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Elevator Work at the Health Sciences Library

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
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Starting Dec.16, the elevator in the Health Sciences Library will be closed for replacement.

If you need assistance accessing materials on the 1st and 3rd floors, you can:

Replacement is now scheduled to finish no later than Jan.21, however, this date is still subject to change.

Campus Facilities is working to ensure that the elevator will be operational by the official start of the spring semester.

We will keep everyone informed of any changes throughout the project

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Health Sciences Library Winter Break Hours

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Hours J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
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Please note, the Health Sciences Library will be closed December 25th to January 1st for the holidays so our services will not be available. We will reopen January 2nd.

  • If you need assistance while the Health Sciences Library is closed, please email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu.
  • Any ILL requests will be processed when the library reopens.

Intersession Hours (Beginning Sunday Dec. 15th):

Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-7:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Intersession Hours after Jan. 2nd

Monday-Thursday: 7am-10pm
Friday: 7am-6pm
Saturday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 1pm-10pm

Special Hours:

Sunday, December 22nd: CLOSED
Wednesday, December 25th-Wednesday, January 1st: CLOSED
Monday, January 20th (Martin Luther King Day): CLOSED

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: November 2019

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: November 2019

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article from a School of Medicine author with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article is:

“Self-renewing endometrial epithelial organoids of the human uterus” was co-authored by Dr. Danny J. Schust and Dr. Thomas E. Spencer of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health. The article was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (impact factor of 9.58 in 2018).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: http://library.muhealth.org/resourcesfor/faculty/faculty-publications/nov2019

*This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

Did we miss something? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu and we will add your publication to the list.

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New Books at the Health Sciences Library

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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Check out this month’s new books at the Health Sciences Library. You can use the drop down menu to see previous month’s additions.

Have a purchase recommendation? You can request a book for your teaching or research using this form.

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Exams in Progress at the Health Sciences Library: November 26th-27th

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
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From Nov.26th-27th, the first floor will be restricted to 3rd year medical students for testing between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm.

If you need a book from the first floor, please visit the Service Desk.

Remember, if you need to print, use the Health Sciences Library Copy Room printers located on the main floor of the library.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Interim Library Appointments

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Cycle of Success
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Deb Ward has been appointed interim vice provost for libraries and university librarian, effective Nov. 28, 2019. Ward has been the director of the MU health sciences libraries, which includes the J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library and the Zalk Veterinary Medical Library, for over 20 years. In 2016, she also became the associate university librarian for specialized libraries. Ward has been active in local, regional and national library organizations. Ward was a co-creator of the Missouri AHEC Digital Library, an information service for health care providers in the state of Missouri, created in partnership with the Mid-Missouri Area Health Education Center. In addition, she has been the principal investigator for the Missouri coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine since 2002. She is a partner with three other campus collaborators in the three-year project “Librarians as Catalysts for Healthy Communities,” funded by the Institute of Library and Museum Services. Previously, Ward held a number of administrative appointments at three other academic health sciences libraries. She earned a bachelor of arts in German and a master of arts in education from Eastern Kentucky University. She also earned a master of library science from the University of Kentucky.

Other interim assignments:

  • Kate Anderson, veterinary medical librarian, Health Sciences and Specialized Libraries Division, assigned oversight for three additional specialized libraries
  • Corrie Hutchinson, associate university librarian, Acquisitions, Collections and Technical Services Division, assigned oversight for technical services functions of the Health Sciences Library
  • Jeannette Pierce, associate university librarian, Research and Instruction Services Division, assigned oversight for the division currently assigned to Ann Riley
  • Chris Pryor, NNLM coordinator, Health Sciences and Specialized Libraries Division, assigned oversight for the Health Sciences Library Circulation Department and responsibility for facility and administrative aspects of the Health Sciences and Specialized Libraries divisional operation
  • Diane Johnson, assistant director for the Health Sciences Library Information Services and Resources, will take on additional temporary duties including serving on the Collection Steering Committee
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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Use MOspace to Measure the Worldwide Impact of Your Research

By Rachel Alexander   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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14651 downloads worldwide

Are you presenting at Health Sciences Research Day? Add your poster to MOspace to help boost your resume.

MOspace is the freely available online repository for scholarship and other works by University of Missouri faculty, students, and staff.

You retain copyright, and we provide access.

Once items are submitted, the platform can provide statistics like number of downloads, and from which countries.

Currently, all Health Sciences Research Day posters in MOspace have a total of 14,651 downloads from over 100 countries worldwide.

Interested in seeing the worldwide impact of your research? Submit your poster using our online form today.

You can further your impact by signing up for an ORCID ID at ORCID.org.

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Health Sciences Library Thanksgiving Break Hours

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Hours J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
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Our hours will be different during the Thanksgiving holiday break:

Fri, 11/22 : 7:00am-6:00pm
Sat, 11/23: 10:00am-7:00pm
Sun, 11/24: 2:00pm-11:00pm
Mon, 11/25: 7:00am-11:00pm
Tues, 11/26: 7:00am-11:00pm
Wed, 11/27: 8:00am-5:00pm
Thurs, 11/28: Closed
Fri, 11/29: Closed
Sat, 11/30: 10:00am-7:00pm
Sun, 12/1: 11:00am – 1:00am

University Libraries Hours

Enjoy your well deserved week off!

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Thank You Adam Shapiro

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Support the Libraries
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Recently, Adam Shapiro, gifted a digital copy of Building continents of knowledge in oceans of data : the future of co-created eHealth : proceedings of MIE 2018, in memory of Dr. Donald Lindberg.

Dr.  Lindberg was a pioneer in using computer technology to improve health care. Beginning his career in 1960 at the University of Missouri as a professor of information science and pathology, he was named Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in 1984 and served until 2015.

The University Libraries Honor with Books program lets patrons honor someone special with a book purchase.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: October 2019

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: October 2019

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article from a School of Medicine author with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured articles:

Both articles were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (impact factor of 9.58 in 2018).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: http://library.muhealth.org/resourcesfor/faculty/faculty-publications/oct2019

*This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

Did we miss something? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu and we will add your publication to the list.