New E-reserves System Coming in January

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HS/HSL is pleased to announce that we are transitioning to a new, more advanced course reserves system – Atlas ARES – beginning January 4. A project that the Library and campus IT have been working on for the last nine months, the new system will allow students and faculty to view reserves via a tab in Blackboard, or by logging into the Course Reserves system through the link on the Library’s homepage. The system is much more streamlined and convenient to use, and we at HS/HSL are proud to provide the UMB community with an easier way to access their readings and research.

For any questions or for assistance in using the new system, please contact HS/HSL’s Course Reserves at 410-706-7995 or by email eres@hshsl.umaryland.edu.

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HS/HSL Holiday Hours

HS/HSL’s Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Hours

 Tuesday, December 22nd   6:00am – 8:00pm
 Wednesday, December 23rd  6:00am – 8:00pm
 Thursday, December 24th  6:00am – Noon
 Friday, December 25th through Sunday, January 3rd  CLOSED

 

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Tell Us About your Favorite Children’s Books

Help spark a love for reading while helping to increase the literacy skills of the children visiting the new UMB Community Engagement Center.  As part of the Library’s Holiday Giving Project, HS/HSL staff will be purchasing children’s books for the Center, located in the UMB BioPark at 1 North Poppleton St.   Let us know which books were your favorites. They may be those simply read for fun, or those that inspired, encouraged, or opened your eyes to a new world! Look for the READBOX at the Library to submit your suggestions, or submit them by clicking on My Favorite Books.   For more information about the Library’s Holiday Giving Project, contact Mary Ann Williams at mwilliam@hshsl.umaryland.edu

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Free Seminar Series: “A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project’s Launch: Lessons beyond the Base Pairs”

Consider attending the first of a six-part seminar series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project (HGP) in October 1990. The series, organized by the NHGRI History of Genomics Program (http://www.genome.gov/27557501), features HGP participants who will be sharing their perspectives about the HGP and how it affected their careers.

The series kicks off this Thursday, December 3, 2015 with a panel discussion that includes key HGP leadership: Francis Collins (NIH Director and Former NHGRI Director) as well as Elke Jordan and Mark Guyer (Former NHGRI Deputy Directors). The panel will take place from 2:00 to 3:00 PM in Lipsett Amphitheater in Building 10.

Additional details are provided below and at http://www.genome.gov/27562713.  Please note that if you cannot join us in person, the panel will be video recorded and made available on our GenomeTV channel of YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/GenomeTV#p/u) after December 3.

SPEAKERS:

Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health.

Elke Jordan, Ph.D., Former Deputy Director, National Human Genome Research Institute.

Mark Guyer, Ph.D., Former Deputy Director, National Human Genome Research Institute.

Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Human Genome Research Institute.
TITLE: “A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project’s Launch: Lessons Beyond the Base Pairs”
DATE: Thursday, December 3, 2015
TIME: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Building 10, Lipsett Amphitheater
SPONSOR:  NHGRI History of Genomics Program

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Scheduled Maintenance 11/25 May Affect Library Access

A system wide scheduled maintenance may impact access to library resources, including access to electronic journals and databases. This will take place at 11:00 pm on Wednesday 11/25.

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HS/HSL Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

The HS/HSL will be closed Thursday 11/26 and Friday 11/27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will resume regular hours Saturday 11/28. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Opening Reception: The Human Figure, Anatomical Drawings

Please join the HS/HSL on Tuesday, December 1st from 4:00 – 6:00 pm for the opening reception of Joseph Sheppard’s exhibit, The Human Figure, Anatomical Drawings. You can RSVP to events@hshsl.umaryland.ed or call 410-706-7545. For more information on the exhibit click here.

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November Technology Brown Bag Forum: Data Management Plan Tool

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Join the HS/HSL on Friday November 20th from 12 – 12:45 pm for our monthly Technology Brown Bag Forum. This month, we are discussing the Data Management Plan Tool. The Data Management Plan Tool was developed in response to a growing need for managing the life cycle of research data found in funding requirements and global expectations for open science. Join us to discuss what the Data Management Plan Tool is, why it is an important resources, and how to use it to manage grant funded data.

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The Human Figure, Anatomical Drawings exhibit by Joseph Sheppard

Joseph Sheppard’s current exhibit “The Human Figure, Anatomical Drawings” will be on display November 1, 2015 through March 31st, 2016 in the Frieda O. Weise Gallery on the first floor of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. On display for the first time, the exhibit features detailed drawings of anatomy found in several of his published books. His work, deeply rooted in realism, captures the detail and beauty in the human figure. Click here for more information.

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NIH releases article-level, field-independent citation metric

Click here to read about Relative Citation Ratio, a new metric that uses citation rates to measure influence at the article level.

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