March is Women’s History Month.
In this blog post, we highlight biographies and autobiographies featuring women, with a focus on health and medicine.
Happy Women’s History Month and happy reading!
Black History Month is observed every February in celebration of the achievements of Black and African-American people, and to acknowledge the central role they play in American History.
In this blog post, we highlight a small fraction of Black authors. You’ll notice some classic titles, but we’ve also included a few newer Black voices. Click on the link under the book covers below to be taken to the eBook.
Looking for books on race and anti-racism? Check out this resource list.
Happy Black History Month and happy reading.
The Interprofessional Health Sciences Library remains open with continued modifications in place to conform with state guidance on reopening libraries. Please read and abide by our rules below.
Current hours for the IHS Library:
Holiday Schedule:
The IHS Library will close at 9:00pm on Tuesday, December 22 and reopen at 6:30am on Monday, January 4.
The IHS Library is pleased to bring you our 2nd annual report, which covers academic year 2019-2020. This report provides a high-level snapshot of our activities over this past year.
The Interprofessional Health Sciences Library will reopen on Monday, August 24 at 6:30am, with modifications in place to conform with state guidance on reopening libraries.
Seating in the library has been significantly reduced to ensure physical distancing, and many of the desktop computers have been removed. Study rooms can only have one occupant at a time.
We want our library users to be aware of how we need your help to remain open and not be a source of new infections. Please see our New IHS Library Rules below.
Operating hours for the IHS Library will be limited and subject to change. Our hours will be:
Monday – Friday, 6:30 am – 9pm
CLOSED on Saturdays and Sundays
Even though our library will look and feel a bit different, we are so excited to reopen and get to see you all soon!
Racism is a public health issue. Here is a selection of eBooks and other resources on race and antiracism for the healthcare student, professional, and community at large.
eBooks on Race and Medicine
Antiracism eBooks
Videos
Other Resources
Special thanks to Brooke Duffy (Seton Hall University Libraries) and Matthew Noe (Harvard Contway Library) for their work on compiling these resources.
To reconnect as a community during the COVID-19 pandemic, SHU University Libraries seek your stories of what this time has been like for you. We hope that sharing these stories with one another will bring us back together in a new way, through sharing our personal experiences of this moment.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Please record a 1-3 minute narrative about your experience, using any video or audio equipment available to you, and submit the file to our e-Repository (Under “Author Corner”: Submit Contribution in the left column. If you don’t have an account, you will need to create one). Please also submit an image that represents your narrative, which will appear next to your recording in the published archive.
Questions to guide your response:
With thanks to the scholars and librarians who came together to create this project: Professors Angela Kariotis Kotsonis, Sharon Ince, Marta Deyrup, Lisa DeLuca, and Alan Delozier, Technical Services Archivist Sheridan Sayles and Assistant Deans Elizabeth Leonard and Sarah Ponichtera.
Update (2.28.2020): We’ve migrated the below information to the Information Resources on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) toolkit. This toolkit will be updated as additional resources and information is published.
The IHS Library recommends consulting the following resources for factual, up-to-date information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Health Agency Information:
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): Contains information about what you should know about the Coronavirus, situation updates, including a list of locations of confirmed cases, and information resources for travelers and healthcare professionals.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak (World Health Organization): Contains rolling updates about the disease outbreak, as well as important myth-busters to stop the spread of false information. You may also wish to take the WHO e-learning module, Emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention, response and control.
Research Resources:
2019-nCoV (PubMed): A preformulated search will bring up the latest research from the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Database.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (JAMA): JAMA Network’s updates on coronavirus diagnosis and treatment, along with recent articles.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) (New England Journal of Medicine): A collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary.
Novel Coronavirus Information Center (Elsevier): Elsevier is providing free health and medical research on COVID-19, which includes access to the Coronavirus Research Repository.
Information for Patients:
Coronavirus Infections (MedlinePlus): MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), which provides quality, plain-language information for patients.
Earlier this month, twelve colorful anatomy prints were permanently installed in various locations throughout the library. The mixed-media watercolor and ink designs are by Prague artist and medical doctor, Andrea P. Tóth, owner of the small-business MedPapers.
When the IHS Library opened in July 2018, the space was beautiful- but the white walls were noticeably in need of artwork. Looking for help on this huge project, the IHS Library consulted with the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine’s Art and Medicine student group for design inspiration. Toth’s prints were ultimately selected for the library for their color, creative interpretation of the human body, and tone of calmness.
So far, the prints have been a huge hit with everyone, especially IHS Library Director, Chris Duffy. “We couldn’t be happier with how these beautiful prints look in our library,” he says. “I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!”
You’ve probably noticed the IHS Library homepage looks a little different than it has. We have redesigned the homepage to streamline and simplify it, giving you faster and easier access to the content you use most frequently.
Most significantly, we have reduced the number of links in the Popular Resources section of the page. The good news is that all the content that was formerly linked in this section is still available to you using the eBooks, eJournals, and Databases links.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns regarding the new design.
