
Our favorite therapy dog is returning to Falk Library tomorrow! Stop by between 1 and 2 p.m. to visit with Blue near the Main Desk.
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Our favorite therapy dog is returning to Falk Library tomorrow! Stop by between 1 and 2 p.m. to visit with Blue near the Main Desk.
Need information for a grant application or a homework assignment? Our popular Painless PubMed class is designed to quickly familiarize you with searching in PubMed, whether you're new to the database or just need a refresher. Join us for a live class or take a self-paced learning module to master PubMed on your own time.
Find a session: bit.ly/PubMed-Learning
Falk Library will be closed on Monday, Jaunary 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
See below for schedule of modified hours:
Sunday, January 19: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Monday, January 20: CLOSED
Tuesday, January 21: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Wednesday, January 22: Normal Hours Resume
HSLS digital resources are still available when the library is closed.
What’s your biggest research struggle--finding resources, managing data, organizing citations? We offer classes that can help, whether you're a seasoned researcher or just starting out.
Visit hsls.pitt.edu/instruction/learn-at-hsls-all to find both live classes and self-paced learning modules that suit your needs.
Happy New Year from HSLS! As you kick of 2025 and prepare to get back into the swing of a the semester, check out our website to refresh your memory on our hours and resources: https://www.hsls.pitt.edu/
Falk Library will close early today as we start to wind down for Winter Recess.
See the full schedule of modified hours below:
Friday, December 20: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday, December 21: 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday, December 22: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Monday, December 23-Wednesday, January 1: Closed
Thursday, January 2: 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
Friday, January 3: Normal Hours Resume
Ask a Librarian emails received while HSLS is closed will be addressed on Thursday, January 2.
HSLS digital resources will still be available during this time.
Stop by Falk Library this afternoon from 1 to 2 p.m. to visit with our favorite furry friend, Blue the therapy dog!
Then help yourself to some free snacks to fuel your studying, available until 4 p.m. each day of finals week, or while supplies last.
Falk Library will have modified hours for the Thanksgiving holiday.
See below for hours of operation during that time:
Wednesday, November 27: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Thursday, November 28: CLOSED
Friday, November 28: CLOSED
Saturday, November 30: 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, December 1: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Monday, December 2: Normal hours resume
Ask a Librarian questions or requests received from November 28 through December 1 will be addressed on December 2.
HSLS digital resources are still available when the library is closed.
We are so excited to welcome you back to the renovated Falk Library--fully reopened as of today!
Our library has been transformed to integrate both innovative features and familiar, beloved library experiences. Enjoy more access to study spaces, both quiet and collaborative, as well as physical collections returned to the shelves.
Find us at M722 Alan Magee Scaife Hall.
This is not a TRICK! Stop by Falk Library tomorrow and TREAT yourself to candy and spooky stickers from our History of Medicine Collection.
It's International Open Access (OA) Week! Read how HSLS supports OA year-round: https://bit.ly/4dWAhRY
Questions about HSLS resources? Need help accessing a journal article? Looking for a specific book? Ask a librarian! Submit a question or chat with someone live at hsls.pitt.edu/ask-a-librarian.
Made it all the way to the library but forgot your charger? Visit the Main Desk to borrow equipment and technology such as laptops, phone chargers, and headphones with your valid Pitt ID, so your study time remains uninterrupted.
Visit hsls.pitt.edu/technology for a full list of available equipment.
Join us on Friday for a lunchtime session in which students will present posters on organizations that reduce barriers to health care. Bring your own lunch and enjoy free cookies and beverages while you learn about health care equity!
When: September 27, noon-1 p.m.
Where: Falk Library Classroom
This session is presented as part of "For All The People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care Reform, the National Library of Medicine's traveling exhibit currently on display in Falk Library."
Join us TODAY for a panel discussion on health care reform, policy, and health equity. Panelists include faculty from all of the Pitt Schools of the Health Sciences.
The panel will be take place at 4 p.m. in Auditorium A, 3rd Floor, Alan Magee Scaife Hall. A reception will follow at 5 p.m. in Falk Library.
Visit bit.ly/3WdeUVA for more info.
In this engaging workshop, you will learn how to analyze differentially expressed genes (DEG) associated with genome-scale experiments, such as RNA-Seq gene expression studies, and gain mechanistic insights using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis and Correlation Engine software.
IPA and Correlation Engine - A Comprehensive Approach to Pathway Enrichment Analysis
Wednesday, September 25 @ 1 p.m., Online
Register: bit.ly/3Ly6iUH
Join HSLS and faculty from the six Schools of the Health Sciences for a panel discussion on health care reform, policy, and health equity.
The panel will be take place on Monday, September 23, at 4 p.m. in Auditorium A, 3rd Floor, Alan Magee Scaife Hall.
A reception will follow at 5 p.m. in Falk Library.
Visit bit.ly/3WdeUVA for more info.
Pitt School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Pitt Public Health
Looking for ways to maximize your finals week study time? Collaborate and learn with your peers in one of our four large group study rooms and one small consultation room. These rooms are available to Pitt users in the Schools of the Health Sciences with valid Pitt ID and must be reserved at the Main Desk or online.
Visit bit.ly/Study-Rooms to reserve a room for your group.
The first medical library at Pitt was established in 1912. The library was located in Pennsylvania Hall, as was the medical school. In 1938, the library, along with administrative and faculty offices as well as most of the school’s departments, were relocated to Old Mellon Institute, now Allen Hall.
By the late 1940s, there was a need to move the medical school as well as the other health sciences schools into a better space. The Senior Vice Chancellor envisioned a building that would house all the Schools of the Health Professions. One of the first donations for this new building was $300,000, from the Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation, for a new medical library. In 1957, classes began in the new Schools of the Health Professions building, later renamed Scaife Hall.
Carroll F. Reynolds, PhD, was the first director of the Maurice and Laura Falk Library of the Health Professions from 1957-1975. Laurabelle Eakin was the library’s director from 1975-1985 and Patricia Mickelson followed as director from 1986-2003. Barbara Epstein, the current library director, oversees a staff of over 50 faculty librarians and paraprofessionals.
From “History of Falk Library,” http://info.hsls.pitt.edu/updatereport/?p=4414
Monday | 7am - 12am |
Tuesday | 7am - 12am |
Wednesday | 7am - 12am |
Thursday | 7am - 12am |
Friday | 7am - 10pm |
Saturday | 9:30am - 10pm |
Sunday | 11am - 12am |