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Color Our Collections

by on February 20, 2024 6:00 am
Do you like to relax or express your creativity by coloring in images? If so, check out our submission for this year’s Color Our Collections project! Every year the New York Academy of Medicine calls for libraries and archives to contribute historical images from their collections for people to color. The Medical History Center has… Read more Color Our Collections

Celebrate Black History Month: A Journey through Lane Library

by on February 2, 2024 2:34 pm
Lane Library celebrates Black History Month this February by proudly showcasing our diverse resources. We invite the Stanford Medicine community to visit the library (in-person or online) to explore our spaces and exhibits and browse our collections.  Visit the D-CORE Space Lane Library is proud to house the Diversity Center of Representation and Empowerment (D-CORE),… Read more Celebrate Black History Month: A Journey through Lane Library
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Public Domain Day 2024

by on December 31, 2023 9:00 am
January 1st, 2024, is Public Domain Day. Copyright laws vary by country, but in the United States, works registered or first published in the U.S. in 1928 enter the public domain on January 1st, 2024! 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 2024
Stack of hardcover books, from the top down: Witness by Jamel Brinkley, Up Home by Ruth J Simmons, Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe, The Worlds I See by D. Fei-Fei Li, Suzuki by Eri Hotta, and Sounds Wild and Broken by David George Haskell. Below the books is a white furry blanket and a strand of fairy lights surround the book stack.

Dean Minor’s Winter Reading List

by on December 18, 2023 1:30 pm
Lloyd B. Minor, MD, Dean of Stanford School of Medicine, recently shared his 2023 winter reading list on social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, & Instagram). Describing his recommendations, Dean Minor stated: Lloyd Minor on LinkedIn: This past year has deepened my appreciation for stories and their power to…↗ This past year has deepened my appreciation for… Read more Dean Minor’s Winter Reading List
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Congratulations to the 2023 Stanford Highly Cited Researchers!

by on December 8, 2023 5:52 pm
Lane Medical Library would like to congratulate the 126 Stanford-affiliated researchers included in the Clarivate 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list!  What does it mean to be named a Highly Cited Researcher?    A Highly Cited Researcher is an individual who has demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research.  Each year, Clarivate identifies… Read more Congratulations to the 2023 Stanford Highly Cited Researchers!
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Holiday Hours

by on December 1, 2023 5:03 pm
We wish you a relaxing and joyful holiday season! Lane Library will be closed during Stanford University’s Winter Closure, but our online resources are always accessible on our website.  Winter Intersession Winter Intersession hours will begin on Friday, December 15, and end on Wednesday, December 20. Winter Closure Hours & Services Lane Library will be… Read more Holiday Hours
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Covidence: The Tool You Need to Manage Your Review

by on December 1, 2023 9:00 am
Are you a seasoned researcher looking to streamline your systematic reviews, or are you just embarking on your first review project? Either way, Covidence is here to make your academic life easier. With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, it can reduce the time spent on your reviews by up to 35%. What’s more, it… Read more Covidence: The Tool You Need to Manage Your Review
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Visual Dx

by on November 1, 2023 9:00 am
With over 43,000 curated medical images, Visual Dx offers health professionals a powerful tool to support the differential diagnosis process.  Once you have entered a symptom, medication, or diagnosis into the search box, the database will generate peer-reviewed photographs that visually represent potential medical conditions, such as skin diseases, ranked from most to least probable.… Read more Visual Dx
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Announcing Our Holiday Hours - 2023

by on September 18, 2023 6:57 pm
In observance of Thanksgiving, Lane Medical Library will be closing early on Wednesday, November 22, at 5 pm. We will be closed from Thursday, November 23 through Saturday, November 25. During this closure, all services will be unavailable. We will be open on Sunday, November 26 from 12 pm to 6 pm. Lane Medical Library… Read more Announcing Our Holiday Hours - 2023
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In Conversation with Editorial Board Members

by on September 18, 2023 10:31 am
Celebrating Peer Review Week 2023’s theme, Peer Review and the Future of Publishing. With the rise of generative AI, preprints, and other changes to the publishing industry, it can feel like a lot is changing in the world of scholarly communication. In the spirit of the Peer Review Week 2023 theme, Peer Review and the… Read more In Conversation with Editorial Board Members