Attend Virtual Event with MedRxiv Co-founder for Open Access Week

This year, Lane Medical Library has the pleasure of virtually hosting Dr. Joseph Ross, co-founder of the preprint server medRxiv in honor of Open Access Week 2023! Register to attend his talk titled, Preprints, Open Access, and their Role in Scholarly Communication: In Conversation with medRxiv’s Dr. Joseph Ross on October 27th, 12-1pm.  Register to… Read more Attend Virtual Event with MedRxiv Co-founder for Open Access Week

American Archives Month

October is American Archives Month. We’ve asked Drew Bourn, our resident Historical Curator, his thoughts on: how you learn about the history of anything? Maybe you look things up online (like the National Library of Medicine’s exhibit on Frankenstein), or maybe you read a book (like Rebecca Skloots’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks), or… Read more American Archives Month

Celebrate Indigenous People's Day & Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month

We recently updated our Multicultural Health Guide to include new sections on Indigenous Health and Latine Health. These curated guides pull together resources from Lane Medical Library, Stanford Libraries, and other campus resources, in addition to government resources. Each guide page includes highlighted books, e-books, journals, databases, and other resources about health for these specific… Read more Celebrate Indigenous People's Day & Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month

Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Karen Selden

Every month, we are spotlighting an amazing member of our library staff. This month meet Karen Selden, Special Projects Cataloger. What do you do at the library? I work directly with Metadata Librarian Salma Berrada El Azizi to perform any special cataloging projects. I work part-time and entirely remotely from my home in Steamboat Springs,… Read more Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Karen Selden

Make Your Data More Usable: README Files with Dryad

A README file serves as a crucial component of data documentation, providing important context and instructions for understanding and utilizing the data. They can also be tricky to prepare and are a common sticking point in the data publishing process. Properly preparing a README can make sure your dataset is published rapidly and smoothly, and… Read more Make Your Data More Usable: README Files with Dryad

D-CORE Collection

October marks the 6th anniversary of the opening of the Diversity Center of Representation and Empowerment (D-CORE), a space located in Lane Library where any member of the Stanford Medicine community interested in issues of inclusion and diversity can hold meetings or just hang out and study. The D-CORE collection, established in 2020 by a… Read more D-CORE Collection

National Medical Librarian Month 2023

We celebrate National Medical Librarians Month in October to recognize and celebrate the work of medical librarians and medical library staff.  This year’s theme, “Yes, We Do That!”, perfectly highlights the mission of Lane Library’s staff to support the work of the Stanford Medicine community through collaboration, teaching, and delivery of biomedical resources in order… Read more National Medical Librarian Month 2023

Let Freedom Read @ Lane Medical Library

Be a Banned Book Champion We purchased a selection of the top challenged books from the last 20+ years and added them to our D-CORE Collection. We want you to champion a book! Complete the form at the link below to let us know which book you’re championing and what the book means to you.… Read more Let Freedom Read @ Lane Medical Library

Thank You to Stanford Authors for Your Recent Book Donations

Lane Medical Library appreciates donations from our Stanford authors. If you have recently published a book that is within the scope of our collection and would like to donate a copy, please contact lanelibgifts@lists.stanford.edu.  We are grateful to our Stanford authors who have generously donated a copy of their recent publications to be included in… Read more Thank You to Stanford Authors for Your Recent Book Donations

Announcing the 2023 Research Impact Challenge Winners

Please join us in recognizing the five winners of the 2023 Research Impact Challenge Raffle! Congrats to everyone who participated in the challenge activities this year. Missed the challenge this year? You can continue to take advantage of the 2023 challenges and access challenge class recordings on the Research Impact Challenge webpage. For more information… Read more Announcing the 2023 Research Impact Challenge Winners