News Archives
Archives from Spring 2009
- New Resource: Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination [Requires Internet Explorer]
Archives from 2007-2008
- RefWorks is now available for all BU students, faculty and staff.
- New EZproxy Server Launched
- Wiley InterScience Journal Titles Added
- Mobile Library Website Launched
Archives from Spring 2006 (Last Update: Friday, June 30, 2006)
Archives from Fall 2005 (Last Update: Monday, October 31, 2005)
- Additional Titles Added to Library's E-Textbooks Collection
- ATTENTION BUMC Medline Plus/OVID USERS: New Ovid Web Gateway Enhancements
Archives from Fall 2004
- Blackwell Publishing's Science, Technology and Medicine Collection Now Available
- American Physiological Society (APS) Legacy Content Now Available
- Additional Titles Added to Library's E-Textbooks Collection
Archives from Summer 2004
- New Alumni Medical Library Website
- Alumni Medical Library Copy Cards Can Be Exchanged for Mugar and Law Library Copy Cards
- AccessLange Basic Sciences Titles Added to Library's E-Textbooks Collection
Archives from Fall 2003
- Renew Checked-Out Books Online
- New PubMed "LinkOut" Feature Connects Searchers Directly to Boston University's Journal Holdings
- Library's Wireless Network Security Upgrade
- Software Set-Up and Installation Services Available in the LRC
- Learning Resources Center (LRC) Expansion
- Copy Card Distribution Reminder for New and Continuing Students
Archives from Summer 2003:
- Boston Library Consortium (BLC) Libraries Mount Virtual Catalog for Easier Book Browsing and Ordering
- Convenient Document Ordering Service Now Linked Directly to BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID
Archives from Spring 2003:
- Copy Card Distribution Reminder for New and Continuing Students
- Mental Health Information Network of Metro Boston Grant Funded for $337,000
- Proteome BioKnowledge Library (Proteome BKL) Now Available
Archives from Fall 2002:
- Updating Your Bookmarks and Desktop Links to Library
- New Computers on the Library's 12th Floor
- Journal Collection Shifting Project (September 2002)
- Wireless Internet Access Now Available in Library
Quick Links to Answer Your Basic Library and Computing Questions:
- A Guide to Alumni Medical Library Services & Resources
- Library and LRC Hours
- BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID Account Information
- ACS Electronic Mail Account Information
- Accessing the BU Campus Network from Off-Campus Machines
- Popular Computing, ACS E-Mail, and Campus Network Handouts and Help Guides
Archives from Summer 2002:
Archives from Winter/Spring 2002:
- Boston University Introduces Web-Based Electronic Mail System
- BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID System Changes Implemented on January 2, 2002
- New BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID Web Tutorial Now Available
- Medical Campus Proxy Server Offers Remote Access to Restricted Library Resources
- 'Nature' Journal Titles Added to Library's Electronic Collection
Archives from Fall 2001:
- Boston Medical Center Information Services Provides Access to Up-To-Date Software
- Library and LRC Computing Hardware and Software Upgrades Continue
- Mental Health and HIV/AIDS Information Resources Workshops Offered
Quick Links to Answer Your Basic Library and Computing Questions:
- Frequently Asked Questions about Library and computing resources, services, policies, and more.
- About ACS Electronic Mail Accounts, and Using E-mail at Boston University
- Options for Students Who Want to Access the BU Campus Network from Off-Campus Machines
- Personal Computing Support Center (PCSC) provides support for email, Internet access, dial-up services, telnet, desktop applications, FTP, scanning services, and more.
- Medical Campus Proxy Server Offers Remote Access to Restricted Library Resources
Archives from Summer 2001:
- Boston HealthNet Grant Provides Internet Access and Training to Community Health Centers
- National Library of Medicine and OVID Announce Changes to AIDSLINE, BIOETHICSLINE, and HealthSTAR Databases
- Important Changes for BU Internet CD/Modem Pool Users within the 617- Area Code
- Changes to Accessing the STAT!-Ref Electronic Textbooks Collection
Archives from Winter/Spring 2001:
- Over 1200 Full Text Journals Now Linked Directly from Web of Science Search System
- Attention Students: CopyCard Giveaway Information for Winter Semester 2001
- Library Implements Boston Mental Health Information Outreach Project Grant
Archives from Fall 2000:
- Updates to STAT!-Ref Electronic Textbook Collection
- A Guide to Alumni Medical Library Services & Resources
- Boston University Internet CD Available in the LRC Computing Lab
- ACS Electronic Mail Accounts
- Popular computing handouts & help guides about computing at BU, PPP, ACS & email, Netscape & Internet Explorer, and much more.
- Over 1000 Electronic Journals Now Available Via Elsevier ScienceDirect
- Attention Students: CopyCard Giveaway Increased to 500 Copies Every Six Months
- Computer Upgrades in Library LRC and McNary Resources Center Classroom
- Print Management System and Print Charging Implemented in Library
- New Photocopy Machines and Copycards
- BUMC MEDLINE Plus Applications are now conveniently located on the Web:
Students
Faculty and Staff
Applications should be printed, filled out, then faxed (at (617) 638-4230) back to the Library along with a copy of your current BU/BMC I.D.
Archives from Summer 2000:
- Ninety New Full Text Journal Titles Added to Library's Collection
- National Library of Medicine Enhances Two Popular Products: MEDLINEPlus and PubMed
- Improved Access to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Alerts and News Announcements
- WebSPIRS Upgrade Announcement
Archives from Winter & Spring 2000:
- PubMed Lauches New Interface: Old Interface To Be Taken Offline in March 2000
- Internet Resources: Influenza
- Recent Updates and Additions to the STAT!-Ref Electronic Textbooks Program
- LapTop Computer Ethernet Connections Available in Library
- WebPac Online Catalog Now Available
Archives from Winter 1999:
- A Guide to Alumni Medical Library Services & Resources
- Popular computing handouts & help guides about computing at Boston University, PPP, ACS & electronic mail, Netscape & Internet Explorer, and much more
- AltHealth Watch: Full Text Alternative Medicine Database on the WWW
- Library Renovations Continue with Carpeting of the 13th Floor
- McNary Learning Center Computer Lab Upgrade Underway
- Boston University Internet CD Available in the LRC Computing Lab
- Create or Change Your ACS Account on the Web
Archives from Fall 1999:
- Enhancements to BUMC MEDLINE Plus Increase Searching Power and Speed
- BUMC MEDLINE Plus Searching Area Expanded and Relocated
- Scientific American Medicine Online Textbook (SAM Online) Now Available on the Internet
- Library Journal Holdings Now Linked Directly to BUMC MEDLINE Plus Search Results
- Office of Information Technology Now Offers 56K PPP Dialup Service; 617-353-9600 Service to be Phased Out
Archives from Summer 1999:
- Create or Change Your ACS Account on the Web
- Scientific American Medicine Online Textbook (SAM Online) Now Available on the Internet
- Library Journal Holdings Now Linked Directly to BUMC MEDLINE Plus Search Results
- Office of Information Technology Now Offers 56K PPP Dialup Service; 617-353-9600 Service to be Phased Out
Archives from Spring 1999:
Archives from Winter 1998
- New Library & LRC Hours
- STAT!-Ref Biomedical Textbooks Now Available on the WWW
- Trial Period for Extended Hours in Library & LRC Computer Lab
- Science Citation Index & Social Sciences Citation Index Now Available Online to BU Faculty, Staff & Students
- New Staff Join the Alumni Medical Library
- Library Staff Publish Article in the Medical Reference Services Quarterly Journal
Archives from Fall 1998:
- Evidence Based Medicine Reviews database now available on the WWW version of BUMC MEDLINE Plus
- Brighter Lighting Installed in Library
- A Guide to Alumni Medical Library Services & Resources
- FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions
- Information Resources in Support of Evidence Based Health Care
- BUMC MEDLINE Plus Search Tip: Using Direct-Entry Commands to Bypass Menu Options
- Library Workshops Teach Effective Use of Electronic Resources
Archives from Summer 1998:
