New@Norris Library

The library will close for needed maintenance at 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 19 and remain closed Saturday, December 20 and Sunday December 21.  The library will re-open Monday, December 22 at 7:00 a.m.

The library offers free consultation and instructional services, referred to as HouseCalls, to USC faculty, graduate students, and staff. A HouseCall can help you:

Identify and use key information resources in your field
Improve your database searching skills
Find electronic full-text journals and books
Manage journal references with productivity software
Enhance visual presentations
Use information resources more efficiently

Your HouseCall will be […]

ScanGrants is a free database designed to facilitate the search for funding sources to support research in individual and community health. Sources most frequently listed include private foundations, corporations, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations and also includes less traditional funding opportunities. Federal and state funding sources are typically not included on ScanGrants because they are readily […]

Medical Videos.us is an online library of videos and movies related to medicine and surgery for healthcare professionals and students.  Videos cover a range of medical specialities and USMLE preparation and can be viewed online or downloaded using the Medical Videos Player.  Any video can be uploaded at no cost, providing that it is related to medicine or surgery and complies with […]

Current Protocols has long provided authoritative and up-to-date methods for scientific research in print.  The new online, step-by-step manuals span the life sciences and are designed to meet the hands-on needs of researchers and contain thousands of protocols ranging from the basic to the advanced.  Protocols are thoroughly field-tested for accuracy and easy replication and include expert commentary and […]

“Knol” is Google’s term for a unit of knowledge.  Knols are user-written articles on a range of topics hosted on Google’s knol site. Articles are attributed to authors who must first sign in with their real names, unlike Wikipedia whose articles are anonymous.  Content is searchable by topic and not edited by Google. The knol project was […]