It's Time for the Spring Door Survey!

During the week of April 6-12, Lane Medical Library will be conducting our biannual door survey to collect data on who uses the library. When you enter the library, you will be asked to stop at the Information Desk, show your Stanford ID card or badge, and answer 3 quick questions:  What is your affiliation?… Read more It's Time for the Spring Door Survey!

New Read & Publish Agreement with Elsevier ScienceDirect

Lane Medical Library recently entered a Read & Publish Agreement with Elsevier ScienceDirect to support open access publishing for current Stanford Medicine authors. Under the terms of this unique agreement, 100% of the article processing charge (APC)  cost is covered for current Stanford Medicine corresponding authors. How It Works Eligibility: Current Stanford Medicine corresponding authors… Read more New Read & Publish Agreement with Elsevier ScienceDirect

New Read & Publish Agreement with Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott)

Lane Medical Library recently entered a Read & Publish Agreement with Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott) to support Open Access publishing for current Stanford authors. Under the terms of this landmark agreement, 100% of the article processing charge (APC) cost is covered for current Stanford corresponding authors. How It Works Eligibility: Current Stanford corresponding authors Journals: Included… Read more New Read & Publish Agreement with Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott)

Celebrate Women's History Month

March is Women’s History Month! We are celebrating by sharing materials from our collection that highlight and honor women’s contributions to medicine. Book Collection Highlights What we bring to the practice of medicine: perspectives from women physiciansedited by Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz and Dana Corriel Women and the Practice of Medicine : a New History (1950-2020)Lucille A. Lester Twice as Hard : the Stories of… Read more Celebrate Women's History Month

Upcoming ORCID Community Workshops

At Lane Library, we regularly help Stanford researchers navigate ORCID and its growing role across the research ecosystem, including connections to NIH, Scopus, Web of Science, publishers, and Stanford systems. To support this work, we recommend two upcoming free online events hosted by the ORCID US Community that provide both foundational and next-step guidance.                          ORCID… Read more Upcoming ORCID Community Workshops

Share Your Data with Dryad

Do you have questions about how and where to share your data to be in compliance with NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy? This policy expects that researchers will “maximize appropriate data sharing.” The Dryad Digital Repository may be a good solution for openly sharing your datasets. Dryad is a curated resource that makes research… Read more Share Your Data with Dryad

Celebrate Black History Month

Lane Library celebrates Black History Month this February by showcasing our resources and services that support health equity and diversity. We invite the Stanford Medicine community to visit the library (in-person or online) to explore our spaces and browse our collections.  Visit the D-CORE Space Lane Library is home to the Diversity Center of Representation… Read more Celebrate Black History Month

Celebrate Love Data Week

Love Data Week is an annual festival highlighting topics, opportunities, and services relevant to data in research. Love Data Week 2026 will take place February 9-13, 2026. This year’s Love Data Week theme is “Where’s the Data?” – a way to get people thinking about data’s journey from collection through storage and preservation.  Stanford Libraries… Read more Celebrate Love Data Week

New & Noteworthy Resources

Throughout 2025, Lane Library’s staff has been diligently acquiring and cataloging new resources to support the work of Stanford Medicine.  We’ve launched new tools and publisher agreements that make it easier for Stanford authors to publish open access. We’ve also added new databases and ebooks to our collection, and we’re excited to share these with… Read more New & Noteworthy Resources

BMJ Journals Off-Campus Access Issue

BMJ Journals are not working for off-campus access. Please use Stanford-Full (non-split-tunnel) VPN to access these journals off-campus. The Lane Medical Library is actively working with the publisher to resolve this issue. Thank you for your patience! An Example of the Access Issue: Here’s an example of what you may experience when trying to access… Read more BMJ Journals Off-Campus Access Issue