The History of Medicine series originated with the Houston History of Medicine Society, and has been a collaboration between Baylor College of Medicine, the TMC Library’s McGovern Historical Center, and the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics on behalf of McGovern Medical School. This year, the Fall semester will rotate between discussions of the history […]
Problematic Publishers are hard to recognize at first glance in your search results. However, now you can not only identify problem publishers, but learn WHY they are problematic! Making sure your research articles are safe to use is a snap. Simply add the LibKey Nomad Extension to any browser, whether it is Chrome, Firefox, Safari, […]
Roper iPoll provides public opinion data with nearly a million survey/poll questions and responses, including health data. Listed in our A to Z list for a direct link to the Roper database. Log in with OpenAthens to access. Download data for analysis! Check out the Roper tutorial on the home page to learn more! […]
Check out our new Radiology LibGuide! In this guide you’ll find key databases, journals and ebooks to support your research and education needs in radiology and diagnostic imaging. […]
The TMC Library has added new resources! Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria A reference work that provides descriptions of taxonomy, systematics, ecology, physiology, and other biological properties of prokaryotes. https://thslc-houston.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01TEXASHEALTH_HOUSTON/inj3tk/alma994396567805007 The Neurosurgical Instrument Guide, 1st Ed. Provides a baseline reference for visual identificationof surgical instruments and their intended use in neurosurgical procedures. […]
On April 5th, 2005, the first article was deposited in Digital Commons@TMC. Since then, 46.3k items have been deposited into this institutional repository. On average, DigitalCommons@TMC is viewed on average by 200+ countries, 6000+ institutions, 450k downloads monthly. This institutional repository reached its 4 million milestone this past April, and we are celebrating that is […]
BoardVitals is now available from the TMC Library! With BoardVitals, you have the ability to create customized practice tests using many options including number or questions, subjects and more. Also included are detailed, up-to-date explanations with each answer, with references and links to applicable sources. Our subscription includes: USMLE Step 1, 2, 3, NAPLEX, NCLEX-RN, […]
Digital Commons@TMC has recently been relaunched with a brand new easier to read side-navigation menu, with two additional highlighted collections on its updated homepage, Historical Collections, featuring digitized items from McGovern Historical Center. The latest update also includes a brand-new page featuring Events and Conferences. Did you know that your conference, symposia and workshop content […]
The TMC Library has added PsycTESTS to its suite of Ovid databases. PsycTESTS is a database of psychological tests and measures designed for use with social and behavioral science research. Each APA PsycTests record includes the following: Access PsycTESTS from our A to Z databases list, or if already in the Ovid platform, click on […]
Non-librarians often have the mistaken idea that because a publication is online it is cheaper than print, and that libraries actually save money by going fully digital. The truth is, academic libraries pay many, many times the list price to provide the convenience of online institutional access, and prices increase each year. We hope the following infographic will […]