Tag: Collection Highlights

Feast of Words Celebrates 2021 Faculty Book Authors

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

Each year, the Emory Center for Faculty Development and Excellent highlights faculty book authors in the their Feast of Words celebration: https://cfde.emory.edu/news-events/news/2021/december/feast-of-words-2021.html This year’s highlights include 12 titles from 14 individual Health Sciences Faculty authors and editors. Benardot, Dan (Center for the Study of Human Health). Advanced Sports Nutrition. 3rd Edition. Human Kinetics. Buettner, Jennifer Read More …

October is LGBT History Month: LGBTQIA+ Health Resource Highlights

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

In recognition of October as LGBTQIA+ History month the WHSC Library is highlighting a list of resources available through Emory Libraries in support of LGBTQIA+ Health. We also offer a year-round research guide for LGBTQIA+ Health Resources.  The guide is aimed at healthcare students, educators, researchers, and clinicians seeking a better understanding of the historical health Read More …

Library Historical Collection Highlights honoring Women’s History Month

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

In celebration of Women’s History Month, WHSC Library Historical Collections is highlighting women’s collections. From overseas in World War I to the classrooms of Emory University, the collections document the contributions of women in the fields of nursing, public health, and medical librarianship.  Historical Collections collect and preserve records pertaining to the history of Emory Read More …

Honoring Black History Month with the WHSC Library Historical Collections

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

Honoring Black History Month, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library is highlighting resources in our historical collections featuring information on Black students, staff, and faculty members from the Emory Community. Dating back to the mid-19th Century, the highlighted collections include photographs, bibliographic files, newspaper clippings, and more.  Highlighted collections feature School of Nursing administrative records, Read More …

2020 has been designated International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife by the World Health Assembly in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale

Posted onAuthorMia S White

To celebrate, we have curated a collection of materials that illustrate the history and breadth of the profession and its’ global impact. The materials relate to clinical practice, population health, leadership, ethics, interdisciplinary care and personal narratives. They represent a small portion of the over 8,000 titles in our collection of books dedicated to the Read More …

Read a Good Book: Compassionate Perspectives Digital Collection

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

In these unprecedented times of remote learning, social distancing, and teleworking mandates, it is important to stay connected. This reading collection highlights the human story behind the healthcare mission. For those now connecting to the Emory community remotely, many Library books and resources remain available to you digitally in ebook and even audiobook formats. See Read More …

Catch Up on Your Writing: eBooks and Resources on Scientific Writing

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

The Emory Libraries are prepared to support you, wherever you are in the world. Our digital collection of titles on writing and publishing cover topics from medical writing, literature reviews, writing grant proposals, writing your dissertation, or finally putting that article together for publication.  Just sign in with your University NetID and password to access Read More …

New Collection Display: Compassionate Perspectives, Personal Narratives of Science and Health Care

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

In Spring Semester 2020 the WHSC Library is highlighting print and e-book titles on compassionate medicine in a temporary collection called Compassionate Perspectives: Personal Narratives of Science and Health Care.  All print books are available for checkout and can be found in the temporary collection display area behind the Information Desk upon entering the library.  Read More …

“Elixirs & Extracts” exhibit showcases WHSC authors

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

In 2018, Woodruff Health Sciences Center faculty at Emory University published 24 manuscripts, with titles ranging from Seeking Symmetry: Finding Patterns in Human Health to Boo Boos & Butterflies “Elixirs & Extracts: A Celebration of Emory’s Health Sciences Writers” is a new exhibit at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, running throughout the upcoming Fall Read More …

Writing Science: Recommended Books and eBooks

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

In Spring Semester 2019 the WHSC Library is highlighting the print and e-book collections around scientific writing and communication.  All print books are available for check out and can be found in the temporary display behind the Information Desk upon entering the library.  A full list of the recommended books and e-books on scientific writing Read More …