News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
The BrowZine app, available for Apple, Android devices and a desktop version, allows for easier access to Emory’s online journal subscriptions. My Bookshelf allows users to create one’s own “library” of online journals. Up to 64 journals can be placed in My Bookshelf. BrowZine supports majority of publishers; the comprehensive list of publishers can be Read More …
Emory University is in the final stages of transitioning to Canvas. Blackboard content and archives will be permanently unavailable after August 31, 2017. Content will need to exported and saved locally for any course, grade center, or Store & Share to be accessed in the future. Additional information and detailed steps for exporting Blackboard content Read More …
Congratulations to the scavenger hunt winners who correctly answered questions about the recent exhibit, And There’s the Humor of It: Shakespeare and the Four Humors. This travelling exhibit, curated by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, was on display at the WHSC Library through April 22. The exhibit was also on display in the Jones Room Read More …
Need assistance with a diagnosis? There’s a database for that. Isabel is a differential diagnosis tool in which you enter any symptoms and are provided a list of possible diagnoses. Click on individual conditions and drugs for additional information provided through library resources. The WHSC Library welcomes your opinion of Isabel in this 6-question survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IsabelEvaluation. Read More …
Want to stay current in your specialty? Updated daily based on monitoring of over 500 medical journals and guidelines publications, DynaMed Plus makes it easy to do so by using its Recent Updates feature that allows users to view all updates or only practice-changing updates. DynaMed Plus is a point-of-care tool that includes clinical calculators Read More …
The Exhibit Shakespeare created some of the most memorable characters in literature. His understanding of human nature and personality was influenced by humorism, an ancient medical theory about how bodily fluids determined a person’s physical and mental health, as well as personality. The National Library of Medicine’s exhibit, “And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare Read More …
We have the drug information! STAT!Ref provides access to clinical e-textbooks, coding, drug and reference works. Most notably, it provides full text access to the 2016 AHFS Drug Information publication. For EHC access, click on the Library icon in the VDT or go to the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library webpage for EHC resources at Read More …
Recently, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library exhibited “From DNA to Beer,” an exhibit by the National Library of Medicine. The exhibit explored how bacteria, yeasts, and molds can cause sickness and restore health, and it highlighted how scientists have harnessed these microbes to manufacture both new medicines and potent potables. On February 23, the Health Read More …
The second seminar presentation in a scientific publishing series co-hosted by the WHSC Library and the Scholarly Communications Office, will be held Thursday, February 23rd at 11am till noon. No RSVP is required; refreshments will be served. Additional Seminars in the series: Publishing: Perspective of An Editor and an Author held Friday, February 3, 2017 Speaker Nadine Read More …
Need assistance with a diagnosis? There’s a database for that. Isabel is a differential diagnosis tool in which you enter any symptoms and are provided a list of possible diagnoses. Click on individual conditions and drugs for additional information provided through library resources. For EHC access, click on the Library icon in the VDT or Read More …