TMC Library Holiday Hours

The TMC Library will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

Regular hours resume on Saturday, November 29.

Happy Thanksgiving Holiday

Holiday Luncheon 2014

This year, the TMC Library will hold its luncheon on Tuesday, December 2nd, from 11 am to 1 pm, and we have the privilege to honor three outstanding individuals who have spent decades laboring in health and education for the betterment of everyone in our community. They are:


William T. Butler, MD, Chancellor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine
Patricia L. Starck, PhD, Dean, School of Nursing, UTHealth, and,
Dana C. Rooks, MLS, Dean of Libraries, University of Houston

In addition, Steven Klineberg, PhD, Co-Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University, will be our guest speaker and give us a glimpse of how the future new America will impact our existing health care delivery systems.

For questions or more information, please contact Development at 713.799.7139 or email
development@exch.library.tmc.edu

TMC Library Announces New Search Tool

We are excited to announce our new Google-like single search tool that will be implemented on Wednesday, August 27 (demo below). As always, we are available for one-on-one questions and group instruction. Please contact us via e-mail, chat, text or phone at: http://askus.library.tmc.edu/

Elevator Maintenance in Garage 3

Due to maintenance, the elevator in garage 3 will not be in service on Thursday, July 24th and Friday, July 25th. Those who park in garage 3, will not be able to use the elevator to access the library.

Library Subscribes to Springer Protocols

The Texas Medical Center Library is pleased to announce that we now subscribe to Springer Protocols.  Over 26,000 protocols are contained within 1,401 ebooks, under 21 series titles, including the most highly requested  by our patrons--Methods in Molecular Biology--which makes up 88% of Springer Protocols content.  Our print subscription to Methods in Molecular Biology is therefore discontinued, replaced by a subscription  for online access to the entire Springer Protocols collection.

Archival and current content from 1980 to the present is accessible via the Springer Protocols icon on our Top Databases webpage, as well as our A to Z index of Databases.  Using the TMC Library’s PubMed link, you may link out directly to Springer Protocols retrieved in PubMed search results.  Lastly, you may also access Springer Protocols in our Resources A to Z list by clicking on the EBooks tab, selecting the filter:  “Title contains all the words” and entering the search term “protocols”.   

Research Clinic Class

Do you need help locating the best information for your research or assignment? Are you confused on where to start researching a topic?

Register to attend a Research Clinic class and consult with a librarian. We can help you develop a research question, introduce you to the best databases to search for your topic, and get you started on a good research path. 


Research Clinics are limited to 5 people and run for one hour. 

Bring your assignment!!!

New Website Design

Notice anything different?

The TMC Library just unveiled our new website, redesigned with you, the user in mind. Highly simplified, intuitive and clean, the website is easy to use and navigate.

Come visit the site at www.library.tmc.edu where you’ll find some of the best biomedical resources at your fingertips. We’re just a click away! Problems? Just "Ask Us." 

Or share your feedback: Website Feedback

Student Appreciation Day - March 5, 2014

All TMC students are invited to attend a Student Appreciation Day event at the TMC Library.

Faithful Paws will be on-site for unconditional "love" and petting opportunities.

When: Wednesday, March 5, 2014

 Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Where: The TMC Library - first floor

Free food, drinks, and giveaways!! Enter a drawing to win App store gift cards.

Note: This is a student only event. Please bring your student ID.

PubMed Button Has a New Look

Have you searched PubMed this week? then you probably noticed that the FIND IT button that links PubMed to the Library's electronic journals collection, has been replaced by FIND IT! The TMC Library.

The change was made to provide a better understanding of where to go to retrieve the full text of an article while searching PubMed.

Questions? contact the Reference & Outreach Department via chat or e-mail at: http://askus.library.tmc.edu/ or text your question at: 713.636.5295.

TMC Library Hosts Meditation Lecture

The TMC Library will host the lecture Reducing Stress Through Meditation. The lecture will be presented by Mr. William Smith on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at noon in the library’s Street Level Conference room.

Mr. William Smith, retired Army Lt. Colonel, will discuss the extraordinary effect of meditation to reduce stress-related responses, improve concentration and enhance clarity of thought and mental equilibrium. He will also present a meditation technique that can enrich one’s life personally and professionally.

Bring your lunch and join us. For more information call 713.799.7123

CINAHL and Nursing Reference Center Class

CINAHL and Nursing Reference Center
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
3:00PM - 4:00PM

A look at resources offered by the library that focus on Nursing and Allied Health. Topics include: finding full-text articles, finding evidence-based care sheets, and point-of-care tools for clinical settings. Primary resources covered include: CINAHL and Nursing Reference Center.

Taught by: Allen Lopez, Education Librarian - Reference & Outreach
Phone: 713.799.7170

Register Here

Basics of Evidence-based Practice

Did you miss the Basics of Evidence-based Practice class last month? The next Basics of Evidence-based Practice class will be offered on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the library classroom.

This class covers the basics of EBP: it offers an overview of the practice’s five steps, discusses how to develop a searchable question and locate research literature, and other EBP resources from The TMC Library.

Taught by: Maianh Phi, Reference/Instruction Librarian - Reference & Outreach
Phone: 713.799.7109

Register Here

You may also find our EBP Research Guide helpful: http://libguides.library.tmc.edu/ebp

Questions? Contact the Reference & Outreach Department via chat or e-mail at the following link:
http://askus.library.tmc.edu/ or text your question to 713.636.5295

National Library Week at The TMC Library

The TMC Library is celebrating National Library Week from April 14 -20, 2013. We are inviting all library users to share their thoughts by placing a sticky Post-it note on the white board located on the first floor of the library, or by posting them online at the following website: http://padlet.com/wall/thetmclibrary

Tell us what you love about your library!

How has the Library changed your life?

How has the library made a difference in your student/professional/ research career?

We want to hear from you.

New Vaccines: How and Why ACIP Makes Vaccine Recommendations

The TMC Library and the UTHealth McGovern Center for the Humanities and Ethics present the lecture: New Vaccines: How and Why ACIP Makes Vaccine Recommendations by Dr. Larry Pickering, senior advisor to the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory
Diseases and Executive Secretary of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Dr. Pickering will discuss the ACIP process, using the experience with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at 12:00 p.m. at The University of Texas School of Public Health Auditorium located at 1200 Hermann Pressler, Houston, TX 77030. 

Dr. Pickering’s research interests include immunizations, infectious diarrhea, child-care related illnesses, and protective factors in human milk. He is the editor of the Red Book® of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and coeditor of the third edition of the book Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Pickering is the recipient of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Distinguished Physician Award, given annually to a pediatrician whose clinical work, research and teachings have been recognized both nationally and internationally throughout a career.

Lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis 

Audience members will be eligible to enter a drawing for a Kindle e-book reader by 

completing a short interactive quiz on National Library of Medicine databases such as PubMed. 

For more information visit: http://www.library.tmc.edu/medicalethics/vaccines2012/

This project has been funded in part with federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. HHSN-276-2011-00007-C with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.

Additional sponsorship is being provided by UTHealth and by Elsevier, New England Journal of Medicine, Science and Ovid, some of the leading providers of science and health information resources available at the TMC Library.

Texas Medical Center Women's History Project Reception

The Texas Medical Center Women’s History Project will hold a reception on Thursday, March 21, 2013 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) Library, to recognize women during Women’s History Month who have made contributions to the development of the Texas Medical Center (TMC). The event is free and open to the public.

The Texas Medical Center Women’s History Project has completed the first installment of oral history interviews with women who have contributed to the development of the TMC.


The goal of the project is to preserve these historical materials at the TMC Library’s Archives to make them available to researchers.

The first five interviewees are:

• Dorothy Otto, MSN, EdD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing
• Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School
• Lu Ann Aday, PhD, The University of Texas School Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health
• Anna Steinberger, PhD, UTHealth Medical School
• Julane Hotchkiss Knobil, PhD, UTHealth Medical School

This year’s collection of oral histories for the TMC Women’s History Project is sponsored by private donations, the Faculty Wives & Women Faculty of the UTHealth Medical School, PARTNERS at the UTHealth School of Nursing, and the TMC Library.

For more information about the project, the March 21 event, or to nominate other women who have influenced the history of the TMC for inclusion in the next installment, please contact mj.figard@exch.library.tmc.edu