News from the Libraries
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 […]
Exhibition celebrates Black History Month at the Briscoe Library
February 4, 2015
Black History Month, originally established in 1926 as Negro History Week, was observed annually in the second week of February. The intent was to highlight people and events in African American history in order to ensure the physical and intellectual survival of the race. The observance was officially expanded in 1976 to a month-long recognition […]
Art Exhibit on Loan at the Briscoe Library
February 4, 2015
Sheldon P. Braverman, M.D., a practicing ophthalmologist in San Antonio has loaned five paintings to be displayed in the lobby of the Briscoe Library during February in honor of Black History Month. Three oil paintings are part of a collection of work by Dr. Braverman. The subjects he selects are often taken from photographs that […]
Students Asked, We Responded!
February 4, 2015
Students at the UT Health Science Center have never been shy about letting us know what they need to improve their experiences in the library. When possible, we do our best to “make it so!” More Whiteboards! Every group study room has a whiteboard. The study rooms on the 5th floor have whiteboards that cover […]
New Research Methods Database
February 4, 2015
Need help designing and executing a research project? Check out SAGE Research Methods (SRM) a new library database that covers all aspects of the research process, from developing a research question to defining results. Within this database are numerous e-books and select e-journal articles that focus on research design and development. Coverage includes the full range […]
Featured New Books for February 2015
February 4, 2015
Case files. Anatomy / Eugene C. Toy, Lawrence M. Ross, Han Zhang, Cristo Papasakelariou. New York : McGraw-Hill Education Medical, c2015. QS 18.2 C337 2015. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record Cases in medical microbiology and infectious diseases, 4th ed. / by Peter H. Gilligan, Daniel S. Shapiro, and Melissa B. Miller.; Washington, D.C. […]