June 2026 Issue

Scholars@Pitt, the University’s faculty information system, has expanded with a new public-facing site called Discover. Powered by Symplectic Elements, Discover complements Scholars@Pitt Profiles by making faculty profiles visible to audiences beyond the University.

Two Sites, One System

Scholars@Pitt Profiles

The internal site, accessible to Pitt faculty and staff, is where you manage your scholarly record by adding publications, grants, teaching activities, professional engagements, and more.

Scholars@Pitt Discover

The new public-facing site where anyone, inside or outside the University, can find your work. Your profile will only be visible on Discover once you have opted to make it public.

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JoVE, also known as the Journal of Visualized Experiments, is well-regarded for its granular content that shows a broad range of scientific experiments, giving users step-by-step guidance for replication in video format. The outlet has now expanded its Science Education collection to include a new Information Literacy series of videos. Each of the animated videos is under two minutes long and is designed to summarize key research skill areas. The topics range from learning how to properly read research, to spotting misinformation, to how to effectively navigate a research database.

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These HSLS staff members celebrated significant employment anniversaries in the 2025/2026 academic year. In honor of their milestones, we asked each of them to tell us about themselves and their work at HSLS.

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Do you use Exam Master to prepare for licensure and certification exams such as USMLE, PANCE/PANRE, NCLEX, or NAPLEX – or to review biomedical and clinical science subjects?

Starting July 1, 2026, logging into Pitt’s Exam Master will require multifactor authentication (also called two-factor authentication) in addition to a valid Pitt or UPMC email address. Multifactor authentication provides greater account security and better protects personal data, versus logging in with your email address and password alone.

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Join us for this class:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, noon-1 p.m., Online
Taught by Melissa Ratajeski
Register for Managing Your Scholars@Pitt Profile*

Scholars@Pitt is the University’s research information management system, containing profiles of scholars for internal and external uses such as departmental reports, finding collaborators, and publicly showcasing academic achievements and scholarly works. If you’re faculty or research staff, you have a profile!

This hands-on working session will guide you through the key steps to edit your profile and set up automatic claiming of publications to reduce your time and effort. Time will be allocated throughout the session for specific questions about your own profile.

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

Make Your Own Sundae

Wednesday, July 1
Lunchtime session: 11 a.m.-noon
Evening session: 4-5 p.m.

Celebrate summer at Falk Library with a cool treat! Join us in the Library Classroom to scoop your own ice cream sundae and add your custom mix of fixings.

On Display

Mothers of Psychoanalysis (Rare Book Room Window Display, Lower Floor)

In the early 20th century, women were typically restricted to a handful of professions. However, they were included in Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic movement. They earned degrees, conducted research, joined professional societies, and published books. Their life experiences helped make psychoanalysis more inclusive. This exhibit highlights the contributions of these early women: Helene Deutsch, Karen Horney, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth, Marie Bonaparte, and Beatrice Moses Hinkle.

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

News

HSLS welcomes Jonah McAllister-Erickson, MLIS, who serves as the Scholarly Communication and Research Impact Librarian. He brings over a decade of academic library experience to our team and has extensive expertise in copyright and author rights. Most recently, he served as Scholarly Communication Librarian at West Virginia University (WVU), where he led the scholarly communication program supporting open access publishing, research impact reporting, and federal public access mandate compliance. Prior to WVU, Jonah served as Scholarly Communication Specialist at the University of Pittsburgh’s University Library System. We are pleased to welcome him back to Pitt!

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