At the end of the spring semester, Kevin had the idea to host a bracket to choose the name of the new UMLD picker. It went really well with so many names submitted!
We finally got the magnet and the picker is officially named!
Taira Meadowcroft
Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.
Summer Reading Favorites from Mizzou Librarians
We asked Mizzou Librarians to tell us what their favorite read of the summer was and asked them to explain why it was their favorite. They could:
- Write a few sentences OR
- Provide 3-5 descriptive words OR
- What emojis would describe the book?
The books could be published in any year and any genre as long as they were available at Mizzou Libraries or in Mobius.
We know it’s hard to pick a favorite book, but we have some great selections to add to your tbr.
Heartstopper Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman
“The Heartstopper graphic novel series is A+. It’s about young love and finding yourself. My jaw hurt from smiling the entire time reading this,” -Taira M.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin
“Truman Capote spills the tea on New York socialites,”- Diane
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
“A woman reinvents herself and her life by starting a bookshop in her beloved local community. A lovely, heartwarming read about identity, goals, dreams as well as finding community,” Stara H.
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
“Hopeful, a new way to think about loss and death,” – Megan
Goodbye Hello: Processing Grief and Understanding Death Through the Paranormal by Adam Berry
“This is not a self-help book. It is Adam’s personal take on grief and dying from both a supernatural and psychological standpoint, peppered with stories and interviews from his career in the paranormal. You might find out you’re not crazy/it’s not just you after all.” – Mara, your morbidly curious librarian
A Pirate’s Life for Tea: a Cozy Fantasy with Ships Abound by Rebecca Thorne
“I just discovered the cozy fantasy subgenre, which this novel falls into. It also has many of my favorite things: tea, adventure, good people, and a little romance.” – Noel K.
Fall 2024 Health Sciences Textbooks Available Online or at Ellis Library
Fall 2024 required and optional textbooks for classes are now available!
Pick your school/college, then your program, and finally the course. It’s as easy as that. Access textbook copies at the Health Sciences Library here.
Note: Paper copies will be available at Ellis Library for 24 hour checkout time during the Health Sciences Library Renovation. Any duplicate copies of textbooks are available and subject to regular check out times.
Some ebooks are limited to one viewer at a time, so please close your browser window when you are finished so that the book will be available to others.
Unfortunately, we don’t have all the books required for every class. If we don’t have your textbook, there are several avenues you can use to find a copy, which are all clearly labeled on each class page.
You can also recommend the Health Sciences Library purchase an online copy here. Please provide what course the textbook is for and the name of your instructor.
Thank You to All the Escape Room Helpers!
We had another successful escape room event during Welcome Week this year! We had over 200 students register and about 150 attend! The students had a great time and that is thanks to all of those who helped this year!
You can see the photos of the groups and their different times they escaped here.
Thanks to everyone who helped!
Megan Ballengee
Rachel Brekhus
Shannon Cary
Cindy Cotner
Terri Hall
Gabe Harman
Janet Hilts
Mara Inge
Haley Lykins
Taira Meadowcroft
Nicole Merzweiler
Jeannette Pierce
Jennifer Walker
Some others we need to thank: Ellis Library Circulation, Engineering Library, and the Journalism Library for letting us use all the ipads; Ellis Library shelving for shelving all the books we used during the event; Gayle Mooney helping order all the items we needed; and everyone who volunteered for the escape room run through back in July; And for safety team who stayed later to make sure we had time to clean up. And to anyone else we may have missed. 🙂
It takes a lot of people to help with this event and we appreciate all the time, big or small, you’ve contributed to make this fun event happen for the new Mizzou students.
New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed
A recently trending article in PubMed was Full-length dystrophin gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy authored by Dr. Dongsheng Duan from the department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and the department of Neurology.
What is a PubMed trending article?
Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.
You can see the full list of trending articles here.
Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.
Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: July 2024
Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.
This month’s featured article, “Histological improvements following energy restriction and exercise: The role of insulin resistance in resolution of MASH” was co-authored by Dr. Ayman H. Gaballah of the Department of Radiology, Dr. Guido Lastra of the Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, and Dr. Jamal A. Ibdah, Dr. R. Scott Rector and Dr. Elizabeth J. Parks of the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. The article was published in Journal of Hepatology (impact factor of 26.8 in 2023).
See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=July&Year=2024
New Database: Dimensions
The Dimensions database is now available to our campus community thanks to the MU Division of Research, Innovation & Impact.
Dimensions provides a holistic view of millions of publications, grants, citations, impact metrics, clinical trials, patents, and policy documents all in one place. You can also analyze research outcomes and gather insights on research funding and collaborations to inform future strategy.
Here are some unique features to look for:
- For any article with an Altmetric link, you can set up an alert to track future mentions in social media and more.
- Unique in providing AI summaries for publications, grants, patents and clinical trials and address the daunting task of navigating and condensing vast amounts of information.
If you have questions about the database or how to use it, contact your librarian at ask@missouri.libanswers.com.
National Book Lovers Day August 9th
Reading reinforces our humanity by helping us to see others and be seen. We love this unofficial holiday where we can celebrate our love of reading. Not that we ever need an excuse to celebrate reading.
Below are some of our book lists to help you add to your TBR:
Books to Read on the Beach (or Couch!) This Spring Break
Mizzou Librarians Share Their Favorite Reads of 2023
Summer Reads for Doctors — or Anyone Interested in the World of Medicine
Take A (Reading) Bite Out of Shark Week
Books to Celebrate Disability Culture Month at Mizzou
New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed
A recently trending article in PubMed was Empagliflozin prevents heart failure through inhibition of the NHE1-NO pathway, independent of SGLT2 co-authored by Dr.Liping Zhang from the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center.
What is a PubMed trending article?
Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.
You can see the full list of trending articles here.
Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.
Marketing Highlight: Librarian Fashion Show
Thanks to Jara, Vera, Kimberly, Gwen, and Megan for participating in this reel!