We are pleased to announce that Student Technology Services (STS) will be available in the Himmelfarb Library on Thursday, February 9th from 3-5 pm to provide technical support to all GWUMC students. Bring your personal computer in for technical support!

Himmelfarb Library is celebrating International Open Access Week October 24-30 to raise awareness of open access publishing opportunities for GW faculty, staff and students. Featured events for the week include:

• Open Access Publishing Forum (Monday, October 24 from 5:30-6:30 PM in Ross 117): Join Steve Ehrmann, Leo Chalupa, Ajit Kumar, Leighton Ku and Anne Linton for a discussion about open access publishing opportunities and issues.
• Judging Your Impact: Quantifying Research Output (Wednesday, October 26 from 12:00-1:00 PM in Himmelfarb B103): Discover some of the most common ways to quantify the impact of articles, journals and explore the resources offered by the Himmelfarb library that can assist in this analysis.
• Webinar: NIH Public Access Policy (Friday, October 28 from 12:00-12:30 ONLINE): This 30-minute webinar will provide information on the policy, how to comply, as well as how Himmelfarb Library can support you in this process.
• Visit the Open Access Week library display in the Himmelfarb entry. Pick up information on publishing in PLoS and BioMed Central and learn more about open access publishing.
• Don't forget to take the Open Access Week Quiz for a chance to win a gift bag featuring a PLoS t-shirt and Gulliver the Open Access Turtle. Winner will be drawn Friday afternoon, so enter now!

For more information on Open Access Week activities, please contact Steve Brown, Serials Librarian at 202-994-9756 or by email.

October 24-30 is Open Access Week, at Himmelfarb Library and many other libraries worldwide. Take the Open Access Week Quiz for a chance to win an open access gift bag that includes a PLoS t-shirt, Gulliver the BioMed Central Turtle and more.

One lucky winner will be drawn on Friday, October 28th, so enter now!

Don't forget to attend the Open Access Publishing Forum on Monday, October 24th from 5:30-6:30 PM in 117 Ross Hall.

Open Access Publishing Forum
Monday, October 24th
5:30-6:30 PM
117 Ross Hall

Open Access Week is coming to Himmelfarb Library, October 24-30! Join in the celebration of Open Access Week at the Open Access Publishing Forum. The Forum will feature a panel discussion about open access publishing opportunities at GW. The panel includes:

• Dr. Leo Chalupa - GW's Vice President of Research and champion of open access publishing
• Dr. Leighton Ku - Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Associate Editor of BMC Health Services Research
• Dr. Ajit Kumar - Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and prolific open access author
• Anne Linton - Himmelfarb Library Director and authority on copyright and author's rights retention

Learn about retaining your rights as an author in traditional journals and about open access publishing discounts for faculty, staff and students. Discover the benefits of publishing in open access journals as opposed to traditional journals. See how easy it is to submit your publications to our institutional repository, the Health Sciences Research Commons.

Throughout the week, you'll have an opportunity to stop by the Open Access Information Booth, which will provide valuable information on retaining your rights as an author, on publishing through our memberships with BioMed Central, Public Library of Science and BMJ Case Reports, on the NIH Mandate for publicly funded research and much more.

For information about Open Access Week activities, please contact Steve Brown at mlbswb@gwumc.edu or 202-994-9756.

Each year the Himmelfarb Library invites faculty, students and staff affiliated with GWUMC to submit artwork for display in the month long art showcase. I am pleased to report that this year's Art Showcase was a huge success. Submissions included ceramics, needlepoint, bead work, glass art, photography & various styles of painting. We had over 70 pieces of art donated from more than 25 GWUMC artists!

If you missed seeing this superb showing, a Virtual Art Show has been created to showcase art that was on display.

Image citation: Abid Razvi, The Green Mile.

Himmelfarb Library will be having a Food for Fines collection drive from April 17-30, 2011. Here are the guidelines:

• One dollar in current library fines will be removed from your library record for every canned good or non-perishable food item that is donated. (Healthy selections are encouraged).
• All items will be donated to Bread for the City, a local non-profit organization serving low-income residents of D.C.
• A maximum of $20.00 in fines will be waived per person.
• Only fines can be removed, not book replacement fees.
• You may donate food items even if you don't have fines. We will not accept monetary donations. Please contact Bread for the City directly.

Please join us to celebrate the creativity of GWUMC students, staff, faculty, and residents at the 2011 Himmelfarb Library Art Show Opening Reception.

The reception is on Tuesday, April 5, from 4-5:30 pm on the first floor of the Library - enjoy artwork and refreshments! Artwork will be displayed in the library throughout the month of April.

Hope to see you there!

Let your creative side shine as you share it with the GW Medical Center community!

If you paint, draw, sculpt, take photographs, create jewelry, throw pots or create any other type of fine art, we encourage you to submit your work. The Himmelfarb Library Art Show will begin on April 5, 2011 at 4 pm and extend through the entire month. Submissions will also have the option to be displayed in the virtual art show.

We will begin accepting submissions on March 7, 2011 at the Reference Desk during weekday hours.

Please contact Elaine Sullo, at mlbejs@gwumc.edu or 202-994-2853 with any questions or special requests.

Image citation:Kenneth Morford, Untitled

Is health care a right?

This question will be the topic of an upcoming health care debate at The George Washington University Medical Center. The goal of the event is to encourage students and physicians to become more active in the nation's pressing health care issues. All Medical Center students, staff, faculty and members of the general public are welcome to attend. Due to limited space, please reserve your seat.

The debate panel includes:

• Robert Zarr, MD, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, D.C. Chapter and Assistant Clinical Professor at The George Washington University
• Harvey Fernbach, MD, Psychiatrist and member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Psychiatric Society
• Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute
• Jeffrey Anderson, PhD, member of the Board of Advisors of the Benjamin Rush Society and Senior Fellow of the Pacific Research Institute

The debate will be moderated by Fitzhugh Mullan, MD, Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy at The George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services, and Professor of Pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

Title: Is Health Care a Right?
Sponsors:
         The Benjamin Rush Society
         The Congressional Health Care Caucus
         The George Washington University Medical Center Student Council
Date: September 29, 2010
Time: 4:30 PM (reception), 5:30-6:30 PM (debate)
Location: Ross Hall #101

For further information, contact James Egan at jegan@benjaminrushsociety.org or call (801) 634-6593.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)and VII Photo have created Starved for Attention, a multimedia program exposing the neglected crisis of childhood malnutrition.

"Starved for Attention aims to rewrite the story of malnutrition through a series of multimedia documentaries that seamlessly blend photography and video from some of the most accomplished and award-winning photojournalists working today."

GWU's Center for Global Health is pleased to host this exhibit in the Himmelfarb Library. Please stop by the Library this fall and take a few minutes to view the exhibit.