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Archives and Rare Books

Thousands of St. Louis area vintage hospital postcards now available at Becker Archives!

By — July 18, 2025

The Becker Archives is pleased to announce the acquisition of over 3,500 historical postcards featuring current and former hospitals in the St. Louis and American Midwest geographical area.  This incredible collection was donated to the Becker Archives by Dr. Hilton I. Price, a long-time postcard enthusiast and BJC HealthCare radiologist who was associated with Christian  [Read more]

Announcements

New Faces in Leadership Positions at Becker Library

By — July 15, 2025

With the new fiscal year Becker Library has new faces in leadership positions.   Debbie Thomas, the Associate Director for Health Information Services and Collection Management, retired from her position after more than 10 years of service at the library.  Debbie’s background as a hospital librarian and her commitment to service won her the respect  [Read more]

Announcements

New Tool Helps WashU Corresponding Authors Find Journals to Publish in that offer APC Waivers or Discounts

By — July 11, 2025

WashU Libraries and Becker Medical Library are pleased to announce a new tool for WashU Corresponding Authors. The WashU Journals Eligible for an APC Waiver or Discount Tool allows authors to search for journals included in  over 20 publisher Agreements provided by WashU Libraries and Becker Medical Library. The Agreements allow for a waiver or  [Read more]

Announcements

Bentham Science to waive article processing charges for open access publications

By — May 28, 2025

Becker Medical Library and WashU Libraries are pleased to announce a new Publish and Read agreement for journals published by Bentham Science. The agreement allows WashU corresponding authors a full waiver of Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish their works under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) Open Access license. The agreement places  [Read more]

Science and Informatics

Best Practices for Reproducible AI Research in Life Sciences – Introducing DOME

By — May 21, 2025

In recent years, there has been exponential growth in the use of machine learning (ML) in the life sciences, fueled by increased access to powerful hardware (e.g., GPUs) and high-quality FAIR biodata enabled by the open science movement. One standout example is AlphaFold, which uses ML to predict protein structure from genetic sequences, a breakthrough  [Read more]

Health and Science Communication

Resources for Communicating Effectively with Policymakers

By — May 19, 2025

As part of the #SciComm Seminar series, the Center for Health and Science Communication at Becker Library welcomed Ross C. Brownson, PhD, the Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the Brown School and School of Medicine, in April 2025. During the session, Dr. Brownson shared some insights on communicating  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

Engaging with Policymakers, Past and Present

By — May 2, 2025

In April 2025, the Center for Health and Science Communication at Becker Library hosted a #SciComm Seminar titled “Communicating Effectively with Policymakers.” Ross C. Brownson, Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health, presented a basic communication model and discussed its application to communicating evidence-based public health knowledge with local, state, and  [Read more]

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