Category: News

Women in Data Science @ Lane Medical Library Virtual Conference

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Lane Library is announcing our 5th annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Stanford @ Lane Medical Library regional event! Save the date for our half-day virtual conference on Wednesday, April 26th from 9AM to 12:30PM.  WiDS Stanford @ Lane Medical Library is an independent event that is organized by… Read more Women in Data Science @ Lane Medical Library Virtual Conference

Celebrate Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month! This year we are sharing information about three incredible women in the history of medicine. Read below to learn more about Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler–the first Black woman to receive an MD in the US, Dr. Elizabeth Yates–one of the first women to graduate from Stanford Medicine’s predecessor, Cooper Medical… Read more Celebrate Women’s History Month

Color Our Collections

Do you enjoy coloring or know someone who does? If so, check out Lane Library’s Medical History Center 2023 Coloring book. Started by The New York Academy of Medicine Library in 2016, Color Our Collections is an annual coloring festival on social media organized by libraries, archives, and cultural institutions from around the globe. Each… Read more Color Our Collections

2023: The Year of Open Science

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced 2023 as the year of open science! They also shared an official definition of open science, which all federal agencies will use:  The principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and… Read more 2023: The Year of Open Science

Lane Medical Library Celebrates Black History Month and a Commitment to Diversity

February is Black History Month! Here are a few ways you can celebrate: Explore Health Equity Resources In alignment with the goals of the Educational Programs & Services division of Stanford Medicine, Lane Medical Library has dedicated a portion of its collection budget to purchasing additional resources to further advance health equity. Additional topics of… Read more Lane Medical Library Celebrates Black History Month and a Commitment to Diversity

Data SOS: What is the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy?

Welcome to Data SOS, a regular column from Lane Medical Library where we answer questions about data management and data sharing submitted by the Stanford Medicine community. If you have a question that you’d like to see addressed in a future column, please leave a comment or use this form. For our inaugural column, we… Read more Data SOS: What is the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy?

Preprints Are Now in PubMed

The NIH Preprint Pilot, which aims to expand access to NIH-funded research by increasing the discoverability of preprints, entered its second phase on January 1, 2023. Read on to find out what this means for the Stanford Medicine community. What is It? Starting January 2023, phase two of the NIH Preprint Pilot begins. All preprints… Read more Preprints Are Now in PubMed

BoardVitals Annual Renewal

Every year, BoardVitals requires users to reconfirm their Stanford-associated registration in early February. This process should not wipe out your progress through the question banks. When BoardVitals prompts you to reconfirm your Stanford affiliation, you must use your Stanford email address to do so. If you experience any problems with the re-verification, you should contact… Read more BoardVitals Annual Renewal

Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Amit Singh

Every month, we are spotlighting an amazing member of our library staff. This month meet Amit Singh, Clinical Informationist. What do you do at the library? I am the new Clinical Informationist for the Lane Library. My role entails working as a liaison between the Library and clinical and research faculty across the School of… Read more Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Amit Singh

Public Domain Day 2023

January 1st, 2023, is Public Domain Day. Copyright laws vary by country, but in the United States, works registered or first published in the U.S. in 1927 enter the public domain on January 1st, 2023! The Public Domain and You Did you know that copyright can expire? When the copyright of a work expires, the… Read more Public Domain Day 2023