Newsletter Summary

News from the Libraries – December 2011

In this newsletter: The Libraries are pleased to announce that One Community/One Book 2012 recently received the support of Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities in the form of a community projects grant award.

In the news this month:

Good wishes for the holidays

Holiday hours

Library classes for December and January

One Community/One Book selection tells stories of migrant life in South Texas

Barefoot Heart- Volunteer to lead a discussion group, and receive the book for free

Briscoe Library Renovations blog- Stay informed about construction in the Briscoe Library

Exhibit: Medical response to the Haiti earthquake 2010

Connective Tissue: Literature and visual arts journal seeks submissions

SCAMeL Libraries Increase Their Interlibrary Lending Rate

NLM honors winners of software development challenge

Patrick Lemelle joins the staff of the Briscoe Library

New to the shelves of the Briscoe Library

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News from The Libraries – November 2011

In the news this month:

Library classes for November and December

Two Cups of Coffee: photos document a medical service experience in Ethiopia

Most frequently used electronic journals

Thanksgiving holiday hours

Briscoe Library book giveaways in November

New to the shelves of the Briscoe Library

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Image from: Two Cups of Coffee, a series of documentary photos by UT Health Science Center photographer Lester Rosebrock, will be on display in the Briscoe Library Information Commons beginning in November. Copyright Lester Rosebrock; used with permission.

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News from The Libraries – October 2011

In the news this month:

Library classes for October and November

October 5th – Anatomists and Their Art: Dr. Charleen Moore will speak

November 7th – 41st Annual Meeting of the Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library

Treasures of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library

Librarians Assume New Responsibilities

Librarians participate in HazMat training exercise in Harlingen

University Archives agrees to house papers of the Texas Neural Tube Defects Project

New to the shelves of the Briscoe Library

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News from the Libraries – September 2011

Elva Trevino Hart, author of the 2012 One Community/One Book selection, grew up in Pearsall, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a master’s degree in computer science/engineering from Stanford University.

In the news this month:

Announcing One Community/One Book 2012: Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child

Advanced PubMed and ToxNet training in September

Welcome new 2011-12 Library Committee members

Writing tutors available in the library starting September

EBM instruction in the School of Medicine

Briscoe to host two new art exhibits in September

September/October library classes

Upcoming lecture: Doctors and Dollars May Not Always be Enough

New exhibit: Antique Medical Instruments

Around the Libraries in August

New to the shelves of the Briscoe Library