News from the Libraries
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. […]
History of Medicine in Poetry
April 7, 2015
Once again in honor of Poetry Month, the History of Medicine Society of the Friends of the P. I. Nixon Medical Historical Library will be meeting in the Howe Conference Room on April 22, 2015 at 6:00 pm to discuss the history of medicine in poetry. UTHSCSA faculty, students, and staff will be reading selected […]
Historical Bexar County Medical Society Membership Records Available Online
April 7, 2015
Last fall the Special Collections of the UT Health Science Center Library received a Rescuing Texas History Grant from the University of North Texas to fund digitization of applications and photographs of members of the Bexar County Medical Association born 1910 or earlier. Many of these records are a unique resource for historical and genealogical […]
Featured New Books for April 2015
April 7, 2015
Advanced topics in forensic DNA typing [electronic resource] : interpretation / John M. Butler. Oxford : Academic Press, 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record Aging [electronic resource] : oxidative stress and dietary antioxidants / edited by Victor R. Preedy. Oxford : Academic Press, 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record […]
News From the Libraries – March 2015
March 4, 2015
The March issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Book Giveaway March 5-8 History of Medicine Society Lecture. Sex Reassignment Surgery: the Early Years Women’s Health Month Exhibit Historical Book of the Month What’s New in ClinicalKey Featured New Books See all past issues […]
Book Giveaway March 5-8
March 4, 2015
The Briscoe Library will have a book giveaway March 5th – 8th. The book giveaway will start at 9 a.m. on Thursday March 5th at the entrance of the library, and will continue through Sunday March 8th. Books to be included in the giveaway are old editions withdrawn from the library’s collection, or donations given to the library but not […]
Corinne McLeod to Present Winning Danny Jones History of the Health Sciences Essay
March 4, 2015
Corinne McLeod, MS III and winner of the 2014 Danny Jones History of the Health Sciences Essay Contest, will present her paper at the March 18, 2015 meeting of the History of Medicine Society. Corinne’s paper, entitled Sex Reassignment Surgery: the Early Years, discusses the history of the development of surgery to treat gender dysphoric […]
Featured New Books for March 2015
March 4, 2015
Atlas of human anatomy, 6th ed. / Frank H. Netter. Philadelphia, Pa. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2014. QS 17 N474a 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record Basic & clinical pharmacology, 13th ed. [electronic resource] / edited by Bertram G. Katzung, associate editor: Anthony J. Trevor. New York : McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Click here to view […]
What’s new in ClincalKey?
March 3, 2015
is a database which contains a wealth of medical and surgical information. Content includes over 1,000 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. Access ClinicalKey through the library’s database page or the library catalog. Here’s what’s new: Click on the cover […]