“Women in Science and Medicine” book display, web guide, and speaker in collaboration with WISMAC

Posted on Feb 3, 2012 | Leave a comment

The Women in Science and Medicine Guide to information resources is available on the Library web site, and books featured in the Guide will be displayed at the Library entrance from February 6 through February 28, 2012. Both the Guide and the exhibit were developed in collaboration with the UT Southwestern Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC).

The exhibit coincides with the Southwestern Medical Foundation’s Ida M. Green Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Honoring Women in Science and Medicine. This year’s honoree is Judith Kimble, Ph.D., who is the Henry Vilas Professor of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Kimble will present “Stem Cells and RNA Regulation: Networks and Mechanism” on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at 4 p.m. as part of the UT Southwestern University Lecture Series. The presentation will be given in the Excellence in Education Auditorium in the Simmons/Hamon Biomedical Research Building (Room NB2.101).

The “Women in Science and Medicine Guide” lists web sites, books, and databases arranged under headings such as:

  • Biography/History
  • Career Guidance/Management
  • Gender, Science, & Medicine
  • Professional Organizations

To locate the Guide on the Library web site, click on Resources by Subject and scroll down the list until you reach the Guide. Library-owned resources on the topics can also be found in the online catalog by searching for “Women in Science and Medicine.”

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Notice of policy change for Library Print Card holders

Posted on Jan 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

The volume of printing from Library computers has decreased significantly over the last several years, which means it is no longer cost effective to maintain all aspects of the Library’s current print management system. Therefore, effective Tuesday, February 1, 2012, the Library will discontinue all credit accounts for printing in the Library, which will affect all Print Card numbers beginning with “1”, “2”, or “3”.

Cash/debit Print Cards will continue to be used for printing from Library computers, and all users will be required to purchase a card in one of three ways:

  • Use a $1 bill at the Card Dispenser on the Main Floor of the South Campus (main) Library.  Additional value can also be added (with a $1, $5, $10, or $20 bill or coins).
  • Bring a paper IDR to Library Administration (Room E3.314) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Bring a personal credit card, check, or cash to Library Administration (Room E3.314) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Please feel free to contact us at 214-648-2626 with any further questions.

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Introducing your new Library Practice Presentation Room

Posted on Jan 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

Nervous about that upcoming class presentation? Need to practice for that important conference session? To help you, the Library has created a Library Practice Presentation Room on the Main Floor of the South Campus (main) Library.

This service is available to any UT Southwestern employee/affiliate. This fully equipped conference room may be reserved for 30-minute blocks on the following days and times:

  • Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Note: Last appointment available at 5 p.m.)
  • Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Note: Last appointment available at 4 p.m.)

An online reservation form is available for advance requests. Walk-in reservations are subject to availability.

The Library Practice Presentation Room (Room E2.406) offers the following amenities:

  • LCD projector for PCs and Macs (Note: Mac adapter is available for checkout)
  • “Remote Clicker” to practice PowerPoint slide transitions
  • Seating for up to 10 people for group practice presentations or audience feedback
  • Podium, clock, and whiteboard

Participants will need to bring their own laptop or check one out from the Information Desk to use the LCD projector.

Please note that the Presentation Practice Room is neither a meeting room nor an individual or group study room. If you have any questions, please send an email to LibPresentRoom@UTSouthwestern.edu.

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Dallas medical history: “Map It!”

Posted on Dec 29, 2011 | Leave a comment

Do you know where the first open-heart surgery in Dallas was performed? Where was St. Paul Sanitarium built? What about the first “Baby Camp” cottage in Texas? Find more than 50 of these historic locations with the map feature in the Library’s Medical Milestones in Dallas, 1890-1975 web exhibit.

To explore, click on the “Browse Items” tab in the web exhibit, then select Browse Map. Zoom into the map for greater detail. Web exhibit items are marked on the map with red map pin icons.

Browse Map feature in web exhibit

Click on one of the pin icons to see a preview of the image. Click on the link or the thumbnail image to view a larger image and more information about that item.

map pin icon with item preview for web exhibit

The map feature is also accessible when viewing individual items with location information. The map is available at the bottom of the page between the citation and the social bookmarking features.

item level view with map at bottom of page

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3505 with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.

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Library hosts Darwin exhibit through January 2

Posted on Nov 21, 2011 | Leave a comment

The UT Southwestern Library is displaying “Rewriting the Book of Nature: Charles Darwin and the Rise of the Evolutionary Theory”, a four-panel exhibit from the National Library of Medicine. The display, which will be available through January 2, is located near the Library entrance (turn right after you enter) and provides a brief overview of Darwin’s groundbreaking work and its impact. In 1860, Darwin (born 1809, died 1882) published The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, which was the first book to propose the theory of evolution.

To accompany the display, the Library has gathered 28 books about Darwin and the theory of evolution from its holdings. These books are on a book truck near the display during the Library’s staffed hours. You are welcome to browse and check out these books. Electronic books about Darwin and his work are also available via the Library web site.

The Library owns an original edition of On the Origin of Species…, as well as a number of Darwin’s other books. These original editions are located in the Library’s Rare Book Room. To view these original editions or to arrange a tour of the Rare Book Room, please contact Bill Maina, Archivist and History of Medicine Librarian, via email or at 214-648-2629.

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