Some of the most famous images in the history of medicine can be found in Andreas Vesalius’s “De humani corporis fabrica,” published in 1543 by Johannes Oporinus. Medical illustration prior to Vesalius tended to be rather crude and schematic, but the woodcuts that appeared in the Fabrica managed to capture an extraordinary amount of detail [Read more]
SciVal offers access to the research performance of 8,500 research institutions and 220 countries using publication, citation and usage data from Scopus. Scopus is a large database of peer-reviewed literature that contains 38 million publication records representing 21,915 journals worldwide covering the Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities. SciVal is built on an integrated [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.
Becker Medical Library is pleased to announce that Richard A. Chole, MD, PhD, has generously donated over one hundred rare titles relating to otolaryngology to its rare book collections. Dr. Chole served as Lindburg Professor and Head of the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for 17 years before [Read more]
The following is a guest post from Robert M. Feibel, MD, acting director of the Center for History Of Medicine and professor of clinical ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His paper “James Moores Ball: Ophthalmologist, medical historian, bibliophile” was published in the Journal of Medical Biography in [Read more]
Earlier this year PubMed released a new way of sorting search results: Best Match. It replaces the Relevance Sort feature that was previously available. You can use Best Match by clicking on the “Sort by” link on the top of a PubMed results screen and selecting “Best Match.”
As new and returning medical students come to Washington University in St. Louis to throw themselves into their studies, we remember that self-experimentation in medical research has a long tradition at the School of Medicine. One of the earliest examples involves two medical school students, Alfred Goldman, MD 1920, and Samuel B. Grant, MD 1920, and [Read more]
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]