Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

The Biomedical Library, and all other UCLA campus libraries, will be closed from December 22nd through January 1st.  During this time, you will be able to access online materials– databases, e-books, and e-journals– from your home computer. No other library services will be available during the closure.

When the Biomedical Library reopens in January, limited intersession hours will be in effect from January 2 through January 6, 2008:
Wednesday through Friday, Jan 2 – 4:  9 am to 6 pm
Saturday, January 5: 9 am to 5 pm
Sunday, January 6: 1 pm to 5 pm

The Biomedical Library begins its winter quarter schedule on January 7, 2008:
Monday through Thursday: 7:30 am to 11 pm
Friday: 7:30 am to 9 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 6 pm
Sunday:  11 am  to 11 pm

For more information, visit the UCLA Library Hours webpage.

The California Digital Library recently announced that the Request service — the online method for requesting Interlibrary Loans and Document Delivery – is now running under https. This makes the transmission of personal data within your Request session more secure. Changing to https for the Request service does not require you to change the way Request is accessed. Depending on your web browser’s security settings, you may be prompted to accept moving to the secure web page while using Request. You can be confident that your personal data is secure when using the Request service for Interlibrary Loans and Document Delivery.

Friday, December 21, 2007, is the last day that users can transfer the value from old Copicards to BruinCards at the Biomedical Library. Value can be transferred Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Biomedical Library’s Administrative Office, CHS 12-007H.

SimplyMap is an easy-to-use, web-based mapping program that contains data and map shapes– no specialized knowledge is needed to create thematic maps. SimplyMap is available to all UCLA faculty, staff, and students. Read the tutorial below to get started using SimplyMap, or contact the reference department at biomed-ref@library.ucla.edu to set up an appointment to learn about SimplyMap.

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