Yale University will be on winter recess from December 23 – January 3. The medical library will offer limited services through email on December 24, 26, 28, 30 and January 2. In addition, there will be StatLab consultation hours during the break, shown on the StatLab calendar.
Please send questions or inquiries to AskYaleMedicalLibrary@yale.edu during this time. Visit this page for information... Read More
To celebrate the holiday season, we asked our staff to send in their best holiday pet photos! Please enjoy this collection of furry friends in their holiday best.
WINNER: "Best Christmas Fren"
Name: Ashley
Breed: Border Collie/Cho mix
Age: 10 yrs
Best gift: Stuffed animals
Human: Terry Dagradi
WINNER: "Best Sweater"
Name: Ben
Breed: Handsome
Age: 9 yrs
Best gift... Read More
The library welcomed two new staff members this year.
Zsuzsa Nemeth joined us as Head of Clinical Research and Education in November 2020. Zsuzsa leads a team of librarians and is dedicated to providing support to clinical departments at Yale New Haven Hospital. She comes from the University of Miami where she had a similar role, plus experience at the Miami VA Hospital and as a clinical... Read More
It's the holiday season and that usually means our staff is busy decorating the library and building our beloved book tree. Stationed in the Historical Library reading room, the book tree comprises anywhere from 450 to over 600 volumes of the National Union Catalogue (last year's tree was particularly rotund). A team of energetic staff volunteers to transport, organize, and arrange the heavy... Read More
Written by Patricia Carey | First published on YaleNews
In one image, a physician injects a Civil War veteran with morphine, a common practice that led to widespread addiction after the war. In another, a gold-framed daguerreotype from 1847, an unconscious patient sprawls on a white-draped table, surrounded by men in frockcoats and cravats, documenting one of the earliest uses of ether in... Read More
Written by Jonathan S. Jones
The U.S. Civil War (1861-65) sparked a massive epidemic of opioid addiction among those who fought and survived the bloody conflict.
The war mobilized millions of soldiers, hospital workers, and freedom-seekers, bringing people into contact with unfamiliar microbes, insects, and animals. This mass movement of bodies and pathogens resulted in extreme outbreaks of... Read More
**UPDATE: The medical library will reopen on January 11, 2021.**
In response to public health conditions, Yale Library will close all library buildings and spaces to library users at the end of day Tuesday, November 24. The Medical Library’s 24/7 room will remain open to users authorized to be on the medical campus.
We will monitor the public health situation closely. This decision was made to... Read More
Bioinformatics Support Office hours will not be held on November 26th and December 3rd, 2020. They will resume again on December 10th, 2020. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
We are sorry to inform you that the Bioinformatics Support Office Hours are canceled for 5th Nov, 2020 (Thursday). We apologize for causing any inconvenience. We are hoping to resume our regular office hours on the 12th of Nov., 2020.
In the meantime, if you have urgent questions regarding Bioinformatics Analysis, please reach out to us at nur-taz.rahman@yale.edu or rolando.milian@yale.edu... Read More
Just for the week of Oct 26th, 2020 the Bioinformatics Support Office Hours will be held on Wednesday, 28th October, 2020 from 2pm to 4pm. Regular Thursday 10am-Noon hours will resume from the following week. Thanks for your cooperation!
