Citation Manager Updates

Sciwheel Is Now Lean Library Workspace

Sciwheel has been rebranded as Lean Library Workspace (LLW). If you are a current Sciwheel user, the largest differences you may notice are the color scheme and branding. The domain is now workspace.leanlibrary.com, but redirects are in place so that none of your existing links or bookmarks will break.

If you currently use the Sciwheel browser extension, you will need to download the Lean Library browser extension before August 31st. However, please note that a browser extension for Firefox is not currently available. LLW recommends that Firefox users continue to use the Sciwheel extension until the end of August.

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Happening at Falk Library in August

Visitors to Falk Library, located in Alan Magee Scaife Hall, are encouraged to check out these opportunities and displays:

Welcome Back Snacks

Monday, August 25, through Friday, August 29

We’re kicking off the new school year with free snacks in Falk Library! Snacks will be available on the main floor of the library from Monday, August 25, through Friday, August 29, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., while supplies last.

Therapy Dog Visit

Thursday, August 28, 1-2 p.m.

Golden retriever Blue will be back for the first week of the fall semester and will eagerly welcome your visit! Stop by the library entrance near the Main Desk to say hello and get some much-needed doggie cuddles.

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Zotero Connector Proxy Issues

If you have been having issues with PubMed, such as being unable to log into My NCBI through your Pitt account or to email articles to yourself or others, and you have the Zotero Connector plugin installed in your browser, then we may have the solution to your problem!

The Zotero Connector allows Zotero users to save references to Zotero directly from a web browser. Additionally, it can detect when you access a website through a proxy. (A proxy is how you can access Pitt library resources when you are not on Pitt’s network, and Pitt’s proxy is pitt.idm.oclc.org.) When you have the Zotero Connector installed in your browser, Zotero will prompt you to automatically redirect future requests to certain websites (such as nature.com, pictured below) through that proxy. However, you should not allow Zotero to do this, as it can cause problems on some websites, including PubMed. Continue reading →

Treasures from the Rare Book Room: Willis and His Seminal Works

An antique book is open on a table. The page on the left shows an engraved portrait of the author. The page on the right depicts a scene from antiquity.
Falk Library’s copy of “Opera Omnia,” open to a page depicting a portrait of Thomas Willis.

Thomas Willis (1621-1675) was a successful English physician, professor of natural sciences at Oxford, and a founding member of the Royal Society. He was an example of a physician who, instead of embracing classical authority, chose to study things based on direct observations. He was also the first to argue that research into the anatomy of the brain was the necessary foundation to speculations about the mind. Falk Library owns his work “Opera Omnia,” published in 1682 in Amsterdam by Henricus Wetstein. Continue reading →

HSLS Staff News

The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, and more.

Publication

Stephen Gabrielson, Scholarly Communication Librarian, and Melissa Ratajeski, Assistant Director for Data and Publishing Services, coauthored the book chapter:

Gabrielson, Stephen W. and Ratajeski, Melissa A. (2025) No Substitutions: Preparing for Open Science Training by Sharing Your Own Research Protocol. In: The Open Science Cookbook. ACRL. ISBN 979-8-89255-296-7