UTSW Special Collections and Archives Oral History Project

The University Archives has begun an oral history project with alumni of the university and current faculty members.

The goal of this project is to record the stories of the people who chose to attend the university and those who chose to work for it. Each individual has a unique story based upon their experiences, and through these interviews the viewer learns how UTSW played a part in their own stories.

If you would like to share your experiences and stories or would like to learn more, contact the University Archives at archives@utsouthwestern.edu.

Ejournal Virtual Bookshelf Using BrowZine

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.

Browzine has sorted UT Southwestern’s ejournals into broad subjects and then into narrower disciplines. You can save and organize your most-used ejournals on virtual bookshelves saved to your account. The result is an easy and familiar way to browse through, read, and monitor scholarly ejournals across disciplines.

For more information or to get started, please visit the BrowZine page in the Library’s LibKey Guide.

Pitchbook launches

Are you interested in entrepreneurship and company formation and need a new resource for developing your fundraising strategy? If so, sign up for a free account with PitchBook, a platform for comprehensive data, research, and insights into global capital markets. The subscription is offered through a collaboration of the Office for Technology Development and the Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center.Note: Accounts must be created using your UT Southwestern email address either from on campus or using VPN or the Library’s EZproxy remote access option.

Is your article real? Checking references for accuracy when using ChatGPT

The Library is aware that ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) products may generate false or “hallucinated” citations as scholarly sources. In essence, the generator attempts to predict the language for the citation based on a natural language processing model rather than searching for real and actual scholarly research. The citations generated cannot be traced to any source, thus are not truly scholarly sources you should cite in your work. To minimize the inadvertent use of false citations in UT Southwestern research, education, or patient care documents or publications or in Interlibrary Loan requests, it is recommended to always check that the citation is an actual authored work. Questions? Contact the Library using the Ask Us form or call 214-648-2001.

New York Times Audio App now available with Campus Subscription

As part of our Academic Site License News subscription, the New York Times has just launched New York Times Audio, a new iOS app for audio journalism and storytelling on world events, daily headlines, and reporter’s reads of top stories.

To access the app, you must first register your utsouthwestern.edu email address at nytimes.com (from on-campus or using VPN) and then visit accessnyt.com, type in “UT Southwestern Medical Center”, and follow the instructions to activate your account to get 24-hour app access.

A Big Library Welcome and New Guide for Peter O’Donnell, Jr, School of Public Health

The Library would like to welcome the new Peter O’Donnell, Jr. School of Public Health and all its faculty, staff, and students.

Public Health Research Guide has been specifically created to assist with work and studies. Within the guide you will have easy access to state, national, and global public health resources, access to notable electronic resources, information on Evidence-Based Practice and Evidence-Based Public Health, as well as general information on EndNote, Responsible Searching, and more. There are also quick links to many library services.

For assistance, please contact Jill Whitfill, Research Librarian, either by email at jill.whitfill@utsouthwestern.edu or on Microsoft Teams.

Elsevier News – Article Processing Charges – Update 04/26/2023

The Library is pleased to announce that Elsevier will apply discounts retroactively for article processing charges (APCs). The effective date is July 1, 2022 – the start date for the APC discount program per our license agreement with Elsevier. For additional information on how the refund will be processed, please see the Elsevier APC Update Section.

Upcoming Wiley Webinars for Authors

Opening the Editor’s Black Box: Insider Tips for Successful Submissions

2 May 2023               11:00 AM CST

How to Promote Your Published Article

17 May 2023            1:00 PM CST

Opening the Editor’s Black Box: Insider Tips for Successful Submissions

7 June 2023                10:00 AM CST

How to Promote Your Published Article

13 June 2023   11:00 AM CST

Upcoming April Webinars on Open Access Publishing with Wiley

The Library now participates in a Read & Publish agreement with Wiley. The agreement allows UT Southwestern affiliated corresponding authors to publish articles as open access in eligible journals at no charge to them.

Wiley is offering the following two virtual classes on how to publish your manuscript in open access.

Monday, April 17, 2023, 12 pm CST
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4479675784079422295
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 12PM CST
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7543978406807553623

The class will cover…

  • What is Open Access and what are its benefits?
  • Wiley Open Access agreements with your institutions
  • How to access Wiley journals
  • Where to find citation, Altmetric, and Impact Factor information
  • Where to submit your manuscript, find the Author Guidelines and Aims and Scope of a journal
  • Writing tips for authors

Black Maternal Health Week, April 11 – 17 2023

The Network of the National Library of Medicine is sponsoring free educational events to learn more about the past, present and future of Black Maternal Health in the United States. To register, please click on the following links: 

  1. April 11: History of Black Maternal Health Lecture, Simulcast & Live Discussion with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens 
  2. April 13: Exploring the Maternal Experience Survey: Addressing Racism and Informing New Models of Maternal Care to Promote Health Equity with Dr. Lisa Gittens-Williams 
  3. April 13: Panel Discussion: Current Issues in Black Maternal Health 
  4. April 17: Journal Discussion of Environmental Factors Involved in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality  (Will not be recorded)