research, and HSHSL faculty librarians and staff are grateful for the many kind words you’ve shared about your experience with the HSHSL poster printing service. 

You can request a poster print online at anytime as well as learn more about the poster printing service and process.   

Questions? Contact Information Services at hshsl@umaryland.edu or 410-706-7995 

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Academic Video Online: Campus-Wide Streaming Access for UMB

Posted on August 20, 2025 by ebrown

The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) is pleased to announce that all UMB schools now have access to Academic Video Online (AVON), the largest academic streaming video collection available to libraries. This new resource is provided through the University of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) consortium of libraries.

About Academic Video Online
AVON is hosted on the Alexander Street platform and includes more than 85,000 streaming titles across a broad range of subjects. The collection features documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, tutorials and demonstrations curated for educational use.

Key Features
• Extensive subject coverage, including Nursing, Counseling and Therapy, Health Policy, Rehabilitation Therapy, Science, and more.
• On-demand streaming, available any time, on or off campus.
• Access for all UMB students, faculty, and staff.
• Options to create playlists and embed them in your LMS.
• Integrated assessment and teaching tools within videos.
• A detailed library guide with tips for using all features.

How to Access
You can find Academic Video Online under Databases on the HSHSL website. If you have questions or need support, contact Information Services at hshsl@umarylan.edu or 410-706-7995.

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Connect With Your Librarians at the HSHSL

Posted on August 18, 2025 by ebrown

Have you met your school’s liaison librarian? What about our data librarians? This is your chance! Join us for “Meet Your Librarians” in the HSHSL Weise Gallery.

Our librarians are here to support your success. They can help you find literature for class projects, navigate databases, manage citations, or explore data resources. Stop by, say hello, and learn how they can make your academic life easier.

We’ll also have treats for everyone who drops by.

Event Details
📅 Thursday, Sept. 25
🕛 Noon to 2 p.m.
📍 Weise Gallery, Health Sciences and Human Services Library

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Take Control of Your Citations with Zotero

Posted on August 5, 2025 by ebrown

The HSHSL is offering two online Zotero workshops. Register today!

Zotero is a citation manager that can save you time and ease your workload. In the workshop, you will learn how to use Zotero to organize and share references, build bibliographies, and insert citations in your papers as you write. Zotero is freely available in both web and desktop versions. 

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Fourth-Floor Restrooms Now Open; Third-Floor Renovations Underway

Posted on August 1, 2025 by ebrown

The newly renovated fourth-floor restrooms are now open and ready for use. The third-floor restroom renovations are currently in progress.

Upgraded facilities include:
✅ New partitions to enhance privacy and provide a fresh, modern look.
✅ Fresh paint to brighten the space with a clean and updated design.
✅ Upgraded lighting with energy-efficient fixtures for improved visibility and sustainability.
✅ Improved accessibility with enhanced ADA-compliant features for greater ease of use.
✅ Sustainability upgrades with water-efficient fixtures to reduce environmental impact.

We appreciate your patience during this renovation project.
If you have questions, contact us at hshsl@umaryland.edu or 410-706-7995.

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Now Recruiting: HSHSL Student Advisory Board | Advocate, Connect, Lead

Posted on July 28, 2025 by ebrown

Applications are due by Labor Day 2025: bit.ly/HSHSL-SAB

The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) invites students to apply for the Student Advisory Board, convening in fall 2025. As a member, you will gain valuable insights into library services, spaces and resources, and provide feedback that will help shape the library’s future. The HSHSL is seeking two students from each of the health or human services schools: dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work and graduate studies. Service is for the academic year.

What’s involved

  • Three meetings per semester, with a hybrid option

  • Interest in and commitment to service

  • Willingness to provide feedback and share ideas

What you’ll gain

  • Opportunities to meet students from other health and human services programs

  • Resume-building experience on an advisory board

  • Your ideas heard by library leadership

  • Free meals for members who attend meetings in person

  • Invitations to library events

  • A $100 stipend to your university account at the end of each semester

Questions?

Contact hshsl@umaryland.edu with any questions or concerns.

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EBSCO Databases Getting a New Look Aug. 5

Posted on July 21, 2025 by ebrown
EBSCOhost: intuitive interface, improved performance

Beginning Aug. 5, EBSCO will launch a redesigned interface across its databases, including CINAHL, PsycInfo, SocINDEX and more.

The new interface is designed to make searching easier and more intuitive, with a cleaner look and improved navigation. New features include personalized dashboards and enhanced options for saving and refining your search results.

For a sneak peek of the new EBSCO interface, watch this video preview.

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Summer Reading Challenge and Raffle, July 7 – Aug. 29

Posted on July 11, 2025 by ebrown

Join URFW and HSHSL this summer 2025 for a Summer Reading Challenge! Research shows that regular reading improves brain connectivity, increases vocabulary and comprehension, prevents cognitive decline, and strengthens empathy. Reading also aids in sleep readiness, stress reduction, lowers blood pressure and heart rate, fights depression symptoms, and contributes to a longer life. Start reading today for better health!

How to Participate
Please register here and download a digital tic-tac-toe board to track your summer reading. Read at least two different book genres to be entered to win raffle prizes such as a kindle or URFW swag bag. The program runs July 7 – August 29. Participants will receive one additional raffle entry for each contribution of a leisure book to build the BookWell Library located in the wellness suite on the fifth floor of URecFit and Wellness. Submit your digital tic-tac-toe board here anytime during the challenge, OR you can print your board and submit to the drop box in the wellness suite on the fifth floor in URecFit and Wellness. 

HSHSL Kinnard Leisure Reading Collection
Joining the summer reading challenge? Check out the HSHSL’s leisure reading collection of recent best-selling fiction and nonfiction on the library’s first floor. Library staff can also help you borrow titles from other University System of Maryland libraries. 

Organized by URecFit and Wellness

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🎆 HSHSL Will Be Closed July 4 – 6 for Independence Day Holiday and Weekend

Posted on July 3, 2025 by ebrown
A grey tabby cat with sunglasses and an American flag in it's mouth. Red, white, and blue sparkly background.

In observance of Independence Day, the library will be closed from Friday, July 4 through Sunday, July 6.

We’ll resume our regular hours on Monday, July 7.

Whether you’re planning a quiet weekend of reading or heading out to enjoy fireworks and festivities, we wish you a safe and restful holiday!

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Leisure Reads for the Long Weekend

Posted on June 30, 2025 by ebrown

The long weekend is almost here, make sure you’ve got the perfect read to relax with! Our Leisure Reading Collection is full of novels, memoirs, mysteries, and more, just waiting to go home with you.

Stop by and check out a book (or a few!) before we close for the July 4th holiday weekend.

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