News from the Libraries

Register for the Annual Friends of the P.I. Nixon Dinner

October 9, 2017

Registration is now open for the 47th Annual Friends of the P.I. Nixon Library Dinner!   Details: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Cash bar 6:30 p.m. | Dinner 7:00 p.m. Appetizer, entrée, dessert, coffee or tea Old San Francisco Steak House | 10223 Sahara Street Located north of Loop 410. From San Pedro, turn right onto Sahara Street. Cost: […]


News from the Libraries October 2017

October 2, 2017

The October issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Liaisons Help Youth in STEM Club Prepare for Science Fair SON Liaison Co-authors Article “Sizing Up” Systematic Reviews Liaisons Present a Poster at the Fall Education Showcase Featured New Books/E-books for October 2017 Believing […]


Liaisons Help Youth in STEM Club Prepare for Science Fair

October 2, 2017

    On September 20, the Library Liaisons visited and presented to the St. Matthew Catholic School STEM Club. The club consists of 45 highly-motivated 4th-8th graders who meet weekly at 6:30 a.m. to engage in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics activities.   The visit was a great opportunity for the Library Liaisons to engage with […]


SON Liaison Co-authors Article on “Sizing Up” Systematic Reviews

October 2, 2017

Emme Lopez, MLS, Liaison to the School of Nursing, recently published her first article entitled, “Methodology minute: A guide for infection preventionists for sizing up systematic reviews”. Dr. Patti Grota, PhD, CNS-M-S, CIC, FAPIC and faculty at the SON invited Emme to work on the publication with her and Linda McKinley, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC […]


Liaisons Present a Poster at the Fall Education Showcase

October 2, 2017

  The Library Liaisons presented a poster (linked below) entitled “Briscoe Library Liaison Program – Supporting the Curriculum” at the Fall Education Showcase and the Academy of Master Teachers Induction Ceremony held on September 28.  At the showcase, liaisons were able to network with faculty about education research and share information about teaching strategies within […]


Featured New Books/E-books for October 2017

October 2, 2017

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.    


Believing in Race: Its Legacy in Our Nation’s Health

October 2, 2017

Presentation at the 47th Annual Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library Dinner Believing in Race: Its Legacy in Our Nation’s Health Speaker: Dr. Jill Fleuriet Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Jill Fleuriet is a cultural and medical anthropologist. She is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean of the Honors College […]


$500 Student Essay Award

October 2, 2017

For the fifth year, the Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library are welcoming submissions for a student essay award in memory of Danny Jones, M.L.S., who served as Head of Special Collections at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Library and who was also a Past President of the […]


Treasures from the P.I. Nixon Library: Gold Stemmed Pessaries

October 2, 2017

    Check out the latest blog entry from the Treasures of the P.I. Nixon Library:  Gold Stemmed Pessaries: A Shadow of the Past


SON Liaison visits TAMU College Station Medical Sciences Library for Professional Development Exchange

October 2, 2017

Emme Lopez, MLS, Liaison to the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio, visited Texas A&M University (TAMU) College Station in early September as part of a professional development exchange opportunity funded by SCAMeL. Ms. Lopez spent a week shadowing Margaret Foster, MS, MPH, AHIP as she taught, consulted on, and performed systematic reviews. […]