Monthly Archives: December 2010

Library Hours – Winter Intersession 12/20/10 – 1/17/11

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***December 20, 2010  –  January 17, 2011***
Reminder: Sat. December 18th the library will be open from 8:30am-2:30pm

  • Monday – Thursday – 8:00am – 4:00pm
  • Friday – 8:30am – 4:00pm
  • Saturday/Sunday – Closed

Exceptions:

  • Dec. 24- 27    Closed
  • Dec. 31-  Jan. 2   Closed
  • Jan. 17-(Martin Luther King Day)  8:00am – 4:00pm

 Regular Academic Hours resume on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Spring Semester Begins. [http://www.lib.uconn.edu/libraries/stamford/about/hours.html ]

New Issue online/consumer health newsletter from UCONN Health Center Library

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A New Issue of the UCONN Health Center Library’s consumer health newsletter is available on the website of Healthnet: Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network at http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/

The issue describes websites that help individuals select health insurance plans, a website that explains the Health Care Reform Act in Spanish, new medical treatment guidelines in consumer friendly language, health information available in Asian languages, and a parents’ guide to educational terms they may in encounter in planning meetings for their child.

The issue also includes reviews of new consumer health books for public libraries.

The newsletter is published especially for public librarians and others interested in consumer health information services.

Judith Kronick, Reference Librarian
Healthnet: Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network
http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/
Lyman Maynard Stowe Library
University of Connecticut Health Center