The Library now subscribes to Science Translational Medicine, a new journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The journal’s mission is to promote human health by providing a forum for communication and cross-fertilization among basic, translational, and clinical research practitioners and trainees from all relevant established and emerging disciplines.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has scheduled the last update for Ovid MEDLINE for late November. As in past years, the NLM will discontinue updates in order to make the transition to the 2010 version of MeSH®. However, the MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations updates will continue through the full reload process.
NLM is […]
Due to the budget challenges facing the library, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the following publications for 2010. We based the decisions on a review of usage data and journal citation data using the ISI Impact Factor. Please keep in mind that our excellent document delivery services can get any article you […]
In his message to the University, President Levin stated, “To accelerate our movement toward budget balance, we are now asking units to achieve this additional 5% reduction in non-salary expenses during the current year.”
With this recent update from the University, the Medical Library must reduce its collections budget by an additional 5% during the current […]
As a student of psychodynamic developmental neuroscience, Justine Giddens, is interested in how the brain and mind work together, specifically the conscious and unconscious motivations that make up the individual. As she traveled in Europe, she was able to capture moments that were meaningful, perhaps allowing people to interact with her photographs – whether on […]
ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenancedown from 9:00PM EDT Saturday, October 31 to 5:00AM EST Sunday 1, November.
Friday, October 30
11am - 2pm
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Stop in for a spell & see what we have brewed up!
Organize your references with EndNote & RefWorks
Learn about PDF managers
How to use our new Web Site
Learn about Open Access
Use IM and texting to contact your librarian
Learn about the NIH public access policy
Join us for cider, apples, and candy
Definition:
Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. [Peter Suber, “A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access”]Why is it important to you?
Wider distribution of scientific information by moving beyond access limited to subscription-based publications.
Authors generally have more rights to their published work.
Authors, or their sponsors, pay […]
For over forty years, beginning in 1919, Armin B. Hemberger served as the Medical School’s medical illustrator, creating thousands of anatomical and pathological drawings in support of research publications and teaching.
In his off hours, Hemberger was a talented artist, working from his studio at his home in Hamden, experimenting with a variety of media and […]
Science Translational Medicine, is a new journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The journal’s mission is to promote human health by providing a forum for communication and cross-fertilization among basic, translational, and clinical research practitioners and trainees from all relevant established and emerging disciplines.
The library has a 60 day trial […]
Thomas A. Steitz, Sterling professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, is one of three winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work describing the structure and function of the ribosome.
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The goals of the PubMed Redesign 2009 are to make PubMed easier to use, simplify the interface, refresh the look, better organize the text on the screen, and promote scientific discovery. The redesign will be available in about 2 weeks. To preview the new design click on New PubMed from PubMed’s home page.
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Erik Erikson was the pre-eminent American psychoanalyst in the middle of the last century. Building on the insights of Freud, he mapped the development of individuals across their full span of life. His investigated the detailed mechanisms by which we traverse eight stages of development by responding to challenges unique to each stage. He was […]
Amy Arledge’s copper plate etchings are mainly subjects from nature. “I enjoy the challenge that birds, animals and insects present when trying to convey a detailed sense of feathers, fur or exoskeletons”, Amy said. “My focus is strictly on the subjects, so often I present them in solitude to emphasize their individual character and essence.” […]
We’re delighted to announce that on October 8 work begins on two exciting construction projects in the Medical Library.
The Cushing Center, the new home of the Dr. Harvey Cushing’s Brain Tumor Registry, will be an interactive space that provides visitors with an insight into the work of Dr. Cushing and the more than 2000 brain […]
Now you can also text the medical library to contact a librarian for help with a research question, use of library resources, remote access, or any library question.
Text us at 66746 and start your message with ymedlib For example: ymedlib What are the hours on Saturdays?
Whenever you see AskLive@Med highlighted on the medical library homepage […]
Each year the Historical Library receives a number of donations of rare books, manuscripts, archival material, prints, posters, photographs, and instruments. Almost all have been collected by physicians and members of other health-related professions. A major gift received last year – 287 posters donated by collector and historian William Helfand, a retired pharmaceutical company executive […]
The library now has access to SIMPLE (Simulated Internal Medicine Patient Learning Experience).
About SIMPLE:
Simulated Internal Medicine Patient Learning Experience (SIMPLE) is a collection of interactive virtual patient cases designed to encompass the learning objectives of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM)-Society for General Internal Medicine Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum for use by third-year medical […]
The library now has access to Africa-Wide NiPAD.
About Africa-Wide NiPAD
Africa-Wide NiPAD, produced by NISC South Africa, combines databases from around the world to form a multidisciplinary aggregation offering unique and extensive coverage of all facets of Africa and African studies. This includes content from South African Studies, African Studies, and African HealthLine, which focuses on […]
The photographs in this exhibit were shot earlier this year in March, during a trip to Europe that Ben Goldberg (YSM Class of 2011) took under the auspices of a new professional ethics program called Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (or FASPE). The trip, led by affiliates of the Museum of […]
