Library Updates

News from the Libraries – July 2020

July 23, 2020

Click here to read the July issue of News from the Libraries.


New Trial – Acland’s Atlas of Human Anatomy

July 20, 2020

The library is offering a trial on Acland’s Atlas of Human Anatomy from July 15 – September 18, 2020.  For students who don’t have access to dissection facilities, the Video Atlas provides an appreciation of the real human body and a direct understanding of the mechanics of body movement. Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy uses […]


2020 Image of Research Winners

April 16, 2020

We are pleased to announce the winners of Briscoe Library’s 3rd Annual Image of Research Photography Competition! 1st Place Breeanne Soteros, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Cortical Maps Flattened cortical brain sections stained for glutamate transporter VGlut2 reveals the somatotopic organization of the mouse barrel cortex. Each “barrel” (in blue) corresponds to the major facial […]



News from the Libraries March 2020

March 27, 2020

The March issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. We’re Still Here! Just Virtually… Briscoe Buddies Visit the STRF Briscoe Librarians on Predatory Publishing Nixon Library Celebrates 50th Anniversary Historical Medical Instruments on Display at Local Heritage Center Featured New Books/eBooks for […]


Featured New Books/eBooks for March 2020

March 27, 2020

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, Associate Director of Resource Management.  


New Leisure Books – February 2020

February 14, 2020

  Need a break? Check out the latest titles in the Leisure collection. The Leisure collection is located on the main floor of the Briscoe Library next to the Hub. This collection is funded through library donations. For a complete list of all titles in the Leisure collection click here.


Briscoe Library Announces 3rd Annual Image of Research Photography Competition

November 22, 2019

Briscoe Library is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual Image of Research Photography Competition! This competition is an opportunity for UT Health San Antonio students, faculty, and staff from all six schools to capture, share, and present the essence of their research in a single visual image. The competition and its accompanying exhibition showcase the […]


Danny Jones History of the Health Sciences Essay Award

November 22, 2019

The Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library welcome submissions for the 2020 essay competition in memory of Danny Jones, M.L.S., who served as Head of Special Collections at the UT Health San Antonio Library and who was also a Past President of the Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library. The essay […]


Library Liaisons: Who, What, Where, When

September 13, 2019

WHO Chris Gaspard, MSLS Head of Liaison Services & Liaison to the School of Medicine Jeff Lacy, MLIS Liaison to the School of Dentistry and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Rebecca Howe, MLIS Liaison to the School of Health Professions Emme Lopez, MLS Liaison to the School of Nursing WHAT UT Health Briscoe Library Liaisons […]