HSLS Schedule of Classes July—August 2011
HSLS offers classes on database searching, software applications such as Adobe Photoshop, bibliographic management, molecular biology and genetics, and library orientations. For more information...
View ArticleHSLS Staff News
The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, etc. News Renae Barger, formerly assistant director for Access Services,...
View ArticleNLM Associate Fellow Kristen Greenland Visits HSLS
During the week of April 4, 2011, HSLS hosted Kristen Greenland, National Library of Medicine Associate Fellow. The NLM Associate Fellow program “is designed to provide a broad foundation in health...
View ArticleFalk Library Online Tour Gets an Update
The vaccination mark on the arm of Achilles (Brad Pitt) in Troy. In The Godfather, the 50-star U.S. flag in a scene that takes place in 1947. Google “movie anachronisms” and you’ll get thousands of...
View ArticleHSLS Participates in UPMC Alive & Well Series
On April 6, 2011, the UPMC Arthritis Center, the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, and UPMC Shadyside Library jointly sponsored “Latest Advances in Rheumatoid Arthritis” as part...
View ArticleHSLS Participation at the Medical Library Association’s Annual Conference
HSLS librarians were active participants in the Medical Library Association’s Annual Meeting held in Minneapolis, MN, from May 13-18, 2011. Contributed Papers Barb Folb, public health informationist...
View ArticleDirectors Reflections…A New Chapter for HSLS
Elsewhere in this newsletter, you will learn of HSLS’ new role as the Regional Medical Library (RML) for the Middle Atlantic Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM MAR), which...
View ArticleKeep Your Meeting Posters Visible with F1000 Posters
Faculty of 1000, publisher of The Scientist and proponent of post-publication peer review, has created another resource to promote the dissemination of scientific ideas and research—F1000 Posters....
View ArticleFirst Consult Subscription Canceled
Effective July 1, 2011, First Consult will no longer be available to University of Pittsburgh and UPMC users. HSLS canceled the subscription due to low usage and budgetary restrictions. Users looking...
View ArticleHSLS E-Books: Providing More Access
HSLS provides access to e-books from a number of providers—MD Consult, Ovid, R2, and STAT!Ref, to name a few. HSLS strives to offer the best mix of titles based on availability and affordability, but...
View ArticleHealthCAS Graduates First Cohort of Students
The first cohort of 12 students in the Certificate of Advanced Study in Health Sciences Librarianship (HealthCAS) program received graduation certificates at a Capstone event held on May 14, 2011. The...
View Articlemhsls chat: Ask A Librarian in Real Time
It’s Tuesday morning. An HSLS patron has carved out some uninterrupted time and is at home, working on a conference paper with an impending deadline. She is citing a paper in her EndNote library when...
View ArticleHSLS Wins Contract to Serve as Regional Medical Library
The Health Sciences Library System has been awarded a five-year contract from the National Library of Medicine to serve as the Regional Medical Library (RML) for the Middle Atlantic Region of the...
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