Cathy Sarli, a senior librarian at Becker Medical Library who focuses on scholarly publishing support, is quoted in a feature titled “New tools for measuring academic performance” published in the February 10, 2017, issue of Science. Sarli specializes in analyzing the impact of research and is a principal author of the Becker Model for Assessing Research [Read more]
Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries working together have successfully negotiated a license agreement with Wiley Publishing that, for the first time, allows university-wide access to all of the Wiley electronic journals subscribed to by either Becker Library or University Libraries. Students, faculty and staff on both the Danforth and Medical School campuses may now access a combined total of 490 Wiley e-journals, including archived e-journal backfiles. The joint agreement has not only expanded the resources available to both campuses but also saved money by allowing the elimination of 29 duplicate subscriptions.
On February 16, 2017, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Bernard Becker Medical Library and the Center for History Of Medicine will present the 56th Historia Medica Lecture, “Books and Bodies: 500 Years of Printing Medical Texts,” followed by a grand opening reception in the newly renovated Glaser Gallery. The event is free and open to the [Read more]
Join us for some yummy treats! Gluten-free and not-so-sweet selections will be available in addition to cupcakes, cookies and sweets galore. Cash only.
Join us for some Halloween fun! Becker Library is hosting its second annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest from October 24-28 in the library atrium. Anyone may enter. Simply bring your decorated pumpkin to the library during regular hours on October 24. The top two carved, painted or otherwise decorated pumpkins will win a prize. Staff and patrons may vote in the [Read more]