Access National and Local Newspapers Through HSHSL

Posted on February 11, 2025 by ebrown
Person reading newspapers online

The HSHSL has an electronic subscription to The New York Times and other newspapers through ProQuest’s National Newspapers database. You can access the database using a tablet or phone, but the display may not be optimized.

To access the database, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the library’s home page.
  2. In the red navigation bar, open the Find Resources drop-down menu and select Databases.
  3. Click the letter N from the alphabetical list.
  4. Select National Newspapers Core & The Baltimore Sun.

You will be able to search or browse content from The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more.

Please note: Some newspaper content may not be available the same day it is posted on the newspaper’s website. Articles published online ahead of their print publication date may not be available from ProQuest until the following day. Article publication dates and titles may also vary from those on the newspaper’s website.

Pro tip: If you can’t find an article using an exact title and publication date search, try expanding the date range and searching with title keywords. You can also browse the latest issue of a specific newspaper by clicking on the Publications option in the three-line menu (☰), selecting the desired title, and using the Choose an Issue to View search option.

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New Open Access Publishing Agreements at the HSHSL

Posted on February 6, 2025 by ebrown
Open Access Logo

As of Jan. 1, the HSHSL has two new agreements that will facilitate open access (OA) publishing at UMB. Known as “Read and Publish Agreements,” these contracts provide UMB authors with the opportunity to make their articles OA in certain journals without paying the article processing fee (APC) that would typically be charged. Our agreements are with Elsevier and Wiley, two large academic publishers.  

When a UMB affiliate is the corresponding author for a paper that is accepted by an eligible journal, they will see the option to select this free OA publishing format when completing their copyright and licensing agreements in the journal publisher’s portal. If this option does not appear, the journal is either not eligible for the agreement or we have used our allotment of free publishing credits for that calendar year.  

More information about these agreements as well as other publishing guidance is available on our Open Access guide. Contact Steve Douglas (sdouglas@hshsl.umaryland.edu) with any questions related to the OA agreements. For general publishing questions and guidance, contact publishing@hshsl.umaryland.edu. 

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Library OneSearch & Catalog Maintenance, Feb. 5, 10 p.m.

Posted on February 5, 2025 by ebrown
Scheduled Maintenance

The HSHSL’s OneSearch and library catalog will be down for scheduled maintenance starting at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The work is expected to be completed overnight. These resources may still be accessible during this time, but search results may be inaccurate as the systems are being reindexed.

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Library Restroom Renovations: What You Need to Know

Posted on February 5, 2025 by ebrown
Restroom fixtures and a paint brush.

Renovations have begun on the lower level of the library and will progress floor by floor, concluding with the fifth floor in October 2025. These updates include new sinks, stalls, mirrors, and fresh paint in each restroom. 

How This May Affect You

  • As renovations move through the building, all restrooms on each floor will be temporarily unavailable.
  • Restrooms on other floors will remain open—please use an alternative floor as needed.
  • Construction noise is expected. If you need earplugs, visit the Information Services Desk for a complimentary pair.

Renovation Timeline

Below is the anticipated schedule, as provided by the UMB Operations & Maintenance Team:

  • Lower Level: Begins Feb. 3 – Completion week of March 10
  • 1st Floor: Begins week of March 10 – Completion week of April 21
  • 2nd Floor: Begins week of April 21 – Completion week of June 2
  • 3rd Floor: Begins week of June 2 – Completion week of July 14
  • 4th Floor: Begins week of July 14 – Completion week of Aug. 25
  • 5th Floor: Begins week of Aug. 25 – Completion week of Oct. 1

Additional signage and updates will be provided throughout the renovation process. If you have questions, please contact us at hshsl@umaryland.edu or 410-706-7995.

Thank you for your patience as we work to improve our facilities!

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Help Shape the Future of Your Library: Take the LibQUAL+ Survey!

Posted on February 4, 2025 by ebrown
LibQual Survey

In a few days, you will receive an email with a link to a library service quality survey called LibQUAL+®. As we plan for the future of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL), it is important that we understand the perceptions and expectations of our campus community. Your feedback will help us provide the services and resources you need to be successful.

LibQUAL is a survey developed by the Association of Research Libraries to measure library service quality and identify best practices. To date, it has been completed by more than 1 million users at over 1,000 libraries worldwide.

At the HSHSL, we take your feedback seriously. In the past, user input has led directly to improved library study spaces, a more navigable website, additional Wi-Fi hotspots, and more. We are committed to addressing the issues revealed by this survey to the best of our ability.

The survey will run from Feb. 10 to Feb. 28. When you receive the email, please take the time to complete the survey. Your responses will provide essential insights that guide our decisions. As a thank-you for participating, we will donate $2 for each completed survey to the UMB Food Pantry. You may also choose to enter your email address for a chance to win one of five gift bags containing wireless earbuds, notebooks, markers, and UMB/HSHSL swag!

 

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Pet Therapy at HSHSL, Feb. 5, Noon to 1 p.m.

Posted on February 3, 2025 by ebrown
Pug with glasses.

The pet therapy pups will be at the HSHSL this Wednesday, Feb. 5, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Gallery. Drop in for some free cheer 🐶💛! Compliments of URecFit & Wellness.

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Learning and Teaching Health Literacy from an Interprofessional Education and Equity Lens

Posted on February 1, 2025 by HS/HSL

Learning & Teaching Health LiteracyA new online course is now available to UMB faculty, instructors & clinical skills mentors!

Learning and Teaching Health Literacy from an Interprofessional Education and Equity Lens

Boost your impact as an educator & healthcare provider with practical tools to enhance patient understanding & health outcomes.

The online course consists of a welcome module & 4 training modules.

Completing the full series and receiving a digital certificate takes only 2.5 hours.

Access the course by going to the Library’s Health Literacy Resources subject guide.

Questions? Please contact us: healthliteracy@umaryland.edu

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Drawing Blood: Anatomical Depictions of the Heart Exhibit

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Tara Wink

Hand drawn image of a torso depicting the heart. February is American Heart Month. To honor this most central organ, the HSHSL has installed an exhibit in the Weise Gallery highlighting four centuries of anatomical drawings of the heart from the HSHSL’s Historical Collections.  

The first understanding of the heart can be traced back to 3500 B.C. with the ancient Egyptians. For millennia the beliefs around the heart circled around religion and spirituality rather than science. This changed around 460 B.C. with Hippocrates and the first heart anatomy text, “On the Heart.” In 300 B.C. human dissection began to be acceptable and anatomists could thus learn more about the anatomy of the body.

Leonardo Da Vinci in the 16th Century is often credited with the first anatomical drawing of the heart. Many of his sketches and writings about the organ remain true today – over 500 years later. Da Vinci, while not the first to claim the heart as a muscle, cemented it as a muscle. He was the first to describe the four chambers of the heart with two ventricles and two atria. In the seventeenth century, William Harvey was the first to describe the circulation system.

Major advances were made in the understanding of the heart’s function and anatomy during the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century. Anatomists began to better understand the function of the heart and the circulatory system as a whole. These men laid the foundation of today’s understanding of the heart.

The exhibit in the Weise Gallery provides a visual backdrop for the changes in understanding of the functions and anatomy of this vital organ outlined in this brief history. The exhibit highlights anatomists from six countries and volumes dating from 1641 to 1954. The prints are both stunning from an artistic sense and influential in medicine and science.

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Love Data Week at UMB Begins on Feb. 10

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Amy Yarnell
love data week

Love Data Week (Feb. 10 to 14) is an international celebration of all things data! Each year, the Data and Bioinformation Services team at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library looks forward to engaging the University on issues like data management, sharing, wrangling, and visualization, as well as open and reproducible science. 

This year’s theme is “Whose Data Is It, Anyway?” which asks us to consider “who owns data compared to who uses data” and to think about “where the data came from before using it.” 

Check out the week’s events below: 

  • Join us for virtual Data Management Planning Office Hours on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. to ask your specific data management and sharing questions. Zoom link
  • Talk with librarians about data services at our pop-up table at your school during the week of Feb. 10 (schedule below).  Come and learn about data and bioinformation services at the HSHSL and grab a piece (or three) of candy! 
    • School of Pharmacy – Monday, Feb. 10, Noon to 1 p.m. (Atrium) 
    • [CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER] School of Dentistry – Tuesday, Feb. 11, Noon to 1 p.m. (Ground Floor) 
    • [CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER] School of Nursing – Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2 to 3 p.m. (1st Floor Lobby)  
    • School of Social Work – Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 11:15 a.m to 12:15 p.m. (Atrium) 
    • School of Medicine – Thursday, Feb. 13 at Noon to 1 p.m. (Bressler Lobby) 
  • Gear up for Valentine’s Day by celebrating at the HSHSL on Thursday, Feb. 13, 9:30 to 11 a.m.! Join us on the 1st Floor to grab a doughnut and coffee, talk about your data needs, and participate in a special self-care activity in the Weise Gallery.

Looking for more ways to participate? 

  • Visit the UMB Data Catalog. Explore the great research being done at UMB. Talk to us about cataloging your datasets! For more on the Data Catalog check out this video introduction! 
  • Adopt a Dataset or attend a webinar with ICPSR, the official Love Data Week organizers and an excellent place to find data! Visit their site for more information. 
  • Join our friends at the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) throughout the week for their series of workshops on topics including tools for finding and sharing data, data visualizations in Excel, and From Data to Knowledge to Equitable Health Transformation in the Age of AI. (Note: You must sign up for a free NNLM account to register).
    [THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED]

Don’t forget to follow the HSHSL and Love Data Week on social media! #LoveData25 #UMBLovesData 

Questions? Contact Amy Yarnell, Head of Data and Bioinformation Services, and Christine Nieman Hislop, Data Services Librarian at data@hshsl.umaryland.edu. 

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Discover Our Impact: HSHSL Annual Report FY24 Now Available

Posted on January 28, 2025 by ebrown

The HSHSL Annual Report for fiscal year 2024 is here, showcasing the incredible accomplishments of our library over the past year. From advancing open access opportunities to hosting engaging programming and transforming student spaces, there’s so much to explore.

Peek inside to find highlights like:

  • Engaging with Data: Discover how our Love Data Week panel spotlighted Baltimore’s stories through local data collaborations.
  • Student-Focused Spaces: See how updated study areas inspire collaboration and comfort for UMB students.
  • Community Impact: Explore initiatives like vaccine clinics, book drives, and creative exhibits at the Weise Gallery.

We’re proud of our role in advancing research, education, and community engagement at UMB. Get inspired by the achievements of your library team!

Read the full report: bit.ly/HSHSLAnnual24

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