My last official act as the director of Bernard Becker Medical Library is to publish our annual report for the 2025 fiscal year. Even though the year was filled with change and uncertainty in all corners of the institution, Becker Library remained steadfast in its mission and had a productive and impactful year. I encourage [Read more]
After 34 years – 26 of those as the director of Becker Library – I have decided to step away from Washington University. My last official day will be Friday, January 2. From my start as a research associate in medical informatics to building the medical school’s central IT organization and ultimately overseeing the Becker Medical Library, [Read more]
Bernard Becker Medical Library is fortunate to have robust collections in archives and rare books that document the history of medicine from the late 15th century up to the present. Subjects in which the library’s holdings are particularly strong include ophthalmology and optics, neurology, deaf education and the history of dentistry. To encourage researchers living [Read more]
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 of all [Read more]
Now that October has come and gone, I’d like to take a minute to reflect on our recent Open October programming. Open October is an annual, month-long series of events highlighting trends in open science, open data and open access presented by Bernard Becker Medical Library in collaboration with Washington University Libraries. The goal of [Read more]
During the 2023-2024 academic year Becker Library continued to make significant contributions in support of the medical school’s faculty, staff and students. Highlights of activities in our areas of expertise include: Biomedical Information Data and Research Computing Health and Science Communication History of Medicine Institutional Knowledge Medical Center Archives Scholarly Communications and Research Impact Searching [Read more]
To encourage researchers living more than 100 miles from St. Louis to use these collections, Becker Library offers two grants annually of up to $1,000 each to help defray the costs of travel, lodging, food and photo reproductions. Covered expenses will be reimbursed at the conclusion of the visit. Apply by Sept. 1, 2024.
Washington University Libraries and Bernard Becker Medical Library announce a new and transformative open access agreement with Elsevier, spanning from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027, that provides access to additional journal content, makes it free to read and share, and offers WashU authors open access publishing at no cost.
Bernard Becker Medical Library is fortunate to have robust collections in archives and rare books that document the history of medicine from the late 15th century up to the present. Subjects in which the library’s holdings are particularly strong include ophthalmology and optics, neurology, deaf education and the history of dentistry. To encourage researchers living [Read more]
Bernard Becker Medical Library is fortunate to have robust collections in archives and rare books that document the history of medicine from the late 15th century up to the present. Subjects in which the library’s holdings are particularly strong include ophthalmology and optics, neurology, deaf education and the history of dentistry. To encourage researchers living [Read more]