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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]

Archives and Rare Books

“Should Old Acquaintances Be Forgot?”

By — December 15, 2023

What makes a good memory? How about a good meal? For members of the Washington University medical center who served with Base Hospital 21 during the First World War, special dinners were an important part of maintaining morale for the unit’s doctors, nurses, and enlisted men who were often overwhelmed with the wounded soldiers streaming  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

Todtentanz – The Early Modern Dance of Death

By — December 13, 2023

Modern medical texts tend to be straightforward in their content, presenting the necessary information without artistic embellishment. Their medieval and early modern counterparts, however, made ample use of visual allegory. We’ve already talked about several famous examples, such as Vesalius’s evocation of classical statuary and the various Greco-Roman deities tucked into frontispieces, but today we’re  [Read more]

Mastering Information, Science and Informatics

How to Make Your Protocols Complete, Interactive, and Citable

By — December 8, 2023

Are you frustrated by incomplete methods in publications that lack critical details? Are you seeking a simple solution to document comprehensive step-by-step protocols, complete with information on reagents and equipment, and a dedicated space to note any protocol deviations? In research settings, reproducible experimental methods are of utmost importance. Fortunately, protocols.io offers a solution where  [Read more]

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