13th-Century Medical Book in Lane Library Now Digitized

Thousands of rare books are housed in The Medical History Center, located in Lane Library. Now you can view the oldest book in the collection online. The oldest book in the collection is a 13th-century Arabic manuscript that was part of an encyclopedia called “The Comprehensive Book on the Art of Medicine” (الشامل في الصناعة… Read more 13th-Century Medical Book in Lane Library Now Digitized

Join the Women in Technology Media Discussion Group’s First Meeting on Allyship in Action

Register to participate in a new media-based discussion group we are launching in partnership with Stanford’s Women in Technology (WIT) group. The discussion group meets quarterly to explore issues related to gender in technology and leadership using the written word, videos, and audio recordings. The group provides a professional development opportunity to Stanford WIT members… Read more Join the Women in Technology Media Discussion Group’s First Meeting on Allyship in Action

Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Judy Washburn

Every month, we are spotlighting an amazing member of our library staff. This month meet Judy Washburn, our Serials Specialist. What do I do at Lane Library? I catalog records of books or periodicals that are available to our users.  I add the URL so patrons can get the online copy of the title on… Read more Meet Your Lane Library Staff: Judy Washburn

New Psychology and Psychotherapy Video Resources

Improve your psychotherapy skills and learn more about mental health symptoms and diagnosis with Lane Library’s two new video-based resources: Psychotherapy.net and Symptom Media.  Psychotherapy.net Learn new skills by watching leading practitioners conduct psychotherapy sessions and discuss the nuances of their work.  With over 300 training videos featuring master therapists, as well as articles, interviews… Read more New Psychology and Psychotherapy Video Resources

Data Extraction 2.0 Now Available in Covidence

Are you working on a systematic review? Streamline the process with Covidence, web-based software available through Lane Library. Covidence now includes Data Extraction 2.0, a more flexible and intuitive way of doing data extraction. Covidence is an online tool for managing the systematic review process, including screening, data extraction, and quality assessment. Using Covidence leads… Read more Data Extraction 2.0 Now Available in Covidence

Lane Library Hours for Winter Close

Lane Medical Library will have an extended closure during Stanford’s Winter Close. Lane library will have limited hours from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Monday, December 14 through Saturday, December 19. During these hours, document delivery services, pickup services, Lane Chat/AskUs will be available. Document delivery requests placed after December 18, 2020 will not… Read more Lane Library Hours for Winter Close

Stanford Faculty Senate Approves an Open Access Policy

On November 19th, Stanford’s Faculty Senate approved an Open Access Policy for the university. The adoption of this policy demonstrates Stanford’s commitment to openness in research. The policy relates to self-archiving of scholarly work and does not dictate where authors can choose to publish their work. The policy includes three items, which we have summarized… Read more Stanford Faculty Senate Approves an Open Access Policy

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

Throughout the month of November, Lane Library is joining Stanford Palliative Care Center of Excellence and organizations across the nation to raise awareness of the benefits of palliative care. Palliative care (pronounced pal-lee-uh-tiv) is both a philosophy of care and a type of medical care for people living with a serious illness. This type of… Read more November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

Celebrating National Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week

From November 8th-14th, we are joining the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) in honoring the NP’s role in strengthening patient health amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme for this year’s celebration of NP Week is “NPs Moving Forward: Today. Tomorrow. Together.” The 2020 commemoration occurs as NPs combat COVID-19 and the… Read more Celebrating National Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week

Thanksgiving Hours and Winter Close Announcements

In observance of Thanksgiving, Lane Medical Library will be open with virtual hours from 8 am to 12 pm on Wednesday, November 25. The library will be closed from Thursday, November 26th through Sunday, November 29th. During this closure, all virtual and pickup services will be unavailable. Lane will also have an extended closure during… Read more Thanksgiving Hours and Winter Close Announcements