Welcome to all our new students, faculty, and staff and welcome back to those returning!

You may have noticed some changes in the library over the past few weeks, but we’re still here providing you the resources and services you need.

• We are increasing Health Sciences Library hours starting August 22nd.
  • Sunday, 11am-9pm
  • Monday-Thursday, 7am-9pm
  • Friday, 7am-6pm
  • Saturday, 9am-6pm
• The 3rd floor is now open for studying and the study rooms are available to reserve.
• 3rd floor study rooms now have monitors to make group work easier.
• Comfy seating is back on the main floor and ready to be used.
• The computer lab on the main floor  is available to use when not otherwise reserved for workshops.
• Bike desks are now on the main floor facing the north windows. Exercise your body while you exercise your mind.
• Access to the Health Sciences Library will only be accessible to those with badges authorized to enter the School of Medicine and MU Healthcare buildings.
• Face masks are required in the library if you are not fully vaccinated and for vaccinated individuals when social distancing isn’t possible.

And please excuse our noise as we move the books on our 1st floor to off site storage. With 90% of our collection online, you will see minimal disruption in access to the materials you need. For the items moved into storage, you can still request those items and pick them up at our service desk.

As always, you can contact us at asklibrary@health.missouri.edu with any questions you may or contact one of our librarians if you need assistance.

Fall 2021 required and recommended textbooks for classes in the School of Nursing, School of Health Professions and the Department of Health Management and Informatics are now available at the library. Each course has its own corresponding tab.

Paper copies are available on Health Sciences Library Reserve for a 24 hour checkout time. Any duplicate copies of textbooks are available and subject to regular check out times.

• You can recommend the Health Sciences Library purchase an online copy here. Please provide what course the textbook is for and the name of your instructor.

Be aware of the user limits on electronic textbooks. They are different depending on textbook and platform. We make note of any user limits.

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.

Textbook Guides:

• http://libraryguides.missouri.edu/SchoolofNursingTextbooks
• http://libraryguides.missouri.edu/SchoolofHealthProfessionsTextbooks
• http://libraryguides.missouri.edu/HMItextbooks

If you need help accessing any of the textbooks, email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu.

The next installment of the NextGen Precision Health Discovery Series, titled “Advancing the University’s Research Mission through Multidisciplinarity in Biomedicine,” will be held virtually at noon on Thursday, August 19. The speaker, Christopher Contag, PhD, is the founding director of the Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences & Engineering (IQ) and the inaugural chair of the new Department of Biomedical Engineering in Michigan State University’s College of Engineering.

In this presentation, Dr. Contag will describe the IQ and its formation, highlight the science that has developed from the institute, and discuss best practices for building centers of excellence that extend the breadth and depth of Michigan State’s research and educational mission. The institute is devoted to basic and applied research at the interface of life sciences, engineering, information sciences, and other physical and mathematical sciences.

Register here for the August 19 webinar to receive a Zoom link. For questions, please reach out to Mary Hindle, our senior director of education programs, at hindlem@health.missouri.edu.

The NextGen Precision Health Discovery Series provides learning opportunities for UM System faculty and staff, the statewide community and our other partners to learn about the scope of precision health research and identify potential collaborative opportunities. The series consists of monthly lectures geared toward a broad multidisciplinary audience so all can participate and appreciate the spectrum of precision health efforts.

Did you miss our other webinars? Watch playbacks.