LSL NOW News and Events of the Lamar Soutter Library

Library Physical space CLOSED, April 7 at 5 p.m. until further notice d8_admin Mon, 04/06/2020 - 16:42

The Lamar Soutter Library’s physical space will be closed Tuesday, April 7 at 5 p.m. until further notice.

During this time there will be no access to the library’s physical space via card access. We apologize for the inconvenience.

UPDATE to Library response to COVID-19

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 16:02

Per the directions of the University, the library staff will continue to work remotely until May 4, 2020. Our guiding principle is to support our students, faculty, staff, researchers, and clinicians, while protecting the health of our community. We continue to be flexible and in constant review of how our information services are provided. Library space and resources can be accessed 24/7 with a valid UMMS/UMMHC id and/or an EZproxy account.

Library message regarding response to COVID-19 d8_admin Fri, 03/13/2020 - 15:13

As of 6:00 p.m. on March 13, 2020, the Lamar Soutter Library’s Service Desk is temporarily closing as part of the University’s request that non-essential staff work remotely until April 6, 2020. Our guiding principle is to support our students, faculty, staff, researchers, and clinicians, while protecting the health of our community. We will continue to be flexible and in constant review of how our information services are provided. Library space and resources can be accessed 24/7 with a valid UMMS/UMMHC id and a proxy account.

Welcome Kim MacKenzie! d8_admin Wed, 03/04/2020 - 12:12

The Research & Scholarly Communication Services department of the Library has a new librarian! We welcome Kim MacKenzie to our team.

eScholarship@UMMS Tops 2 Million Downloads! lpalmer Tue, 02/11/2020 - 14:50

eScholarship@UMMS, UMass Medical School’s digital repository and publishing system for scholarly publications authored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) community, reached a significant milestone when it topped 2 million downloads on February 3, 2020. We are grateful to our UMMS authors, whose open access materials reach users in 225 countries. 

"Streams of Consciousness" again accepting submissions

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 11:07

Streams of Consciousness, the literary and photography journal of UMass Medical School, is now accepting submissions from students, staff, and patients of UMass Medical School and UMass Medical Center for the Spring 2020 volume.

The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2020 at midnight.

The journal will also be publishing the awardees of the 2020 Gerald F. Berlin Creative Writing Award.