Library News
The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library celebrates 75 years
Jan 13, 2016
Join us as the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library celebrates 75 years of being YOUR library. We are planning a year long program of exciting events. Mark your calendar for these highlights and watch for additional events, exhibits and information.
January 22, 2016, 3-5pm
75th Anniversary Kickoff Party
April 6, 2016, 4pm
Associates Lecture and Reception, Immune system in health and disease. Dr. Ruslan Medzhitov
June 3, 2016, 3pm
Special Presentation, Harvey Cushing and John Fulton: Two Icons... Read More
Library closed Monday, January 18 for MLK Day
Jan 12, 2016
The library will be closed Monday, January 18 in observance of the annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For service opportunities and other events, please visit http://mlk.yale.edu/.
Beaumont Club Lecture on "Historical Illustrations of Skin Disease" Exhibit, Friday, January 15
Jan 12, 2016
On Friday 1/15 at 5pm, the Beaumont Club is sponsoring a lecture about the Library's exhibit “Historical Illustrations of Skin Disease: Selections from the New Sydenham Society Atlas 1860-1884.” The lecture will be given by Jean Bolognia, MD, and Irwin Braverman, MD, both of the Department of Dermatology, and Susan Wheeler, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Medical Library. More details are available on the School of Medicine calendar.
What's a guide? And how can Yale library guides help me?
Jan 11, 2016
Librarians at Yale have developed numerous online guides for Yale users. Here at Yale, our guides can provide a number of things, including:
Research guidance for a particular Yale course;
Instructions on how to research a subject;
Documentation for a research tool or service; or
Instructions on accessing and using collections or resources.
You might find different guides of particular interest based on your role and field, for example:
Basic Sciences Resources and Collections, for lab... Read More
DatabasE of genomiC varIation and Phenotype in Humans using Ensembl Resources (DECIPHER)
Jan 6, 2016
Many genetic variants are novel or rare which makes difficult their clinical interpretation. The DECIPHER Consortium was initiated in 2004 as a community of academic centers of Clinical Genetics who submit consented, anonymized genotype and phenotype data from patients with rare genomic disorders for sharing with other clinicians and researchers. The identification of patients sharing variants in a given locus with common phenotypic... Read More
Exhibit: "Deaf: Cultures and Communication, 1600 to the Present"
Jan 6, 2016
What is deafness? From a medical perspective, deafness is an audiological condition that might be resolved through hearing aids or cochlear implants. But from another perspective, to be Deaf (often spelled with a capital “D”) is to belong to a culture, with a shared language and identity. This exhibit explores how people have understood deaf communication and Deaf culture since the seventeenth century, with displays on the history of education, medical interventions, sign languages, and... Read More
Qualtrics, an online survey tool
Dec 21, 2015
(by Denise Hersey)
If you need to create a survey as part of your research, you now have access to Qualtrics, an online survey tool which is HIPPA-compliant. Qualtrics allows you to create surveys with a myriad of different question types and report options. You can also collaborate on surveys with colleagues at Yale and share results and data. Qualtrics is easy to use, but Yale medical librarians can also provide you with support.
YSM theses now available through EliScholar
Dec 15, 2015
(by Nathan Rupp and Melissa Grafe)
Nearly 900 Yale School of Medicine theses are now available through Yale University’s online institutional repository known as EliScholar. These include “current” theses published in the last decade that have come out of embargo as well as several YSM alumni theses published as far back as 1952. These theses document the rich research done by Yale’s medical students, and can provide a starting point for current medical students... Read More
Yale Physician Associate Program recognizes 3 librarians
Dec 10, 2015
From left: Lei Wang, Judy Spak, Jan Glover
On December 7, the Yale Physician Associate Program recognized librarians Jan Glover, Judy Spak, and Lei Wang "for their support & dedication to the thesis & student research." Each year, these librarians work intensively with students in helping define their thesis statement, and then guiding and assisting them as they conduct the necessary research and literature review. Congratulations, Jan, Judy, and Lei!
Holiday hours for 2015
Dec 10, 2015
As always at this time of year, there will be some changes to the library's usual schedule in the coming weeks. Here is a summary of library hours from December 23 - January 2:
December 23, 2015: 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
December 24 & 25: CLOSED
December 25: CLOSED
December 26 -30: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
December 31 - January 1: CLOSED
January 2: back to regular hours
Plan accordingly!