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Library Classes And Orientations, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Do you need to schedule a library orientation to familiarize students with the library facilities, resources, and services? Or do you need a class tailored to the needs of your course or assignment?

Mcgovern Medical Medallions Ready For Research, Sandra Yates

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Archivists at the McGovern Historical Center are proud to announce the availability of the MS 200 John P. McGovern Medical Medallions Collection.

This collection consists of medallions commemorating people, conferences, and other events in the history of medicine. While many of the these were produced as commemorative items in the 1960s and 1970s, others date back as far as the late 1700s.

Seeking Student Advisory Committee Members, Katie Prentice

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

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Friends Of The Tmc Library Event Featuring Dr. Hotez, Rebecca Denkeler

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library present a virtual Book & Author Event featuring Dr. Peter J. Hotez on April 29, 2022, at 6:30pm. Each ticket includes one copy of Preventing the Next Pandemic (with signed bookplate) and one link to the zoom event.

Digitized Tmc Photographs Now Online, Matt Richardson

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The McGovern Historical Center (MHC) archivists have been digitizing images from their collection in response to patron inquiries, library exhibits, and patron requests. The digitized images are part of the Texas Medical Center Photograph Collection from 1938 – 1982.

The Value Of The Most Expensive Biomedical Journals, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Non-librarians often have the mistaken idea that because a publication is online it is cheaper than print, and that libraries actually save money by going fully digital. The truth is, academic libraries pay many, many more times above list price for providing the convenience of online institutional access, and the prices increase each year. We hope the following infographic will give our users a sense for how much annual subscriptions to popular medical journals and journal packages cost the TMC Library.

Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Platform Migration, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is moving to a new web hosting platform in early 2022. The migration is corresponding with a visual refresh of the site. The new website is being designed to offer a new reader-centric look and feel for PNAS readers and authors.

The migration date is slated for February 28, 2022.

Texas Black Woman Physician: Carrie Jane Sutton, Md, Shannon Wood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

February 8 is National Black Women Physicians Day! The McGovern Historical Center highlights one of many amazing Black women physicians in early Texas. In 1950, less than 6% of doctors nationwide were women. Of that number, less than 2% of women physicians in the United States were Black. To practice medicine as a Black woman in the south prior to the start of the Civil Rights Movement that is why celebrating these women’s accomplishments is so important.

The Tmc Library Is Offering The Following "Brown Bag" Webinar: Confirmation Bias In Research, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

This virtual class will cover what confirmation bias is and how it can affect research. There will be examples of confirmation bias with a focus within the medical/health research field.

New Exhibit Featuring Dr. Bertner On Display At The Tmc Library, Matt Richardson

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The McGovern Historical Center is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibit at the TMC Library. This exhibit celebrates the life and work of one of the Texas Medical Center’s founders and strongest champions, Dr. Ernst Bertner.

Know Your Medical Societies And Associations, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library provides access to over 100 society publications, many of which pertain to specialized areas of medicine, including Hematology (Blood, from the American Society of Hematologists), Radiology (Radiology/ Radiographics, from the Radiological Society of North America), Nursing (American Journal of Nursing) and Tropical Medicine (The American Journal of Tropical Medicine/

There are many professional medical associations that students can join. Students benefit from learning about the professional associations in their fields, as well as reading their scholarly publications.

Brown Bag Webinar At The Tmc Library, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library is Offering the Following "Brown Bag" Webinar. The McGovern Historical Center & Me: Thinking about Archives and Legacies. If you only have 30 minutes to spare, join us for this virtual webinar. Everyone who registers, will receive a Zoom link to join the webinar.

Brown Bag Webinar At The Tmc Library, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library is Offering the Following "Brown Bag" Webinar The TMC Library Search Box - Research Content at Your Fingertips. If you only have 30 minutes to spare, join us for this virtual webinar.

Computing, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence In Ieee Xplore Library, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

If you work in the field of advanced computing, data visualization, computer analysis, 3D modeling or simulations, computational algorithms based on physics, artificial intelligence, robotics, or image processing, IEEE Xplore is the database to use.

Library Holiday Hours, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The library will be closed Friday, December 24 - Sunday, January 2 Regular hours resume January 3, 2022

Contemporary Neurology Series, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The Contemporary Neurology Series by Oxford University Press features many well-known titles in the field of clinical neurology. Each volume in the series covers historical, clinical, and neuropathological aspects of the disorder in a sufficiently in-depth and comprehensive manner. The CNS includes such well-known titles as Plum and Posner’s Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, Posner and DeAngelis Neurological Complications of Cancer, and Leigh and Zee’s Neurology of Eye Movements.

Tmc History Featured On Video From The Mcgovern Historical Center, Sandra Yates

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The McGovern Historical Center staff created a video that contains clips from four films and one phonograph record preserved in the archives, dating from 1947-1969. The video showcase highlights the early history of the Texas Medical Center.

Brown Bag Webinar At The Tmc Library, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library is Offering the Following "Brown Bag" Webinar Basic PubMed Searching: Tuesday. November 16, at noon.

If you only have 30 minutes to spare, join us to learn the basics of searching PubMed.

Citation Report Tool In Web Of Science, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The Citation Report tool in Web of Science includes information on how many publications have cited an article, the h-index count, citing articles, number of times cited, and citation count grouped by year.

3d Anatomy On Accessmedicine, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Focused Anatomy Modules are a collection of over 300+ interactive, 3-D modules that cover 17 medical specialties. They were designed to deliver a focused learning experience while also offering a deep-dive into the foundational textbooks on AccessMedicine.

Brown Bag Webinar At The Tmc Library, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library is Offering the Following "Brown Bag" Webinar
Database Search Translation Tuesday, October 5th from noon - 12:30 pm.

This webinar will be a 30 minute introduction on how to translate a literature search from one database to another.

Virtual Office Hours, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Mark your calendars, the TMC Library will resume office hours virtually beginning Monday, October 11. The Cizik School of Nursing, UT School of Biomedical Informatics, Baylor College of Medicine and UT McGovern Medical School are the institutions that currently have a librarian providing office hours. The Zoom links will be provided in the next few weeks.

What Is Libkey Nomad?, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

LibKey Nomad is an optional browser extension that uses the same technology as Browzine to get you to PDFs faster—even in PubMed! It eliminates the need to find the “Open Athens login” on publisher sites and the frustration of having to find the PDF button on different publisher sites.

New Interface: Nursing Reference Center Plus, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Nursing Reference Center™ Plus, is an evidence-based information resource designed by nurses for nurses. Unique in scope, nurses use Nursing Reference Center Plus for their practice, education and research needs.

The previous version of Nursing Reference Center will no longer be available as of Friday, August 27th, 2021.

Library Recorded Classes, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Did you Miss the Library’s Brown Bag Webinars?

Catch up by listening to the recorded versions of the following classes: Introduction to RefWorks, EndNote Basics, Make Your Conference Poster Pop or APA Citation Style. Additional videos on Using the Library’s Discovery Tool PRIMO, and Searching for Nurses as Authors, are also available.

Library Brown Bag Webinar At The Tmc Library, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library is Offering the Following "Brown Bag" Webinar Introduction to Archives and the McGovern Historical Center Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 from noon - 12:30 pm.

Library Upcoming Closure, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library will be closed on Saturday, August 28th due to building maintenance, and Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day.

Brown Bag Webinar At The Tmc Library, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library is Offering the Following "Brown Bag" Webinar Introduction to Embase, Tuesday, August 24, 2021 from noon- 12:30pm.

Board Games At The Library, Katie Prentice

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Next time you’re in the Library, you’ll notice we’ve added Board Games in the Dr. Fred Study area. Come check out one (or more!) for 30 days.

Do you have ideas for new books for information/relaxation/something other than clinical or research study? Let us know what books and games you want us to have.

Need To Study For Your Board Exams? Exam Master And Board Vitals Can Help, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library offers professional test preparation databases, Exam Master and Board Vitals, to help you prepare for the board exam (and other professional licensing exams).