News from the Libraries
April 2016 Historical Book of the Month
April 4, 2016
In honor of Earth Day, this month’s chosen resource is Jacob Bigelow’s American Medical Botany, a 3-volume set published between 1817 and 1820 and one of the first titles published in the United States containing colored plant illustrations. Sixty beautiful colored plates were produced using a special process invented by Bigelow himself. Each entry includes […]
Announcing: Community Discussions in Social Justice: Black Man in a White Coat
March 22, 2016
The Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics and the Briscoe Library have chosen Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy, MD, JD as the basis for a Community Discussions in Social Justice Project. Dr. Tweedy will present the Frank Bryant Jr, MD Memorial Lecture in Medical […]
News From the Libraries – March 2016
March 3, 2016
The March issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Dr. Victoria Sweet to Speak March 17 S.T.E.A.M. Night at Hoffman Elementary History of Medicine Society – 18th Century M&M Conference Historical Anatomy Books on Display April 12 What’s New in ClinicalKey? Featured New Books […]
Dr. Victoria Sweet to Speak March 17
March 3, 2016
This year’s One Community One Book author Victoria Sweet, MD, PhD will be on campus March 17 to present the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture. A reception will be held at 5:30 pm in the Holly Auditorium lobby, followed by her presentation in the auditorium at 6:00 pm. Dr. Sweet is an Associate Clinical Professor of […]
History of Medicine Society: 18th Century M&M Conference
March 3, 2016
Shirley Nah, MS II, Charleen Moore, PhD, and Philip T. Valente, MD will present Morbidity & Mortality and Morgagni at the March 2016 History of Medicine Society meeting. Giovanni Morgagni systematically indexed almost 700 postmortem examinations correlating the autopsy findings with the patient’s symptoms. The P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library will have on display two […]
Historical Anatomy Books on Display April 12
March 3, 2016
The P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library will be holding an exhibit of rare and historical anatomical texts on April 12 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the Nixon Reading Room and the Howe Conference Room on the 5th floor of the Briscoe Library. View a 1st edition of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem […]
What’s New in ClinicalKey?
March 3, 2016
is a database which contains a wealth of medical and surgical information. Content includes over 1,100 e-books, over 500 e-journals (including the famous “Clinics” titles), and thousands of videos and images. Also included is point-of-care content from First Consult. For a list of the newest ClinicalKey titles click here. Access all titles in ClinicalKey through the […]
Featured New Books/E-books March 2016
March 3, 2016
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, Metadata & Collection Management Librarian.
News From the Libraries – February 2016
February 9, 2016
The February issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Owen Ellard, Senior Director of Libraries Dentists Gone Bad! History of Medicine Society New E-book Collections One Community One Book – Discussion Groups Featured New Books See all past issues of News From the […]
Owen Ellard, Senior Director of Libraries
February 9, 2016
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Owen Ellard as Senior Director of Libraries at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio effective February 1, 2016. Mr. Ellard has most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Medical Center Library in Houston. Prior to his appointment at the […]