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
The next R Café gathering will take place on Friday, May 26 from 12-1 pm on Zoom. Registration is now open.
Curious about R and would like to learn more? Have you started learning R and would like to meet other R users at UMass Chan? You're invited to the UMass Chan R Café! During these gatherings, there will be presentations on specific R libraries, tools, and concepts and time to work on your own projects and ask questions of the group. No prior experience with R required.
Join us on Thursday, May 25, 2023 12-1 pm on Zoom for "Preprints: Accelerating the availability of research."
Please join us on Zoom for the 20th Annual J. Worth Estes Lecture: “To Protect the Mother and the Baby: Black Infant Mortality in Historical Perspective,” May 2nd, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Join historian of medicine Wangui Muigai, Ph.D., as she traces the origins of one of the most enduring health disparities in America: the racial gap in infant survival.
What happens when five nurse clinicians/PhD students come together in community to apply nursing theoretical constructs to the art of wellbeing? An immersive, nature-oriented, meditational labyrinth drawing attention restoration theory into practice and play. Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing PhD students Wendy Arena, Elizabeth DelSignore, Caitlin Healy, Elizabeth Terhune, and Amelia Toye invite you to step into the experience.
Location: Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Chan Medical School, first floor
Dates: April 24th and April 25th
The Library Service Point will be closed for the Patriots' Day holiday on Monday, April 17, 2023.
UMass Chan/UMMHC ID badge access only to access the library (24/7). At this time the library is not open to members of the public.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 from 12-1 pm on Zoom.
Join Lisa Palmer, Institutional Repository Librarian to learn how to deposit your preprints, articles, posters, data, and other research products into UMass Chan’s institutional repository, eScholarship@UMassChan, to receive a DOI and share your research with the world.
The April Unsolved Pathologies Coffee House will be on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 6:15 p.m. in the Lamar Soutter Library. Join us at 6:00 p.m. for coffee, tea, and snacks and at 6:15 p.m. for stories about the successes and challenges in the care and treatment of patients with high-risk breast cancer. For more information and an optional RSVP, see this Google form.
Take a break from studying and working and go to MedMoth!
MedMoth is a live storytelling event for all members of the UMass Chan communities and is based on "The Moth" podcast.
April 26th, 6:30 p.m.
ASC Multi-Purpose Room (Cafeteria)
Come listen to stories and enjoy light refreshments.
The next R Café gathering will take place on Friday, April 14 from 1-2 pm on Zoom. Registration is now open.
You are invited to join the Lamar Soutter Library, Diversity & Inclusion Office, and Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, Executive Director of the UMass Chan Medical School Collaborative in Health Equity, for her talk on:
“Advancing Maternal Health Equity Among Migrant Communities”
Thursday April 6th, 1-2 p.m. in the ASC Cube & also via Zoom
This event is planned in conjunction with a National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit that is hosted in the Lamar Soutter Library until April 22nd.
Wednesday, May 3, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Zoom Event
Our new Artist-in-Residence Series exhibit, "Community: Student Photographs," is on display now through April 21st.
The pieces in the exhibit were created by UMass Chan students and curated by members of the UMass Chan Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). GHHS is a national organization dedicated to supporting humanism within the practice of medicine. The UMass Chan chapter of GHHS created a photography competition to collect art from UMass Chan community members as a way of exploring the various definitions of community.
Due to yesterday's winter storm the Library Service Desk will open at 10:00 a.m. today, March 15.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to access the library (24/7). At this time the library is not open to members of the public.
Due to the expected winter storm, the Library Service Desk will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14. Librarians can be reached via email or by the Ask a Librarian service.
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 conjunction with the upcoming NNLM traveling exhibit (March 13-April 22), the Library is featuring two new book displays:
The next R Café gathering will take place on Friday, March 24 from 12-1pm on Zoom. Registration is now open.
Curious about R and would like to learn more? Have you started learning R and would like to meet other R users at UMass Chan? You're invited to the UMass Chan R Café! During these gatherings, there will be presentations on specific R libraries, tools, and concepts and time to work on your own projects and ask questions of the group. No prior experience with R required.
Due to the expected winter storm, the Library Service Desk will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28. Librarians can be reached via email or by the Ask a Librarian service.
There will be a high level of noise in the Library beginning on Wednesday, March 1 ending by Thursday, March 2 at 8:00 a.m. Headphones and earplugs are available at the Library Service Point on the 1st floor.
Due to yesterday's inclement weather, the Library Service Desk will open at 9:00 a.m. today, Friday, February 24.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to access the library (24/7). At this time the library is not open to members of the public.
Due to inclement weather this morning, Thursday, February 23, the Library Service Desk will open at 10:00 a.m.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to access the library (24/7). At this time the library is not open to members of the public.
The Gerald F. Berlin Prize is awarded for creative writing, prose, or poetry, authored by students, nursing students, graduate students, residents, and fellows based at UMass Chan Medical School, Berkshire Medical Center, Worcester Medical Center/St. Vincent's, or Baystate Medical Center.
Submission Deadline: April 15, 2023
Due to 2nd-floor clinical wing construction, there will be a high level of noise in the Library all day and through the evening on Monday, February 20. Headphones and earplugs are available at the Library Service Point on the 1st floor.
We’re excited to announce that the Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Chan Medical School, has signed on to a Read and Publish Agreement with Cambridge University Press (CUP). This agreement was made possible thanks to the NorthEast Research Libraries Consortium (NERL), of which we are a member.
In celebration of Love Data Week 2023 please join the Research Data & Scholarly Communications Librarians from February 13-17th for a week long ‘Caption the Chart’ whiteboard activity and a webinar:
In honor of Black History 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/blackhistory_23.
The Library Service Desk will be closed on Monday, February 20, in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to access the library (24/7). At this time the library is not open to members of the public.
The Library presents our latest book display, "Addiction & Recovery," featuring personal narratives, academic texts, and educational resources on the subjects of addiction and recovery. A full list of e-books and print books is available at the Library Book Displays website.
Please note: the Library Service Desk will be closing today at 4:00 p.m. due to expected inclement weather.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to access the library (24/7). At this time the library is not open to members of the public.
Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 12-1pm on Zoom
Join the Research Data & Scholarly Communication librarians for a walkthrough of DMPTool and how it can be used to create NIH compliant data management and sharing plans for your upcoming grant proposals. Create your account, access UMass Chan specific guidance, and learn how to share and publish your plan for review and submission.
Due to inclement weather, the Library Service Desk will be closed on Monday, January 23. Library staff are available through the Ask a Librarian service.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to access the library (24/7). At this time the library is not open to members of the public.
The Library Service Desk will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16, 2023.
Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to access the library (24/7). At this time the library is not open to members of the public.
The next Unsolved Pathologies Coffee House will be on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lamar Soutter Library. Join us for a series of stories and conversations in medicine and science from trainees here at the UMass Chan Medical School. Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided. RSVP is optional; use the code in the image below, or go to https://forms.gle/1pyXpnVM8qeNugvSA.
Please note the Library's upcoming holiday schedule:
In recognition of World AIDS Day December 1, the library is exhibiting selected books and ebooks from its collection. A full list of e-books and print books is available at the Library Book Displays website.
The UMass Chan Department of Radiology and the NeuroNexus Institute invite you to hear Scott Britz-Cunningham, MD, PhD discuss his recently published book, Interface. The talk and book signing event will be held at the Lamar Soutter Library on Friday, December 9 from 12-1:30 p.m.
Brief remarks will begin at 12:15 p.m. on “The Digital Leviathan,” about how information technology and social media are affecting our society and human nature itself, which inspired Dr. Britz-Cunningham to write Interface.
Please consider giving to the Worcester Refugee Assistance Project's Holiday toy drive! Help spread holiday cheer to families in need in the Worcester area.
To donate, please first fill out this Google spreadsheet. Then you can drop off your donation near the Library service desk until December 8. Please donate new, unwrapped toys for children ages six month to eight years. Thank you!
Join us for a webinar reviewing the new NIH DMS Policy!
A more extensive Data Management and Sharing Plan will be required for all NIH grant applications that produce scientific data starting January 25, 2023. Join the Research Data & Scholarly Communications librarians to learn more about this new policy, tools to create a Data Management and Sharing Plan, and other research data management resources available at UMass Chan.
When: Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 1-2pm
Where: Zoom
Library hours for the Thanksgiving 2022 holiday are as follows:
Regular hours resume on Monday, November 28.
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 celebration of Native American Heritage month, the Library is exhibiting selections from its collection. A full list of e-books and print books is available at the Library Book Displays website.
The Library Service desk will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022, in observance of Veterans Day.
UMass Chan/UMMHC ID access only to enter the library (24/7). The library is not open to members of the public at this time.
Our new Artist-in-Residence Series exhibit, Art for the Physician OEE Student Artwork, is on display now through the end of November.
The Lamar Soutter Library presents the book display, "Tales That Chill," a collection of spooky tales for the Halloween season.