Facebook began as a place where college students could gather and interact online. Today, however, it is much more than a gathering place for undergrads; many of us use it to connect and reconnect with family and friends. Inevitably, these interactions spill over into ones professional life and may cause some concern for personal privacy. Never fear, Facebook has excellent privacy controls.

Continue Reading November 19th, 2009

PubMed the premier biomedical bibliographic database, recently underwent an extensive cosmetic overhaul in its interface. Most functionality including search processing, has not changed while a simplified and attractive look promotes ease of use.

Continue Reading November 19th, 2009

You were recently invited to become a member of the founding faculty of the Healthy Appalachia Institute at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Can you tell us about the Institute and your role with it?

Continue Reading September 29th, 2009

Like all other departments in the University, the Health Sciences Library has experienced budget reductions in state funding. Since 2008 and including the just recently announced 2.5% additional cut for this year, the Library’s budget has been decreased by $531,497. We are managing these cuts through a variety of strategies which include leaving positions open and reducing spending in other areas.

Continue Reading September 29th, 2009

PubGet solves the problem of quick access to the biomedical literature. Combining Pubmed searching and links to journal articles; Pubget saves time by saving clicks. Search for a topic and your results will be immediately linked to available PDF’s.

Continue Reading August 4th, 2009

Walk into the Health Sciences Library this month, and you may notice things look just a little different.

Recently, we announced changes to our reference and technical support service structures to better serve you.

Continue Reading August 4th, 2009

Looking for reliable information on global health? Start your search with the CAB Direct database. CAB Direct’s information is extensive. Areas of research include:

Continue Reading June 3rd, 2009

Maybe you’ve heard of RefWorks, but wondered how it can help you with your research and writing. Take a look at these examples to see how RefWorks has helped your colleagues at UVa.

Continue Reading June 3rd, 2009

Rod Martin is the newest member of the Library Service Desk, working evenings.

Continue Reading June 3rd, 2009

Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent Inside Information survey. Here is what you told us:

Continue Reading June 3rd, 2009