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Most Popular e-Books
E-Book popularity continues to grow at Becker Medical Library. Check out 10 of the most used e-books from the 2014-2015 academic year.
Becker Blog
Science and Informatics
Genomics and the Era of Personalized Medicine: 2015-2016 seminar series kicks off August 26th!
This seminar series is designed for clinicians, basic science researchers, students, residents, fellows, post-doctoral scholars, and anyone else who wishes to learn more about these topics from WUSM faculty experts. Join us August 26th for the first seminar of the 2015-2016 series!
Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly Publishing Round-up: Article Metrics
Scholarly Publishing Round- up: Article Metrics
Archives and Rare Books
“Honest food, sunshine, [and] pure air”: Ridge Farm convalescent hospital for children
Some 25 miles outside of St. Louis, on a hill overlooking the Meramec River near Valley Park, there once operated a convalescent hospital for children. Overseen by St. Louis Children’s Hospital, this hospital on 127 acres in the Missouri woods was officially called the Country Department of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, but was commonly known as Ridge Farm.
Archives and Rare Books
What’s In A Title Page?
Do you pay any attention to the title pages in your books, or do you just skip past them to get to the text? Most of today’s books have the title and author printed right on the cover o
Mastering Information
Spotlight on Infectious Diseases Mobile Medicine Apps
There are many mobile apps available to help learn about infectious diseases, aid in diagnosis, and educate patients and consumers.
Announcements
Sign up now for Building a Better Consent for Children in Clinical Research Workshop
Join us for the next session in the Consent Workshop Series – Building A Better Consent For Children in Clinical Research
Mastering Information
National Immunization Awareness Month
The transition from summer to fall is a great time to take action and protect your health by getting vaccinated, the process that leads to immunization so that you are protected from diseases.
Staff News
Welcome New Clinical Librarians
Becker Library recently added two clinical librarians to the Health and Information Services Division.
Archives and Rare Books
Nova acta physico-medica Academiae caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae naturae curiosorum
This fascinating 18th century natural history journal is in the Rare Medical Periodicals Collection of the Bernard Becker Medical Library (7). This journal was published by the oldest nationa