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Library and LRC Hours
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Monday - Thursday   7:30 am – Midnight   8:30 am – 11:00 pm
Friday   7:30 am – 10:00 pm   8:30 am  –  9:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm 10:30 am  –  9:30 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – Midnight 10:30 am – 11:00 pm
July 3 - 4, 2009 Library and LRC Hours

The Library will be open Friday, July 3rd 10:00 am - 4:00 pm; the LRC will be open Friday, July 3rd 10:30 am - 3:30 pm. The Library and LRC are closed Saturday, July 4th, Independence Day.

Library and Learning Resource Center (LRC) Summer Hours Sunday, June 7 - September 6, 2009
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Monday - Thursday   7:30 am – 10:00 pm   8:30 am –   9:30 pm
Friday   7:30 am –   6:00 pm   8:30 am  –  5:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am –   6:00 pm 10:30 am  –  5:30 pm

The Library will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 7. Regular Hours will resume on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

New Resource: Exam Master OnLine

Exam Master (http://www.exammaster2.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/wdsentry/bumc.htm) is a study tool for the USMLE, board certification exams, NBDE and to review medical subjects. This resource is available for use with Internet Explorer only. Using Exam Master, you can create customized exams that are presented in both a "Test" simulation mode and a "Study" review mode with correct answers and explanations accessible. Score reporting utilities provide immediate feedback and allow for targeted learning based on your test results. For more information about using Exam Master, please contact Library's Reference Desk at refquest@bu.edu or (617) 638-4228.

NIH Public Access Policy

Any peer-reviewed publications arising from NIH-funded research on or after April 7, 2008 must be submitted to the National Library of Medicine's public access repository, PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov). As mandated by the federal government, manuscripts from NIH-funded research will be made publicly available no later than 12 months after publication. Researchers should submit their manuscripts electronically through the NIH Manuscript Submission System at http://www.nihms.nih.gov/.

Additionally, researchers are responsible for notifying publishers that a manuscript is subject to the NIH policy. For more information on this process, please visit the NIH Public Access page at http://publicaccess.nih.gov or the BUMC Office of Research Administration NIH policy page. The NIH also hosts a 'PMID : PMCID Converter tool' as well as additional useful resources & tools at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/public_access/resources.html.

If you have additional questions, please contact Jane Kinsel at the Office of Research Administration at (617) 638-4600 or the Library's Reference Desk at refquest@bu.edu or (617) 638-4228.

Wiley InterScience Journal Titles Added

We are pleased to announce that the Boston University Medical Center Alumni Medical Library and the Boston University Mugar Memorial Library have jointly purchased access to the Wiley InterScience electronic journal collection. The collection is available to all Boston University, Boston University Medical Center, and Boston Medical Center students, faculty, residents, and staff. The Wiley InterScience collection contains approximately 420 electronic journal titles and expands the Library's online holdings in the areas of medicine, dental medicine, basic sciences, public health, pharmacology, psychiatry and psychology. Access to these journals will be available through BUMC MEDLINE Plus/Ovid and PubMed, as well as through the Medical Library's E-Resources journal collection and the Subject Guides A-Z.

If you have questions about the Wiley InterScience collection, please contact the BUMC Alumni Medical Library Reference desk at refquest@medlib.bu.edu.

Attention Students: Copy Card Distribution Reminder

All registered students in the schools of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences, Public Health and Dental Medicine are eligible to receive 500 free copies/prints during each of the following periods: January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31. Students may recharge their cards at any time during these periods as long as 1) they have fewer than 100 copies remaining on their copy card and 2) they have not had copies added to their card during the current period. To have 500 copies added to your card, please bring your copy card and BU ID to the Circulation Desk during the following hours:

Monday - Friday  8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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