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Library book display for Mental Health Awareness Month d8_admin Mon, 05/03/2021 - 16:15

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Library is exhibiting selections from its collection. The list of e-books and print books is available at https://libraryguides.umassmed.edu/access/may-21-mham-display. Print books are on display throughout the first floor of the Library.

17th Annual Gerald F. Berlin Prize for Creative Writing Award Ceremony & Readings

Friday, April 30, 2021 - 13:56

Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 6:30 p.m., Zoom Event

The HiM Committee of Lamar Soutter Library and Dr. Richard Berlin invite you to the award ceremony and readings of poetry and creative writings by fellow UMMS medical, nursing, doctoral students, residents, and Fellows. The Gerald F. Berlin Creative Writing Award is funded by a donation from Richard M. Berlin, MD, a poet, and Instructor in Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

There’s a Librarian for That? How the Library Can Support Your Research

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 10:24

Need to know if you can post a copy of your article on your personal website? There’s a librarian for that. Need to share your data to fulfill funding requirements? There’s a librarian for that. Need to get access to an article behind a paywall? There’s a librarian for that. Thinking about writing a systematic review but don’t know how to start your search? Yup, there’s a librarian for that, too. 

Join us on Monday, March 29 at 1:00pm for a 30 minute overview to learn about all the research resources and services the Lamar Soutter Library provides.  

Noise Alert! Skylight demolition begins on Tuesday, April 13 d8_admin Mon, 03/22/2021 - 09:27

The Library will be undergoing a bit of destructive demolition on the skylights beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13. Work will continue until 4:00 p.m. We apologize for the noise, but repairs are needed and improvements are on the way!

Ear buds are available at the Library Service Desk.

Announcing the 17th Annual Gerald F. Berlin Prize for Creative Writing Call for Submissions

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 13:01

The Gerald F. Berlin Prize is awarded for creative writing, prose or poetry, authored by UMass students, nursing students, graduate students, residents, and fellows based at UMass Medical School, Berkshire Medical Center, Worcester Medical Center/St. Vincent's or Baystate Medical Center.

 Submission Deadline: April 7, 2021                                                                              

Screening and panel discussion of "Black Men in White Coats"

Friday, February 19, 2021 - 12:11

The Lamar Soutter Library is pleased to co-sponsor with Office of Student Life Project Civility, UMMS Diversity and Inclusion Office, and the UMMS student chapters of White Coats for Black Lives and the Student National Medical Association, a film screening and post-screening panel discussions of the documentary film Black Men in White Coats.