News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
The 2019 release of Journal Impact Factors are now available. Access to the new Impact Factors are made available through Journal Citation Reports via the Web of Science platform. These are the most recent Impact Factors reflecting journal citation data from 2018. Journal Impact Factors are a proprietary measurement of journal quality based on the average number Read More …
On July 1st, the WHSC Library’s website will be modified so that heavily used clinical resources are easier to access. These changes are being made after significant input and feedback from health sciences faculty, residents, and students. The Clinical Resources information will move to its own tab at the top of the site. Previously, Clinical Read More …
Please note that the Eagle Row Pedestrian Bridge, crossing the railroad tracks and connecting the Biomedical Campus with main Clifton campus, will be closed for repairs beginning Monday, May 20 – June 10, 2019. The attached notice shows the alternate walking route using Eagle Row, Clifton Road, and Michael Street. Destinations requiring an alternate walking Read More …
Since May 1st, the Emory Libraries have made available continuous access to the digital, browsable version of The New York Times to Emory students, faculty, and staff. Please visit the Emory University Libraries News blog for more information about how to access it online.
The CDC is excited to announce the launch of its newest online free continuing education course: Effective Communication for Healthcare Teams: Addressing Health Literacy, Limited English Proficiency and Cultural Differences. For nurses it provides 2.1 CNE and for physicians 2.25. Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) and Certified in Public Read More …
Every day the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) Library’s librarians and informationists work with students, faculty, and staff at the WHSC’s schools and divisions on locating, selecting, managing, and using information for teaching and learning, patient care, and research projects. They also engage in other work supporting the missions and goals of these units in Read More …
This Thursday, April 4th 2019 from 6 pm-8 pm, please join the Emory Libraries in learning more about how HIV impacts women in Atlanta; the event will take place in the Rita Anne Collins Room in the Grace Crum Rollins Building: 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322. The keynote speaker, Damaris Henderson, is Read More …
Promote your research to new audiences by participating in the Scholarly Impact 5-Day Challenge. No class to attend. Simply sign up to receive one email a day for five days with an easy activity to complete on your own. Small outlay for big returns. Register here: emorylib.info/impact
Do you teach EBM or teach in the clinical setting? JAMAevidence has tools and resources to support EBM instruction. Education Guides provide ready-made slides help you teach everything from basic EBM concepts, such as odds ratios, to processes, such as evaluating and incorporating clinical decision rules into practice or making diagnostic decisions about patients with suspected Read More …
Genetics, lifestyle choices, and the environment all play a role when it comes to the emergence of diverse chronic and terminal diseases. Join Alvaro Alonso, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Rollins School of Public Health for a presentation on heart diseases and factors that impact the prevalence of heart disease and how clinical research has Read More …