As delighted as we are to be getting our new Campus Center neighbor, we know that we will live the old adage, "temporary inconvenience, permanent improvement!" Over the next two years, signs of progress toward permanent improvement will include sounds of demolition and construction, as well as dust and disruption.

The finished product, a new Campus Center, will have a very positive effect on the HS/HSL. The project re-envisions the library as more of a community space especially on the first and second floors. So far, these plans include the relocation of many student services onto the second floor, redesign of the first floor, and expansion of the gallery. Collections will be weeded, moved and in some cases, digitized.

We are also preparing for new services such as 24 hour access and spaces for collaborative and technology-assisted work. As part of this process, the campus community will have opportunities to share ideas about ways to improve how they study, research, and serve.

In the meantime, come in! Grab a set of free earplugs at the Circ Desk. Travel to the east side of the building where it may be quieter. And remember "temporary inconvenience, permanent improvement!"

Did you know that fees for submission in BioMed Central (BMC) publications are waived for UMB researchers? Thanks to the continued HS/HSL support of BMC publications and a University System of Maryland consortia membership with BMC, you will not be responsible for the fees typically charged for submission in the over 160 peer-reviewed, open access journals. It’s easy to submit, but make sure to follow the instructions provided, as submission instructions do vary based on whether the submitter is on or off campus.

Visit the HS/HSL Scholarly Communication page linked on our main site to refer back to BMC submission instructions and learn more about our commitment to raise awareness regarding emerging publishing models.

Now there is only one place to look to determine if the library owns a specific journal whether in print or electronic format. You no longer have to look in both the Library Catalog and the E-journal list.

Print journals have been added to the E-journal list so the link name has been changed to Journals.

The following example from the Journal list shows that we own JAMA in a print and an electronic format.

JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association (0098-7484)
from v.1:no.1(1883) to present in HSHSL Print Collection
from 01/01/1993 to present in Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text

Students, take a break from your work and join us for Fall treats.

On November 21st, 2:00-3:00 in the lobby of the Library we will be serving cider and cookies to wish you well as you head into the final stretch of the semester.

Please join us!

Maryland Health → Go Local, a web-based statewide resource for locating health services and programs was officially launched at five regional receptions held in September and October. The Central Region reception, the grand finale, was held at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL). Over sixty people attended.

Special guests, who each spoke enthusiastically about the web site, included Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department, Betsy Humphreys, Deputy Director, National Library of Medicine and T. Sue Gladhill, V.P. External Affairs, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Receptions were also held in Western Maryland at the Western Maryland Area Health Education Center, Cumberland; in Southern Maryland at St. Mary’s College Library, St. Mary’s City; the Eastern Shore at the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center, Easton and the Capitol Region at the Wheaton Regional Library, Wheaton.

Although the celebrations are over, the work continues as staff of the HS/HSL continue to develop and maintain the web site. If you haven’t had a chance to look at Maryland Health → Go Local, go to http://medlineplus.gov/maryland and let us know what you think!

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) strongly encourages NIH-funded investigators to make their peer-reviewed final manuscripts available to the public through PubMed Central. You can learn more at publicaccess.nih.gov.

The Library offers a class that discusses the evolution of this policy and demonstrates how to submit manuscripts into PubMed Central.

December 5, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Register

Other upcoming sessions included:

Patient Health Literacy and the Consent Process
Personal Digital Assistants: An Introduction to Mobile Computing

The Library has had a successful liaison program with the individual schools on campus for many years. The liaisons also work collaboratively with their individual schools to provide community-based health information outreach.

Julie Nanavati

Julie Nanavati is the Library’s Liaison to the School of Pharmacy.  She received her Master’s Degree in Library Science from the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park.  Before coming to the Library she worked as a Reference Librarian for the Maryland AIDS Administration Resource Center in Baltimore.

Please email Julie at jnanavat@hshsl.umaryland.edu, or call 6-8868 to discuss how she can help support your instructional needs or outreach projects. Julie will also be available on November 28th from 12-2 in the Pharmacy Hall Lounge. Stop by and see her!