Closed on Monday for Labor Day

The Library is closed on Monday for Labor Day. We will return to our regular hours on Tuesday.

Library and Graduate Study Closed Over 4th of July

The Biomedical Library and Graduate Study will close at 5pm Thursday, July 3rd for carpet cleaning. The Library and Graduate Study will remain closed over the July 4th holiday, and re-open at 10am on Saturday, July 5th. This will allow the carpet to fully dry.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience.

July 1st Policy Change - Non-Affiliates May No Longer Use Group Study Rooms

Due to a number of factors, including increasing demand for our group study rooms, particularly during night & weekend hours, and the difficulty of managing policy enforcement issues with available staffing - effective July 1, non-affiliates will no longer be eligible to use BML group study rooms. This policy applies to all study rooms, during all open hours. Only current UCSD faculty, students, and staff will be eligible.

Library Summer Hours

Monday, June 16th, marks the beginning of our Summer hours.

The basic Summer hours are:
Mon-Thur: 8am-9pm
Friday: 8am-8pm
Sat: 10am-6pm
Sun: 10am-9pm

Happy Summer!

Tell Them to Pipe Down!

We know that there are hundreds of you busily studying in the library right now.  If someone nearby is being noisy or talking on their cell phone, let us know and we will ask them to tone it down, take it outside, or check out a group study room.

To let us know about noise in the library, go to http://biomed.ucsd.edu/ask to send us an IM (Meebo) message, or stop by the desk and tell us.  We want to continue to be known as one of the quietest libraries on campus! 

Next-Generation Melvyl catalog pilot

The University of California Libraries have launched a pilot version of a replacement for the current Melvyl Catalog, which contains records for library holdings at all ten UC campuses. Users are encouraged to test the pilot, called Next-Generation Melvyl, and offer feedback on how well it meets their needs. The UC San Diego version is available at: http://ucsd.worldcat.org.

Please note that there are some records from our catalogs that are not in the new pilot - the complete “old” Melvyl catalog will continue to be available during the pilot for the new system.

Continue reading Next-Generation Melvyl catalog pilot…

New Clinical Outreach Librarian

The Biomedical Library is pleased to welcome Patricia (Pat) Sarchet as the new Clinical Outreach Librarian. Pat will be focusing on developing information services and instruction for the clinicians, researchers, students and staff working at the East Campus clinical sites, including Thornton Hospital, Moores Cancer Center, and Shiley Eye Center.

Pat brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this position, including her most recent work as the Health Sciences Education Coordinator at UC Irvine where Pat’s team developed a successful in-person and online instructional program on evidence-based practice skills for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year medical students. In addition to her extensive experience in health science libraries, Pat has a master’s degree and teaching experience in applied medical anthropology, subject knowledge which will help her understand and meet the needs of the diverse constituencies on the East Campus. If you would like to find out what Pat can do for you or your department, please contact Pat at (858) 534-1196 or psarchet@library.ucsd.edu.

Rainy Day Fun

Stuck inside with nothing to do? Take this time to read the latest Currents newsletter from the UCSD Biomedical and Medical Center Libraries.

This issue includes timely advice on complying with the NIH Open Access Policy, a rundown of methods for managing your PDF collection, an introduction to our new Clinical Outreach Librarian, Pat Sarchet, and a summary of patient safety reports from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

There’s something for everyone, so read on, and let it rain!

Memorial Day holiday hours

Monday, May 26 is the Memorial Day holiday at UCSD. The Biomedical Library will have short hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the Medical Center Library (Hillcrest) will be closed. Looking for study space? The Geisel Library will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., and CLICS will be open from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. See http://libraries.ucsd.edu/services/hours.html
for more details.

Holiday hours

The Biomedical library will be open from 10am - 6pm on Friday, March 28.  There will be no Annex delivery.  Regular hours and services resume on Saturday, March 29.  All other UCSD libraries will be closed on March 28.