Announcements, Science and Informatics
Virtual office hours
Weekly office hours sessions resume Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Category: Announcements
Announcements
WUIT Software Licensing’s Requests Moved to ServiceNow
Washington University Information Technology’s (WUIT) Software Licensing team manages site licenses for a variety of software to offer campus-wide access free of charge or at a discounted cost. Effective June 2, 2022, WUIT’s Software requests have moved to ServiceNow, the platform for WUIT support and requests for services. Going forward all students, faculty and staff at WashU can [Read more]
Announcements
Apply for a Feuerstein Health & Wellness Grant
Becker Medical Library offers micro-grants to fund projects that promote well-being among the campus community. Submit your idea!
Announcements
New quiet study space opened on the sixth floor
Becker Library has added a new quiet study area. The Center for the History of Medicine space on the 6th floor of the library is now available to School of Medicine students and faculty for quiet study – no reservations required. The library opened the space in response to student requests for more study areas [Read more]
Announcements, Scholarly Publishing
Microbiology Society to waive article processing charges for open access publications
Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries are pleased to announce a new Publish and Read agreement for journals published by the Microbiology Society. The agreement allows Washington University corresponding authors a full waiver of Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish their works under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) Open Access license as of January 1, [Read more]
Announcements
Using live captioning for an inclusive Zoom experience
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have experienced a sharp increase in the number of events and interactions through video conferencing and collaboration platforms. In many ways, this has yielded several benefits; fewer logistical concerns and the ability to record an event for later viewing means that information can reach more [Read more]
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Covidence systematic review software now available
Becker now provides access to a web-based software for systematic reviews.
Announcements
Request funding for student and trainee-led wellness initiatives
Student and trainee groups can now apply for modest grants through Becker Library’s Feuerstein Health and Wellness Information Center to help them actualize ideas for reducing stress, improving health and promoting healthier lifestyles among their classmates and peers.
Announcements
Expanded New York Times Access Now Available
In conjunction with the University Libraries on the Danforth campus, Becker Medical Library is excited to announce that a campus-wide New York Times subscription is now available to all faculty, staff and students. Your subscription provides access to nytimes.com and the NYTimes mobile app at the Basic Digital Access level. Follow these instructions to create [Read more]
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Becker Library releases FY21 annual report
From the Director I am the first to admit that I vastly underestimated the staying power of the COVID-19 pandemic and the enduring changes that it has brought to our lives and work. The vision of everyone returning to work at the library is a distant memory, replaced by the new reality of a hybrid workforce [Read more]