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Friday, October 30
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Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
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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 […]
