The influence of a five-sentence letter, a review of author profiles in databases, a plea for objective metrics, and article title characteristics are among the topics of the Round-up for July 2017.
Becker Medical Library's Archives and Rare Books Division has recently launched an email newsletter compiling recent stories from the Becker website and Tumblr. Check out the inaugural edition online and don't forget to sign up below to receive future editions in your inbox monthly! This is a fun way to showcase interesting finds from our rare [Read more]
In celebration of today’s summer solstice, we’re sharing some staff suggestions for your summer reading list. These titles are mostly biomedically related (at least to some degree) but have considerably more poolside reading potential than the average journal article. Happy summer reading!
The Becker Medical Library travel scholarship for Spring 2017 was recently awarded to Justin Barr, MD, PhD. Barr will visit the library in July to research the history of arterial repair, focusing on identifying certain surgical techniques that were learned during wartime and later became standard in surgical education. This work builds on his doctoral dissertation, "Surgical [Read more]
Lately, it seems the Washington University Medical Center is in a constant state of construction. Before one building is completed, work on another site begins. As the medical center has grown throughout its 100-year history, countless architects, construction workers, and artists have left their mark on its buildings. One unique finishing touch is a concrete [Read more]
NIH reviews the Grant Support Index (GSI) and encourages the use of metrics to assess the impact of NIH funding.
Several Becker Library staff members attended the Medical Library Association (MLA) conference May 26-31 in Seattle and took an active role in sharing their knowledge with colleagues through a variety of presentations.
Over 100 years of history are now on display on the seventh floor of Bernard Becker Medical Library. The exhibit “‘Skill, tenderly applied, works wonders’ – A History of The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis” is open now through August 31* in the library’s Glaser Gallery. Founded in 1902, the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis [Read more]
More than 450 members of the medical center community have downloaded the Unbound Medicine uCentral mobile app and gained anytime, anywhere access to The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics and the Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide. Now we are pleased to announce that a third trusted medical title is available, 5-Minute Clinical Consult. If you currently use the uCentral app [Read more]
Starting the week of May 22, Becker Medical Library's second floor will close for renovation. After renovation, this floor will house the Registrar's Office, the Office of Student Affairs, and Student Financial Aid, and will also contain a large conference room. The renovation will include a renewal of the study space above the information services [Read more]