New (free!) resource for scientific illustration from the NIH

The NIH has just launched NIH BioArt Source, which provides a wide variety of images for use in scientific illustrations. Choose from viruses, anatomical illustrations, cells, equipment proteins, molecules, shapes, and more–including brushes and swatches that can be used in illustration programs such as Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop. Users can search within categories or Read More …

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

Every November, Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is observed heighten awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and support for the million Americans living with it along with their friends and families. What are signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease? Although each individual is unique, experts have identified common warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, including: Memory loss, especially of recent Read More …

October is National Medical Librarians Month!

October is National Medical Librarians Month! Do you know all that your librarian can do for you? Our informationists at the WHSC Library can provide expert searching; training and instruction on searching, citation management, information literacy, and more; and can collaborate with researchers on evidence synthesis projects like systematic and scoping reviews.  Evidence synthesis projects Read More …

AccessPediatrics now available!

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library now provides access to AccessPediatrics from McGraw Hill, available to all Emory faculty, staff, and students. AccessPediatrics is home to eBooks, multimedia, cases, and study tools that span the practice of pediatrics, from neonatalogy through adolescent medicine. The eBooks section contains titles such as Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics Read More …

Staying Alive in Little Five: A Moderated Dialogue on Overdose Response in Communities

  Date: Friday October 25th at 5:30 pm  Register Here: https://emorylibraries.libcal.com/calendar/whscl_events/l5p  On Friday, October 25th, 2024, please join us in welcoming Dr. Sarah Febres-Cordero, faculty member of the Emory University School of Nursing; sequential artist Joseph Karg, Assistant Professor of Illustration and Sequential Art, Kennesaw State University; and Andy Gish, board certified emergency nurse and overdose Read More …

WHSC Library Fall Semester Hours begin Aug. 28th

As the University approaches Fall Semester, the WHSC Library will be offering extended hours to our main location at 1462 Clifton Road, off the Whitehead Plaza. Full hours for the library can be found here: https://libraries.emory.edu/hours Beginning, Wednesday August 28th Monday – Thursday                      7:30 am – 11:00 pm Friday                                                  7:30 am – 7:00 pm Saturday                                            9:00 am Read More …

August is National Immunization Awareness Month

Each August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is observed nationwide to promote the importance of vaccinations for people of all ages and backgrounds. Vaccines have dramatically changed medicine over the last century. The Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics reports that before vaccines, parents in the United States could expect that every year: Read More …

WHSC Library Collection Highlights: Medical Controversies and Conspiracies

Now on display at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library are highlights on medical controversies and conspiracies, available in print and electronic format. Controversy and medicine have been near-constant companions throughout human history. From vaccines conspiracies including autism links, safety considerations, and hesitancy. To quackery and conspiracies, offering miracle cures or unsafe practices, this display Read More …

Check Your Sources: Using AI for Literature Retrieval

AI chatbots have quickly become useful tools in the writing process for drafting manuscripts, scientific proposals and grant applications.  While the technology is advancing rapidly, output from generative AI systems (such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Bard) are prone to errors and fabrication. WHSC Librarians have noticed an increase in requests from researchers for articles that do Read More …

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

The internationally recognized World Sickle Cell Awareness day aims to increase public knowledge and understanding of sickle cell disease and the experiences of patients and families. According to the National Institutes of Health sickle cell “affects more than 100,000 people in the United States and 20 million people worldwide. In the United States, most people Read More …