Monthly Archives: October 2008

LHSU Extended Hours Weekend

The M1 class has an exam on Monday, October 20th, so the Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana will extend our regular operating hours this coming weekend.
LHSU will be open:
Friday, October 17th from 8:30am – 8:00pm
Saturday, October 18th from 9:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday, October 19th from 1:00pm – 10:00pm
Monday, October 20th from 7:00am – 10:00pm

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Calculators!

The Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana has acquired 3 scientific calculators that are available for check out at the circulation desk.

The model type is: Texas Instruments TI-30XIIS. The calculators are available for library use only and you must have your I-Card in order to check one out. The loan period is [...]

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Nursing Newsletters by State

Want the latest nursing news in Illinois, Indiana, or any other state? This nursing newsletter website has the latest publications by state in PDF format.  Links to archives for every state’s newsletters are also available.

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First Monday Podcasts and UIC Library celebrate first Open Access Day

The Internet journal First Monday and the UIC Library mark the first Open Access Day, October 14, 2008, with First Monday Podcast’s launch of a series on the topic of openness.
In the first of five episodes, Chief Podcast editors AJ Hannah and Joy Austria examine The State of Openness and the meaning of openness in [...]

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Meet Your Nursing Liaisons, Part Two

This profile is of Rebecca Raszewski, the liaison in Chicago.

How long have you been working at UIC?
I have been working at UIC for about two months.
When did you get your degree?
I got my Master’s in Information Science in 2003 from Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Why did decide to become a librarian?
I had wanted [...]

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Need an Article or Book UIC Library Does Not Own?

Set up a MyILL@UIC Account.  Ordering articles and books is a free service for UIC patrons.  This account allows you to keep track of what you have requested.  You will get an email when the items you have ordered are ready to be picked up.  Articles are posted to your account as PDFs while books [...]

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Chicago Area Medical Archivists October 24 symposium showcases surgical history in Chicago

The Chicago Area Medical Archivists seventh annual history symposium, scheduled for October 24, at UIC’s Library of the Health Sciences, features three presentations on significant medical events in Chicago history.
Marlene Fishman, B.S.E., will speak on The Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary: Celebrating 150 Years of Patient Care, Research and Education. Sidney Blair, M.D., Fellowship [...]

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Library celebrates new book on Century of Progress October 20

The UIC Library and the University of Illinois Press celebrate the publication of The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair: A Century of Progress, by Cheryl R. Ganz, in UIC’s Richard J. Daley Library, Monday, October 20, 2008, 3:00-5:00 pm. The program, book signing, reception will take place in the Reserve Reading Room (1st [...]

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Free Publishing Newsletter for Nurses

NurseAuthorEditor is a free, quarterly newsletter that has articles about writing, editing, and publishing as a nurse.  It covers preparing a manuscript, editing and reviewing, and how to find publishing opportunities.  NurseAuthorEditor is publishing by Wiley-Blackwell and is edited by by Charon Pierson, who also edits Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. There [...]

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Meet Your Nursing Liaisons Part One

October is National Medical Librarians Month.  It is the perfect time to get to know your nursing liaisons.  During this month, there will be profiles of the UIC Library nursing liaisons.  The first profile is of Felicia Barrett from Rockford.

How long have you been working at UIC?
I started working for UIC in July 2006. [...]

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