As you are almost surely aware, a solar eclipse will be visible across much of the United States, including right here in St. Louis, on Monday, August 21, 2017. It’s kind of a big deal – after all, the last total solar eclipse near St. Louis was in 1442! Hopefully, you are also aware that [Read more]
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, and Wednesday, Oct. 4, Washington University in St. Louis will host a series of events on PTSD featuring author David J. Morris. Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. Assembly Series: Panel Discussion/Book Signing Danforth Campus, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 310 Oct. 4 at 8 a.m. “PTSD: Current Concepts in Clinical Treatment” Clinical Panel [Read more]
Becker Medical Library would like to welcome the Class of 2021 to Washington University School of Medicine! Below are some of our information services and resources that will help you make the most of your time here at WashU. In order to use most of Becker Library’s electronic collection, you will need to be on [Read more]
The Bernard Becker Medical Library is fortunate to have robust collections in archives and rare books that document the history of medicine from the late 15th century up to the present. Subjects in which the library’s holdings are particularly strong include ophthalmology and optics, neurology, deaf education, and the history of dentistry. In order to [Read more]
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Becker Medical Library's Archives and Rare Books Division has recently launched an email newsletter compiling recent stories from the Becker website and Tumblr. Check out the inaugural edition online and don't forget to sign up below to receive future editions in your inbox monthly! This is a fun way to showcase interesting finds from our rare [Read more]
In celebration of today’s summer solstice, we’re sharing some staff suggestions for your summer reading list. These titles are mostly biomedically related (at least to some degree) but have considerably more poolside reading potential than the average journal article. Happy summer reading!
The Becker Medical Library travel scholarship for Spring 2017 was recently awarded to Justin Barr, MD, PhD. Barr will visit the library in July to research the history of arterial repair, focusing on identifying certain surgical techniques that were learned during wartime and later became standard in surgical education. This work builds on his doctoral dissertation, "Surgical [Read more]
Starting the week of May 22, Becker Medical Library's second floor will close for renovation. After renovation, this floor will house the Registrar's Office, the Office of Student Affairs, and Student Financial Aid, and will also contain a large conference room. The renovation will include a renewal of the study space above the information services [Read more]
Becker Medical Librarian Angela Hardi has co-authored an article with Rupa Patel, MD, the director of the Global Health Pathway in Internal Medicine, about their project to introduce library resources and services to the Washington University School of Medicine Global Health Scholars Pathway. Becker librarian Michelle Doering is also named as a co-author for her [Read more]