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James Kim, Wesley Baker, Trace Horger, Ben Deem, and Lakshmi Indla (not pictured: Darcy Taig and Kenzie Walters)

The moving van has left, and Ross Hall’s 3rd floor IT Department is settling into its new location in Himmelfarb Library’s Bloedorn Technology Center (BTC). Computer Application and Support Services (CASS) is now The SMHS Technology Support Center, but they offer the same range of technology services and assistance as before.

Directions, please!

Do you need IT staff to take a look at your laptop or iPad, but don’t know exactly where to find the Help Desk? You may ask for directions at Himmelfarb’s first floor Circulation Desk. Or you can follow these instructions:

  • Take the elevator or courtyard-side stairwell to the 3rd floor. 
  • If the door to the right of the 3rd floor stairwell/elevator is open, 
    • Walk through it and then turn left when you reach the wall. 
    • The IT Help Desk will be straight ahead of you in the adjoining room. 
  • If that door is closed,
    • Walk along the wall of portraits just beyond the 3rd floor stairwell door and then make a right.
    • You’ll see a glass door entrance to the BTC ahead on the right. 
    • Enter there and walk straight ahead until you see the IT Help Desk on your left.

Other ways to get IT support:

In addition to an in-person consultation, you may email casshelp@gwu.edu, or you may reach the Help Desk by phone at (202) 994-9400.

Who are the current staff members of the SMHS Technology Support Center?

James Kim (Supervisor, Technology Support Center)

Ben Deem (Senior Technology Support Associate)

Wesley Baker (Technology Support Associate)

Trace Horger (Technology Support Associate)

Lakshmi Indla (Student Support Technical Assistant)

Darcy Taig (Student Support Technical Assistant)

Kenzie Walters (Student Support Technical Assistant)

What are the Help Desk’s hours of operation?

You may visit the IT Help Desk weekdays between 8am - 5pm.

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Himmelfarb Library has recently updated its access protocol to allow more of our users to visit us in person, as long as they comply with new entry policy requirements. Graduate students in all SMHS/GWSPH/SON programs may now come onsite. All faculty and staff in these schools have library access, as do GW Hospital and MFA employees. 

Before planning your next visit, please note the following safety requirements:

Current Library hours are available on our website. For additional information, please visit Himmelfarb Library’s access page. If you have questions, contact the Himmelfarb Access Coordinator, Catherine Sluder, at crharris@gwu.edu.

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Many of you may have hefty fines and even replacement fees for items you borrowed before we closed the building for COVID-19. Regardless of the circumstance, or of what you owe, take advantage of fine and fee amnesty for the entire month of May, 2021.

Return your items to the 1st floor Circulation Desk at Himmelfarb and we will check the items in and then waive your bill. Even items that have been declared lost may be returned without penalty. If you have any questions, please contact a Circulation Manager at 202-994-2962. We will be happy to assist you.

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Would you like to learn how to create a complete and accurate Google Scholar profile to showcase your research? Or how to spot the distinguishing characteristics of a predatory publisher? Do you need to learn a simple method for switching the citation style of your publisher-bound manuscript?

Himmelfarb Library’s Scholarly Communications Short Video Library answers these questions and more. Each video runs 3 to 5 minutes.

Check out our current topics:

Later this month, we will release seven additional short videos:

  • Tracking Pending Publications
  • What is an Institutional Repository?
  • Screening: What Do Editors Look for?
  • How to Include Article Processing Charges (APCs) in Funding Proposals
  • Finding Collaborators
  • NIH Funding Compliance
  • Getting Help with Systematic Reviews

Are there additional subjects that you’d like us to cover? Click on our survey to suggest topics for future videos.

As always, if you need more in-depth assistance with these, or any other topics, please reach out to us directly. We are Here for You!

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First-year medical students: we invite you to take your study of renal, GI, and liver anatomy to the third dimension! 

BodyViz software, now available at Himmelfarb Library, combines digitized MRIs and CT scans to create 3D renderings of human anatomy. Enhance your learning experience during the CPR and GI/Liver blocks by exploring 360° anatomical views of kidney, gastrointestinal, and liver tissue. 

Where and How?

The workstation is located at the Bloedorn Technology Center, on the third floor of the library. To use BodyViz, reserve the workstation online, and then check out the BodyViz accessories kit at the Circulation Desk on your way to the third floor.(We even include a game controller that allows you to rotate, pan, and zoom effortlessly!

Program Features

Not sure what you are looking at? Annotation mode displays labels that identify and explain anatomical structures. Want to examine deeper layers? Clipping mode allows you to peel away tissue. Want to enhance the visual display of an organ? Turn on active coloring.

For more information

To learn more about the program, visit Himmelfarb’s BodyViz Resource Guide. Here, we offer a Quick Start Guide for new users, along with information on how to reserve and access the workstation. Need assistance navigating the program? Schedule an in-person consultation with our staff.

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BodyViz 3D Anatomy workstation is ready for you to use at Himmelfarb’s Bloedorn Technology Center. This interactive program uses digitized CT scans and MRIs to render 360° anatomical views in astonishing detail. In the absence of onsite anatomy labs this semester, please note that you can perform in BodyViz a virtual dissection of the human body.  The BodyViz workstation comes with a game controller, which provides superior image manipulation to a traditional mouse. 

Video courtesy of: Aalap Herur-Raman, MSI

Instructions

We offer printable instructions for use, as well as video demos, in our online BodyViz research guide. We also offer hands-on assistance for those who would like additional help in learning the program (contact Steve Bryant at: seeker04@gwu.edu).

How to Reserve and Access

The BodyViz workstation is located in the 3rd floor Levine Lounge, next to the glass-door entrance to the Bloedorn Technology Center. Due to social distancing restrictions, only two concurrent users at a time may use the program. You will need to reserve a time slot in advance using our online reservation form. When you get to the library for your session, please stop first at the first floor Circulation Desk to check out the wireless keyboard and game controller for the workstation.

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In the interest of minimizing travel to and from campus, Himmelfarb Library has automatically extended the due date for all circulating books that were due on or after 11/30/2020. The new due date is 1/11/2020. If you require a longer extension, please contact the Circulation Desk at 202-994-2962 or at mlbcir@gwu.edu.

If you have equipment, such as a laptop, headset with microphone, or digital camcorder, that is due back this month, the due date has not changed. Please contact Catherine Sluder at 202-994-9453 or at crharris@gwu.edu should you require a loan extension.

If you have borrowed books via the Consortium Loan Service (CLS), the due date has not changed, either.  Please arrange to return items that are currently due at your earliest convenience. Books borrowed just before the library closed in the Spring 2020 semester had due dates extended to 10/31/2020 and will not be extended further. 

All books, including CLS loans, can be returned to Himmelfarb library in person (in the library or via Courtyard return) or can be shipped via USPS, UPS, or FedEx; we recommend USPS and that you insure the shipment.  Please ship to this address:

Himmelfarb Library Circulation Department

c/o Kathy Lyons

2300 Eye St. NW

Washington, DC 20037

For questions or further inquiries, contact Himmelfarb Library Circulation at 202-994-2962 or at mlbcir@gwu.edu.

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Looking for a stunning new way to view human anatomy? Himmelfarb Library now offers BodyViz 3D Anatomy Software, an interactive program that draws from a database of digitized MRIs and CT scans to render extraordinary 360° anatomical views. Developmental and pathological views are also included in the software’s library. Students can “dissect, study, and visualize the human body from head to toe, just as they would in the cadaver lab." (bodyviz.com)

How to reserve and access the workstation

The BodyViz workstation is located in the 3rd floor Levine Lounge, next to the glass-door entrance to the Bloedorn Technology Center. Its use is currently restricted to students, staff, and faculty who have physical access to Himmelfarb. Due to social distancing restrictions, the BodyViz space is currently limited to two concurrent users at a time. To help us maintain safe usage of the space, you will need to reserve a time slot in advance using our online reservation form. When you get to the library for your session, you will need to stop by the first floor Circulation Desk to check out the wireless keyboard and mouse for the workstation.

Learn more about it

For more information on BodyViz, visit the library's BodyViz research guide. Faculty interested in learning about how they can use BodyViz to enhance their courses should contact Ian Roberts (imroberts@gwu.edu) for an initial consultation. To request support in using the software, or to arrange a consultation, please contact Steve Bryant at seeker04@gwu.edu. 

This software has been made available thanks to a generous grant from the GW Hospital Women’s Board.

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All About Himmelfarb’s Courtyard Pickup Service for Borrowers

Are you on your way to Himmelfarb to check out the copy of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 that you requested online? Did you just get notification that The Complete Sherlock Holmes you ordered through our Consortium Loan Service is ready for pickup? Are you finished with the book on qualitative analysis you borrowed through ILL and hoping to return it?

If you are confused about what to do next, don’t worry! We will cover the procedures here. Also, please feel free to call us during our regular hours at 202-994-2962, and we will be happy to help you! 

If you have Ross Hall/Himmelfarb access this semester, you may come to the Himmelfarb Circulation Desk to complete your transaction. If you don’t have access, or would feel safer using courtyard pickup, read on!

To use our Courtyard Service, the procedures for picking up and returning items are the same, whether we or another library owns the book.  Once you have received notification that items you requested to borrow are ready to pick up, or once you are ready to return items that you borrowed:

  • Please call the Circulation Desk at (202)994-2962 upon your arrival and we will meet you just outside the courtyard entrance to Ross Hall (across from the GW Hospital).
  • We will hand you the item(s) you checked out, and/or we will take any returned items and check them in for you.
  • NOTE: For your security, you must show us your GWorld card before we can hand you items for pickup. If you are picking items up for someone else, you must present that person's GWorld card.

IMPORTANT: Always check the Himmelfarb website for our current Hours of Operation, so you can plan your trip accordingly.

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Would you like to borrow materials parcel of booksfrom Himmelfarb Library, but can’t access the building? Himmelfarb now offers Ross Hall Courtyard Pickup as well as a new Shipping service!

How will this work?  For items that you’d like to pick-up, you simply locate your item(s) via the Health Information @ Himmelfarb Catalog search;  HI@H catalog screenshotNOTE: select Himmelfarb Catalog from the drop-down menu in order to search physical books and media and login to Health Info @ Himmelfarb so you're offered the pick-up and shipping options.  Then click on the Delivery Request Formdelivery request form link screenshot link and complete the form. Wait for an email letting you know that your item is ready.  You can pick your item(s) up during our available hours; simply call just before you arrive in the Ross Hall Courtyard and we will bring your item(s) out to you.  Remember to bring your GWorld Card for pickup; please don't enter Ross Hall or use the 24th St. loading dock.

Shipping requests work similarly: locate your item(s) via the Health Information @ Himmelfarb Catalog search, then complete the Delivery Request form (soon to be linked right from Health Info @ Himmelfarb) and provide your mailing address.  We will send the item(s) out to you and they should arrive in 7 days.  When you return your item, you ship them back to Himmelfarb (USPS + insurance recommended).

To learn more about Courtyard Service and Shipping Service, consult our new Borrow from Himmelfarb guide which includes policies, renewals and holds information, and FAQs.

If you have questions, please contact the Circulation Desk at (202) 994-2962.

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