News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
Please join the WHSC Library in congratulating our colleague Erin Reardon who has been selected as a recipient of the Sewell Stipend Travel Award for librarians to participate in the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. The Sewell Stipend covers the cost of membership and early-bird conference registration for a librarian to attend Read More …
Emory Libraries launched a university-wide engagement survey in the spring of 2022. Over 100 faculty and students from across the WHSC schools and programs responded. Here are some changes at the WHSC Library in response to our user feedback: Updated headphones, laptop adapters, earplugs, and other materials are available for checkout at the Information Read More …
The WHSC Library is recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness month by highlighting the research being done by Emory University faculty, staff, and students. The following link in PubMed highlights the over 1700k peer-reviewed publications from Emory authors, including 80 clinical trials in novel treatment efforts and 24 systematic reviews and meta-analyses, representing the highest Read More …
WHSC Library Seminar Series on Rigor and Reproducibility presents Hidden in plain sight: Harnessing AI’s ability for population health from medical images. Date/Time: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 at 2 pm Register: https://emorylibraries.libcal.com/event/11342541 Speakers: Judy Gichoya, MD, MS Dr. Judy Gichoya will present a talk titled “Hidden in Plain Sight: Harnessing AI’s Ability for Population Health Read More …
In honor of October as National Medical Librarians Month, the WHSC Library is celebrating the 13 publications authored by our Informationists over the past year (with four more in the pipeline as Epub ahead of print. Many of our librarians spend weeks and months collaborating on intensive evidence synthesis projects such as systematic reviews, providing Read More …
The WHSC Library invites you to our 100th Anniversary Celebration Event, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Patricia Brennan, director of the National Library of Medicine! Where: Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building auditorium When: Thursday, September 14, 3:30pm – 5:30pm, Reception to Follow This free, in-person event is cosponsored by Emory’s Center for AI Learning. Click Read More …
This fall, we’re offering two new one-hour workshops to our class lineup: Advanced PubMed Searching, and Searching Embase! Advanced PubMed Searching will cover the building blocks of advanced searching, from using MeSH terms and keywords to Boolean operators and truncation. Users will learn how to navigate the MeSH database and build an effective, comprehensive search Read More …
The SOM Class of 2027 began its orientation this week. This incoming class includes: 141 students 71% women; 29% men Average age of students: 24 30 students identify as individuals in an under-represented minority group in medicine 89% of students have been out of college for a year or more; 30% have been out of Read More …
In the United States, July is Disability Pride Month. This recognition is to mark the 1990 enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark U.S. rights law that extended civil rights protections to persons with disabilities and assured that all Americans would benefit from their talents. The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library is committed Read More …
Now on display at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library are collection titles related to our 100th Anniversary. These books highlight the history of health sciences libraries, the profession of health librarianship, and the history and impact of medical education at Emory University. Also included are selected works by eminent Emory faculty; from scholarly books Read More …