The Ruth Lilly Medical Library welcomed Jennifer Watson to the RLML Content Management Team in May of 2022. She received her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a minor in History from the University of Northern Colorado in 2012, and her master’s degree in Museum Studies from IUPUI in 2015. She previously worked at the Indiana […]
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Beth Whipple selected as NLM/AAHS Leadership Fellow
Beth Whipple, MLS, AHIP, Assistant Director for Research and Translational Sciences, has been selected as a fellow in the 2022-2023 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. The Leadership Fellows Program prepares emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries through […]
Honoring IU School of Medicine's First Woman Faculty Member Amelia Keller, MD
Physician and suffragist Amelia Keller, MD was the first woman to become a faculty member at Indiana University School of Medicine. Specializing in gynecology and pediatrics, Dr. Keller served as associate professor of diseases of children from 1908 to 1919. Dr. Keller was also one of the first female physicians practicing in Indianapolis, having started […]
Man, Descending: Eugenics in Indiana and Germany lecture
The Indiana University Center for Bioethics is hosting the Silvers Annual Lecture on Holocaust, Genocide, & Contemporary Bioethics titled “Man, Descending: Eugenics in Indiana and Germany” on April 14, 2022 at 5:00 PM. Our speaker is Dr. Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, the John A. Campbell Professor of Radiology and Chancellor's Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical […]
Anna Lipmane Collection of Russian and Latvian Medical Books
The Ruth Lilly Medical Library is pleased to announce a new addition to the History of Medicine Collection. The Anna Lipmane Collection of Russian and Latvian Medical Books consists of 73 volumes in Russian and Latvian on a variety of medical topics including neurology, cardiology, pharmacology, anatomy, acupuncture, and massage therapy. They were printed in […]
Primary Blast Trauma and the Historical Case Report of the Crew of the HL Hunley
Speaker: Rachel Lance, Ph.D. Host: Ruth Lilly Medical Library This talk examines the deaths of the crew members of the Civil War submarine HL Hunley as a case study of injury patterns of blast trauma. The lungs are the most easily injured organs in a blast and often drive the overall risk level of the exposure, but […]
Instructions on how to use “Reserve Study Rooms” at the IU School of Medicine Ruth Lilly Medical Library
Go to https://library.mednet.iu.edu. From the navigation menu (top of page), under 'Using the Library' click on the 'Reserve Rooms' tab. 2. Once you go to the 'Reserve Rooms' tab, click either the link, (ROOMS.MEDNET.IU.EDU) or 'Learn More' button. 3. Once you go to https://rooms.mednet.iu.edu you will see a screen with RLML policies and recommendations as […]
Amanda Papandreou joins the Ruth Lilly Medical Library
Welcome Amanda Papandreou to the Ruth Lilly Medical Library at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Her office is located in IB 202. Amanda received her bachelor’s degree in Media Arts and Science with a focus in 3D Graphics and Animation from the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing in 2018. She has previously […]
Winter Break Hours and Holiday Closures
Here are the medical library's winter break hours and holiday closures: Dec. 19-23, Sunday-Thursday: Library closes at 6pm Dec. 24, Friday: Library Closed for Campus Holiday Dec. 25-26, Saturday-Sunday: Library Closed Dec. 27-30, Monday-Thursday: Library closes at 6pm Dec. 31, Friday: Library Closed for Campus Holiday Jan. 1, Saturday: Library Closed Jan. 2-7, Sunday-Friday: Library […]
The Strange History of Bacteriophage Therapy: Re-emergence of a Forgotten Cure
Date: November 11, 2021 Time: 4:00 PM Speaker: Steffanie Strathdee, PhD (Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences, Harold Simon Distinguished Professor, UC San Diego Department of Medicine, Co-Director, Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics). » Watch the recording Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing global health issues of the 21st century and […]