Tag: research
Schmidt honored with MCMLA’s 2026 Outstanding Achievement Award
Cindy Schmidt’s librarian peers recognize the depth of her experience and the width of her wisdom. This year, the Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MCMLA) sounded its agreement, honoring Schmidt with its 2026 Outstanding Achievement Award. The honor is both distinct and part of a pattern; MCMLA has acknowledged Schmidt three times […]
Oct 22, 2026
How Danielle Westmark lives out the spirit of National Medical Librarians Month at McGoogan
October is American Archives Month as well as National Medical Librarians Month. To celebrate, we’re sharing conversations with just three of the staff members that make McGoogan a shining example of a medical library and an embodiment of the archivist’s job. Today, get to know Education and Research Services Librarian Danielle Westmark. What drew Westmark […]
Oct 20, 2026
Thanks to CLIR grant, McGoogan digitizes historical medical films
Furthering missions of preservation and especially access, McGoogan Library staff regularly digitizes materials within the library’s archives, ensuring touchpoints for generations. Among their accomplishments, library staff recently digitized 65 historical medical films thanks to a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). These films shed light on “mid-century psychiatry, medical education, and […]
Oct 8, 2026
Fall McGoogan Sessions offer three chances to polish research skills
This fall’s McGoogan Sessions offer three distinct opportunities to grow your research skills and add tools for your academic work belt. McGoogan librarians will guide you through the following hour-long courses, providing practical tips and important context. EndNote: Basic to Advanced Features Tuesday, Oct. 6 / Noon to 1 p.m. This session will cover the citation and reference management tool from A to Z, both for newcomers and users looking to brush […]
Sep 24, 2026
Get to Know Your Digital Commons
DigitalCommons@UNMC, a service of McGoogan Library, offers a snapshot of the scholarship happening in and around University of Nebraska Medical Center. That is, if a snapshot could also capture panoramic scenes and contain great depth of field. This open-access repository exists as a tool for learning and publication and is open to submissions ranging from […]
Aug 5, 2026