Library Innovation and Creation Hub

The Library Innovation and Creation Hub, located on each USAHS campus, is designed to make innovative technologies more accessible to students, staff, and faculty members, and share clinical applications of these technologies.

Hub technologies require training to use. Please click the tabs to the left to learn more about each technology.

Attend an upcoming Meta Quest 2 Virtual Reality Training to become eligible to check out a Quest 2 headset from the library. Trainings are live and online; they focus on using the Quest 2 in a safe and engaging way.

Here is the list of current apps we have on our Meta Quest headsets:

• Human Anatomy Puzzle
• Beat Saber
• Guided Meditation VR
• Hand Physics Lab
• BodyMap

Meta Quest 2 headsets are available as a 3-day checkout (no renewals permitted) for any student, faculty member, or staff member who has completed the required training. Ask at the library desk to check out a Quest 2. Individuals who check out a Quest 2 are responsible for finding a safe, indoor location to use the Quest, as our libraries currently do not have a designated virtual reality space.

Because no renewals are permitted for the Quest 2, when a Quest 2 headset has not been returned more than 10 days after the due date, it will be considered "Lost" and the student who has it checked out will be charged for its replacement. See the USAHS Library Policy on Fines and USAHS Library Policy on Lost or Damaged Materials for full details.

Attend an upcoming in-person 3D Printer Training on your campus as your first step in printing your own academic, clinical, or work-related projects.

3D Printer Trainings are held live, on-campus in small groups of 5 or fewer; our library staff will walk participants through a hands-on 3D printing experience, including finding files, setting up files, preparing and starting the printer.

Attending the training is required for any student or staff member who would like to set a 3D printing appointment on their campus.

Before you submit the appointment form, please choose a file for the object you'd like to print. Information on this is provided as part of the required training.

Online repositories we suggest include:

• Thingiverse
• NIH 3D Print Exchange
• Yeggi
• Makers Making Change

More advanced individuals may choose to create their own file using Tinkercad.

Look for files that:

• Can be used with FDM printers
• List print specifications like infill percentage, layer thickness, number of contours, and material used
• Work well with PLA filament
• Are relevant to your academic or clinical work

Schedule a 3D printing appointment (or Dallas 3D print booking for the Dallas campus) after you have completed the introductory training and determined what file you would like to print. Appointments are held daily on each campus in the morning hours, as early as 7 am, but potentially later depending on the complexity of the print job.

During your 3D printing appointment, you will work  with a library staff member to:

• prepare your print file
• transfer the file to the printer
• load filament
• prepare the printer and start the print job.

Plan for this to take about one hour.

You may return to the library at the time your print job is supposed to finish to experience removing the 3D-printed object from the printer and cleaning up. If you are unable to return when your print job finishes due to the timing, you may make arrangements to pick up your 3D-printed object another time.

The Anatomage Table is an anatomy visualization and virtual dissection tool. It displays life size, interactive, 3D anatomy visualizations with realistic views inside the human body. 

Watch this video for a quick introduction to the Anatomage Table. You can also find more information and demonstrations using the table from the official Anatomage YouTube Channel. 

The Anatamoge Tables are currently availalbe at the Austin and Miami campus libraries. You do not need to attend a training or make a reservation to use the tables. 

The following policies will be followed for all scholarly poster printing through the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences Libraries.  

1. The Scholarly Poster Printing service is available for use by the students and employees of the USAHS community.  

2. Requests must be submitted by a university faculty member. Students should reach out to their course professor, advisor, or program director depending upon the type of poster requested. 

3. Printing is provided for approved scholarly projects.

4. Printing of posters will be processed Monday through Friday. The library cannot guarantee delivery of posters requested less than 14 days before the due date. 

5. When submitting a request, you must ensure that the poster has been proofed for errors and sent in the correct format as the library staff does not correct or edit posters. 

6. Please ensure that the poster meets USAHS brand guidelines, with correct logo, colors, and fonts. Reference here: https://www.usa.edu/brand-assets/.

7. Reprints will be limited to 1 per assignment.

8. The library reserves the right to refuse any poster print request.

9. **Currently we are not printing posters at this time. 

10. Users will be notified via email when items are delivered to the requestor's campus. 

The Scholarly Poster Printer is for professional poster assignments and will not be printed by the USAHS libraries if it includes materials that are:

• Prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
• Unsafe, harmful, dangerous, or poses an immediate threat to the well-being of others.
• Obscene or otherwise inappropriate for the library environment.
• In violation of another's intellectual property rights. For example, you cannot reproduce material subject to copyright, patent, or trademark protection without permission except as allowed by fair use or other law.

*Service located from St. Augustine Campus Library when requesting allow time for shipping to your campus location.

All requests must use the request form here.