We Are Closed Aug 3, 10, 17, & 24 – Take a Digital Detour!

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at the library? This August, the Grant, Alway, Lane, Edwards (GALE) Complex will be undergoing some facilities maintenance to keep things running smoothly. To ensure the safety of our staff and patrons, the library will be closed on the following dates: Saturday, August 3rd Saturday, August 10th… Read more We Are Closed Aug 3, 10, 17, & 24 – Take a Digital Detour!

DXplain for Differential Diagnoses 

What do you get when you combine a medical textbook with a computer science lab with Bayesian logic? You get DXplain, a clinical decision support system that is as impressive as it is incredibly fun and useful for education and generating a differential in those mystery cases. On the DXplain platform, you input clinical findings,… Read more DXplain for Differential Diagnoses 

Welcome 2024 Residents & Clinical Fellows! 

As Lane Library’s liaison to the Department of Graduate Medical Education and a member of Lane Medical Library’s Research and Instruction team, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to Stanford. Lane is a world-class library with an extensive collection of journals, databases, and textbooks. Access our resources and services through our library website.… Read more Welcome 2024 Residents & Clinical Fellows! 

Patel's Picks: Healthwise

To My Stanford Healthcare Colleagues, (…Who also try to keep patients away from the depths of misinformation and fear-inducing internet content…), I’m here to raise awareness about an easy-to-access, validated patient education tool that contains hundreds of quick, helpful videos: Healthwise. Healthwise has a massive library of quick videos that provide timely, validated information to… Read more Patel's Picks: Healthwise

Tools for Postdocs

Let Lane Library be your research partner! You can explore all our resources and services on our library website. Here are the top library tools to help during your time at Stanford: Specialty & Research Help Guides Explore online guides created by our library staff to curate resources, provide instruction on research topics, and share information about… Read more Tools for Postdocs

Pride & Progress: Empowering Inclusive Care with Library Resources

(LGBTQ) Pride Month is celebrated in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was a milestone event for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In honor of Pride Month, festivities and other activities occur globally to provide opportunities to reflect, celebrate, and increase awareness. But Pride Month is about so… Read more Pride & Progress: Empowering Inclusive Care with Library Resources

BMJ Best Practice: Empowering Clinicians at the Point of Care

BMJ Best Practice gives you access to the latest evidence-based guidance to inform your decisions in an easy-to-digest format. You can use BMJ Best Practice as a resource for staying current with best practices and ensuring your patients receive the most up-to-date treatments. Example of a BMJ Best Practice topic page on gestational hypertension. Key… Read more BMJ Best Practice: Empowering Clinicians at the Point of Care

Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Ariel Vanderpool

Every month, we are spotlighting an amazing member of our library staff. This month, meet Ariel Vanderpool, a metadata librarian on our Resource Management Team. What do you do at the library? I’m one of the Metadata Librarians, with a primary focus on cataloging print books, enhancing documentation, and working on special projects (e.g.: gathering… Read more Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Ariel Vanderpool

Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Nikhil Milind

Every month, we are spotlighting an amazing member of our library staff. This month meet Nikhil Milind, our new Bioresearch Informationist. Nikhil has weekly office hours in person and on Zoom. He can provide help with using bash, R, Python, Git, or Sherlock (Stanford’s research computing cluster) for academic purposes. What do you do at the… Read more Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Nikhil Milind

Empowering Nurses: Resources for Success

National Nurses Week kicks off on May 6th and culminates on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th. This week serves as a dedicated time to recognize the extraordinary contributions nurses and the nursing profession make to our communities. As the American Nurses Association (ANA) website details, the celebration has since expanded to encompass the entire month… Read more Empowering Nurses: Resources for Success