Future of Forensic Medicine Lecture
April 30, 2007
This looks to be a great lecture. Dr. Fierro is the person that Patricia Cornwall modeled Kay Scarpetta after. Seating is limited so be sure to sign up soon.
The Future of Forensic Medicine, Marcella Fierro, M.D.
You are cordially invited to attend the 31st Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Health Sciences Library, where Dr. Fierro will deliver the 15th Annual C.K. Huang Lecture. View and print out our invitation, or call 716) 829-3900 ext.136 or email
lalohr@buffalo.edu.
When: Saturday, June 2, 2007 -- 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Where: Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection and First Floor Lobby Area
Health Sciences Library, Abbott Hall, South Campus, UB
Dr. Fierro will speak about the future of forensic medicine based on her experience as Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia and Co-Director of the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine. In a series of novels, mystery writer Patricia Cornwell modeled her protagonist Kay Scarpetta after Dr. Fierro.
Wine and Cheese: 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Food and Beverages: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Presentation: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Austin Flint Main Reading Room
(Seating in the Main Reading Room is limited to 80 people. Additional seating will be available in the Roswell Park Room, B15, where a simultaneous broadcast of Dr. Fierro's presentation will take place.)
Reception for Dr. Fierro: Coffee and Dessert: 9:00 p.m.– 10:00 p.m.
Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection
Cost: Member $15 each Non-member $18 each
PLEASE RSVP by May 21, 2007
For questions/information please contact Linda Lohr, (716) 829-3900 ext.136
lalohr@buffalo.edu
Print out our membership form and send it along with your check or credit card information to the address indicated. Or, better yet, stop and visit History and get acquainted with our collection!
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Do-it-yourself Epidemiology!
April 09, 2007
Who Is Sick? is an interesting effort on the part of patients to determine if there really is "something going around" a particular geographic area. You can post your own location by zip code along with your symptoms, gender, and age. You can also search by the same criteria.
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HUBNET
April 04, 2007
HUBNET has been restored and their resources are now once again accessible.
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HUBNET is down
April 02, 2007
As some of you may already be aware, HUBNET is down. They have provided us with alternative means of access to many of their resources. You can either call us at 829-3900 ext. 102 or email us at askhsl@buffalo.edu. We have received this message from them.
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007
8:55 AM EDT
HUBNET Users:
Due to a hardware failure the HUBNET server remains down. We are working on the restoration.
Please make all inquires to hubnet@buffalo.edu
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UB's BioMedCentral Contract Expired
April 02, 2007
Effective April 1, 2007, the contract between SUNY and BioMedCentral (BMC) will expire. The contract was negotiated by the SUNY Council on Access and Collections (SCAC), and supported by a two-year grant from the Joint Labor/Management Committee of United University Professions, the Governor's Office of Employee Relations, and a subsidy from the SUNY University and Health Science Center Libraries. The contract enrolled all SUNY four-year colleges, and university and health science centers as BMC members. During the membership period which ran from April 2005 to March 2007, SUNY facultyand researchers were entitled to submit an unlimited number of research papers to BMC open access journals without incurring article processing fees. Instead, the cost was covered by a $12,500 per year membership fee. Forty-five articles were published under these terms yielding a cost per article of approximately $555.00.
The contract was not renewed because a change in the pricing model used by BMC would lead to significantly higher costs (over $1200 per article) without any benefits for a consortial arrangement.
The UB Libraries are investigating possible sources of funding, but atpresent, are unable to continue the BMC membership. This will mean that faculty who wish to publish in BMC journals which charge an article-processing fee will have to pay the full amount.
A list of those journals can be viewed at:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/apcjournals
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Renee Bush, Head, Collection Management Services, Health Sciences Library.rbbush@buffalo.edu
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