The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library is delighted to announce that Katherine Stemmer Frumento joined the Library as Assistant Director of Clinical Information Services on April 23rd. She can be reached at katherine.frumento@yale.edu and 203-785-6251.
Katherine’s most recent experience was at Greenwich Hospital where she was the Library Director for 17 years. At Greenwich, she developed and... Read More
Welcome to Resource Spotlight! The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library provides access to an incredible array of databases, e-book collections, software and more. In this series of posts, we’ll be showcasing highlights from our collection.
In this edition of Resource Spotlight, we’ll be looking at Scopus. Scopus is the single largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Unlike... Read More
Nutrition that Heals: Plant-Based Nutrition for the Clinician
April 19th, 5:00-7:30pm
Keynote speaker: Robert Ostfeld MD, MSc, FACC YSM ‘96
Location: TAC Auditorium , Yale Medical Campus, 300 Cedar St
The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library is hosting a free 30 day trial to Aquifer Addiction (formerly CARE), and we would love your input! If you are interested in exploring this product, please contact Lindsay Barnett who will create a trial account for you. Please note that the trial is not available to students.
About Aquifer Addiction:
Used in medical schools around the world, the Aquifer... Read More
Despite the promise of tools like Quicksearch and the breadth of massive databases like Scopus, certain types of information simply cannot be found in one place. No need to fret, though! We've got you covered. This new series of blog posts will serve as a home of recommended resources and searching tips for hard-to-find types of information. Have a suggestion for a subject? Shoot me an email! ... Read More
The Historical Library is please to announce our newest exhibition:
The Early Modern Pharmacy: Drugs, Recipes, and Apothecaries, 1500-1800
April 2nd-July 5th, 2018
What did a pharmacy look like in Europe, between 1500 and 1800? What kind of activities took place within its walls? Who were the pharmacists? What kind of drugs did they make, and where did the ingredients come from? This exhibit,... Read More
Dermatology Grand Rounds in the Historical Library
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Viewing 8:00 - 9:00 am Discussion 9:00 - 10:15 am.
Jean Bolognia, M.D., and Irwin Braverman, M.D., will present nine patients of Dr. Peter Parker (YC 1831, YMS 1834) as portrayed in the Historical Library’s paintings by Lam Qua. A medical missionary, Parker founded a hospital in Canton and commissioned portraits... Read More
Update: On Monday, March 26th, the Commerce Department announced that the 2020 Census will reinstate the citizenship question for the first time in 70 years. Our panelists discussed some of the dire and far-reaching consequences a Census undercount can have on public and economic health, as well as political representation. A number of states are planning legal action in response to this... Read More
Join us March 21st and 22nd for March Madness at Cushing/Whitney Medical Library.
We'll be offering special classes comparing popular library resources. What tool or database has what it takes to win it all?
All classes are free and will be held in SHM L 103, also known as the TCC or computer classroom.
Schedule:
Research Impact
Scopus vs Web of Science
Wednesday, March 21st at 1:00PM
Both... Read More
Welcome to Resource Spotlight! The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library provides access to an incredible array of databases, e-book collections, software and more. In this series of posts, we’ll be showcasing highlights from our collection.
In this edition of Resource Spotlight, we’ll be looking at the Incidence & Prevalence Database (IPD). Made available by Clarivate Analytics, IPD is a... Read More