HSLS Staff News
The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, and more. Publication Helena VonVille, Research and Instruction Librarian,...
View ArticleTreasures from the Rare Book Room: Showing Some Love for Facsimiles
Falk Library has recently acquired facsimiles of two interesting medical manuscripts from the 14th century. Manuscripts, as unique objects, present a collecting challenge to both libraries and their...
View ArticleExam Master and Other Exam Prep Tools
Did you know that HSLS licenses Exam Master, an online test preparation tool for the NCLEX-RN®, USMLE®, NBDE, NAPLEX, PANCE/PANRE, and medical specialty board exams? However, many new test prep tools...
View ArticleNIH Preprint Pilot Accelerates and Expands Discovery of Research Results
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announced on December 14, 2022, that the first phase of the NIH Preprint Pilot, a project of NLM, has been successful in accelerating and expanding broad...
View ArticleTalk With Us About AR/VR in Health Sciences Education
Are you interested in using augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) for health sciences education? HSLS is seeking members of the Pitt health sciences community to join our discussion of...
View ArticleFeatured Workshop on Evaluating Journals: Discovering Where to Publish
“Evaluating Journals: Discovering Where to Publish” is offered as an online session: Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 1-2 p.m. Register for Evaluating Journals: Discovering Where to Publish* This session...
View ArticleYear of Emotional Well-Being: What is on Your Wish List?
In line with Pitt’s Year of Emotional Well-Being, HSLS wants to hear from students, faculty, and staff on ways we can expand our resources, services, and spaces to facilitate health and well-being...
View ArticleCreate a Big Screen Anywhere with HSLS’s New Circulating Mini Projectors
HSLS now has two AAXA P7 Mini LED Projectors available for borrowing. Though the P7 mini projector fits in the palm of your hand and weighs just 1.48 pounds, it remains powerful, projecting images at...
View ArticleNew Feature in PubMed: Proximity Searching
At the end of 2022, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) added proximity search capabilities to PubMed. With proximity search, users can search for two terms appearing within a specified distance...
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