News from the Libraries

Nursing Faculty from Mexico Visit the Nixon Historical Library

May 24, 2019

On Friday, May 17, 2019 nursing faculty from Mexico toured the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library. Several works from the rare book collection were on display, including Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing (1859), Ophthalmodouleia (1583) by Georg Bartisch, Anatomical Tables of the Practice of Midwifery (1754) by William Smellie , and De Medicina (1481) by Aulus Cornelius Celsus. Also on display were […]


FRANKENSTEIN IS COMING!

May 24, 2019

Excerpts from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) travelling exhibit, Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature, coming to the Briscoe Library in early June. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein reflected the interest of early 19th-century physicians and natural philosophers in human dissection and experiments on animals, as they explored the possibilities for generating life, resuscitating the drowned and the newly dead, […]


Did You Get to See Angel?

May 24, 2019

Accompanied by owner, librarian Andrea Schorr, Angel made her appearance during the Coffee Cookies and Canines event for students on May 8th. Angel is a certified therapy dog and is available for other campus visits along with her partner June. For more information on booking this library therapy dog team for your event, contact Andrea […]


E-Resource of the Month: SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR)

May 24, 2019

Trying to figure out which journal to publish in? SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR) can help you decide! SJR is based on prestige from a journal to another, using current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous three years. SJR, a counterpart to Impact Factors, is freely available through the SCImago […]


Featured New Books/E-books for May 2019

May 24, 2019

For a list of the newest titles at the Briscoe Library click here. Purchase suggestions? Complete the online Purchase Suggestion Form or contact Andrea N. Schorr, Head of Resource Management.  


News from the Libraries April 2019

April 19, 2019

The April issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. New Library Reflection Room Dedicated During Fiesta Celebration 2nd Annual Image of Research Winners and Awards Reception Danny Jones Essay Winner Presents During Library Fiesta Celebration Librarian Jonquil Feldman Announces Retirement Korean Nursing Students […]


New Library Reflection Room Dedicated During Fiesta Celebration

April 19, 2019

  It’s been a little over a year since a student group led by Omar Akram came to Briscoe Library with a proposal to set aside a room for a meditation space where students would be able to pray or meditate in privacy and comfort. Thanks to many campus collaborators on the project, a room was […]


2nd Annual Image of Research Winners and Awards Reception

April 19, 2019

We are pleased to announce the winners of Briscoe Library’s 2nd Annual Image of Research Photography Competition! 1st Place Kristina Andrijauskaite, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Winter’s Tale This picture depicts zebrafish embryo which travels across the crystallized well of the tissue culture plate. There are different animal models used in scientific research. However, zebrafish […]


Danny Jones Essay Winner Presents During Library Fiesta Celebration

April 19, 2019

During Briscoe Library’s Fiesta Celebration on April 11th, Jacob Canfield (pictured here) sparked quite a discussion about his winning essay Anti-Vax: 19th Century Insights into a Modern Healthcare Issue. (Canfield,Jacob_EssayAward_2019) The audience of students, faculty and staff attending the presentation included Rajia Tobia, past Executive Director of the UT Health Libraries who began the essay […]


Librarian Jonquil Feldman Announces Retirement

April 19, 2019

Jonquil Feldman, MALS, has announced her retirement on April 30 after 21 years at Briscoe Library. She joined the library in 1998 as a Reference Librarian, and in 1999 became the Assistant to the Library Director, supporting library operations and administration. In 2006, she assumed the position of Director of Library and Outreach Services, overseeing […]