Take advantage of these upcoming free training opportunities provided by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and funded by the National Library of Medicine: February 14: Preparing for the Worst – Best Practices for Emergency Preparedness Bill Icenogle, Director for Emergency Management, Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge This presentation is focused on surfacing […]
Read moreIt is estimated that only 12% of American adults are considered proficient in the health literacy skills they need to effectively navigate and use our health care system. The Texas Health Literacy Conference, held annually in San Antonio for the past 13 years, is recognized as the top health literacy conference in the state. […]
Read moreThe Offices of the Vice President for Research and the Associate Dean for Research in the Long School of Medicine have joined forces with Nature Research Publishing to provide an online course in scientific writing and publishing. Nature MasterClasses – Scientific Writing and Publishing offers a multi-module experience that takes researchers through the entire publishing process […]
Read moreThrough the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a number of online health information sites are freely available and seek to improve health literacy by providing reliable, up-to-date health information. Studies have shown that an individual’s health literacy level is a key indicator of an individual’s level […]
Read moreThe Briscoe Library joined in on UT Health San Antonio’s Earth Day Celebration on Friday, April 21. The Green Initiatives Committee sponsored this celebration to raise awareness about the environment, promote sustainability, reduce waste and improve efficiency. The library joined a number of other exhibitors in the Lecture Hall Commons with a table promoting resources from […]
Read moreAdapting resources from the NIHSenior Health website, Laredo staff Erika Silva and Cindy Carrillo provided a beginning computer class for members of the Laredo Stroke Support Group. Not only did the group learn basic computer skills, but they also started on a path that will allow them to access reliable online health information. The UT […]
Read moreLibrarians Kirsten Lorenzen, pictured above, and Peg Seger provided a National Library of Medicine (NLM) exhibit table at an open house for the new Universal City Public Library. The exhibit was at the request of former UT Health librarian Susan (Hunnicutt) Ennis who is now the director of the Universal City Library. Over 300 Universal […]
Read moreThe Circuit Librarian Health Information Network (CLHIN) first began services in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in August of 1989. In the beginning, UT Health Science Center librarians traveled to various locations in South Texas to provide on-site literature search and article delivery services. With no medical library in the Valley, services were targeted toward […]
Read moreThe Briscoe Library is launching a new initiative, assigning liaison librarians to work with students, faculty and researchers in each school. As the Library has migrated to a non-print environment, the majority of in-person library users are students looking for study space. The library’s website provides an access point for books, journal articles, or database […]
Read moreThe 5th floor of the Briscoe Library will undergo remodeling with major work to begin during the Winter Break. The School of Medicine Office of Undergraduate Medicine, located on the 5th floor, will be expanded about 1,500 square on the northwest side of the library. Study carrels, tables, booths, and lounge seating currently in this […]
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