UpToDate provides Topic Reviews that synthesize the medical literature
and include the latest evidence for patient care. Topic Reviews are frequently updated with information from newly published studies.
Continue Reading November 19th, 2009
Around the Library
Nearly 79% of our entering medical students reported that they send text messages from their cell phones on a daily basis. Why not give them – and other mobile devices users – a way to text their librarian?
Continue Reading November 17th, 2009
This holiday season, make sure our doors are open before you walk over. Our web page, however, is always available.
Continue Reading November 16th, 2009
In cooperation with the UVA Bookstore and Madison House, the Health Sciences Library will be collecting non-perishable food donations to help support area food banks.
Continue Reading October 23rd, 2009
Do you have a new, ultraportable netbook computer? They are great, until it comes to their tiny screen size. The Health Sciences Library is here to help, with three 24 inch monitors in our computer labs.
Continue Reading September 29th, 2009
Busy schedule? Looking for new tools to help you at work or in class? Register now for one of the many helpful topics now being taught for free at the Health Sciences Library.
Continue Reading September 29th, 2009
New this fall, ITC has made guest access to the UVa Wireless network available to University visitors. It is easy, quick, and free! Guests wishing to access the UVa Wireless network have two options:
Continue Reading September 29th, 2009
It’s 1:00am and the Library is closed. You are attending a tenure committee meeting in the morning and need to figure out how many times your publications have been cited. You need a quick refresher on citation counts. Where can you find the help you need?
Continue Reading September 29th, 2009
On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, the annual United Way Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring 11 Library staff members devoted their time to Breath of Hope a non-profit organization striving to promote awareness of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) birth defects. CDH severely compromises lung growth and development, necessitating early neonatal intensive care. Even with the best of care, an infant with this defect faces a 50% chance of survival.
Continue Reading September 29th, 2009
If you visit the Online Exhibits page for Historical Collections, you may notice something a little different. The page has been redesigned in a collaborative effort by Historical Collections Staff and the Web Team to give greater visibility to the thirty-two online exhibits.
Continue Reading August 4th, 2009