{"id":7320,"date":"2026-05-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7320"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:20:06","slug":"advice-for-new-grads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7320","title":{"rendered":"Advice for New Grads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1575\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2024UMBSONgrad.jpg\" alt=\"UMB School of Nursing Graduation Ceremony 2024\" class=\"wp-image-7321\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The HSHSL sends its heartfelt congratulations to the graduating class of 2026! As you prepare to take on new challenges, we want to remind you of the support and resources available to you beyond graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Paid Journals and Databases:<\/strong>\u00a0Alumni can access HSHSL\u2019s electronic resources off campus for<strong>\u00a04 months<\/strong>\u00a0after graduation. After that time, alumni are still welcome to visit the Library to use the resources onsite.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Journals and Databases:<\/strong>\u00a0Once your electronic access expires, you will still have access to public databases for literature, drug information, and more. We have compiled a selection of these resources on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/c.php?g=1436301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Access Resources for Health Sciences Research and Practice<\/a>\u00a0guide. Additionally, be sure to investigate what resources you have through your new workplace and any professional organizations of which you are a member.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The HSHSL wishes you all the best in your future endeavors! Please contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/answers.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information Services Desk<\/a>&nbsp;if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HSHSL sends its heartfelt congratulations to the graduating class of 2026! As you prepare to take on new challenges, we want to remind you of the support and resources available to you beyond graduation. The HSHSL wishes you all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7320\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,177],"tags":[998,999],"class_list":["post-7320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-students","tag-advice-for-new-grads","tag-alumni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7322,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7320\/revisions\/7322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}