16 Jan 2020
They're back!
If you're struggling with database searching or you want to improve on your existing search skills, be sure to register for one of our upcoming workshops.
14 Jan 2020
If you were around last term you may have noticed a new face in the Health Sciences Library. A little smaller and fuzzier than most of the library staff, Riley has been a wonderful addition to our team!
10 Jan 2020
To celebrate another fruitful year of health research at McMaster, the Health Science Library counts down the Faculty of Health Sciences' top 10 most attention grabbing articles from the past year (as calculated by Altmetric.com).
4 Dec 2019
The HSL is collecting pre-packaged snacks (granola bars, dried fruit, fruit snacks, crackers, snack-sized bags of chips, juice boxes, etc.) to be donated to our neighbours at Ronald McDonald House. These donations will help ensure their kitchens stay stocked during the busy holiday season.
1 Nov 2019
Please join us for a symposium hosted by McMaster Health Sciences Library, University Library, and the McMaster WISE Initiative to support, celebrate and advocate for women in science, technology, engineering and math. The afternoon will feature a keynote address, a panel discussion, as well as informal round-table discussions led by members of the McMaster community.
8 Oct 2019
We are thrilled to present Riley, our new HSL library dog!
16 Sep 2019
This fall, HSL is offering workshops on the fundamentals of searching literature to assist with your research papers. Designed for students new to literature searching or who are in need of honing their existing skills.
5 Sep 2019
Construction hoarding has been erected in the Health Sciences Library for our renovation project. Once the renovation space has been contained behind the walls, demolition will begin.
14 Aug 2019
The systematic review management tool makes it easy for review teams to screen citations, assess risk of bias, extract study characteristics, and export data and references.
30 Jul 2019
If you have visited the Health Sciences Library lately, you probably noticed some major changes. You might have asked yourself, “What’s going on?”
22 Jul 2019
Sometimes your phone just needs a little juice to get you to your next class and HSL's got you covered with a brand spanking new charging station!
9 May 2019
We are so pleased to welcome a guest post on our blog today. David Rayside is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science, and was founding director of the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, at the University of Toronto. His writing has included books on sexual diversity, political conservatism, and the role of religion in Canadian public life. He has paired this writing with an activist engagement on issues related to gender and sexual diversity. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
David's current research has brought him to the Health Sciences Archives where he has been delving into the life and career of his great-aunt, Edith Rayside, who was Superintendent of Nurses at Hamilton General Hospital from 1924-1934. Edith's story is a fascinating one and we asked David to recount it for us here, in celebration of National Nursing Week. While we take time to celebrate the nurses who work tirelessly today, it is also important to remember and honour the nurses who paved the way into modern times.
Our thanks to David for sharing this excellent profile of a trailblazer with us. Enjoy!
