NML Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

 

NML will observe the following schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday:

Wednesday	November 25, 2009	7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday	November 26, 2009	CLOSED
Friday	November 27, 2009	9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday	November 28, 2009	9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday	November 29, 2009	9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

After-Hours Study in Seaver Plaza Café

Wish you had someplace to study when the library’s closed?  Well now you do!  Effective immediately, HSC Seaver Plaza Café is available to students after-hours and on weekends.  In addition to existing vending machines outside Seaver, a coffee/tea/hot chocolate vending machine soon will be added.

Advanced EndNote Q & A Session

Do you have questions about using EndNote? Thomson Reuters Customer Education Specialist Doug Nguyen will hold an advanced EndNote question-and-answer session November 17, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in the Norris Medical Library’s 2nd floor computer classroom.

For questions regarding this session, contact Pamela Corley, Research Support Librarian, at 323-442-1125, pcorley@usc.edu.

Do You Diigo?

Have you heard about Diigo ? Diigo (pronounced deego) is a free social bookmarking tool with a difference. It can be used to grab entire Web pages and make annotations right on top of the content.

RSS, Delicious, Email Alerts Workshop 10/28

• Use RSS Feeds, Delicious and Email Alerts to stay organized and up-to-date! RSS Feeds: go to one place to receive automatic updates on database searches, health news, journal tables of contents, blogs, and more
• Delicious: web-based program to help you organize and share your bookmarks
• Email alerts: receive Table of Contents or Early Release Article alerts for selected journals

Join us Wednesday 10/28 from 12-1pm in the West Conference Room. Free pizza and bottled water provided.

Books and Veggies are Good for You

Why not pick up something to read while buying veggies at the HSC farmer’s market Wednesday?  The Norris Medical Library will be selling medical books and leisure reading materials at the bargain price of $2 each. Come by our table in the quad from 11-2 on Wednesday October 28 and find some great deals!

Black Cats, Grinning Jack-o-lanterns and Librarians?

Halloween probably comes to mind when you think about holidays and events in October. However, the Medical Library Association http://www.mlanet.org/ has declared the entire month of October as National Medical Librarians Month.

IM Us!

Do you ever have a quick library question but don’t feel like emailing or calling? Then IM us!

In addition to phone, fax and email, you can use Meebo Instant Messenger to contact the Reference Desk. Meebo allows users to manage multiple instant messaging accounts through one interface.

NML Extends Hours

The library will stay open until 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays during exam periods.  The dates effected are:

Medical Information Day A Success!

On Friday, April 10, the Norris Medical Library celebrated Medical Information Day on the HSC quad. Thanks to everyone who made this event such a success!