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Announcements, Science and Informatics

Check out our New and Improved WUSTL REDCap Confluence Documentation!

By — February 23, 2024

The WUSTL REDCap Confluence Documentation recently received a major upgrade following the migration from version 7 and system update to version 14.  The documentation contains several pages of information, shareable links, and tools to help WUSTL REDCap users work more efficiently in the WUSTL Instance of REDCap.  Some highlights include: 1. A new Frequently Asked  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

Color Our Collections 2024

By — February 2, 2024

From February 5-9, 2024, libraries, archives and other cultural institutions around the world are sharing free coloring sheets and books based on materials from their collections. On the first floor of Becker Library, you’ll find snacks, coloring books and materials, so let your inner child take over! Read on to learn more about the images chosen from Becker’s rare  [Read more]

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Popular DEI Books for 2023

By — February 1, 2024

The Feuerstein Health & Wellness Library located in the atrium of Becker Library, contains many books on wellness but there is also a large, available collection of DEI books. Check out one of the five most popular!

Archives and Rare Books

Travel Scholarships Available for Archives and Rare Books Collections Use

By — February 1, 2024

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]

Archives and Rare Books

Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini

By — January 9, 2024

Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini was born in Turin on the 22nd of April 1909. She was one of 4 children, 3 girls and 1 boy, born to Adamo Levi, a gifted mathematician, and Adele Montalcini, a skilled painter. While both parents were considered highly cultured and had a strong appreciation for intellectual pursuits, certain educational  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

“There is no health equivalent of ARPA”: Biomedical Computing during the Cold War

By — January 8, 2024

In February 1974, Dr. Jerome Cox, Jr., gave a speech at his alma mater, MIT, which asked, “Why Don’t We Have a Medical-Industrial Complex”? While the use of technology in medicine had certainly progressed since the 1950s, he suggested “a gap exists between expectations and accomplishments,” noting “[t]hings haven’t moved as they have in the  [Read more]

Announcements

Discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) for Future Science Journal Titles

By — January 5, 2024

Becker Medical Library is pleased to announce a new “Read & Publish” agreement with Future Science Group, a publisher of scientific journals. This agreement allows for a full waiver of Article Processing Charges (APCs) for works published by Washington University corresponding authors, starting January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2025.

Announcements

Electronic Journal Tips and Hints

By — December 21, 2023

The new E-Journal Tips and Hints guide is designed to assist with using e-Journals and accessing articles.  The Bernard Becker Medical Library along with Danforth Campus University Libraries provides a rapidly growing collection of e-journals covering many subjects. Sometimes that variety and pace of change can make locating journal articles complicated.   The guide can  [Read more]

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