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Avoid Predatory Publishers, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Your paper has been accepted for publication! The next step is to verify the legitimacy of the publisher. Predatory publishers often mimic reputable ones, so it's crucial to do your due diligence. Our library offers resources to help you identify reliable publishers and spot red flags associated with fraudulent ones.

First, check out our LibGuide called: Where To Publish Your Research.

New Interlibrary Loan Platform, Jesse Gonzalez

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library will have a new Interlibrary Loan platform on October 1. New requests will not be accepted in the current system ILLiad after September 23. Download your history and filled ILL requests before September 30. This information will not be migrating to the new platform.

Welcome New And Returning Students, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Discover the TMC Library, check all the library services offered to you.

Can't find what you need? Let us help! We offer Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services to access articles and books not in our collection. Enjoy 15 free ILL requests per year. Additional requests are $15 each. Place all ILL requests online through our website.

Tmc Library Closed For Labor Day, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Please note that the TMC Library will be closed on Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day.

New Resource Nejm Ai, Chad Metz

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

We're excited to announce the addition of the New England Journal of Medicine: AI to our collection. This cutting-edge resource provides in-depth coverage of the latest artificial intelligence applications in medicine.

To access NEJM AI, simply search for the title in the library catalog or visit the Find Journals link.

Save The Date: 2024 Book & Author Event, Katie Prentice

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library invite you to save the date for the 2024 Book & Author EVENT featuring Jennifer M. Ross-Nazzal, PhD author of Making Space for Women: Stories from Trailblazing Women of NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Join us Friday, October8, 20124 at 6:00 pm in the TMC Library. Details and tickets will be available soon: http://library.tmc.edu/friends-event.

Looking For Full Text Access At The Tmc Library?, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library provides access to over 70,000 online journals, over a million ebooks and over 300 databases. Need help accessing full text articles and ebook chapters?

Need more help? Please click the Ask A Librarian button to the right.

Open Access Publishing Support, Chad Metz

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Check the recently updated Open Access Publishing Support LibGuide for the most recent information about scholarly publications. This newly revamped LibGuide is a great resource to learn about Read and Publish. Read and Publish is also known as a transformative agreement, it is an open access (OA) model that bundles payment for reading access and payment for publishing into a single contract.

Teaching In Clinics: Open Access Journal In Digital Commons, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Teaching in Clinics is one of the open access, peer-reviewed online academic journals published semiannually in the Digital Commons@TMC. The journal aims to encourage researchers and educators to share their studies for implementing novel teaching methods. In addition to excellence of teaching, Teaching in Clinics seeks to bring academic discussions of the incoming or present challenges in health and education policies. The most recent issue launched late last month.

There Are Thousands Of Stories In The Texas Medical Center (Tmc): Is Yours One Of Them?, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

From its founding in 1945, the TMC has impacted millions of lives, including those of patients, staff and visitors. “Moments in History”, part of the oral history project of the Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library, strives to capture and preserve those memories and facts for future generations lest they be lost forever.

Please consider sharing some of your time to carry the knowledge of the past into the future.

New Mcgovern Historical Center Collections Website, Sandra Yates

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

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Discover Access Medicine, Access Surgery, Case Files And Ommbid, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library subscribes to Access Medicine, Access Surgery, Case Files Collection and the Online Metabolic and Molecular Basis of Inherited Disease (OMMBID). Our suite of McGraw Hill databases includes much more than Ebooks! There are a variety of tools and content for learners at every level. See their new medical Infographics (see samples above), or explore their Study Tools where you can build custom quizzes to test your knowledge in a variety of medical specialties. Visit the TMC Library Blog to explore these tools.

Library Holiday Hours, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library will be closed July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Regular hours resume Friday July 5th.

Friends Of The Tmc Library Cookies & Conversation, Rebecca Denkeler

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

On May 1, 2024, in the Library lobby, the Friends of the TMC Library hosted a special end-of-semester student-focused event, Cookies & Conversation. The Friends invited students to enjoy cookies and sparkling water and shared the Friends’ mission to support the TMC Library. Students also entered a drawing to win a door prize including a ticket to the Fall Book & Author Event and membership in the Friends of the TMC Library. Learn more about joining the Friends of the TMC Library.

Library Holiday Hours, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours resume Tuesday, May 28.

James “Red” Duke, Jr., Md, Tara Carron

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The papers of James “Red” Duke, Jr., MD were recently donated to the McGovern Historical Center. The collection is now available online, and the materials are open for research. More information regarding Dr. Duke’s biographical history and his papers can be found on the McGovern Historical Collection site.

Hermann Hospital A/V Inventory, Matt Richardson

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Archivists at the McGovern Historical Center, recently published a guide to the audiovisual items found in the Hermann Hospital Historical Archive. Nearly 200 audio recordings, approximately 250 videos, and 46 reels of film are now described item-by-item and can be searched or browsed by title online.

Artificial Intelligence: Where Are We Now?, Chad Metz

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Check the TMC Library Artificial Intelligence LibGuide for AI information. The section on Resources and Tools includes additional links to AI Tools for Research, Citation Guide for ChatGPT and Generative AI and AI in Medicine and Health Care. Visit the Library Blog for additional Information.

Digitizing Medical Illustrations From The Heart Bulletin + The Role Of Art In The Medical Field, Johana Canales

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The Houston-based Medical Arts Publishing Foundation produced illustrated medical publications like the Cancer Bulletin, Heart Bulletin, and Psychiatric Bulletin. The Foundation’s records began arriving at the McGovern Historical Center in 1992. Since then, some of the collection’s medical illustrations had already been digitized, including several complete issues of the Psychiatric Bulletin from 1950-1960 and the Heart Bulletin’s medical illustrations series from 1951 and 1964.

Read the complete story about the fascinating field of medical illustrations written by Johana Canales, Archives Intern in the McGovern Historical Center Blog.

The Cost For Open Access Publishing, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Are you interested in learning more about the increasing costs for making your article open access?

Recently featured in the Library’s Latest News, learn more about the scholarly journals market from a March 2024 article by market analysis firm Delta Think.

Changes To Digital Commons Author Dashboards, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

To provide better service to the growing, and increasingly international, Digital Commons community, Google Maps on  Digital Commons Dashboards Digital Commons Dashboards and Author Dashboards was replaced with Bing Maps. Readership Activity Maps will continue using Google Maps. Although these maps may look slightly different, there is no difference in their functionality.

Selections From The Papers Of Murdina Macfarquhar Desmond, Md Digitized And Online, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Almost two hundred items from the Murdina MacFarquhar Desmond, MD papers have been digitized and are now available online. Dr. Desmond (1916-2003) contributed to the fields of pediatrics and neonatology during her long tenure (1948-1986) on the pediatrics faculty of Baylor College of Medicine and service to Jefferson Davis Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital.

If you would like to learn more about Dr. Murdina MacFarquhar Desmond, check the McGovern Historical Center blog story written by Joy Oria, Archives Intern or contact the McGovern Historical Center and schedule an appointment.

Elsevier Society Titles, Chad Metz

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library provides an additional package of Elsevier resources that cover different topics. TMC Library pays Elsevier additional fees to provide access to the following flagship publisher titles. For the complete list of titles and how to access them, check the TMC Library Blog written by Chad Metz, Electronic Resources Librarian.

#Color Our Collections, Matt Richardson

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The McGovern Historical Center (MHC) joins other libraries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions in sharing coloring pages created from our historical materials. This is the MHC’s first time joining this annual celebration, which is hosted by The New York Academy of Medicine.

Digitalcommons@Tmc Has Reached 2 Million Downloads, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

On January 30, 2024, the DigitalCommons@TMC reached a milestone of 2,000,005 total downloads with a collection of 14,685 items in total, viewed by 227 countries worldwide by 29,933 institutions. When was the last time that you visited the DigitalCommons@TMC website?

Tmc Library Annual Report, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library 2022-2023 Annual Report is now available online. We’re excited to share all the accomplishments of the TMC Library staff and acknowledge the many changes in library spaces. This report and reports from 1998 to the present are available in the Digital Commons @TMC.

Remembering The Benevolent Benefactor, Kathrine G. Mcgovern: A Quiet Force In Houston’S Transformation, Tara Carron

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Kathrine McGovern has been the central powerhouse and patron behind Dr. McGovern’s numerous philanthropic endeavors and deeds. Because of her generosity, influence, and endless support, she has devoted to bettering countless Houston communities and lives, she has been—and will continue to be, through the work of the McGovern Foundation—at the heart of some of Houston’s most important educational, conservational, and cultural transformations.

Newly Redesigned Digital Commons Website, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The Digital Commons @ TMC has a new redesigned website. The new website will match the design of the main library website. Additionally, the labels peer-reviewed and journal series have been changed to "Open Journals."

New Photo Collections On Digital Commons@Tmc, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Did you know Digital Commons@TMC also have old photograph collections? Check out our Featured Page to find out more.

New Student Journal On Digitalcommons@Tmc, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The first student journal, "Nexus Health Policy Journal," launched on Digital Commons@TMC. This is a first-of-its-kind student-run, peer-reviewed journal founded in 2023 and managed by Students for Social Organization, Advocacy, and Policy.

Through a collection of high-quality scholarly articles researched and written by medical students, Nexus aims to explore many sections of health policies including but not limited to: Public Health, Healthcare Access, Health Insurance, Health Equity and Disparities, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse, Pharmaceutical and Drug, Medical Research and Development, Global Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Patient Rights and Privacy, Health Technology and Telemedicine, and End-of-Life Care and …