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APA 7th Edition Update

Susan KoenigJanuary 22, 2020February 11, 2020

Announcing the Seventh Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, more commonly known as APA Citation Style! The APA published their updated 7^th Edition late last Fall, and the APA-using community is beginning to transition from the 6^th Edition to the 7^th. Luckily, most of the changes have been quality-of-life changes.

The good news for students?

No more running heads!
No need for publication place in book citations!
Any in-text citations with more than three authors are shortened to the first author and et al.!
Clearer guidelines for including contributors other than authors and editors, e.g. podcast hosts!
Increased font flexibility!
- Hello Calibri 11, Arial 11, Lucida Sans Unicode 10, and Georgia 11 (in addition to the old favorite, Times New Roman 12)!

The goal of APA 7^th Edition is to codify many of the suggested citation rules the APA created as the 6^th Edition evolved. In addition to making these suggestions into official guidelines, the APA has adjusted how it cites more modern texts, in particular anything with a URL. The hope is to make citation a more streamlined process, while maintaining a rigorous academic standard.

The APA is suggesting users begin to switch to 7^th Edition rules Spring 2020, though some universities and groups may choose to put off the transition to Fall 2020. Check with your professors on which version they expect you to use, if it’s not included in your syllabus.

For 7^th Edition resources, be sure to check out our APA Research Guide. We recently updated it to conform to the 7^th Edition. The APA Style Blog has also transitioned to 7^th Edition, and is a great resource for more obscure citation questions. For 6^th Edition resources, Purdue OWL still has their 6^th Edition site live, though they do note they are scheduled to publish the updated 7^th Edition guide in Spring 2020. You can also still find the APA Style Blog’s 6^th Edition Archive, so you can search it for answers to any 6^th Edition questions.

You can always reach out to us at Himmelfarb Library with any questions you may have. Our reference staff are more than happy to answer your questions about APA 6^th or 7^th Edition!

Image Source: Munroe, R. (2007). Wikipedian protester [Webcomic]. xkcd. https://xkcd.com/285/

Healthy Living Reads: Sleep, Mindfulness, & Stress

Susan KoenigNovember 15, 2019January 26, 2024

Are you interested in creating healthy sleep habits, learning more about mindfulness, or learning healthy ways to manage stress? Himmelfarb Library has the right books for you!

Do you struggle with getting enough quality sleep? Consider one of these books available in the healthy living collection:

The Sleep Revolution: Transforming your life, one night at a time by Arianna S. Huffington is a New York Times bestseller title that was recently purchased for Himmelfarb’s healthy living collection. This title is available both in print and electronically.
Wild Nights: How taming sleep created our restless world by Benjamin Reiss explores the history of sleeping styles, sleeping rules, and how to sleep has been transformed throughout history.

If mindfulness or meditation are more your interest, consider one of the following books:

Learned Mindfulness: Physician engagement and M.D. wellness by Frank J. Ninivaggi is a new addition to Himmelfarb’s collection. This book explores how learned mindfulness can help combat stress and burnout and promote the well-being of physicians.
Mind Cure: How meditation became medicine by Wakoh S. Hickey, available as an e-book through Himmelfarb, examines the history of the promotion of meditation and yoga for healing, and the implications of mindfulness within medicine.

The holidays can be a stressful time for many people. Learn healthy ways to manage this stress using these books:

Managing Stress: Principles and strategies for health and well being by Brian L. Seaward, available in Himmelfarb’s healthy living collection, addresses stress management through a variety of coping skills, relaxation techniques, and exploring how stress impacts the mind and body.
Seeking Serenity: The 10 new rules for health and happiness in the age of anxiety by Amanda Enayati, available in Himmelfarb’s healthy living collection, explores how modern science and spirituality can intersect to provide effective ways to overcome stress.

New: Himmelfarb Search Tool

Laura AbateAugust 13, 2018February 22, 2022

Over the last year, the three GW University libraries have worked together to implement new management and discovery systems. The new systems provides access to collections and library resources available to the GW community at large and can also search the collections of the Washington Research Libraries Consortium (i.e. Georgetown University, American University, Catholic University, etc.).

One major change to library systems at GW is that all patrons have been assigned to a home library. If you are in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, or the School of Nursing, your home library is the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library.

What does this mean for you?

Start every search at the Himmelfarb Library webpage (http://himmelfarb.gwu.edu) which features the Health Information @ Himmelfarb search box.
Sign-in to Health Information @ Himmelfarb with your GW NetID:
- to ensure full access to Himmelfarb collections and document delivery services. While most search results are displayed regardless of login, Scopus search results are displayed for on-campus and logged-in users exclusively.
- to see what library items you have checked out and renew them.
Himmelfarb Library users can still search the Gelman Library collection and access Gelman Library electronic full-text articles and books - and vice versa. However, access to print books and materials at other WRLC Libraries requires that you login to your home library.

How do I sign in?

Access Himmelfarb Library and then enter a search in the Health Information @ Himmelfarb search box or go directly to http://himmelfarb.gwu.edu/catalog/.
Click on Sign In in the upper right corner of the Health Information @ Himmelfarb screen.
Enter your GW NetID (netid@gwu.edu) and password.

Additional information is available via our FAQ.

Should you have any questions or concerns about how the new system works, please contact the Information Desk at 202-994-2850 or chat us @ Ask Us.

Between fatalism and denial: living with a genetic diagnosis

Laura AbateMay 31, 2018September 13, 2021

puzzle In the recent NEJM essay p53 and me, Shekinah N.C. Elmore describes the experience of living with a genetic diagnosis as "flying between fatalism and denial". Dr. Elmore was diagnosed with Li–Fraumeni syndrome during her 1st year of medical school having already survived childhood rhabdomyosarcoma and simultaneous diagnoses of breast and lung cancer as an adult. Dr. Elmore explores what it means in her life to have this genetic knowledge, how it affects her life, and what types of information would help her and others undergoing genetic testing in the future.

To learn more about genetic testing, genetic counseling, Li–Fraumeni syndrome, and other genetics topics, explore the Genetics Journal Club and Himmelfarb Library's resources including:

McCarthy, J., & Mendelsohn, B. A. (2016). Precision Medicine: A Guide to Genomics in Clinical Practice. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division.
Gardner, R. J. M., & Amor, D. J. (2018). Chromosome abnormalities and genetic counseling (Fifth ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Nussbaum, R. L., McInnes, R. R., & Willard, H. F. (2016). Thompson & Thompson genetics in medicine (Eighth ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.
David, S. P., editor, Ginsburg, G. S., & Willard, H. F. (2017). Genomic and precision medicine (Third ed.). London; 4: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier.

New @ Himmelfarb: Healthy Living Collection

himmelfarbMay 26, 2017

mindset-743161_1920 A Healthy Living Collection is now available at Himmelfarb Library.

Himmelfarb's newest collection of books is located on the first floor near the main sitting area and includes books on:

Cooking and nutrition: The 5-Ingredient College Cookbook, Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, etc.
Stress reduction: The Relaxation Response, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, etc.
Home organization: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, The Little Book of Hygge, etc.
Alternative medicine (Integrative Medicine, Manifesto for a New Medicine, etc.)

You can find a complete information on these books via the Library Catalog, as well as on Himmelfarb's Wellness page which also provides information about wellness apps for physical activity and mindful movement, medication, healthy eating, financial literacy and debt management, and biofeedback.

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