The Rotation: A Himmelfarb Library Blog
Resources, tools & health news from GW Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Check out digital blood pressure cuffs, otoscopes, an ECG...even a portable ultrasound machine!
Try out these new devices! Hook them up to your iPad, iPhone, or Android and explore their features.
Each item can be checked out individually; ask for them at the Circulation Desk. Items will be available to check out for one week.
Have any questions? Contact Synneva Elthon at synneva@gwu.edu
PlumX is now available via Health Information @ Himmelfarb. Health Information at Himmelfarb is the search tool that appears on the library's homepage, and PlumX provides metrics so users can track different types of usage for individual articles.
The Himmelfarb Library Catalog will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance on Monday, May 16, 2016 from 11am-2pm. Online catalog account services including self-renewal will also be unavailable and circulation desk staff may not be able to place holds on materials or take fine payments during downtime.
For assistance locating library materials on the 16th, please contact the Himmelfarb Library Reference Desk at 202-994-2850. Electronic resources will be accessible using the e-Journals and e-Books links from the library web page. Users can also continue to search catalog records in Health Information @ Himmelfarb during downtime but will not see current location and status information for print items.
The Himmelfarb Library Catalog will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance on Monday, December 21, 2015. Online catalog account services including self-renewal will also be unavailable and circulation desk staff may not be able to place holds on materials or take fine payments during downtime.
For assistance locating library materials on the 21st, please contact the Himmelfarb Library Reference Desk at 202-994-2850. Electronic resources will be accessible using the e-Journals and e-Books links from the library web page. Users can also continue to search catalog records in Health Information @ Himmelfarb during downtime but will not see current location and status information for print items.
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience the downtime may cause.
Image: Brian. (2015) Star Wars Celebration 2015. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23728403@N00/17398490724
Himmelfarb Library invites you to participate in a survey of the Library’s discovery services. These include Health Information @ Himmelfarb, which provides one stop search and retrieval of full-text content of many of the Library’s electronic resource subscriptions and library catalog records, and the traditional Library Catalog. Survey results will be used to improve these services.
The survey will take approximately five minutes to complete. Three participants will win a $10 Starbucks Gift Card in a drawing at the end of the survey period (November 5th). Enter your email at the end of the survey to be eligible.
The Library Catalog will be unavailable this Thursday, August 8th due to a systems maintenance project. The Circulation Desk will be unable to renew materials, place holds, or accept fine payments during downtime. Catalog records will be searchable in Health Information @ Himmelfarb and ALADIN. Please contact the Information Desk for assistance locating materials at 202-994-2850 or ask us.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Himmelfarb Library is switching to a new Library Catalog and circulation system. As we migrate over the next week some records in the catalog and Health Information @ Himmelfarb may not reflect the true status of the item. Please contact the Information Desk at 202-994-2850 and ask us if you have any difficulty locating materials or questions about the new catalog. We also encourage library users to contact the Circulation Desk at 202-994-2962 for assistance with renewal and hold transactions. Thank you for your patience as we complete the transition.
Congratulations Sonia Iqbal, winner of the Health Information @ Himmelfarb Survey Drawing!
Thanks to the 106 Himmelfarb Library users who responded to the Health Information @ Himmelfarb User Survey. All respondents who provided a name and email address were entered into a drawing for a $20 print/copy card and Sonia is the winner of yesterday’s drawing. 90% of respondents who used Health Information @ Himmelfarb say that having a one search service focused on health sciences literature is a valuable service for the Library to offer and 60% use it at least once a month or more frequently. Stay tuned for further information on survey results.
If you like the convenience and ease of searching Google and Google Scholar, but are concerned about the quality and availability of results retrieved, Himmelfarb Library may have a solution. Health Information @ Himmelfarb is a new search tool that replaced the multidatabase search this summer. You can use Health Information @ Himmelfarb to enter keyword searches and retrieve health sciences-focused content that is in Himmelfarb's collections. This includes full-text access to many of Himmelfarb's electronic resources, and records from the Library Catalog to locate print and multi-media resources.
Health Information @ Himmelfarb will be available as a pilot project throughout the upcoming academic year and we will be evaluating and fine-tuning it as the year progresses. Visit the Health Information @ Himmelfarb FAQ for more information and use the feedback form to share your comments or get answers to questions.
If you like the convenience and ease of searching Google and Google Scholar, but are concerned about the quality and availability of results retrieved, Himmelfarb Library may have a solution. Himmelfarb Information Portal is a new search tool that will replace the multidatabase search on the Library's homepage starting the week of July 1st. You can use HIP to enter keyword searches and retrieve health sciences-focused content that is in Himmelfarb's collections. This includes full-text access to most of Himmelfarb's electronic resources, and records from the Library Catalog to locate print and multi-media resources.
HIP will be available as a pilot project throughout the upcoming academic year and we will be evaluating and fine-tuning it as the year progresses. Visit the Himmelfarb Information Portal FAQ for more information about HIP and use the feedback form to share your comments or get answers to questions.
