Virtual Reality Headsets now in the Library

The Library recently acquired two Meta Quest 3 headsets. These headsets include 3D Organon, a robust anatomy program with additional ultrasound, and quiz components. Whether new to the technology or looking to explore the anatomy resource, the devices are available for use on Fridays in the Library from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room E2.304 or by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please complete the Ask Us form.

Register now for full access to New York Times

You are now able to get full access to the New York Times – including audio, games, and cooking apps – for up to four years when you create/connect a New York Times account with UT Southwestern’s institutional account. Please follow the steps below:

  1. Go to accessnyt.com.
  2. Search for and click the listing for “University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – Dallas, TX”.
  3. Follow the steps depending on if you are on or off-campus.

Important Notes

  • If you have previously registered your email address on The New York Times site, you should click the “Already have an account? Log in here” link (below the “Create Account” button).
  • Existing paid New York Times subscribers must cancel their paid subscription before authenticating via the school funded program.

During the registration process, users will be asked to self-identify as either a student or a faculty/staff member. Students will be asked for their graduation year and will have access until December 31 of that year once they complete the registration. Faculty/staff will have 4 years of full account access, after which they must re-authenticate by visiting accessnyt.com.

Upcoming Wiley Webinars highlight OA publishing, AI and Peer Review

The Open Access Advantage: How Open Access Improves Your Impact  
6 March | 9AM CST – Register

Insights Unveiled: Mastering COUNTER Compliance and Usage Reports – A session for Administrators and Librarians
24 April | 9AM CST – Register

Unlocking the Value of Wiley Scientific Journals: Making the Most out of Wiley Online Library
17 April | 9AM CST – Register

How Generative AI Changes Information Discovery
9 May 2023 | 9AM CST – Register

How Peer Review Makes You a Better Researcher
23 May 2023 | 9AM CST – Register

Archives spotlight: Alice Smith award on display

One of the Library’s exhibit cases this semester features Alice Lorraine Smith, M.D. (1920-2014). She was one of the first female students at Southwestern Medical College, and she graduated in 1946, which was just three years before the College merged with the University of Texas System.

Dr. Smith joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1950 as an assistant professor and worked her way to full professorship in 1976. A leader in cytopathology, she wrote several textbooks on the subject and received the award on display (pictured below) in recognition of her dedication to the field.

Dr. Smith retired from UT Southwestern in 2006.

TurnItIn now available in Word 365

TurnItIn is now available in two systems: D2L and Microsoft Word 365. Everyone with a utsouthwestern.edu email address has access to “Draft Coach” in the Word 365 version.

The similarity report available in the two systems is the same; however, the main difference is that the D2L version provides a method for submitting a paper for a grade and for the paper to be graded. If you are just looking for a similarity score (i.e., a plagiarism checker), then Draft Coach may be easier to use.

Here are instructions for how to use each version.

Word 365

  • Open Word 365 (Word Online) and paste the content of the trainee’s work into a blank document. (Note: If the trainee wrote it in Word 365, then you can probably just open the document directly if it was shared with you.)
  • In the menu click on Turnitin. This menu option will appear at the far right after the Help menu and takes a minute or so to appear after starting Word.
  • A new panel will open on the right side of the screen. The first time you use it, you will be prompted to log in and accept the license terms. In later use, you may be prompted to log into Word 365 or get a notice that authentication failed. (If authentication failed, click on re-try.)
  • There are four tabs in the Draft Coach panel, one of which is Similarity. Click on it, and then click to run a similarity check.
  • Once you confirm you will be asked to wait while the report is run. Then you can open the full report.
  • The similarity report will show the information with potential similarity problems flagged. Each flagged section will include information on where the match was found.
  • Important: You can only run 3 reports per document. If you need to immediately check another paper, simply open a new Word document, paste the content, and run the check.

D2L

  • For faculty, you will need to submit your trainee’s Word or PDF document to the self-check assignment in the e-Teaching 101 course.
  • After the document is submitted, you can go back into the submission and look at your similarity score.
  • Clicking on the score will bring up a Feedback Studio tab.
  • In Feedback Studio you can see all the text that Turnitin flagged as a potential similarity problem. Each flagged section will include information on where the match was found.

Introducing the St. Paul Hospital Alcove 

This section of the library is dedicated to the 118-year history of St. Paul Hospital. Originally named St. Paul Sanitarium, the institution started out on Bryan Street in east Dallas. First operating out of a small cottage in 1896, and opening its new hospital doors in 1898, the sanitarium was established by the Daughters of Charity with the intent to help maintain a base level of care for Dallas’ growing population. In 1900, St. Paul’s School of Nursing was opened on the hospital grounds. Early on, sisters would visit patients in their own homes and bring items like food and clothing, in addition to medicine, to improve their overall quality of life. Free clinics were later opened as extensions of the hospital in other neighborhoods in Dallas. These clinics continued the work started by the sisters, providing food and clothing to those in need in addition to routine medical care. 

St. Paul Hospital was at the center of several historic events. The institution was a key defense during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Forty-five tents were erected on site to facilitate a larger reach of patient care, primarily of the sick soldiers from nearby Camp Dick. Later, the hospital was the first facility in Dallas to integrate their facility, admitting an African-American intern in 1953, and giving black doctors courtesy privileges as early as 1954. This was followed by the admission of black students to the School of Nursing in 1955, staffing of black physicians in 1956, and full de-segregation in 1959. 

In 1963, a new facility was opened on Harry Hines Boulevard and all 112 patients were moved in only five hours. A feat that mirrored the great fire of 1951, when all 250 patients and employees present were evacuated from the old hospital successfully. The move to the new facility was in part due to the growing partnerships in the Medical District along Harry Hines, and at UT Southwestern Medical Center. After decades of growth and collaboration UTSW bought St. Paul Hospital in 2005, fully cementing St. Paul’s place as part of UTSW’s Medical Center. After all of their innovations and historic firsts, St. Paul Hospital ended it’s time in Dallas in 2014. That year patients and staff were transferred to the new William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and in 2015, St. Paul University Hospital was demolished.

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New Additions to the Library’s Permanent Exhibits

Next time you’re on South Campus, stop by the Library (E2.200) and view the Special Collection and Archives’ additions to the Library’s permanent exhibits. Depicted in the image below are:

(A) Disease Case Studies Ledger from Bellevue Hospital by Edward H. Cary, M.D. 1898-1899. MSS0032. History of Medicine Collection.

(B) Draft sketch for the David Novros fresco in Gooch Auditorium. MSS0067. Medical Artifacts Collection. – Note: This is one of Library’s newest additions, which came from the Dallas Museum of Art.

(C) Ernest Poulos, M.D., bust, portrait, and a group picture and letter from the dedication of the bust. MSS0068. Department of Surgery Collection. – Note: The bust was made in 1996, and the photo features the chief residents who were under Dr. Poulos in 1989.

(D) Edward H. Cary, M.D., bust. MSS0067. Medical Artifacts Collection. – Note: The bust was made in 1929 and presented to Dr. Cary by the Baylor University College of Medicine.

(E) Painted and glazed fireplace tiles. 1890. MSS0030. St. Paul Hospital Collection. – Note: When the hospital was built in the late 1890s, heat was provided by both radiators and fireplaces.

(F) Assorted ceramic apothecary jars. 1930-1959. MSS0077. Leon A. Harris Apothecary Jars Collection.

Stocking Stuffers from Your Library

Don’t forget your favorite stocking stuffers from the Library:

  • Access the New York Times or Wall Street Journal for free with our institutional subscription.
  • BrowZine is an app for Apple or Android smart phones and devices that helps you flip through the scholarly electronic journals available through UT Southwestern Medical Center.
  • LibKey Nomad brings the Library’s journal holdings to wherever you are searching, both on- and off-campus.
  • Read & Publish Agreements – learn how the Library supports open access publishing with selected publishers, such as Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Sage, and Wiley.
  • Have you upgraded to EndNote 21?
  • Want to learn a new language? Try Pronunciator!
  • Brush up on your research skills and sign up for a class.

Answers to the October 2023 Library Quiz

  1. You can access the UT Southwestern Library’s Website from the Services Tab on MyUTSW site, Education & Training Tab on the UT Southwestern website, UT Southwestern Clinical Portal, and Google Search by name.
  2. The Library has 555,806 books in all formats in FY23(e.g., print, electronic, audiovisual, etc.).
  3. The most popular Library class is Writing a Literature Review.
  4. As an author, I can create profiles to manage my publications and scholarly activities in My Bibliography, ORCID, Scopus, and Web of Science.
  5. The Library’s most popular point-of-care tool is UpToDate.
  6. The Library subscribes to the following USMLE and Board Preparation resources: BoardVitals, StatPearls, and USMLE First Aid.
  7. The Library’s most popular subject guide is About the Library.
  8. Nine librarians staff the UT Southwestern Library. 
  9. Interlibrary loan, exam proctoring, and classroom reservations services are offered by the Library.
  10. The Interlibrary Loan Unit filled 2285 article requests in 2022.
  11. The Interlibrary Loan Unit borrowed 684 items from other institutions for our patrons in 2022.
  12. There were 899 document delivery requests filled for patrons in 2022.
  13. Our library ILL services invoices can be paid by check, interdepartmental request, and credit card.
  14. The UT Southwestern Library was founded in 1943.
  15. The oldest book in the Archives was published in the 16th century.
  16. The temperature setting of the Archives in 63 degrees.
  17. Violet Baird began the Archives for the University.
  18. Dr. Edward H. Cary started Southwestern Medical College

Congratulations to our winner Katarina Yaros who received the top score!