{"id":3945,"date":"2025-12-05T14:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:07:15","slug":"december-2025-volume-20-number-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/?p=3945","title":{"rendered":"December 2025 \u2013 Volume 20 \u2013 Number 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>#more, #more2 {display: none;}<\/style>\n<div id=\"this-issue\">\n  <div id=\"this-issue-body\">\n    <h3 class=\"title\">IN THIS ISSUE:<\/h3>\n    <ul class=\"singlespace\">\n      <li><a href=\"#01\">Dean&#8217;s Message<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#02\">Your Ideas Are Helping Us Transform the First Floor<\/a><\/li>\n  \t  <li><a href=\"#03\">Consensus Trial Coming Soon!<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#04\">Strategic Stewardship for UMB&#8217;s Scholarly Future<\/a><\/li>\n\t  <li><a href=\"#05\">NNLM Region 1 Awards Six New Projects to Advance Health Information Access<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#06\">Boost Your Research Visibility: Add Your Datasets to the UMB Data Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#07\">December Hours<\/a><\/li>\n  \t  <li><a href=\"#08\">Season for Giving<\/a><\/li>\n  \t  <li><a href=\"#09\">Advancing Knowledge: Reflections on Open Access Week<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#10\">Society for Clinical Data Management Shares Career Advice With UMB Students<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#11\">Dr. Solomon Granville Moore Notebooks Donated to Historical Collections<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#12\">Employee News<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #b8b8ae; border-radius: 5px; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume08_Number05\/banner.jpg\" alt=\"Good Luck with Finals and Happy Holidays!\" width=\"587\" height=\"123\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"01\" name=\"01\"><\/a>Dean&#8217;s Message<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t<div class=\"alpha-shadow\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 14px !important; float: right;\">\n      <div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/hurst.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Hurst\" width=\"167\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"clear: both; float: right; margin: 0 0 15px 15px; width: 180px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-align: right; padding-right: 8px;\"><strong>Emily Hurst<\/strong>, Associate Vice Provost and Dean, HSHSL<\/div>\n    <p>As the semester draws to a close, the Health Sciences and  Human Services Library (HSHSL) is humming! Over the last months I have been  working with HSHSL leadership, librarians, and staff to complete the FY25 HSHSL  annual report. This report will be forthcoming and shared on our website as  well as through the next &ldquo;Connective Issues&rdquo; edition. As a preview of the  annual report, I would like to share some of the data that we will include:<\/p>\n    <p>Gate  count is an indicator of how many people are coming into the building. We have  continued to see increases in the number since 2020 but FY25 (July 1, 2024 \u2013  June 30, 2025) saw a marked increase of 22% from 184,682 in FY24 to 226,047 in  FY25. Gate count includes anyone coming into the HSHSL building. While our  space is shared with other units, we are pleased to see the increase, an  indicator that students, faculty, and staff are using spaces within the  building.<\/p>\n    <p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/01-b.jpg\" alt=\"Gate Count Chart\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n    <p>Reference  consultations or reference transactions are defined by the Association of  Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) as &ldquo;a one-on-one information contact  that involves the knowledge, use, recommendation, interpretation, or individual  instruction in the use of one or more information resources by a member of your  library&#8217;s staff.&rdquo; Information Services staff and Research and Education librarians  are highly engaged in supporting users and tracking reference transactions. In  FY25, the HSHSL saw a 97% increase in recorded reference transactions from  3,825 recorded in FY24 to 7,560 recorded in FY25. Data in this area has been  tracking upward since FY21.<\/p>\n    <p>I am proud to see more users coming into the HSHSL and more  users interacting with our librarians and staff for their reference and  research needs.<\/p>\n    <p>Also of note, the HSHSL restroom renovation project is  nearing completion! We are on track to complete the work in early December. If  you plan to be at the HSHSL on Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 10 \u2013 11 a.m., we invite  you to visit the restrooms on the first floor for our &ldquo;tissue cutting&rdquo; and open  house event. Special thanks to Linda Wise and Jerry Anthony for their work in keeping  this project on track, and to the UMB Facilities and Operations team for all  they did to bring this project in on budget and on time.<\/p>\n    <p>In October I was pleased to welcome the local Goxxip Girl  Art Collective to the Weise Gallery. This exhibit was on display from Sept. 15,  2025 \u2013 Nov. 7, 2025, and the Oct. 22 reception welcomed many of the artists to  the space to share and discuss their work. I enjoyed meeting with the artists  and learning about their inspiration and process.<\/p>\n    <p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/01.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Hurst Addressing Attendees at the Goxxip Girl Exhibit\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\">\n\t\t<div style=\"clear: both; width: 549px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-top: -20px;\">Emily Hurst Addressing Attendees at the Goxxip Girl Exhibit<\/div><\/p>\n    <p>As a reminder, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=6954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HSHSL 2026 calendar<\/a> would make a great holiday gift! This year we are also selling sticker four-packs  of stunning botanicals featured in last year&rsquo;s calendar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=6954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit us online to purchase<\/a>. All orders must be picked up at the HSHSL Information Services desk.<\/p>\n    <p>As we move into the holiday months, I would like  to wish everyone a very safe, happy, and healthy holiday season. <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"02\" name=\"02\"><\/a>Your Ideas Are Helping Us Transform the First Floor<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n    <p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/02.jpg\" alt=\"The HSHSL first floor\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n    <p>Your voice really made a difference. Over the past month, you shared your ideas through our survey and the easel boards on the first floor. We also heard thoughtful feedback from the HSHSL Student Advisory Board. Students, faculty and staff across campus helped us understand how you use this space and what would make it even better.<\/p>\n    <p>Your feedback covered everything from seating and study zones to tech needs and the leisure reading area. These insights will help us create a first floor that feels more comfortable, useful and welcoming for everyone who studies, collaborates or just takes a break here.<\/p>\n    <p>Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We&rsquo;re excited to dig into your ideas and keep moving this project forward. Stay tuned for updates as we take the next steps to refresh this space together. <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"03\" name=\"03\"><\/a>Consensus Trial Coming Soon!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-text\">\n    <p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/03.png\" alt=\"Consensus Logo\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n\t\t<p>The HSHSL will launch a yearlong premium trial of <a href=\"https:\/\/consensus.app\/home\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consensus<\/a>, an &ldquo;AI-powered  search engine for scientific research papers.&rdquo; Consensus uses large language  models to search, analyze, and summarize research findings. It is designed to  make it easier to explore topics, compare studies, and understand the current  state of evidence.<\/p>\n\t\t<p>The free trial, organized by the HSHSL, will  begin in <strong>January 2026<\/strong>. Details on how to access the trial will be shared  at the start of the new year. Stay tuned for more information on how you can  try out this emerging tool and share your feedback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"04\" name=\"04\">Strategic Stewardship for UMB&#8217;s Scholarly Future<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/04.jpg\" alt=\"Dennis Nangle\" width=\"200px\" border=\"0\" class=\"left\">\n\t<div style=\"clear: both; width: 200px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0 18px 5px 0; float: left;\">Dennis Nangle, MLS<\/div>\n\t<p><strong>Hello, UMB community!<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>I&rsquo;m Dennis Nangle, your new assistant dean for Resource Development and Access.  Since stepping into this role earlier this fall, I&rsquo;ve had the privilege of  working alongside the talented teams that steward our collections, metadata,  and historical resources. As we enter this season of gratitude, I can&rsquo;t help  but offer my thanks to the HSHSL team for their warm welcome. Their dedication  and expertise have made my transition both energizing and inspiring. I&rsquo;m  grateful to take part in HSHSL-wide efforts to enhance access, deepen  engagement, and meet the evolving needs of those we serve.<\/p>\n    <p>In leading the Resource Development and Access Division  (which includes Collection Management and Sharing, Historical Collections, and  Repository and Metadata Management), I&rsquo;m committed to advancing the HSHSL&#8217;s  mission to support UMB&rsquo;s academic, clinical, and research excellence. My vision  centers on strategic stewardship of our physical and digital collections, and  elevating the visibility and long-term preservation of UMB&rsquo;s scholarly and  institutional legacy. I look forward to collaborating with students, faculty,  and staff to ensure our resources and services reflect the vibrant, innovative  spirit of our University.<\/p>\n    <p>I&rsquo;d love to hear from you. Whether you&#8217;re  navigating a research project, preserving scholarly work, compiling your  department&rsquo;s historical records, or exploring ways to make your scholarship  more accessible, your insights can help shape how we support you. Don&rsquo;t  hesitate to reach out; I welcome your ideas, questions, and aspirations as we  build an even more connected and responsive HSHSL. You can <a href=\"mailto:dnangle@hshsl.umaryland.edu\">reach me by email<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"05\" name=\"05\">NNLM Region 1 Awards Six New Projects to Advance Health Information Access<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/12.png\" alt=\"NNLM\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\">\n\t<p>The Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 1  Office has awarded six new funded projects that continue to support the mission  of the National Library of Medicine of equal access to biomedical information to  help individuals make informed decisions about their health.<\/p>\n    <p>These projects support digital inclusion, student mental health  support, rural professional education, environmental health, and cancer  information access.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Enhancing  Technological Infrastructure to Improve Health Information Access and Care  Quality: <\/strong>Support for a  technology upgrade to a youth group home to expand internet access, train staff  and support residents in finding reliable health information.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Health Literacy  in the Laundromat: A Place-Based Outreach Model: <\/strong>Bringing trustworthy health information  directly to underserved families into community laundromats for health  education and connection.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Access to  Wellness Resources and Programs: Supporting 1st &amp; 2nd Year Students: Expanding  access to <\/strong>Providing  wellness workshops specifically designed for first- and second-year college  students, for mental health support and stress reduction.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Rural Waves:  Broadcasting Health, Empowering Communities: <\/strong>Supporting the expansion of podcasting health information to rural  healthcare providers, strengthening professional learning and community  connections in underserved areas.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Connected Camden:  Public Wi-Fi and Environmental Monitoring at Community Art Spaces: <\/strong>Installing Wi-Fi at arts-based nonprofits in  two neighborhoods facing air-quality challenges to link residents to NLM health  resources.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Improving  Prostate Cancer Health Information Access for Rural Older Adults in North  Carolina: <\/strong>Partnership with  rural public libraries to to evaluate the usability of a digital prostate  cancer information platform to help older adults access reliable cancer  information and improve health literacy.<\/p>\n    <p>NNLM Region  1 Office provides outreach, training and funding to 8 regional states and the  District of Columbia. <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"06\" name=\"06\"><\/a>Boost Your Research Visibility: Add Your Datasets to the UMB Data Catalog<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datacatalog.hshsl.umaryland.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/05.jpg\" alt=\"UMB Data Catalog\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px #ccc solid;\"><\/a><\/p>\n\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/datacatalog.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMB Data Catalog<\/a> is a finding  tool for discovering datasets generated by UMB researchers. If you have shared  or published data (e.g. as part of funder or publisher compliance), the Data  Catalog can help make your data more visible and findable for future use. This  catalog provides information about datasets and how to access them but <strong>does  not <\/strong>function as a repository to store data.<\/p>\n\t<p>The UMB Data Catalog is designed to:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>increase the visibility of research data  generated by UMB researchers<\/li>\n    <li>facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration by  identifying common research interests<\/li>\n    <li>support the process of data re-use and data  sharing<\/li>\n    <li>share metadata about datasets that cannot be  shared publicly due to ownership or privacy concerns<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <p>It&#8217;s now easier  than ever to list your dataset in the catalog with the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/dc\/new.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Include Your Dataset<\/a> form. You will  be asked for author and affiliation information, a description of the data,  associated publication(s) (if applicable), and instructions for accessing the  data.<\/p>\n  <p>Link to your  dataset record on your <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORCiD<\/a> profile, your  CV, or grant reports (e.g. RPPR, final reports) to document your data sharing  and let others know how to access your data.<\/p>\n  <p>To accompany the new  submission form, we also put together the new <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/datacatalog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMB Data Catalog  LibGuide,<\/a> which provides more information about the catalog and what to know to submit  your data! Please <a href=\"mailto:umbdatacatalog@hshsl.umaryland.edu\">email us<\/a> if you have questions.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"07\" name=\"07\"><\/a>December Hours<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n    <p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/06.jpg\" alt=\"December Hours\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dec. 1, 2025 \u2013 Jan. 1, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td width=\"50%\" style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong>Monday \u2013 Thursday<\/strong><\/td>\n          <td style=\"padding:8px;\">6 a.m. \u2013 11 p.m.<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/td>\n          <td style=\"padding:8px;\">6 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong>Saturday \u2013 Sunday<\/strong><\/td>\n          <td style=\"padding:8px;\">8 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Exceptions to Regular Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td width=\"50%\" style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong>Dec. 23, 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n          <td style=\"padding:8px;\">6 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong>Dec. 24, 2025 &#8211; Jan 1, 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n          <td style=\"padding:8px;\"><span style=\"color: #900; font-weight: 700;\">CLOSED<\/span><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n    <br>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"08\" name=\"08\"><\/a>Season for Giving<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/07.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Wrapped Gifts\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n    <p>As we move into the end of the calendar year and a time of  thanksgiving and gratitude, we at the HSHSL would like to share our work in  creating opportunities for development and giving. Earlier this year,  Anna-Marie Epps, senior program specialist in Administration and Operations,  began working more closely with Dean Hurst to create a development plan for the  HSHSL. Her work has included a review of all current endowments as well as  previous donors to the HSHSL. She has met with various members of the UMB  Office of Philanthropy to learn more about the opportunities to engage with  potential donors and develop meaningful options for giving.<\/p>\n    <p>For  readers who are interested in donating to the HSHSL, the library website offers  several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/about\/supporting.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">giving  options<\/a>. These endowments allow the HSHSL to provide support for library  services, resources, and spaces. All donations are tax deductible.\t<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"09\" name=\"09\"><\/a>Advancing Knowledge: Reflections on Open Access Week<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t<!--<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/08.jpg\" alt=\"Sanaya Shenoy, a first-year PhD student in the School of Pharmacy\" width=\"200px\" border=\"0\" class=\"right\">\n\t\t<div style=\"clear: both; width: 200px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; text-align: right; float: right; padding: 0 0 10px 0;\">Sanaya Shenoy, PhD student, School of  Pharmacy<\/div>-->\n\t<p>In October, the HSHSL celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openaccessweek.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Open Access (OA) Week<\/a> with a five-day  challenge designed to educate researchers on different facets of open access. The  challenge focused on improving the discoverability of scholarly work through  brief but meaningful daily activities, including creating an ORCiD, locating OA  journals, learning about repositories and data sharing, and utilizing  MyNCBI.\u00a0 A total of 74 people registered  for the challenge, and we received some great feedback. One of our grab-bag  winners, Sanaya Shenoy, a first-year PhD student in the School of Pharmacy, summed  it up best:<\/p>\n\t<p>&ldquo;Open Access advances knowledge  generation. It enables critical review of scientific literature, which is a  core component of my doctoral training. I sincerely appreciate the efforts  undertaken by HSHSL to spread awareness about Open Access resources and help  students across disciplines build a stronger research footprint.&rdquo;<\/p>\n  <table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"8\" cellpadding=\"8\" style=\"margin-left: -5px;\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td width=\"33%\" style=\"border: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/08-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><div style=\"clear: both; width: 100%; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;\">Sanaya Shenoy<\/div><\/td>\n        <td width=\"33%\" style=\"border: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/08-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><div style=\"clear: both; width: 100%; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;\">Syeda S Batool<\/div><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<td width=\"33%\" style=\"border: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/08-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><div style=\"clear: both; width: 100%; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;\">Mary Hackbarth<\/div><\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\t<p>Congratulations to our prize winners: <\/p>\n  <ul class=\"singlespace\">\n    <li>Sanaya Shenoy, PhD student, School of  Pharmacy<\/li>\n    <li>Syeda S Batool, Postdoc, School of  Medicine<\/li>\n    <li>Mary Hackbarth, MD\/PhD, School of  Medicine<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <p>On behalf of the HSHSL&#8217;s Scholarly Communications  Committee, thank you to everyone who participated!<\/p>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"10\" name=\"10\"><\/a>Society for Clinical Data Management Shares Career Advice With UMB Students<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n    <p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/09.jpg\" alt=\"Society for Clinical Data  Management (SCDM)\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n    <p>In September, the HSHSL welcomed members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/scdm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society for Clinical Data  Management (SCDM)<\/a> to speak to UMB students and trainees on career opportunities  in their field. Emily Hurst, dean of the HSHSL, kicked off the event, during  which attendees were able to engage with leaders from companies like Pfizer,  Johnson and Johnson, Sanofi, Veeva, and more. There was also a special  presentation by Dr. Eun-Shim Nahm, associate dean of the School of Nursing PhD  program, on navigating career pathways in an era of big data and AI. This event  was a great example of the innovative ways the HSHSL can connect UMB community  members with each other and with partners beyond UMB.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"11\" name=\"11\"><\/a>Dr. Solomon Granville Moore Notebooks Donated to Historical Collections<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n    <p>In early November 2025, the Historical Collections  department received a donation of two handwritten notebooks of Dr. Solomon  Granville Moore, a 1906 graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of  Baltimore (P&amp;S). The notebooks represent Dr. Moore&rsquo;s final two years at  P&amp;S and include course notes and diagram doodles from all required courses.  The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore was founded in 1878 by  Maryland State law and was a competitor school to the University of Maryland  School of Medicine until the two schools merged in 1915. Historical Collections  collects and preserves the history of P&amp;S and includes yearbooks, course  catalogs, publications, and other items from the now defunct school, many of  which have been digitized. <\/p>\n\t\t<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"8\" cellpadding=\"8\" style=\"margin-left: -5px;\">\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td width=\"33%\" style=\"border: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/10_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/10_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n          <td width=\"33%\" style=\"border: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/10_02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/10_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n          <td width=\"33%\" style=\"border: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/10_03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/10_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n\t\t<p>Solomon Granville Moore was born Dec. 1, 1877, in Belington,  W.Va., to Alpheus and Lucinda Moore. He attended local public schools and  earned a teaching certificate. After three years as a teacher, he entered West  Virginia University (WVU), graduating with an A.B. (early name of the Bachelor  of Arts degree) in 1904. While at WVU, Moore met and married Peri Inez Miller,  a student from Pa. <\/p>\n    <p>In 1903, Moore matriculated in P&amp;S as part of an  agreement with WVU that allowed students to attend their first two years of  medical school in a pre-med program at WVU and finish the degree at P&amp;S. The  agreement was introduced in 1903, making Moore one of the first pre-med  students at WVU. When Moore graduated from P&amp;S in 1906, WVU also conferred  a Doctor of Medicine degree to Moore. Moore completed two postgraduate courses  at Harvard Medical School (1914) and Columbia University College of Physicians  and Surgeons (1921).<\/p>\n    <span id=\"dots\"><p><strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><\/span><span id=\"more\">\n\t\t<p>After graduation, Dr. Moore set up practice in Coalton,  W.Va., where he remained until 1910. In 1910, Dr. Moore moved to Elkins, W.Va.,  where he purchased the home and office of Dr. John C. Irons. The home was added  to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. From 1910 to 1915, Dr.  Moore served as professor of chemistry at Davis and Elkins College; he was also  on staff at Davis Memorial Hospital and a physician to the West Virginial Odd  Fellows Home and West Virginia Children&rsquo;s Home. Dr. Moore retired in 1948.  After an eight-week illness, he passed on April 29, 1961, of cerebral  arteriosclerosis. He is buried in Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.<\/p>\n    <p>The notebooks provide  a glimpse into medical education at P&amp;S and include notes from courses with  influential Baltimore doctors like Dr. Thomas S. Latimer, president of P&amp;S;  Dr. John Ruhrah, professor of diseases of stomach and dietetics and professor  of pediatrics and dietetics; and Dr. C. Hampson Jones, professor of hygiene and  public health, later Baltimore health commissioner. \u00a0The notes include instructions on examining  patients, treatments for common illnesses, as well as hand-drawn images of labor  techniques. The volumes are available for use in Historical Collections by  contacting <a href=\"mailto:twink@hshsl.umaryland.edu\">Tara Wink<\/a>.<\/p>\n  \t<\/span>\n    <button onclick=\"myFunction()\" id=\"myBtn\" style=\"padding:8px;\">Continue Reading<\/button><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"12\" name=\"12\"><\/a>Employee News<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n  \t<h3><strong>Posters &amp; Presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t<p><strong>Emily Hurst, MSLS, <\/strong>presented  the lightning talk &ldquo;Yes Chef! Leading Change and Adapting Recipes for a Modern  Health Sciences Library&rdquo; at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library  Association annual meeting, Oct. 2025, Baltimore. Dean Hurst also served as an  invited panelist for the session &ldquo;Journey of Budgeting Knowledge&rdquo; at the  Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) annual meeting, Oct.  2025, San Antonio, Texas. <\/p>\n\t\t<p><strong>Emilie Ludeman, MSLIS,<\/strong> <strong>Amy Yarnell, MLS,<\/strong> <strong>Nicole Shelawala, M.Eng., MLIS,<\/strong> <strong>Everly Brown, MLIS,<\/strong> and <strong>Shanell Stephens, MLIS,<\/strong> presented  the paper &ldquo;The GenAI Test Kitchen: Experimenting with Emerging Research Tools&rdquo; at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the  Medical Library Association (MACMLA) 2025, Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><strong>Alexa  Mayo, MLIS, AHIP,<\/strong> <strong>Everly  Brown, <\/strong>and <strong>Emily Hurst<\/strong> presented the poster &ldquo;The Secret Ingredient:  Student Advisory Boards to Enhance Student Engagement&rdquo; at the Mid-Atlantic  Chapter of the Medical Library Association annual meeting, Oct. 2025,  Baltimore.<\/p>\n\t\t<p><strong>Amy Yarnell,<\/strong> <strong>Emily Gorman, MLIS,<\/strong> and <strong>Nicole Shelawala <\/strong>presented  the poster &ldquo;From Data to Decisions: Visualizing Open Access Publishing Trends  to Inform Institutional Strategy&rdquo; at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical  Library Association annual meeting, Oct. 2025, Baltimore.  <\/p>\n\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume20_Number01\/11.jpg\" alt=\"HSHSL employees attended the MACMLA meeting in Oct. 2025.\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\">\n\t\t<div style=\"clear: both; width: 549px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-top: -20px;\">HSHSL employees attended the MACMLA meeting in Oct. 2025.<\/div><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script language=\"javascript\">\n  function myFunction() {\n  var dots = document.getElementById(\"dots\");\n  var moreText = document.getElementById(\"more\");\n  var btnText = document.getElementById(\"myBtn\");\n\n  if (dots.style.display === \"none\") {\n    dots.style.display = \"inline\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Continue Reading\";\n    moreText.style.display = \"none\";\n  } else {\n    dots.style.display = \"none\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Collapse\";\n    moreText.style.display = \"inline\";\n  }\n}<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IN THIS ISSUE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dean&#8217;s Message<\/li>\n<li>Your Ideas Are Helping Us Transform the First Floor<\/li>\n<li>Consensus Trial Coming Soon!<\/li>\n<li>Strategic Stewardship for UMB&#8217;s Scholarly Future<\/li>\n<li>NNLM Region 1 Awards Six New Projects to Advance Health Information Access<\/li>\n<li>Boost Your Research Visibility: Add Your Datasets to the UMB Data Catalog<\/li>\n<li>December Hours<\/li>\n<li>Season for Giving<\/li>\n<li>Advancing Knowledge: Reflections on Open Access Week<\/li>\n<li>Society for Clinical Data Management Shares Career Advice With UMB Students<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Solomon Granville Moore Notebooks Donated to Historical Collections<\/li>\n<li>Employee News<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-volume-20"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3945"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4016,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945\/revisions\/4016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}