October is Medical Librarians Month, a time to recognize the invaluable contributions of medical librarians in healthcare, research, and education.
At UT Health San Antonio, our librarians provide expert guidance in accessing, evaluating, and utilizing evidence-based resources, supporting faculty, students, researchers, and healthcare professionals.
Through research consultations, workshops, and customized instructional support, and ensuring access to our extensive collection of resources, they play a vital role in advancing patient care and academic success.
Join us in recognizing their dedication and hard work this month!
Our staff is available to help you find reliable health information quickly and efficiently. Visit the library site and check out our resources and services.
If you need more assistance with searching or reviews, reach out to your school's library liaison or use our AskALibrarian chat feature.
Join us for Hub o'Ween, presented by The Library and Student Life!
October 31st, 8am - 6pm | Briscoe Library, The Hub
Have you noticed that some websites don’t let you download PDFs the way they used to? Do you seen more paywalls lately when trying to use scientific journals?
There is an easy fix!
The library’s new login process works in many cases. After logging in, many of the library’s resources will allow you to access our paid content.
The browser extension LibKey Nomad makes this process even easier. If you have LibKey Nomad installed, when you view a site that might have content the library's paid for, you'll see a green Library Login button floating in the lower left corner of the screen. Just click that button to log in.
Some publishers’ sites, such as Nature, Science, Science Direct, do not automatically recognize our logged-in users. LibKey Nomad can help when using these sites, too. Just click the Library Login button. If you aren’t logged in, you will be prompted to do so. If you are logged in, the site will refresh and grant access to our paid content.
You can confirm you’re logged in by looking for libproxy.uthscsa.edu in the address bar.
Please note the library does not subscribe to every journal on these sites. If you try to view content outside of our subscriptions, you may encounter inaccessible articles or paywalls. You can request copies of those articles through Interlibrary Loan.
If you can't access something you need, contact your liaison librarian or use the Report a Problem form.
We've added a new and much requested resource to the library's collections: Springer Protocols: Methods in Molecular Biology!
This popular series has been in continual publication since 1983, and covers topics in the field of molecular biology. Each volume provides step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments: including necessary materials and detailed procedures. The protocols are designed to be easy to reproduce and include notes and tips.
We have access to the 2008-2023 volumes. If you need anything outside of those years you can submit an Interlibrary Loan request.
You can access this resource in one of a few ways:
If you notice any access problems or have any questions fill out our Report a Problem form.
From the Dark Archives: Books Bound in Human Skin and the New Science of Old BooksPresentation by Megan Rosenbloom
In case you missed it, check out this History of Medicine Lecture presented by Megan Rosenbloom, MLIS, Collection Strategies Librarian at UCLA Library in Los Angeles and author of bestselling book, Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation in the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin.
Rosenbloom discusses her book and how her interdisciplinary scientific team’s work to prove and disprove claims of anthropodermic books fits into the emerging field of biocodicology – where researchers apply proteomic, genomic, and microgenomic methods to old books to reveal heretofore unimaginable truths hidden in their pages and bindings. Learn what this practice tells us about a little-known dark chapter in American and European medical history.
Stethoscope: The Making of a Medical IconAnna Harris and Tom Rice
Via the publisher:
A surprising investigation of a scientific instrument long at the pulse of medicine. This book explores the colorful past, present, and future of an instrument that is, quite literally, close to our hearts. The stethoscope has become the symbol of medicine itself--how did this come to be? What makes the stethoscope such a familiar yet charismatic object?
Drawing from a range of fields including history, anthropology, science, technology, and sound studies, the book illustrates the variety of roles the stethoscope has played over time. It shows that the stethoscope is not, and has never been, a single entity. It is used to a variety of ends, serves several purposes, and is open to many interpretations. This variability is the key to the stethoscope's enduring presence in the medical and popular imagination.
Check out the book through ProQuest Ebook Central, provided by the Briscoe Library.
Did you know the library has ebooks? Browse our collections that cover everything from the health sciences to literature.