In the November 2024 HSLS Update, we discussed the release of the All by All table data in the All of Us (AoU) Researcher Workbench. Now, researchers can explore these tables in even greater depth through a newly launched interactive website. The publicly available All by All Browser is a powerful platform that allows users to investigate both known and novel genotype-phenotype associations, with access to up to 500 billion associations. By utilizing precomputed genome-wide association study (GWAS) and phenome-wide association study (PheWAS) results based on All of Us data as of July 2022, the browser eliminates the need for researchers to run these complex analyses themselves. This not only saves time and computational resources, but also enables scientists to focus on interpreting results, validating findings, and generating new research questions.
HSLS Participates in Pitt Day of Giving 2025
The ninth annual Pitt Day of Giving (PDoG) took place on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. HSLS received gifts from 11 unique donors, for a total of $825 raised.
HSLS ran three fundraising campaigns for PDoG 2025:
- HSLS General Fund
- Student Experience at HSLS
- Nancy Tannery Memorial Fund
Happening at Falk Library in March
Visitors to Falk Library, located in Alan Magee Scaife Hall, are encouraged to check out these opportunities and displays:
March Medical Mystery Month
Monday, March 3 through Monday, March 31
Fun prizes are in store as you solve mysteries around Falk Library this month! Pick up a scavenger hunt clue sheet at the Main Desk to get started. These mystery activities can be completed through one or more visits to the library. Check the March Medical Mystery Month event page for details about the activities and prizes.
New Micromedex Mobile App
The new Micromedex app provides Drug Reference summary, NeoFax and Pediatric reference, IV Compatibility, and Drug Interactions information along with a set of clinical calculators and access to the Micromedex Assistant.
Specifically designed for phone and tablet use, this app combines features of five previously available apps into one unified interface. Download the app from the Google Play Store or App Store. Access is provided through an activation process that verifies subscription access via the Pitt or UPMC network. Content in the app is updated through an automated process, letting you focus on finding and using reliable and current information.
Ready to take a look? Visit the Micromedex Training Center for videos of the app activation process and tutorial of the new features. Continue reading
Braille Printer Now Available in Falk Library
HSLS’s new braille printer is now available at our accessible computer station on Falk Library’s Main Floor. The ViewPlus Columbia prints both braille and tactile graphics (non-textual information that is three-dimensionally printed) at eight different dot heights. The accessible computer station is also equipped with Tiger Software Suite, which quickly converts Word documents to braille text and Excel charts and graphs to tactile graphics. The software suite also features a design tool that can convert other images and document types to braille and/or tactile graphics.
New to tactile graphics? This video offers a quick overview of the Tiger Software Suite and the accessibility benefits of tactile graphics. Continue reading
Learn @ HSLS: Evaluating a Journal – Strategies for Assessing Quality
Join us for this class:
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, noon-1 p.m., Online
Taught by Stephen Gabrielson
Register for Evaluating a journal: strategies for assessing quality*
This class will explain how to evaluate the quality of a journal to ensure that it’s a suitable venue for your work. Learn about industry initiatives, research misconduct policies, peer review, database inclusion criteria, predatory journals, and other issues related to scholarly publishing. Anyone is welcome to attend; however, having previous or basic publishing knowledge is helpful.
HSLS Subscribes to American Academy of Pediatrics’ Full eJournal Collection
To start off the spring 2025 academic semester, HSLS has added four journals to its collection from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP):
Recognized for its trusted and award-winning content, AAP is the largest pediatric association in the United States. The organization publishes information across a broad range of pediatric topics in the form of academic journals, books, and other resources.
The four journals offer HSLS users access to pediatric literature reviews, official news from the Academy, hospital pediatrics sub-specialty content, and neonatal-perinatal medicine reviews, respectively.
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Stephen Gabrielson, Scholarly Communication Librarian, joined the Academic Incentives and Assessment for Data Science working group of the Academic Data Science Alliance.