The HSLS Annual Report for FY 24 is now available.
Dive into HSLS’s innovations and accomplishments in the 2023-2024 academic/fiscal year, including the development of a new strategic plan and the launch of Learn @ HSLS. Explore the year’s highlights and milestones, a testament to our ongoing commitment to advancing learning, teaching, research, and service across the health sciences community.
Bates’ recently changed platforms and is now accessible only using the new URL: https://pitt.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://clinicalcontext.lww.com/en/batesvisualguide
(If you are off campus, you will first need to log in via Pitt Passport.)
If you previously inserted links to Bates’ into course documents, syllabi, Canvas, or other learning management systems, please update those links with the new URL as well as any access instructions promptly. Previous links to Bates’ will no longer work, effective January 14, 2025.
The All of Us (AoU) Research Program is a biobank established by the National Institutes of Health in 2018 that contains diverse health data from nearly one million Americans. While HSLS’s Molecular Biology Information Service (MBIS) offers workshops and code templates to introduce students to this database, many students require more comprehensive support to complete their AoU research projects. To address this, MBIS has collaborated with Pitt’s Human Genetics department to launch a new graduate-level course for Fall 2025 called Analyzing Health Data with the All of Us Research Program (HUGEN 2081). Continue reading
Visitors to Falk Library, located in Alan Magee Scaife Hall, are encouraged to check out these opportunities and displays:
Note: This event has been cancelled due to the snow. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 6.
Thursday, January 16, 1-2 p.m.
Cure your winter blues with a visit from Blue the therapy dog! Our favorite golden retriever will be greeting visitors at the library’s entrance on Thursday, January 16, from 1 to 2 p.m.
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Enjoy this online, self-paced module at a time and place that works best for you.
This module was developed by Rebekah Miller.
Access the module for EndNote: Sharing with a Team*
EndNote is a citation manager that can help you organize, manage, and cite references. However, it can be challenging to use collaboratively. This tutorial guides you through accessing your EndNote references in a browser, sharing references via EndNote groups, and also sharing EndNote libraries. Finally, we discuss how to share EndNote references already in a manuscript. Continue reading
The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, and more.
Barb May, HSLS Document Delivery Manager, retired from the University in early January 2025, after 36 remarkable years with HSLS. Since her hiring in 1989, Barb’s exceptional attention to detail and dedication to customer support quickly elevated her to the role of department head and supervisor of the DocDel team.
Throughout her career, Barb has made a lasting impact on the Health Sciences community by facilitating access to hundreds of thousands of journal articles supporting Pitt’s Health Sciences initiatives and sharing resources with Health Sciences libraries across the nation. Her commitment to excellence has left an enduring legacy in the field.