Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center

Here are the virtual classes we're offering this month. Sign up here: galter.northwestern.edu/classes

Flyer for Galter Library's Special Collections Open House on March 3rd, 2026

Visit the library on March 3rd for the Special Collections Open House, which will feature historical materials related to the library's current exhibits on mental health.

More details here: bit.ly/3ZZFUdJ

Photo of James P Carter with the text Commemorating Black History Month. James P. Carter, MD, MPH (1933-2014)

James P. Carter was the only Black student in his 1957 MD class at Northwestern. He then became an expert in malnutrition and hunger at Vanderbilt and Tulane. Later he was at the forefront of complementary medicine.
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#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackDoctors

Join our special collections department for a curated tour of the new exhibit 'Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back', which focuses on medical responses to mental health. The tour takes place on Tuesday, February 24 at 12pm.

Learn more and register here: bit.ly/4aZ4O3l

Galter Library's Mindful Collage station for the NLM exhibit Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health

Patron creations for the Mindful Collage station

What resets your mind? Come answer this question by making art at our Mindful Collage station, located on the first floor of Galter Library. Inspired by the NLM Traveling Exhibit: Care and Custody, this activity is a great way to take a study break.

To complement this exhibit, the library also has on display Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back, which delves into the imperfect progress America has made in its response to mental health in the medical field. Learn more about the exhibit here: galter.northwestern.edu/exhibits/28

Care and Custody: This exhibit from the National Library of medicine examines history to understand how the country has moved away from custodial forms of treatment, sought a more inclusive society, and worked to prote...

Galter Library is currently hosting the National Library of Medicine's latest exhibition, Care & Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health. The exhibit explores the evolution of mental health treatments in the US. View the exhibit in the library atrium, or online here: www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/c...

Join us this February for our virtual classes! Register here: galter.northwestern.edu/classes

Galter Library will be closed Monday, January 19th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular hours resume Tuesday, January 20th.

A group of people gathers around display cases in a library reading room while a staff member speaks to them. The room features large hanging lights, decorative ceiling beams, and framed portraits on the walls.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for today’s curator tour of Galter in Bloom! 🌼 If you missed it, the exhibit is on display through the end of January, and you can explore it online anytime: bit.ly/4bAczgQ

Mountain laurel. American Medical Botany, 1817. Via Internet Archive (North Carolina State University).

Flowering dogwood. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America, 1884. Via HathiTrust (North Carolina State University).

Dwarf iris. Thirty-eight Plates, with Explanations; Intended to Illustrate Linnaeus’s System of Vegetables, 1794. Via HathiTrust (Getty Institute).

Featured are a few images from the 'Galter in Bloom: 500 Years of Botanical Information' exhibit on display in the Eckenhoff Reading Room. Visit the library to further explore our vast collection of botanical imagery.

Updated hours for Galter Library, with the library open from 10am to 6pm on December 21, closed from December 22 to January 1st, and open 8am to 6pm on January 2.

Here are the library's updated hours for the upcoming Winter Recess. Regular hours resume on January 3rd.

Exhibit poster for Galter in Bloom: 500 Years of Botanical Illustration. The exhibit is currently on display in the Eckenhoff Reading Room on the first floor of Galter Library.

Our newest exhibit, Galter in Bloom, showcases selections from the library's collection of illustrated botanical books. You can view this exhibit in the Eckenhoff Reading Room.

Using SciENcv for NIH Biosketches and Other Support Documents - Thu, December 4 12:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom) EndNote - Tue, December 9 11:00 AM CST at Online (Zoom) NIH Public Access Policy and Publication Management with MyNCBI - Wed, December 10 12:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom) PubMed - Wed, December 10 1:00 PM CST at Online ( Zoom) 10 Simple Rules for File Organization - Wed, December 17 10:00 AM CST at Online (Zoom) Conducting a Systematic Review: Part 2 - Tools & Resources - Wed, December 17 1:00 PM CST at Online ( Zoom)

There's still time to sign up for our December classes! Register here: galter.northwestern.edu/classes

Here are Galter Library's updated hours for Thanksgiving break:

Graphic showing book covers related to health sciences topics with text reading 'Collections Update, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, November 2025' at the bottom

Collections Update! 📚 Check out the resources added to our collections this month: galter.northwestern.edu/News/collect...

Proofig AI Training: Research Integrity with Automated Image Verification - Tue, November 4 11:00 AM CST at Online (Zoom) Prism: collect, share, and preserve the full spectrum of your work - Wed, November 5 11:00 AM CST at Online (Zoom) Northwestern Elements - Wed, November 5 11:00 AM CST at Online (Zoom) EndNote - Wed, November 5 1:00 PM CST at Online (zoom) ORCID: Register, Use, Share - Wed, November 5 1:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom) Conducting a Scoping Review - Wed, November 12 1:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom) PubMed - Thu, November 13 12:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom) Conducting a Systematic Review: Part 1 - Planning the Process - Tue, November 18 12:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom) NIH Public Access Policy and Publication Management with MyNCBI - Wed, November 19 12:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom) 10 Simple Rules for Data Cleaning with Excel - Thu, November 20 10:00 AM CST at Online (Zoom) Using SciENcv for NIH Biosketches and Other Support Documents - Thu, November 20 12:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom) Conducting a Scoping Review - Tue, November 25 12:00 PM CST at Online (Zoom)

Join us this November for our virtual classes! Register here: galter.northwestern.edu/classes

2025 Events — International Open Access Week

So much is happening during #OAWeek! Check out our interactive map to find an #OpenAccess event near you or online to enjoy today or tomorrow. www.openaccessweek.org/events

Digital screen displaying an Open Access quiz question next to an orange "Open Access Week" banner at Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center

It's International #OpenAccess week!! Stop by the library to test your #OA knowledge, grab some candy, and learn about where you can find #OpenAccess resources at Galter and Northwestern: galter.northwestern.edu/news/open-ac...

This image displays information for Art in the Atrium, an art fair hosted by Feinberg Art Book at Potocsnak Family Atrium on November Seventeenth.

Feinberg Art Book is hosting an art fair, Art in the Atrium, on November 17th. If you are part of the Feinberg community and would like your art work to be showcased in the fair and Galter Library, submit your art to this form: bit.ly/4ngDIHX

Promotional image for the Feinberg Founders & Notables Historical Walking Tour at Graceland Cemetery, featuring tombstones and monuments under a partly cloudy sky. Event date: Friday, October 17, 2:00–3:30 pm.

Next Friday! Join Galter Special Collections at Graceland Cemetery for a tour through history as we explore the final resting places of renowned Feinberg faculty and graduates.
🔗Register: galter.northwestern.edu/course_info/...

Promotional graphic for 'A Century of Public Health: Then and Now' event on Oct 9 at noon, featuring speakers Ron Ackermann and Kristi Holmes, hosted by IPHAM and Galter Library. Includes RSVP link and background of vintage public health posters

🚨Join us tomorrow🚨

Explore a century of public health through graphic art!
An inspiring exhibition, dialogue, and networking event.

🔗RSVP: bit.ly/ipham-galter...
🗓️ Oct 9 | 🕛 Noon
📍 Galter Library Mezzanine

Promotional graphic for 'A Century of Public Health: Then and Now' event on Oct 9 at noon, featuring speakers Ron Ackermann and Kristi Holmes, hosted by IPHAM and Galter Library. Includes RSVP link and background of vintage public health posters.

Explore a century of public health through graphic art!
Join us this Thursday for an inspiring exhibition, dialogue, and networking event.

🔗RSVP: bit.ly/ipham-galter...
🗓️ Oct 9 | 🕛 Noon
📍 Galter Library Mezzanine

NIH, My NCBI and PMCIDs - Virtual Q & A "Office Hours" Date: Fri, October 10 11:00 AM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) Conducting a Systematic Review: Part 2 - Tools & Resources Date: Wed, October 15 1:00 PM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) EndNote Date: Thu, October 16 12:00 PM CDT Location: Online (zoom) NIH Public Access Policy and Publication Management with MyNCBI Date: Thu, October 16 12:00 PM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) Feinberg Founders & Notables: Historical Walking Tour of Graceland Cemetery Date: Fri, October 17 2:00 PM CDT Location: Graceland Cemetery & Arboretum Prism: collect, share, and preserve the full spectrum of your work Date: Tue, October 21 9:00 AM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) ORCID: Register, Use, Share Date: Tue, October 21 10:00 AM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) PubMed Date: Tue, October 21 10:00 AM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) Northwestern Elements Date: Tue, October 21 11:00 AM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) Proofig AI Training: Research Integrity with Automated Image Verification Date: Wed, October 22 12:00 PM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) Using SciENcv for NIH Biosketches and Other Support Documents Date: Thu, October 23 12:00 PM CDT Location: Online (Zoom) Getting to Know the NIH Policy on Data Management and Sharing Date: Mon, October 27 10:00 AM CDT Location: Online (Zoom)

Join us this October for our virtual classes! Register here: galter.northwestern.edu/classes

🥳 Happy National Medical Librarians Month! 

October is here to officially celebrate the unsung heroes of healthcare. This year’s theme says it best: Better Information. Better Decisions. 

Learn how to join the celebration by visiting MLANET: https://bit.ly/4o2eFcp

#medlibs #healthinformation

Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center booth under a 'BREAK BOX' sign, with a banner, informational materials, snacks, and two people interacting.

Excited for Medical Education Day!! 💜@nufeinbergmed.bsky.social Hope you get a chance to visit us and grab some library swag and candy!

The newest Galter Guide illustrates multiple methods for locating cross-discipline literature. Explore the variety of resources here: bit.ly/3KacqFu

A collaborative multidisciplinary team that includes
Northwestern's Kristi Holmes, PhD, has been named an NIH S-index Challenge finalist for their innovative approach to measuring data sharing impact — bit.ly/4mmY8i5

Registration is OFFICIALLY open! 🥳

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Research Day The annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day is a campuswide event to promote faculty and trainee development through the sharing of exciting research and conversation with colleagues.

It's hard to believe that Northwestern's 19th Annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day is just 48 hours away! The annual event promotes faculty, staff, student and trainee development through the sharing of recent research and conversation with colleagues — www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/eve...