News from the Libraries
Briscoe Library is Now Open 24/7
June 9, 2017
As of June 1st, the Briscoe Library is now open 24/7 to UT Health students, faculty, and staff. Entry into the building and all floors of the library are accessible by swiping your ID badge after regular hours. The new General Public Hours are as follows: Monday-Thursday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm Friday 7:00 am – […]
Traveling Exhibit: African Americans in Civil War Medicine
June 9, 2017
A traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine has been installed at the entrance of the Briscoe Library and will remain on display until July 8. The exhibit is entitled Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine. Many historians have written about medical care during the American Civil War, but the participation and […]
Library Staff Present at the Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting
June 9, 2017
Library liaisons Jonquil Feldman, Karen Barton, Chris Gaspard, Emme Lopez, and Circulation Desk supervisor Louis Barcenes created a poster titled “Daring to Reexamine and Reexamine a Reference Service: Is It Needed?,” which was presented at the Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Annual Meeting at the end of May. The poster outlined the reasoning behind the transformation of […]
New Signage for The Hub
June 9, 2017
New signage has gone up in The Hub, directing students to the 3D printer, Multimedia Station, and The Hub itself. Along with this signage, whiteboards and display shelves have been installed on the walls. Keep an eye out for 3D prints and other displays on the new shelves! All resources in The Hub are […]
Briscoe Library Builds a Wall
June 9, 2017
It all started with a request to the library from Sandra Sanchez-Reilly MD (Clinical Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine) on behalf of a project in collaboration with community partners (Vitas Hospice, University Health System, GRECC, Audie L. Murphy VA) and UT Health San Antonio. Starting with just one two-sided wall […]
Featured New Books/E-books for June 2017
June 9, 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.
News from the Libraries May 2017
April 27, 2017
The May issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. UT Health Libraries Annual Report 2016 Coming to the Library: Before I Die Interactive Art Wall, May 8-16 Nursing Week Art Exhibit Briscoe Library Assists with the SGA Annual Community Outreach Event Girl […]
UT Health Libraries Annual Report 2016
April 27, 2017
Click here or the image above to access the UT Health San Antonio Libraries Annual Report 2016
Coming to the Library: Before I Die Interactive Art Wall, May 8 – 16
April 27, 2017
Candy Chang is an artist who has made an international impact with her reflective, public art projects. She is probably most famous for her Before I Die walls which have been featured in major cities all over the world. While the architecture of each wall is slightly different the concept is simple: a wall of […]
Nursing Week Art Exhibit
April 27, 2017
To kick off events at the School of Nursing (SoN) for National Nursing Week, local artist Sarah Castillo will be exhibiting her collage series Remedies for Re(membering) at the SoN beginning on Monday May 1 running through July 1. The theme for Nursing Week this year is Nursing: the Balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit. Sarah’s […]