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Do you have questions about systematic reviews? Ever wonder what the difference is between a systematic review and other types of literature reviews? Not sure what the steps are to conduct your own systematic review? Himmelfarb Library has a new Introduction to Systematic Reviews video series that can help answer these questions! Tom Harrod, Himmelfarb’s Associate Director of Reference and Instruction, breaks down key aspects of systematic reviews in five short videos (6 minutes or less), each covering easily digestible aspects of systematic reviews to help you learn the basics.

Types of Literature Reviews

Part 1 covers the different kinds of literature reviews and what makes systematic reviews unique. You’ll learn about the time frame, purpose, methodology, search strategy, article searches, and protocols of systematic reviews and how they compare to other types of literature reviews.

Systematic Review Steps

In Part 2, you’ll learn the steps involved in conducting a systematic review. Systematic reviews follow a well-defined methodology intended to minimize bias and ensure a high level of reproducibility. Learn more about this methodology in this video!

Effective Search Strategies

Part 3 examines how to create effective search strategies. Learn how to convert a research question into a PICO or PEO framework, use the PICO or PEO framework to create an initial search strategy, test and refine your search, and use your search in other databases in this video.

Overcoming Common Search Problems

Part 4 of this series explores common issues that arise with search strategies and how to address them. You’ll learn strategies for what to do when your initial search strategy doesn’t work as planned and you don’t get the results you expected.

Covidence

In Part 5, you’ll learn how to streamline the process of conducting systematic reviews with the Covidence software, available to GW Affiliates through Himmelfarb Library. Covidence is designed to guide you through the process of conducting a systematic review, facilitate teamwork, and help you document and maintain the records needed to write your systematic review. In this video, you’ll learn how to access Covidence through Himmelfarb and how to use the key features of this software.

Take the mystery out of systematic reviews and watch these easy and approachable videos!

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The theme for 2025’s International Open Access Week asks ‘Who Owns Our Knowledge?’ The theme  “asks a pointed question about the present moment and how, in a time of disruptions, communities can reassert control over the knowledge they produce” (International Open Access Week, 2025).  

Changes within the publishing and information landscape reveal how fragile existing infrastructures are (Mauran, 2025; Palmer, 2025). Unpacking the long-term consequences of data manipulation or loss will take time. In the near future, these disruptions erode trust in institutions and long-standing research practices. The manipulation and/or loss of research datasets limits researchers' abilities to distribute their findings with colleagues and other invested stakeholders. Data loss and manipulation also contributes to gaps in knowledge that could influence public policy or perception of critical issues. 

These are not new concerns. As illustrated by the following infographic, the current research lifecycle locks information behind financial barriers and fails to capitalize on new knowledge to drive innovation and discovery." The current system for public access to research articles and educational materials is broken: ownership is often unclear, and the reuse of knowledge is limited by policies that do not maximize the impact of public funding” (Garcia, 2013). 

Infographic that describes the current funding cycle for research articles.
(Vollmer & Garcia, 2013)

While multiple parties (such as academic institutions, publishers, funding entities) would need to collaborate to radically change the current publishing landscape, researchers can take small steps to improve public access to their research products. 

Open Licenses, Institutional Repositories & Research Products

The Creative Commons licenses are a set of legal and digital tools that are available to users interested in distributing their products and explicitly and systematically outlining how others may engage with their work. There are six licenses available for use, plus a public domain dedication label. The following infographic from Ohio State University arranges the license from most open to least open and includes definitions for the four license elements.

Infographic that orders the Creative Commons licenses from most open at the top to least open. The order is as followed: CC-0, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-ND, CC-BY-NC-SA, CC-BY-NC-ND. To the right is the icons for the license elements and definitions for each license element.
(Ohio State University, n.d.)

Creative Commons licenses are designed with three layers: the legal code, the common deed and associated metadata. They may be applied to research or creative products such as posters and presentations, though open source software should use appropriate licenses. List of open source software licenses are available through the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative. The Creative Commons licenses give clear and explicit permission to viewers who engage with open access materials. 

The licenses are interoperable, working across multiple systems and platforms which makes research products accessible to large populations. When used in conjunction with an open access repository, such as the Health Sciences Research Commons, Creative Commons licenses empower researchers to retain ownership of their work, define reuse terms and open knowledge to institutions and individuals. If you need assistance with selecting an appropriate license, the Creative Commons License Chooser Tool is a helpful resource. By answering a few questions, the tool automatically presents the best license for your situation. It also provides rich text and HTML for seamless embedding.

Why This Matters

Open access and open knowledge is valuable for many reasons. It democratizes the knowledge production process, allowing for researchers from different disciplines and communities to contribute their knowledge and expertise. In turn, these open knowledge sources are accessible to everyone, allowing for a continuous conversation. 

Open research builds trust between researchers and communities who often contribute to research funding through taxes. Research data and products are no longer intangible artefacts, but variables that are consulted when improving individual and communal quality of life. 

Last, open access gives researchers greater flexibility in dictating how others may use their work. Creative commons licenses and open access platforms provide explicit instructions for reuse so terms and conditions are equitably applied. 

Redesigning the current publishing landscape and infrastructure requires patience and collaboration. A fully open access publishing environment will not appear overnight. There are small steps we can take to push for more access to information and research. Over time, these steps will make way for a greater, more robust open access ecosystem. 

References:

Creative Commons. (2025). International Open Access Week. https://www.openaccessweek.org/

García, T.S. (2013). Public access to publicly funded materials: What could be. Creative Commons Blog. https://creativecommons.org/2013/09/25/public-access-to-publicly-funded-materials-what-could-be/

Mauran, C. (January 31, 2025). Thousands of datasets from Data.gov have disappeared since Trump's inauguration. What's going on? Mashable. https://mashable.com/article/government-datasets-disappear-since-trump-inauguration

Palmer, K. (June 10, 2025). Preserving the federal data Trump is trying to purge. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2025/06/10/preserving-federal-data-trump-trying-purge

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MLA Medical Library Association. Better information. Better Decisions. Partner with your medical librarian.

October is National Medical Librarian Month! True to this year’s theme, librarians and staff at Himmelfarb Library can help you find ‘Better Information’ to help you make ‘Better Decisions.’ You might be surprised at the number of resources and services we provide. Whether you’re looking for help performing a literature search, installing clinical apps like Lexidrug or DynaMed, working on a systematic review, or navigating the scholarly publishing landscape, accessing materials at other local academic libraries (and beyond), Himmelfarb can help!

General Himmelfarb Statistics

To give you an idea of the wide variety of resources and services Himmelfarb Library offers, here’s an overview of some general Himmelfarb statistics from the last academic year:

General InformationUse
In-Person Library Visits141,680
Library Catalog Searches1,229,787
Research Guide Views1,501,277
CollectionsTotals
Physical Volumes Owned70,703
Unique Book Titles29,479
Journal Titles6,600
Databases120
Borrowing & UsageUse
Journal Usage1,211,421
Database Usage269,835
Physical Items Borrowed3,280

It’s clear from the above data that Himmelfarb users are visiting our physical space and using our physical collections, electronic journals, databases, and research guides. 

Himmelfarb Services

Himmelfarb librarians and staff provided valuable services to support education, research, and clinical care. From answering reference questions through our Ask a Librarian service, providing in-depth reference consultations, processing 3D printing requests, and borrowing books and articles from other libraries for our users, we’ve been busy! Here’s a look at what we’ve done in these areas during the last academic year:

ServicesUse
Reference Questions Answered1,661
Reference Consultations441
3D Printing Jobs Completed100
Docs2Go & CLS Items Borrowed1,839

Health Sciences Research Commons

Himmelfarb’s institutional repository, the Health Sciences Research Commons (HSRC), also had a busy year. The HSRC is where you can archive your scholarly works, including articles, conference papers, poster presentations, working papers, datasets, and other scholarly works. Works archived in the HSRC are indexed in Google Scholar, which can help your work get noticed. Just take a look at the number of times works archived in the HSRC have been downloaded below:

Health Sciences Research CommonsTotals
Total Works Archived50,821
Total Works Downloaded1,866,330
Works Archived (24-25 Academic Year)2,744
Works Downloaded (24-25 Academic Year)462,161

Thank You, Himmelfarb Librarians & Staff!

In honor of National Medical Librarians Month, we’d like to say thank you to every Himmelfarb staff member for all of the hard work and dedication they put into every single day! Without our amazing staff and librarians, we wouldn’t be able to provide our students, faculty, and staff with the services and resources they need to pursue their educational, research, and clinical care goals every day. 

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When it comes to research, countless platforms are available. However, not every resource is for the same purpose, and some databases are designed for specific tasks. Today, I wanted to take a closer look at a resource that people might know less about: Haz-Map.

picture of hazmaps loading page

Haz-Map focuses on occupational health, where professionals and consumers can look up potential impacts of workplace exposures. Using multiple types of scientific publications, such as textbooks, journal articles, and other databases, Haz-Map makes it easier to develop a differential for various types of exposures. One can search Haz-Map using their general search function, or by searching by agent, disease, job, and a variety of other categories. 

However, Haz-Map doesn’t just include workplace hazards: it also includes chemical hazards and occupational diseases for a wide variety of hobbies, environments, and even some activities. Drinking water from a private well? Arsenic, lead, nitrates, and nitrites may pose a problem. Have a patient dealing with a skin rash who has recently gotten into taxidermy? Best to consider one of the many chemicals involved in taxidermy as a suspect. 

When you look at a disease or agent in Haz-Map, it will provide an entry that includes a link to a pre-built PubMed search on the subject and occupational disease, symptoms, jobs it is related to, and other important information. Let’s take a look at the entry for plague:

a picture of the layout of the haz-map page for plague with information regarding category, acute/chronic, symptoms, and a link to pubmed

Here we can see the name of the condition, some basic information regarding it, and the PubMed search link. If we scroll past the comments, we get even more information, including a reference image and the link to OSHA’s entry on the plague. 

more of haz-maps page layout for plague including some diagnostic info and reference links

At the bottom of the page, we have the linked articles to this entry, which are symptoms, job tasks, and agents linked to the plague. This can help us browse more resources related to our reference needs without needing to run a new search. 

haz-maps list of symptoms related to plague
haz-map's list of jobs and agents related to plague

So next time you’re looking for information related to exposures or occupational hazards, give Haz-Map a try!

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Himmelfarb Library extends a warm welcome to all new residents, fellows, students, faculty, and staff who joined the GW SMHS, GWSPH, and GW Nursing community recently! We are excited that you’re here, and we look forward to serving you during your time at GW! 

The start of any new endeavor can be daunting, so we’d like to make it easy for you to become familiar with Himmelfarb Library and all that we have to offer. Himmelfarb Director, Laura Abate, gives a great overview of Himmelfarb Library in this short video tour:

Himmelfarb Hours:

Our physical space, accessible through Ross Hall, is currently open the following hours for the summer:

Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - Midnight

Friday: 7:30 am - 10:00 pm

Saturday: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am - Midnight

Current hours of operation are available on our website and include exceptions to normal hours, such as holiday closures. If you aren’t able to make it to the library in person, you can get help from our librarians and staff via chat or phone (202)994-2850, or email himmelfarb@gwu.edu. Our databases, journals, and e-books are available from anywhere, anytime, so you can access our electronic resources from anywhere!

Himmelfarb Resources and Collections

Himmelfarb’s collection extends beyond the books in the basement level stacks. We have 130 databases to search, including PubMed, CINAHL, and our library discovery service, Health Information @ Himmelfarb. Health Information @ Himmelfarb enables you to search physical and electronic books, journals, articles, dissertations, and more, all from a single search box.

Want to browse and read articles from our journals? The BrowZine app is a great option! BrowZine can be accessed through a browser, or you can download the app for IOS or Android. You’ll be able to create a personalized bookshelf of journal titles, follow your favorite journals, get alerts when new issues are available, and browse a table of contents.

LibKey Nomad provides quick and easy access to full-text when searching PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO databases, Google Scholar, Amazon, and publisher sites. With LibKey Nomad, you’ll easily be able to tell when the full-text of articles and e-books is available through Himmelfarb, and often can get the PDF with a single click!

You can find books and e-books via Health Information @ Himmelfarb or explore titles in specific collections: AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey for Nursing, LWW Health Library: Medical Education, etc. You can browse all e-book collections or view our special collections in Health Information @ Himmelfarb. Our print books are located on the basement level and can be borrowed for three weeks, with up to two renewals. 

If we don’t have a resource you need, we can get it for you through the Consortium Loan Service or Documents2Go. The Consortium Loan Service provides free loans of books from most DC area academic libraries. Documents2Go provides scanned articles, book chapter copies, or physical book loans with up to 30 free requests a year for Himmelfarb users.

Clinical Tools and Apps

If you’re providing patient care, Himmelfarb has specialized apps and information services to support you. The DynaMed, and Lexicomp apps can be downloaded for easy access from your device. Check out our App Shelf for a full list of useful tools.

Research Support

Himmelfarb is more than just a physical space with study space and great resources! Our librarians and staff can help support your research by assisting in literature searches, systematic reviews, and helping you organize your sources with RefWorks or Covidence. We also offer a spectrum of services and support related to scholarly publishing - everything from honing your research question, to selecting the right journal for submitting your article to archiving your article and data.  Get help with your research from our knowledgeable librarians and staff by stopping by our circulation desk for in-person help, or use our Ask a Librarian service to chat virtually with a real Himmelfarb librarian or staff member. No AI chatbots here! 

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Isn’t it great when two things which are already great on their own combine? Earlier this month, The Rotation spotlighted LibKey Nomad, a super-handy browser plugin which helps you access full text more quickly and easily. For those involved with evidence synthesis projects who use Covidence, there is some great news…

Banner advertising LibKey Nomad Covidence Integration

Now you can use LibKey Nomad to help you locate the full text of articles right from your Covidence screen!

Once you are logged in to Covidence, navigate to the Full text screening page, and look at your list. You will now find the LibKey Nomad icon that offers you the option to “Download PDF” – or may offer you other options of obtaining the full-text article.  Here’s how it can work with Covidence:

Screenshot showing where to click to download a PDF

To access the full text, click the LibKey Nomad button to download a PDF. The PDF will open in a new browser tab…

Preview of PDF download

…and you can download it from there.

Next, you will click the Upload full text button, and locate the PDF wherever you downloaded it:

Dialog box to upload full text to Covidence

Once you have uploaded the PDF, this will be reflected in the display on the Full text screening page:

Screenshot from Covidence showing full text of article uploaded

When you have completed this process for each study in your full text screening set, you are ready to resume your screening!

The integration of LibKey Nomad and Covidence makes what was previously a more time-consuming process quick and easy. If you aren’t using LibKey Nomad yet, install it in your browser today!

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From all of us at Himmelfarb Library, we’d like to welcome all of the new residents, fellows, students, faculty, and staff who joined the GW SMHS, GWSPH, and GW Nursing community this month! We are thrilled that you’re here and we look forward to serving you during your time at GW! We know that the start of any new endeavor can be daunting, so we’d like to make it easier for you to get to know Himmelfarb Library.

To help you get the lay of the land, watch this short, video tour of the library with Himmelfarb’s Library Director, Laura Abate:

Himmelfarb Hours 

Our physical space, accessible through Ross Hall, is open the following hours:

Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - Midnight

Friday: 7:30 am - 10:00 pm

Saturday: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am - Midnight

Our current hours of operation are available on our website and include exceptions to normal hours (i.e. holiday closures). If you can’t make it to the library in person, you can get help from our librarians and staff via chat or phone (202-994-2850), or email himmelfarb@gwu.edu. Our databases, journals, and e-books are available 24/7, so even when our building is closed, you can access our electronic resources from anywhere.

Himmelfarb Resources and Collections

Himmelfarb’s collection is much larger than just the books in our stacks. We have 125 databases to search, including PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL. The search bar towards the top of our library homepage, known as Health Information @ Himmelfarb, can be used to search for physical and electronic books, journals, articles, dissertations, and more all in just a single search box! 

You can also browse and access our collection of journals from our e-journals page, or by using BrowZine. You can use BrowZine directly from your internet browser, or download the app to your IOS or Android device. BrowZine allows you to create a personalized bookshelf of journal titles, follow your favorite journals, and create alerts for new issues and tables of contents.

Here’s another pro tip: installing the LibKey Nomad browser extension on your favorite browser will provide easy access to full text when searching PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO databases, Google Scholar, Amazon, publisher sites, and more. With LibKey Nomad, you’ll be alerted when the full-text articles and e-books are available from Himmelfarb, and be able to get the PDF with a single click in most cases.

We also provide a wide range of e-books from AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey, EBSCOhost, and R2 Digital Library. You can browse our e-book collections, view our special collections in Health Information @ Himmelfarb, or search for any book via the Health Information @ Himmelfarb search tool on our homepage. We also have print books on the basement level of Himmelfarb. Most print books can be borrowed for three weeks with an additional two renewals. If we don’t have a book or article that you need, we can get it for you through our Consortium Loan Service or Documents2Go services. 

Clinical Resources

Himmelfarb provides specialized apps and information services to support those of you who provide patient care. DynaMed and Lexidrug are our go-to resources for easy access to clinical care resources. If you want resources available on your smartphone or other mobile device, check out our App Shelf to download apps to selected resources. Learn more about resources available to residents on our Residents and Fellows Guide!

Research Support

Himmelfarb is more than just a physical space with lots of study space and great databases, journals, books, and e-books! Our librarians and staff can support you in your research by helping with literature searches, conducting systematic reviews, and organizing sources with RefWorks or Covidence. We can also help guide you through the constantly evolving scholarly publishing landscape through our author services. 

Get help with your research from our knowledgeable reference librarians and staff. Stop by our circulation desk to get your questions answered in person, or use our Ask a Librarian service to chat with a reference librarian virtually. Our Ask a Librarian service is staffed by real Himmelfarb librarians and staff so you can be sure you’re getting the help you need! We also have a wealth of research guides that can connect you with resources on a variety of topics. 

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We look forward to serving you! Welcome to the GW community!

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The GW Research Showcase is just around the corner! The School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Research Showcase is at the University Student Center on April 25, 2024. This year’s Keynote Speaker, Omaida C. Velazquez, MD. will present “Gene-Modified MSCs and Direct Gene Therapy as Novel Strategies for Vascular Regeneration and Wound Healing.” The medical student poster session will be held from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

While the deadline for submitting abstracts has passed, you may still be working on putting your poster together. Himmelfarb Library can help! Our GW Research Day Resources Guide has helpful resources and tips that can help make your poster stand out. The Creating Effective Posters page has poster templates, official GW logos, and the official GW Color palette to help you stay consistent with GW’s brand. If you are creating your poster using PowerPoint, the video below on Designing an Effective Poster Using PowerPoint has useful tips on size, color selection, font choices, and including graphs, charts, and photographs in your poster.

The Poster Design and Layout page also has great tips on selecting the right font, resizing images, and getting posters printed. When choosing fonts, it’s best to keep things simple and use familiar fonts like Times New Roman or Arial. Images should be 300 dpi JPEG files or full-size PDF files. If you need to resize an image, make sure that you keep the proper proportions so the image doesn’t appear distorted and “squishy” looking on your poster. 

Once your poster is ready, it’s time to start thinking about how you’ll impress the judges. Here are some great videos that can help you prepare for giving your poster presentation:

The GW School of Public Health (GWSPH) Research Day was yesterday, April 9, 2024. If you participated in the GWSPH Research Day, don’t forget to submit your poster to Himmelfarb’s institutional repository, the Health Sciences Research Commons (HSRC). Archiving your poster in the HSRC is a great way to ensure that your poster is available to the global community of scholars! Archiving your work in the HSRC has several advantages:

  • Your poster will have a unique URL that you can include in your CV and use to promote your research. This unique URL will remain active even after you graduate from GW.
  • The HSRC is indexed in Google Scholar, which allows other researchers to find your work through Google Scholar searches. 

Submitting your poster to the Health Sciences Research Commons is easy! Simply email hsrc@gwu.edu to submit your poster directly or to ask for more information.

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If you’ve spent any time using Himmelfarb Library’s website, you’ve probably seen our Ask Us Chat. This chat reference service is one of the more popular ways Himmelfarb users get answers to their questions. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it’s natural to wonder if you’re actually speaking to a real person or just a chatbot when you interact with chat services online. 

Screenshot of Himmelfarb Library's website with arrows pointing to the "Ask Us" chat feature on the right side of the page.

Himmelfarb’s Ask Us Chat service is staffed by real people Monday through Thursday from 8am to 8pm, and on Friday from 8am to 5pm. You’re not only chatting with a real person, but you’re chatting with a member of Himmelfarb’s dedicated reference department who are trained and skilled at finding answers to your toughest reference questions! You’ve probably even seen the person you’re chatting with around the library, or leading a webinar or tutorial you’ve watched. They might even be embedded in one of your classes! 

We thought it was time that we introduce ourselves, so you can get to know some of the folks on the other side of the chat who are answering your questions. Without further ado, we’d like you to meet three of our amazing Reference Librarians: Rachel, Tom, and Deborah!

Rachel Brill

Headshot of Rachel Brill

Rachel joined Himmelfarb’s reference and instruction department about two years ago, and has been a vital part of the Himmelfarb team ever since! When asked what her favorite part of working reference at Himmelfarb was, she said “It’s a really special feeling when someone’s been struggling to find that piece of information they need, and I’m able to locate it for them.” When Rachel isn’t at work, she likes to play with her cat and listen to show tunes. 

Rachel wants our library users to know that “there are no ‘stupid’ questions that you can ask us - the Himmelfarb librarians are passionate about helping you learn, so ask away!”

Tom Harrod

Headshot of Tom Harrod

Tom has been with Himmelfarb for about 13 and a half years and is one of the longest-serving reference librarians on staff. He now oversees the Reference and Instruction and Circulation departments at Himmelfarb as Associate Director of Reference, Instruction, and Access. 

Tom’s favorite part of working reference is: “the feeling of knowing you’ve helped someone do something that had previously been a source of anxiety or uncertainty for them.” Tom gave the example of being able to help a student who wants to do a systematic review but doesn’t know what that entails. He enjoys “being able to talk them through the process, breaking it down into discrete steps they can take, and eventually, they have a growing feeling of comfort with the project because they now have a direction to go.”

Tom explained that there’s such a variety of chat questions - some quick questions that can be answered in 30 seconds or less, and other, more complex questions that can go on for multiple hours! Tom shared that “after having answered many chat questions over the years, there’s always something new you’ve never heard before that presents a challenge.”

When asked about his hobbies outside of work, Tom said “I used to have hobbies but instead, I now have a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old child. I am currently able to make some time for reading and last summer I embraced the typical ‘dad’ activity of becoming enthusiastic about BBQing/smoking food on the grill.” 

Tom wants our users to know that “though we do our best to answer every question that comes in via chat, we’re also happy to set up a phone, in-person, or virtual meeting to handle more complicated, in-depth consultations.” Reach out to us via email (himmelfarb@gwu.edu) to schedule a meeting!

Deborah Wassertzug

Headshot of Deborah Wassertzug

Deborah has been a valued member of our reference team since December 2022. Her favorite part of working reference at Himmelfarb is all of the people she comes into contact with, whether online or in person. 

When asked about a memorable chat interaction, she had two to share:

“When I worked at another university, someone signed onto library chat and demanded to know whether I was a human being or a bot. I assured them I was human."

“At GW, my favorite chat interactions turn into consultations! Sometimes there is a quick answer, but other times it is the tip of an iceberg -- it is always fun to get to delve more in-depth with a research project someone is just starting on.”

Outside of work, Deborah enjoys going to a lot of concerts, mostly classical and indie rock. She also writes poetry. Deborah wants our users to know that “Everyone who works at Himmelfarb is truly dedicated to providing the best possible library service and the strongest support for researchers.”

Ask Us! Real People are Waiting to Answer Your Questions!

So now you’ve met some of the real people who answer your Ask Us chat questions every day! Please reach out via chat, email (himmelfarb@gwu.edu), or call us at 202-994-2850 with your questions. Regardless of your preferred method of communication, you’ll be connected to a real person who can answer your questions. And rest assured, we’ll always work to find answers to your toughest questions.

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