Author: Heather Brown
The McGoogan Health Sciences Library has a new exhibit on smallpox, “Battling the Speckled Monster: Stories of Slaying Smallpox,” which features three books from the library’s rare book collection and the H. Winnett Orr rare book collection. The exhibit is located at the entrance of Level 8. Edward Jenner’s 1798 “An Inquiry into the Causes and […]
Jun 28, 2022
Interlibrary loan system downtime May 19
The interlibrary loan system will be down for scheduled server maintenance on May 19 from 8 a.m. until approximately 10 a.m. During this time, users will be unable to request materials or retrieve PDFs. We do apologize for any inconvenience.
May 17, 2022
Scholarly dissemination: visual abstracts
By Teri Hartman Visual abstracts are summaries in a graphical form that engage your readers by highlighting key findings or arguments of your research article. Visual abstracts make it easy to communicate and amplify your research on journal sites, social media, and DigitalCommons. Primers on visual abstracts: Dr. Abbey Fingeret, Associate Professor, UNMC Department of […]
Apr 12, 2022
Dr. Gilsdorf will present history of medicine lecture
Janet Gilsdorf, MD, will present at the 13th annual Richard B. Davis, MD, PhD, History of Medicine Lecture on April 22 from noon to 1 p.m. Dr. Gilsdorf will share stories based on her book, “Continual Raving: A History of Meningitis and the People Who Conquered It.” The book tells how scientists across the 19th and […]
Apr 11, 2022
Darby to speak on his book ‘Pharaoh’s Midwives’
Mark Darby, instructor in the UNMC College of Nursing, will present at McGoogan Library’s next speaker series on April 11 at noon. Darby will present on his book “Pharaoh’s Midwives.” This event will be virtual. Registration for the Zoom event is required. Darby has been a nurse for almost 40 years and is certified in family and […]
Mar 31, 2022