The Appendix, newsletter of the Health Sciences Library is a UC Denver email list.
November
2016
News from the University of Colorado Health Sciences
Library
November 2016
Featured Staff Bio at HSL
Dana Abbey: While pursuing my undergraduate degree, I needed to find a position where I worked only nights and weekends. I was lucky enough to land a position at a public library, and continued to work there another 13 years. During those years, I earned my Masters in Library Science, worked in nearly every library […]
Clinical Corner: Looking for Clinical Practice Guidelines?
Clinical practice guidelines are “systematically developed statements to assist practitioners and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific circumstances”* and are typically published by healthcare organizations such as the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Clinical practice guidelines can be found in many different resources, including databases, journals, and websites. Here are several […]
Work Study Access Services Student Assistant Health Sciences Library University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Are you a University of Colorado Anschutz or Downtown Denver student looking for fun and rewarding part-time work? Do you have work-study money? If you answered yes to both of those questions, come on down to the Health Sciences Library! […]
Library Closures – Holiday & Carpet Cleaning
The library will suspend 24/7 access for a short period just before Christmas. When HSL closes at 5 p.m. on Thurs Dec 22, ALL USERS will be asked to exit the building — students, staff, AMC, downtown, everyone. NO EXCEPTIONS. This is for carpet cleaning of high traffic areas, many of which have rarely/never been […]
Retraction Watch: A new way to fake authorship
A recent Retraction Watch article highlighted a unique way to score your article’s acceptance to a high yield journal – submit it under a famous author’s name, then claim it was an accident:
http://retractionwatch.com/2016/11/28/new-way-fake-authorship-submit-prominent-name-say-mistake/#comments . While this case wasn’t caught by Retraction Watch, it’s an interesting spin on the kinds of research publication misconduct they […]
Publishers are Requiring ORCID
Do you have an ORCID number, a researcher ID number? There’s a growing list of journals and
publishers, including PLoS, Wiley, the American Chemical Society, EMBO Press and others, that require corresponding authors to have an ORCID number. If you don’t have one yet, you can register here.
Featured Special Collections book for December
How Not to Die by Michael Greger, MD From the physician behind the wildly popular Web site
NutritionFacts.org, reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death. The simple truth is that most doctors are good at treating acute illnesses but bad at […]
A visit to the National Library of Medicine
Back in September, I had the opportunity to visit the National Library of Medicine and take their public tour of the facility. I’ll start by saying it’s a really interesting tour, so if you’re ever in the Washington D.C. area, you should definitely check it out! The NLM is located in Bethesda, Maryland (about 30 […]
Online Reference Resources
Are you working on a project and wondering what online resources the library might have that can help you? This library website is a great place for you to start your search. Each month the blog will be featuring one resource or a group of similar resources to highlight, but to start we want to […]
Where to Find Coffee When You’re at the Library
It’s finals time, and we’ve been getting plenty of requests up at the desk for where to acquire some caffeine. A very good option if you’re in the library is visiting the coffee machine on the first floor just behind the stairs in the South of the building. Available all day and all night, it […]
Upcoming Exhibit-Art from the CU Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Community
Art from the CU Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Community is an exhibition presented by the Exhibits Committee of the Health Sciences Library. There are many talented artists on our campuses! This juried annual exhibition is an opportunity for us to learn about our talented co-workers, faculty, staff, and students. Exhibit dates: January 5 – […]
Prospector Temporarily Suspended
The Health Sciences Library is in the process of migrating to a new system. Beginning Monday, November 7, 2016, Prospector services will be temporarily suspended as part of the migration. Prospector services will be restored within the next several months. We will notify the Anschutz Medical Campus community when services resume. Please watch for updates. You will […]
