Join us for some Halloween fun! Becker Library is hosting its second annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest from Oct. 24-27 in the library atrium. Anyone may enter. Simply bring your decorated pumpkin to the library during regular hours on Oct. 24. The top two carved, painted or otherwise decorated pumpkins will win a prize. Staff and patrons may vote in [Read more]
Embase is a powerful biomedical database available to the Washington University Medical Center community via Becker Medical Library. We are now pleased to offer two Embase training courses:
Nine out of 10 adults struggle to understand and use health information when it is unfamiliar, complex and contains jargon. Limited health literacy costs the health care system money and results in higher-than-necessary morbidity and mortality. Yet ensuring patient materials and consent forms use plain, easily understood language sometimes falls through the cracks for busy [Read more]
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, Becker Library will participate in Ask an Archivist Day, an event that highlights the importance of archives as unique sources of information and emphasizes the value they bring to the community. On Oct. 4, archivists around the country will take to Twitter to respond to questions tweeted with the hashtag #AskAnArchivist. We invite [Read more]
Digital Commons@Becker achieved a major milestone this week as the digital repository for the School of Medicine surpassed the mark of 1 million items downloaded.
As you are almost surely aware, a solar eclipse will be visible across much of the United States, including right here in St. Louis, on Monday, August 21, 2017. It’s kind of a big deal – after all, the last total solar eclipse near St. Louis was in 1442! Hopefully, you are also aware that [Read more]
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, and Wednesday, Oct. 4, Washington University in St. Louis will host a series of events on PTSD featuring author David J. Morris. Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. Assembly Series: Panel Discussion/Book Signing Danforth Campus, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 310 Oct. 4 at 8 a.m. “PTSD: Current Concepts in Clinical Treatment” Clinical Panel [Read more]
Becker Medical Library would like to welcome the Class of 2021 to Washington University School of Medicine! Below are some of our information services and resources that will help you make the most of your time here at WashU. In order to use most of Becker Library’s electronic collection, you will need to be on [Read more]
The 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. In order to [Read more]
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