Biomedical

A special exhibition from the Eskind Biomedical Library’s Historical Collections is now on display in the Heard Library Special Collections. The exhibit, entitled “Elixirs, Remedies, and Maladies,” opened this past July and features rare books, documents, and artifacts from the last 400 years. Point of purchase display, 1939. Eskind… Read More

Wish your medical librarians a happy National Medical Librarians Month!!! This poster highlights the fact that health information professionals are the experts in areas such as information management and services, evidence-based practice, and instructional design. Read More

Go out and buy some soap to celebrate Global Handwashing Day which is Sunday October 15th “Handwashing with soap is an easy, effective, and affordable do-it-yourself protection that prevents infections and saves lives.” See goo.gl/10ZL7T for more information. Read More

Philip Walker has been selected as a fellow in the 2017-2018 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries.  The Program prepares emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries through a year-long mentoring relationship with a… Read More

The Harriet Lane Handbook, 21e, has been restored to ClinicalKey Please note: A dosage error for hydromorphone HCL (in Child and Adolescent ≥50 kg) has been found and corrected in The Harriet Lane Handbook, 21st edition. The original text indicated that the dose was weight-based, and it is not. The correct… Read More

Paré, Ambroise. Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise Paré. Lyon: Pierre Rigaud, 1652. History of Medicine Collection, Eskind Biomedical Library  [Detail]From 16th century alchemical treatises to 20th-century breakthroughs saving millions of lives, this exhibition explores the evolving roles of medicine and healers and how these changes affect the way we live and work… Read More

Nominate a librarian for the 2017 “I Love My Librarian” Award! I Love My Librarian 2017 Award Our nation’s librarians transform their communities, schools and campuses, and improve the lives of the people they serve every day. If a librarian has made an impact on you in a meaningful… Read More

To Zoom Click on the Picture For more information go here: https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/issue/dec2016/capsule2 … Read More

The Eskind Biomedical Library will be closing for renovations from August 2017 to July 2018. Architectural renderings of the upcoming Eskind Biomedical Library are available on the first floor of the library. Please send any comments, suggestion, questions, or concerns to eskindlibrary@vanderbilt.edu. More detailed information will be available in… Read More

Following the latest biomedical literature can be a challenge, but NCBI’s new PubMed Journals will help you keep up-to-date. PubMed Journals lets you: Easily find and follow journals of interest Browse new articles in your favorite journals Keep up-to-date with a Journal News Feed containing new arrivals, news links, trending articles,… Read More