Strauss Library Wishes was open from September 18th until October 8th, 2023.
Below are wishes that faculty, staff, and students at Anschutz Campus have submitted to the library in previous years.
We have included wishes that were granted and wishes that were not granted.
Thank you for helping make the library everything you want it to be!
Collection Requests
Wish
It would be great for the Strauss Library to provide site licenses to medical students so that they can access different sources such as Osmosis, AMBOSS, UWorld, and Boards & Beyond as they prepare to take their licensing exams. Additionally, these site licenses would be a great complement to the MD curriculum so that students are ready for their weekly and end-of-couse assessments.
Wish Response
Thank you for submitting a library wish request for Osmosis, AMBOSS, UWorld, and Board & Beyond. We have received multiple requests for some of those products and understand that many students find them very useful for their study and exam preparation. We will contact the vendors for more information and pricing options for the campus.
You may already know about this, but the library does subscribe to an exam prep tool BoardVitals: https://library-cuanschutz.libguides.com/BoardVitals.
Journals
Wish
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
Wish Response
Your wish is granted! We have picked up a one-year subscription to this journal. Click here for the direct link to access the journal.
As part of our collection management practice, we review journal annual usage data to help determine whether we will renew the subscription in future years.
Journals
Wish
Access to the Foodborne Pathogens and Disease journal.
Wish Response
Your wish is granted! We have picked up a one-year subscription to this journal. Click here for the direct link to access the journal.
As part of our collection management practice, we review journal annual usage data to help determine whether we will renew the subscription in future years.
Collection Requests
Wish
It would be awesome if we could get a site license for Osmosis and other study resources!
Wish Response
Thank you for submitting a library wish request for Osmosis and other study resources. We have received multiple wishes for this product and understand that many students find it very useful for their study and exam preparation. We will contact the vendor for more information about the product and pricing options for the campus.
Collection Requests
Wish
A site license for AMBOSS and Osmosis would be EXTREMELY helpful for medical students at all stages!
Wish Response
Thank you for submitting a library wish request for AMBOSS and Osmosis. We have received multiple requests for both and understand that many students find them very useful for their study and exam preparation. We will contact the vendors of both products for more information about the product and pricing options for the campus.
You may already know about this, but the library does subscribe to an exam prep tool BoardVitals: https://library-cuanschutz.libguides.com/BoardVitals.
Computers
Wish
I have a small laptop screen so I like to use the desktops on the first floor to extend my display. Sometimes the 1st floor can be pretty noisy so I prefer to go into study rooms to work. I tried renting out a laptop the other day to use as a second monitor to my laptop in a study room, but there wasn't a cable available to connect the two (an HDMI or USB-C). Could the desktops that are not available for public use be removed from that area and available to check out? I have more solutions ideas
Wish Response
Thank you. Great idea. The library will investigate some portable monitor options and purchase a few for users to checkout.
Collection Requests
Wish
Site license for AMBOSS and osmosis if possible
Wish Response
Thank you for submitting a library wish request for AMBOSS and Osmosis. We have received multiple wishes for AMBOSS and understand that many students find it very useful for their study and exam preparation. We will contact the vendors of both products for more information about the product and pricing options for the campus.
You may already know about this, but the library does subscribe to BoardVitals: https://library-cuanschutz.libguides.com/BoardVitals.
Please visit us again for Library Wishes Campaign updates.
Facility
Wish
I'd like to say thank you for providing better access to menstrual products first and foremost. That was one of my wishes last year when I first started my program.
My wish for this year is to work toward improving access to clean water in the building. I work in the library a couple of days every week and I have noticed that the filter for the water bottle filler is sometimes in need of replacement. Staying hydrated is essential for productivity! Offering snacks wouldn't hurt either :)
Wish Response
Thank you. The library was happy to see campus Facilities install menstrual products too. We will ask about and report the water filter issue to campus Facilities because they do the maintenance on those stations and handle the filters. We want to provide fresh drinking water and understand the need to stay hydrated in Colorado—great wish! Free snacks would be great. In the meantime, we recommend you check out the vending machines at the North end of the first floor, and there is also vending in the Lounge just outside the front of the library--you can also play ping pong in the lounge.
Facility
Wish
Can we get more water bottle filling stations rather than just the one on the first floor?
Wish Response
Your wish is granted. There are two other water bottle filling stations on the 2nd and 3rd floors just outside the restrooms on the south end of the library, the same location as the station on the first floor. Thank you.