VITALS: The Latest News And Events


EHSL offering new research guides via Campus Guides

Always striving to stay on the cutting edge of library technology, Eccles Health Sciences Library has moved all of its helpful research guides to Springshare’s Campus Guides system, which is the larger, campus-wide version of Lib Guides. This “Web 2.0 content management and library knowledge sharing system” helps libraries “to create attractive multimedia content, share […]

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Standing-room only at 2010 Mayden lecture

Joyce Mitchell, Ph.D., delivered the 2010 Priscilla M. Mayden Lecture on Thursday, February 11 in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 1730. Dr. Mitchell’s lecture, “Genetics/Genomics and Biomedical Informatics: Two Rivers Merging,” was delivered to a standing room only audience. The lecture was streamed in real time and is […]

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New quiet study space: Alumni Hall

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Effective immediately, Alumni Hall on the 2nd floor of HSEB will be available as a quiet study area when not in use by classes or other groups. If a group or class who have reserved Alumni Hall begins setting up and running their events, we ask for your cooperation in vacating the area immediately. Schedules […]

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Winners and suggestions

Recently the Eccles Health Sciences Library conducted a survey via email of its student-patrons from the University of Utah’s Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and Health. We received over 220 responses which provided valuable insights into how our services are perceived and utilized, as well as how we can improve. To encourage participation we offered […]

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Library and Information Technology Forum

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The Wednesday, February 10th Library and Information Technology Forum features Rebekah Grow and Sarah Bosarge speaking about “Turnitin: more than just a plagiarism checker.”  Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 3515B at 12:05-1:00 p.m. Program Description:  Turnitin Originality Checking & Plagiarism Prevention is a web-based […]

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New workshops: Excel, Mac

Beginning in February, Eccles Health Sciences Library will be offering two new workshops for students, faculty and staff: Microsoft Excel Essentials and Mac Basics. These workshops are free to attend but registration is required. Microsoft Excel Essentials WHEN: Wednesday, February 5, 2010, 12:30 – 1:30 pm WHERE: HSEB 3100-D WHAT: Microsoft has made some major […]

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2010 Priscilla M. Mayden Lecture

Dr. Joyce Mitchell is our guest speaker for the 2010 Priscilla M. Mayden Lecture in February. Her talk is titled, “Genetics/Genomics and Biomedical Informatics: Two Rivers Merging,” and it will focus on the growth of large data sets in the aftermath of the Human Genome Project; the rise of a consumer health movement focused on […]

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New workshops coming!

Eccles Health Sciences Library will be offering new workshops on Fridays beginning in February. Watch for further details here and on our website’s home page… (Mac users: you have been heard, and we are responding!)

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