April 29 Rare Book Room Open House: Spotlight on Tuberculosis

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Library News Editor

On Friday, April 29, 2016, stop by the Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center’s Rare Book Room (E3.314D) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for “Spotlight on Tuberculosis”. Learn more about books, reports, journals, artifacts, stamps, and other materials in the library’s special collections that illuminate the history of tuberculosis in medicine. Additional resources will highlight connections to the disease in literature, music, and art.

The Library offers a monthly series of open house events to the UT Southwestern community that feature different topics of interest from the special and digital collections. If you want more information about this event or others in the monthly series, please contact archives@utsouthwestern.edu.

Images courtesy of Images from the History of Medicine (IHM), a collection of digitized images from the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Prints and Photographs collection.

January Open House Event at the South Campus (main) Library: "Medical Eponyms"

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Library News Editor

The Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center will offer a monthly series of open house events to the UT Southwestern community that feature different topics of interest from the Library’s special and digital collections. The first event entitled “Who Named It?: Medical Eponyms in the Collections” will be held in the Rare Book Room (E3.314D) from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12.

Medical eponyms offer a fascinating window into medical history. They can also be contentious, controversial, or inaccurate. Despite these drawbacks, medical eponyms are sometimes catchy, easy to remember, and can prove remarkably enduring, long outliving their namesakes. Not all are biographical. Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS), Mozart ear, and Henry V sign are a few from literature and music.

Drop by the open house event on January 12 and explore the connections between medical eponyms and their namesakes. Items by or about Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, Moriz Kaposi, William Osler, and many more will be on display from the special collections. Staff will also be available to also show relevant highlights in the digital collections.

Need more information about this particular event or others in this monthly series? Contact archives@utsouthwestern.edu.

Tips for preparing your next academic poster

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Library News Editor

NOTE: As of July 20, 2017, this article has been modified from the original content due to new logo regulations impacting which vendors are currently licensed to print posters with an official UT Southwestern logo on them. Please consult UT Southwestern Purchasing for a list of current approved vendors.

Academic posters are an important component to communicating and sharing your research with others. Jane Scott, Design and Promotion Specialist at the Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center, has been providing free design consultations and training for the last five years. Here are her five tips:

Plan for the future. Look at all of the possible conferences/meetings/symposiums you will be attending and determine your poster size based on the conference with the most stringent requirements. It will save you a lot of time and money.
Break it up. Break your poster components into text, tables, and high-resolution images first before you lay it out. It is harder to adjust and edit in a larger poster file. It also allows you to use your tables and content in other publishing areas in their original vector format. Once your content is solid, open a new document and immediately change the page layout to your poster size (i.e. 36” x 48”). Then, copy and paste the text and tables in.
No website logos or super dark color schemes. UT Southwestern Office of Communications provides campus logos large enough for your academic poster printing needs. Go to the Brand Standards section on the utsouthwestern.net internal website (on-campus access only). EPS files may look blurry in PowerPoint, but they print beautifully. Smaller PNG files are best for online presentations. Secondly, colors tend to print darker than they look on screen. It is very tempting to want to use deep purples and blue gradients. Unfortunately, most show up as black. A forest green on poster paper is more of a heather green on screen. Getting a proof for $10 can be very helpful in avoiding costly typo mistakes and making sure the colors you want are the colors you are actually getting.
Ask for help! You are probably not a graphic designer. So, get assistance from a designer to make sure that your academic poster is as professional and polished as your research. Schedule a free training session before you start or as a final proof before you send it off to the printer. We’re here to help you succeed.
Print it! There are a few options we recommend for getting you poster printed depending on your timeline, needs. Certain departments provide printing services for their departments. Two campus recommendations are:
- - - Four Seasons Decorations – Closest off-campus logo approved vendor to campus. E-mail your poster and all requests for information to posters@fsdonline.com or call 214-742-6635.
    - UTSW Print Shop – On-campus print services prints posters. Email Printing.Services@utsouthwestern.edu or call 214-648-6193 for scheduling information.
    - UTSW Simmons Cancer Center prints posters on paper and canvas, and campus IDR billing is available. Contact Kathy Holloway for scheduling, availability, and pricing.

"Prepare, Present, Promote/Preserve": supporting your academic poster from start to finish

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Library News Editor

Great! You’ve been approved to present a poster at a conference, forum, or other event. Your Library can help you every step of the way.

PREPARE
Did you know the Library provides design assistance for academic posters? Jane Scott, the Library’s Design and Promotion Specialist, is available to help you! To schedule a free individual consultation or group class, go to the Library’s Personal/Group Training Request page and select “Designing Your Best Academic Poster” in the list of topics.

PRESENT
Need to practice for your presentation? Reserve the Library’s Presentation Practice Room (Room E2.408) on the Main Floor of the South Campus Library. Practice your synopsis and talking points or invite your peers for some group feedback. A dry erase sign-up board is available for advance reservation requests on a weekly basis.

PROMOTE & PRESERVE
What do you do with that poster after the event is over? Well, instead of rolling it up to store on a shelf or attaching a large file to an email when someone asks for a copy, consider this alternative—deposit the digital version into the Poster Center collection in the UT Southwestern Institutional Repository, which will provide the following benefits to students, researchers, faculty, or other staff at UT Southwestern:

Wider access to scholarly output beyond journal articles with your university affiliation
Easy citation or referral of an item through a permanent identifier and online link
Additional discoverability and preservation options through metadata and archives processes
The deposit of multiple files, if needed (e.g., abstract, working design, completed poster, session handout, and more)

You can deposit the poster directly, have someone deposit it on your behalf, or transfer the file to Library staff for deposit. Access to the item can also be restricted until after a specific conference, forum, or other event is completed.

Learn more about the Institutional Repository by visiting the frequently-asked-questions content found in the “Institutional Repository Basics” collection. To get started, contact Cameron Kainerstorfer, Manager, Digital Collections.

All print books & journals arrive at Joint Library Facility

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Library News Editor

The Library has just completed the huge task of moving print books and journals to the Joint Library Facility (JLF) in College Station, Texas.

The print items are officially changed to read “JLF” in the Library’s catalog, and JLF staff has placed top priority in processing our collection over other participating institutions. Processing is anticipated to be complete by Fall 2014.

In the interim, Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) may assist you in obtaining any of our resources from another institution at standard ILL rates until the JLF completes its processing of the collection. Once the processing is complete, only journal articles will require standard ILL rates; books will be provided at no cost.

Book and journal relocation update

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Library News Editor

On Monday, August 19, 2013, the Library initiated an extensive project to relocate the print book and journal collections to the University of Texas System/Texas A&M Joint Library Facility (JLF), which is located in College Station. Our collection is recognized as the most comprehensive medical collection in Texas, and it will become the core of a shared resource that will be used by students and faculty throughout the state, including the new UT System medical schools in Austin and South Texas.

The Library staff has been working on the relocation project, and we anticipate meeting the following deadlines to clear materials from the Middle and Top floors of the Library:

February 14, 2014 – Final book and journal inventory lists sent to JLF
February 28, 2014 – Inventory of books and journals complete.
April 1-15, 2014 – Library Design Systems Inc. pack and load books and journals
April 16, 2014 – Middle and Top floors cleared of books and journals
April 16-30, 2014 – Middle and Top floors cleared of shelving and other unnecessary items

The relocated collection will be available electronically or through interlibrary loan; there will be no charge to request UTSW Library books located at the JLF. The Library’s collection of electronic books and journals will remain available through its website, library.utsouthwestern.edu.

The Library will retain a small print collection of titles held on reserve, as well as rare, unique, and archival materials, which may be used in the Library.

There will be increased noise and activity to the Middle and Top Floors during the next few months as we prepare the books and journals. Temporary Top and Middle floor access closure notifications should also be expected at this time.

The vacated space on the Library’s Middle and Top floors will be utilized for new educational initiatives.

Interlibrary Loan fee increase and new pick-up/drop off locations announced

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Library News Editor

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) pick-ups and drop-offs will now be made in the Library Administrative Office on the Middle Floor between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A convenient after-hours ILL drop-off box is located on the Main Floor.

Effective April 1, 2014, ILL and Document Delivery charges will increase to $5.00 for affiliated faculty and staff. Note that ILL requests for UTSW books that are stored at the Joint Library Facility in College Station will be free.

Book and "rush" article requests via Interlibrary Loan suspended December 16 to January 2

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Library News Editor

Need a book or “rush” journal article not owned by our Library? If so, place your requests via Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) by Friday, December 13, 2013.

Beginning Monday, December 16, 2013, the Library will not process any requests for books and “rush” journal articles from other libraries. Why? During the holiday season, most libraries from which we borrow resources do not lend materials. Non-rush article requests may also be slower or delayed.

Processing of book and “rush” article requests will resume in full on Thursday, January 2, 2014.

If you have any questions about this matter, please email the ILL Office or call 214.648.2002.

UTSW Library to end book circulation on August 19

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Library News Editor

The UT Southwestern Library will stop circulating books permanently on Monday, August 19, in preparation for moving the print collection to the University of Texas System/Texas A&M Joint Library Facility, located in College Station.

The Joint Library Facility (JLF) is an initiative of the UT and A&M library systems. Opened in May 2013 on A&M’s Riverside campus, it is designed to store up to 1 million volumes in secure, climate-controlled conditions. Any library in either system may contribute volumes to the facility; there is no charge to the contributing library for storage. Once in the facility, materials are available to system libraries through interlibrary loan. Journal articles will be scanned and delivered by email; books will be delivered by a statewide courier service.

The UT Southwestern Library collection, recognized as the most comprehensive medical collection in Texas, will become the core of a shared resource used by students and faculty throughout the state, including the new UT System Medical Schools in Austin and South Texas.

The Library will retain a small print collection of titles held on reserve – as well as rare, unique, and archival materials – which may be used in the Library. The rest of the collection will be available electronically or through interlibrary loan. There will be no charge to request UT Southwestern Library materials located at the JLF.

The vacated space on the Library’s middle and top floors will be used for new educational activities. The Library’s collection of electronic books and journals will remain available through its website, http://library.utsouthwestern.edu.

Book and "rush" article request via interlibrary loan suspended Dec. 17 to Jan. 2

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Library News Editor

Need a book or “rush” journal article not owned by our Library? If so, place your request via Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) by Friday, December 14.

Beginning Monday, December 17, the Library will not process any requests for books and “rush” journal articles from other libraries. Why? During the holiday season, most libraries from which we borrow resources do not lend materials. Regular article requests may also be slower or delayed.

Processing of book and “rush” article requests will resume in full on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.