News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder that affects hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. Healthy red blood cells are flexible and shaped like discs, allowing them to easily move through the bloodstream. In individuals affected by sickle cell disease, red blood cells are misshapen into crescent or sickle shapes. The Read More …
We have exciting news to share about library resources for EHC employees! Access to Library resources for EHC staff has been updated to be uniform across all 10 hospital divisions. Resources that will be available to EHC staff include CINAHL Ultimate, AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey, open access resources such as PubMed Central and the Directory of Open Access Read More …
Our newest collection highlight is about food, diet, and nutrition science! This exhibit covers a wide range of food-related topics: diet and nutrition science, agriculture and farming, food insecurity and public policy, and psychological aspects of eating. The substances we depend upon for sustenance affect our immune systems, our ability to recover from illness or Read More …
The WHSC Library is committed to providing Emory students, faculty, and healthcare professionals with the resources necessary to prepare for specialty certification exams, license renewal and achieve advancements in your career. To help support your continuing education and professional development, a new online Nursing Continuing Education guide from the WHSC Library links nurses from Emory Healthcare and the School Read More …
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–in fact, “few medical interventions can compete with vaccines for their cumulative impact of health and well-being of entire populations.” It can be difficult Read More …
The WHSC Library supports our nursing populations in attaining advanced nursing specialty certifications. Specialty certifications recognize nurses’ skills and knowledge, improve quality of care and health outcomes, and support Magnet status. Our new online guide helps nurses advance their careers by providing access to reference books that are used for common nurse certification exams. At Read More …
After 42 years at Emory, the Woodruff Health Sciences Library’s director Sandra Franklin has retired. Sandra first joined the library–back when it was known as the A.W. Calhoun Medical Library–in 1983 as a reference librarian. She has served as the head of public services, assistant director, associate director, and acting director until her appointment as Read More …
Each May, Brain Tumor Awareness Month #GrayMay is observed. The observance is when we come together to support, empower, and amplify the many voices of the brain tumor community. The brain tumor experience is full of extraordinary challenges and extraordinary hope – the gray area that falls in between is what drives us, unrelentingly, toward our shared Read More …
Locating individual articles that you have access to through Emory Libraries just got a whole lot easier! Articles+, a way to search for individual articles in our library holdings, has been added to our website search bar: Now, when you come across an interesting article on a journal’s website, or someone sends you a Read More …
The WHSC Library Historical Collections is excited to announce an upcoming art exhibit installation at our library: Contested Ground, in partnership with the Say Study. Please join us for a talk with the artist and a viewing of the exhibit! Funded by the Women of Emory Impact Circle grant, the Say Study documents the experience Read More …