Thinking 3D: Visualizing the Brain from the Renaissance to the Present September 12 – October 31, 2019 Opening on September 12, 2019, this exhibition at Vanderbilt’s Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center is part of a collaborative international year-long initiative with Oxford University, the University of St. Andrews, the Royal College… Keep reading
Category: Biomedical
History of Medicine Lecture and Exhibit: Visualizing the Brain
Library Special Collections Curator’s Talks, Fall 2019
Join the Special Collections Library for fascinating talks this semester led by librarians, archivists, and curators. The talks take place monthly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building on the first Thursday of the month from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. All events are free… Keep reading
EndNote for Mac: macOS Catalina Compatibility
Announcement from EndNote Apple will be releasing macOS 10.15 Catalina this fall, which will impact the desktop version EndNote. EndNote X9 for macOS will be extensively updated for compatibility prior to the launch of Catalina. If you already have EndNote X9, please install all updates as they become available to avoid interruption in your workflow…. Keep reading
Upcoming changes to full-text access in PubMed
Beginning August 12, 2019 we will be implementing changes to the way full-text articles are accessed in PubMed. A new linking system from the PubMed citation to the publishers’ pages will be simplified with one click access for the majority of journals. Please note, there will be a few journals that may require the multi-click… Keep reading
Loansome Doc Alternatives
News of Loansome Doc’s retirement on July 1, 2019 has sent shock waves throughout the health sciences community and the libraries that served them. It is quite unfortunate for the numerous solo practitioners, medical groups, and other health-related entities who need affordable access to credible information from the academic/professional literature. Furthermore, many health sciences libraries… Keep reading
2018 Journal Citation Reports Available
The 2018 Journal Citation Reports are now available for the Sciences and Social Sciences. They can also be accessed through the Web of Science. Click on Journal Citation Reports at the top of the screen. Please contact us if you need further assistance.
Clinical Research Preprint Server Accepting Submissions
medRxiv is a preprint server for the clinical research community. It is a collaborative effort between BMJ, Yale University, and Cold Harbor Spring Laboratory. Papers may be submitted but the official launch date is June 25, 2019. More information on the policies and procedures of medRxiv is available at the medRxiv homepage. Additional content is posted… Keep reading
History of Medicine: Data Science and Yellow Fever
The Historical Collections of the National Library of Medicine curated a new exhibit titled, Politics of Yellow Fever in Alexander Hamilton’s America. Their online magazine, Circulating Now, has a very interesting piece on data science in the 18th and 19th centuries based upon the exhibit. Data Science in Politics of Yellow Fever: Medical Research Before… Keep reading
Digital Library Access for Alumni
Eskind Alumni Digital Library The Eskind Biomedical Library (EBL) Alumni Digital Library is a critical resource for helping alumni stay abreast of important information to assist in the cultivation of their practice. Alumni will need a password in order to access the Alumni Digital Library which may be obtained by emailing medalum@vanderbilt.edu, or by calling the Department of Medical… Keep reading
Getting to Know your Eskind Librarians: Rachel Lane Walden
Rachel Lane Walden, MLIS, is a Health Sciences Informationist at the Annette and Eskind Irwin Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center. Rachel earned her Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of South Carolina in 2014 and started working at the Eskind Biomedical Library in February of 2015. As a reference and… Keep reading