Dear Colleagues:
The combination of an average 7–9% cost increase in FY2024 to Library journal and database subscriptions, coupled with a requested 4% budget cut, make it necessary to re-evaluate our subscription purchases. The hope is that through the cancellation of lesser used titles, the library will be able to cover the inflationary cost of rising prices and meet the 4% budget reduction requirement.
NOTE: please disregard the announcement of June 16, 2023 regarding Library Service Desk hours.
Effective immediately and continuing through August 2023, the Library Service Desk hours will be:
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to enter the Library (24/7). At this time the Library is not open to members of the public.
In DMPTool, there are now three templates for National Institutes of Health (NIH) data management and sharing (DMS) plans:
Effective Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the Library Service Desk hours will be Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to enter the Library (24/7). At this time the Library is not open to members of the public.
Join us on Wednesday June 28th, 2023 from 12:00-1:00pm on zoom for "Citation Manager Workshop: Zotero and Endnote"
Want to know the secret to decrease manuscript writing stress by 500%? Use a citation manager! Join Tess Grynoch and Leah Honor, the Research Data & Scholarly Communications Librarians to learn more about using two different citations managers, Zotero and Endnote, and how they can save on time and annoyance.
In honor of Pride Month, the Library is exhibiting selections from its collection. A full list of e-books and print books is available at https://libraryguides.umassmed.edu/book-displays/pride_23.
The Library Service desk will be closed on Monday, June 19, 2023 in observance of Juneteenth.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to enter the Library (24/7). At this time the Library is not open to members of the public.
Our new Artist-in-Residence Series exhibit, "The Invisible Wounds of War Made Visible," is on display now through August.
This exhibit is designed to bring community awareness to the experiences of Service Members from the Home Base Program. Home Base treats Veterans, Service Members and Family Members affected by invisible wounds, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, mild cognitive impairment due to traumatic brain injury, substance abuse disorders and related conditions.
Service Members are asked to create masks based on these questions:
The Library Service desk will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to enter the Library (24/7). At this time the Library is not open to members of the public.
WDMS and the WDMS Alliance is collaborating with the Lamar Soutter Library at UMass Chan Medical School by hosting Dr. Mark Vonnegut, the author of The Heart of Caring, A Life in Pediatrics. Dr. Mark Vonnegut is a pediatrician at MVPediatrics Health and Wellness Center, Quincy, MA. Dr. Vonnegut will be speaking about his latest book and work as a pediatrician.
Date: May 24, 2023
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: Albert Sherman Center Auditorium, 55 Lake Ave. North, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA