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Everyone knows and loves our LibKey Nomad browser extension from Third Iron, and we’re excited that we’ll be renewing our subscription to this tool next year. However, in addition to the quick access to full-text articles, LibKey now features a “Problematic Publisher” module that we will be trialing until July 17. Problematic Publishers and Problematic Journals are determined by evaluating […]

Rainbow Book Month is a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, genderqueer, queer, intersex, agender, and asexual community. Celebrate Rainbow Book Month with our collection of health science LGBTQIA+ ebooks! Stroke Book: The Diary of a Blindspot In the summer of […]

Roses are red, Violets are blue. Romance novels get all the press, but Medical books need love too. This Valentine’s Day we invite you to consider a Blind Date with a Book and find some books that will show you what it takes to make your heart flutter. Read the dating profiles on our Blind […]

The first-person perspective in this post is from our Circulation Manager, Jan Gunderson. I decided to work in a library in the fifth grade. And in some way, I have either volunteered or been employed in a library ever since….and of all the changes in the world I think the changes to libraries has been […]

We have subscribed to two new resources that will help users with their research and classwork even more! Both resources will be available to students, employees, and volunteer faculty on July 1, 2025. MEDLINE Ultimate Although we’ve had a subscription to MEDLINE Complete for years, MEDLINE Ultimate allows us access to about 1000 more full-text […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Celebrated since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month is represented by a green ribbon. 18.1% of the American population will experience a mental health crisis or will be diagnosed with a mental illness during their lifetime or may face thoughts of suicide (NAMI). We wish to take a moment to […]

Whether you’re honing your skills or preparing for upcoming exams, we want you to know about a under-used secret weapon available to you… AccessMedicine’s Case Files®. Our subscription to McGraw Hill Medical includes this tool which “provides premier case content with the goal of improving learning outcomes through exposure to clinical cases.” Included in this […]

Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is an annual celebration that highlights the accomplishments and struggles of African Americans throughout history. It serves as a platform to educate, reflect upon, and celebrate the rich heritage and diverse experiences of Black Americans according to the Library of Congress. In observation of this […]

…and I am one of the women impacted. January is Cervical Health Awareness month. According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research 12,000 women in the US will be diagnosed with cervical annually and one-third of these women will die. The good news is that cervical cancer usually develops slowly and there are steps women […]

Monday, September 30th is Orange Shirt Day and we encourage everyone to wear an orange shirt and help remember that every child matters, every day, and everywhere. According to the Orange Shirt Society this initiative comes from the legacy of several survivors of the residential school (also called boarding school) experience who gathered in 2013 […]