News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
Our colleagues at the Northeast Georgia Health System are hosting a live-streamed webinar with guest speaker and current president of the American Medical Association, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH. Dr. Ehrenfeld will be delivering a lecture on The Potential, Promises, and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine. The lecture will be held Tuesday, February 6 from Read More …
The upper level of the WHSC Library has recently updated its furniture including individual study pods and booths, six of each. The new pods offer natural lighting and power outlets are available in each of the new booths. The new furniture can be found in the back-right corner of the quiet study floor. This furniture Read More …
The WHSC Library will be adjusting its hours for the upcoming Winter Break. Beginning, Friday, Dec 15th the library will close at 6pm. Following the Emory University Winter Recess and Holiday policies, the library will be closed December 22rd through January 1st, 2024. See below for further details or check out the hours page of Read More …
On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the memorial for First Lady Rosalynn Carter will be hosted on the Emory University campus. The WHSC Library will be open regular hours from 7:30am – 11pm. The University Woodruff Library Building will be closed from 4am – 4pm, and Library Service Center deliveries will be paused for the day. Virtual Read More …
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 …