Seminar Series on Scientific Publishing

The first seminar presentation in a scientific publishing series co-hosted by the WHSC Library, the Scholarly Communications Office, and the Department of Medicine will be held this Friday, February 3rd at 12 noon.  No RSVP is required; pizza and drinks will be served. Additional Seminars in the series are as follows: Friday, February 3, 2017 at Read More …

Now at the WHSC Library: National Library of Medicine Exhibit “From DNA to Beer”

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library will be hosting the traveling exhibit “From DNA to Beer” from the National Library of Medicine in the lower lobby from January 17-February 25, 2017.   This exhibit explores how bacteria, yeasts, and molds can cause sickness and restore health. The exhibit also highlights how scientists have harnessed these microbes Read More …

Library will be closed Friday, January 6, 2017

In keeping with the Emory University decision to close the University on Friday, January 6, 2017 due to possible inclement weather, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library will also be closed.  For updates, please call Emory’s weather information line at 404-727-1234, check the university website at www.emory.edu, or watch for all-Emory email advisories.

Library Winter Break Hours

From December 16th- December 29th, the Health Sciences Center Library will be open 8:00 am – 6:00 pm.  The Library will be closed on the following days: Friday, December 23rd – Monday, December 26th Friday, December 30, 2016 – Monday, January 2, 2017 The Grady Branch Library on the Grady campus will be closed from Read More …

Track the Impact of Your Published Articles with Altmetrics

Citation counts are one way to measure of your impact; Altmetric.com and European PMC are now offering more. Europe PubMed Central (PMC) has now been freely integrated with Altmetric.com to offer citation-alternative impact measures for over 3 million life sciences and biomedical research articles.  The altmetrics summary, shown below, highlights non-citation based impact of each Read More …

WHSC Library at Bedside Nurses Conference

On September 16th a Clinical Informationist from the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, along with a Clinical Librarian from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta attended the 2016 Evidence-Based Practice ToolKit for Bedside Nurses Conference at Kennesaw State University. The representatives from WHSCL and CHOA presented a table of library and research information, shared research tips and Read More …

e-Anatomy Now Available

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library recently acquired a license to e-Anatomy and its app for tablets and mobile devices.  e-Anatomy is a comprehensive, full body interactive atlas that includes more than 40 modules reviewing the human body.  Images include CTs, MRI 3D, MRI in axial slices, diagrams, and various illustrations.  Go to specific body Read More …