News from the Libraries
P.I. Nixon Library Hosts History of Anatomy Class
April 30, 2015
The P. I. Nixon Medical Historical Library hosted a group of History of Anatomy students on April 8th. The visit was the culmination of an enrichment elective in the School of Medicine and a course in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences taught by Dr. Charleen Moore, Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Cellular […]
Traveling Exhibit on George Washington Coming in May
April 30, 2015
The Briscoe Library will host a traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine entitled Every Necessary Care and Attention: George Washington and Medicine during May and June. This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens. On display […]
Chris Gaspard Is Recipient of Emerging Leaders Award
April 30, 2015
Chris Gaspard, Head of User Services, has been awarded a National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) Emerging Leaders Award. The NN/LM SCR partners with the South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL) to offer this award to motivate and prepare a junior librarian for a position of leadership in an […]
Anne Comeaux Certified as a Digital Archives Specialist
April 30, 2015
Anne Comeaux, the Assistant Director for Special Collections at the Briscoe Library, was recently certified as a Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) after completing nine required courses within 24 months and passing the comprehensive exam in February. The DAS curriculum and certification program was designed by the Society of American Archivists to provide archivists with […]
Retired Librarian Receives Photography Award
April 30, 2015
Retired librarian Susan Buentello was featured in the latest edition of Connective Tissue for her photograph of an 18 year old white rhinoceros named Kutu from the San Antonio Zoo. The photo titled Kutu captures the unique features and peaceful beauty of the massive creature. The photograph received Connective Tissue’s honorable mention award for the category […]
Libraries Receive NN/LM 2015-2016 Resource Library Award
April 30, 2015
The UT Health Center Libraries have received a 2015-2016 Resource Library Award from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) South Central Chapter (SCR). The award supports outreach services provided to communities in a 33-county area in South Texas through the Briscoe Library in San Antonio, the Ramirez Library in Harlingen and Laredo Regional […]
Featured New Books for May 2015
April 30, 2015
The Brewsters : an interactive adventure in ethics for the health professions, 2nd ed. / editors, Jeffrey P. Spike, Thomas R. Cole, Richard Buday. Houston, Tex. : Archimage Inc., c2011. WB 60 B848 2011. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record The color atlas of internal medicine / editors, Richard P. Usatine, Gary Ferenchick, E.J. Mayeaux Jr., […]
Rare Anatomical Books on Display April 8
April 7, 2015
The P. I. Nixon Medical Historical Library will have a collection of rare anatomical books on display for the public on Wednesday, April 8 from 3:00 – 5:30 pm. Tables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body by Bernhard Giegfried Albinus, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem by Andreas Vesalius, and Albrecht Durer’s […]
Changes Coming to the Library’s Catalog in June
April 7, 2015
Over the next several months, library staff will be “migrating” the library’s catalog and integrated library system (ILS) to a new open source system. The library has maintained the same ILS since 1998. The ILS manages the life of a book, journal, database or other resource from the moment it is ordered until it is […]
Librarians to Exhibit at Two Campus Events
April 7, 2015
The UT Health Science Center Library will be represented at two campus events in April. Fiesta of Education, April 9. The First Annual Fiesta of Education will be held on April 9 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. in the Holly Auditorium. The event is designed to feature how faculty are engaging students and innovating in the classroom. […]