Library Updates
TEDMED 2015: Sharing Ideas, November 18-20
November 3, 2015
Online and Blended Learning and the Briscoe Library have teamed up to host the TEDMED 2015 live streaming event for the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. TEDMED is a “global community dedicated to unlocking imagination in service of health and medicine.” The event will be held from November 18 – 20 and will feature live simulcasts […]
Suffering and Progress: A History of the HIV Epidemic in the United States – December 3
November 3, 2015
In honor of AIDS Awareness Week, Gregory Anstead, M.D., Ph.D. will present Suffering and Progress: A History of the HIV Epidemic in the United States on December 3, 2015 at 12 Noon in the Howe Conference Room on the 5th floor of the Briscoe Library. This lecture is also being held in conjunction with the National […]
Briscoe Library Staff Exhibit at the Texas Health Literacy Conference
November 3, 2015
The Texas Health Literacy conference, held annually in San Antonio, has grown to be the largest one of its kind in the state. This year, October 2nd marked the 11th conference. It is attended by healthcare administrators, clinicians, social workers, pharmacists, health educators, nurses, and community members interested in health literacy. Health Literacy is commonly […]
Featured New Books for November 2015
November 3, 2015
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 – October 2015
October 6, 2015
The October issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Book Giveaway Oct. 7-9 Danny Jones Essay Contest-Deadline Oct. 12 Medicine’s Michelangelo: Life and Art of Frank Netter, MD Jaclyn Georges Hired as Records Manager/Archivist Library School Students Receive Award Library Hosts Girl Scouts Troop […]
What’s New in ClinicalKey?
October 6, 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. For a list of the newest ClinicalKey titles click here. Access all titles in ClinicalKey through the […]
Featured New Books for October 2015
October 6, 2015
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.
Briscoe Library to Partner with SAPL on NPR Campus Community Book Club
September 4, 2015
The UT Health Science Center Briscoe Library and the San Antonio Public Library Forest Hills Branch are joining forces to start a new NPR (National Public Radio) Book Club as a community engagement project. There are many community issues that can benefit from engagement utilizing a book club as a platform for interaction and conversation. […]
New England Journal of Medicine Backfiles Now Available
August 5, 2015
The Briscoe Library now has access to the complete run of New England Journal of Medicine. Access for NEJM begins with 1928 and previous titles range from 1812-1927. This backfile collection was purchased through our consortial partnership with the University of Texas System using Academic Library Collection Enhancement Program (ALCEP) funds allocated by the UT System Board […]
What’s New in ClinicalKey?
August 5, 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 […]