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Library News Library Hosts Visitor from National Network of Libraries of Medicine The School of Medicine Library hosted a visit from Dale Prince, Technology Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern Atlantic Region (NNLM SE/A), on February 8, 2010. The NNLM SE/A regional office is located at the University of Maryland Baltimore Health Sciences and Human Services Library and serves Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia. The mission of the NNLM SE/A is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public health by providing all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information and improving the public's access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health. Mr. Prince met with Library faculty to learn about the numerous community outreach programs which have been funded by the NNLM SE/A grants including the InfoAble Portal, the free clinics project, and the historical book digitization project. Mr. Prince provided Library faculty and staff with an excellent presentation about the services of the NNLM SE/A and made a visit to Family Connection of South Carolina to meet Jackie Richards, Executive Director, see the results of the InfoAble Portal project.
Dr. Donald Wuori Donates Antique Microscopes, Stethoscope, Medical Books After attending Dr. Charles Bryan’s book signing and lecture on December 9, 2009 and learning about the rare book collection housed in the Charles S. Bryan History of Medicine Room, Dr. Donald Wuori, retired School of Medicine Pediatrics faculty member, inquired of Ruth Riley, Director of Library Services, about what types of historical books would be of interest to the library. Upon learning that the Library is primarily interested in books copyrighted prior to 1900, Dr. Wuori decided to donate several books from his personal collection, including Treatise on the Physical and Medical Treatment of Children, William Dewees, 1826, the first pediatrics textbook published in the U.S. After seeing the beautiful Charles S. Bryan History of Medicine Room, Dr. Wuori brought two beautiful 19th century brass microscopes and an antique wooden stethoscope to the library to be added to the room. The Library gratefully acknowledges Dr. Wuori for these thoughtful donations and wonderful additions to the Charles S. Bryan History of Medicine Room.
Drs. William and Charlotte Lindler Join Library Circle of Friends The Library is pleased to announce its newest members of the School of Medicine Library Circle of Friends, Dr. William Lindler and his sister, Dr. Charlotte Lindler. Library Circle of Friends members are donors of $500 or more to the School of Medicine Library Endowment. Their names are placed on a plaque adjacent to the Charles S. Bryan History of Medicine Room in the Library. The Endowment provides support for the preservation of the rare book collection housed in the Charles S. Bryan History of Medicine Room, the acquisition of additional historical works, the purchase of books for the general circulating collection, and other specialized areas of the School of Medicine Library. The Library gratefully acknowledges Drs. William and Charlotte Lindler for their kindness. If you would like to add your name to the growing list of people who support the USC School of Medicine Library Endowment, please send a check made payable to “USC Educational Foundation” to the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Development Office, Columbia, SC 29208. Library Circle of Friends Members
Electronic journals provided by ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 12 hours during the period from 8:00AM to 8:00PM EST Saturday, 23 January. We apologize for the inconvenience. USMLE Step 2 Practice Exam Now Available on EXAM MASTER Based on the NBME blueprint, Exam Master's USMLE Step 2 Practice Exam is designed to give the Step 2 candidate a realistic exam experience. These exams offer a fast and efficient way to practice for the boards in a realistic computer-based setting. Students can sit for a full exam, or take each block individually as their schedule permits. All blocks include post-exam review and detailed explanations. The USMLE Step 2 Practice Exam features:
To access this practice exam, login to your Exam Master Online account, go to NEW EXAMS > Click "Courses" > Click "Select" next to the USMLE Step 2 Practice Exam The Library will be closed on Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 24 hour card access will still be available Library Holiday Service Project For the 2009 holiday season the School of Medicine Library once again partnered with Palmetto Health Cancer Centers. Faculty and staff donated over 700 items ranging from lip balm & puzzle books to crackers & chocolate candy. These items were put together into gift bags that Santa delivered to the adult cancer patients at Richland and Baptist.
Pictured with Santa is Carole Howell, Manager of Volunteer Service Palmetto Health Richland. Winner of Digital Camera Announced The library conducted a study to determine whether the design of online tutorials improves understanding of key concepts. All M-I students were eligible to participate in the study. Those who chose to participate were entered into a drawing for a digital camera. The drawing took place at noon on January 5th and the winner of the digital camera was Mandi Klein. Congratulations Mandi! And thank you to all of the students who participated in the study!
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ATTENTION Firefox, Chrome, and Opera OFF Campus Users! Firefox and other non-Internet Explorer users may encounter proxy server messages when trying to connect to the Library’s e-resources from off campus or when trying to connect to e-journals from TDNet. This is due to an issue related to those browsers and our SSL (secure sockets layer) certificate. If you encounter this message “This Connection is Untrusted” simply click on “I Understand the Risks” and then click on “Add Exception” and you will be able to access the Library’s e-resources. As far as we know, our SSL vendor IPSCA is actively working to correct this problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New e-journal Science Translational Medicine available in January 2010 The School of Medicine Library is pleased to announce the availability of Science Translational Medicine beginning January 2010. This new e-resource from AAAS links basic scientists and clinical researchers to improve patient care worldwide. Furthermore, it offers cutting-edge, original, peer-reviewed research, commentary, and reviews on translational medicine. To learn more, please go here. Access to this e-journal will be available via TDNet, the Library's e-journal management system.
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Book Signing and Lecture – Dr. Charles S. Bryan – December 9, 2009 The School of Medicine Library hosted a book signing reception for Dr. Charles S. Bryan, Heyward Gibbes Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine, on December 9, 2009, to celebrate the publication of his new book, Oliver Wendell Holmes: Physician and Man of Letters. Numerous School of Medicine faculty and students attended the event as well as colleagues and friends of Dr. Bryan. Dr. Bryan delivered a thought-provoking lecture in the M-I Classroom entitled “Oliver Wendell Holmes and the Religio Medici.” Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) spent parts of the nineteenth century as America’s best-known physician and best-selling author. Sir William Osler praised him as “the most successful combination which the world has ever seen, of the physician and man of letters.” Today, he is remembered as a physician for his investigation of the contagiousness of puerperal fever (well before the advent of the germ theory), for his advocacy for therapeutic skepticism and rationalism, and for coining such terms as “anesthesia.” He is celebrated as a literary and cultural figure for such poems as “Old Ironsides”. The present volume, celebrating the bicentennial of Holmes’s birth, offers a fresh look at Holmes in both of his major identities. The book is available for purchase from amazon.com or the publisher.
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New computer use policy goes into effect December 15, 2009 Effective December 15, 2009, the following changes will take place regarding computer workstations within the School of Medicine Library:
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Two New E-Textbooks added to support the Nurse Anesthesia program. The SOM Library has purchased two E-Textbooks to support the Nurse Anesthesia program.
These e-textbooks are available through OVID http://uscm.med.sc.edu/ovid.html and are searched by selecting the “Books@OVID” link, or browsed by selecting the “Browse Books” link. For more information contact Christine Whitaker at 803-733-3346 or christine.whitaker@uscmed.sc.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New e-journals available in January 2010 Due to savings resulting from the journal cancellations in 2010, the Library plans to subscribe to the following eight new e-journals effective January 2010. These are faculty purchase recommendations received from 2007 to 2009 which are considered to be high priority needs.
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Notice: Login change for EXAM Master Users For your convenience and ease of logging in, Exam Master OnLine will be switching to your email address as your primary login. This change will be effective Monday, November 16. You will be able to access your account using the email address that you used when you registered with Exam Master and your normal password. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact customer_service@exammaster.com or Christine Whitaker at 803-733-3346 or whitaker@sc.edu for assistance. Interlibrary Loan Fees Increase The Interlibrary Loan fee for SOM faculty, staff, and students has increased from $4 to $5. This change is necessary to cover the ever-increasing fees charged by other libraries involved in the article and book lending process. Most medical libraries in the Southeastern/Atlantic region charge between $5 and $15 per interlibrary loan transaction. The SOM Library has not increased its fee for over 20 years. Please contact Laura Kane at laura.kane@uscmed.sc.edu with questions. Library Faculty Presentations at Southern Chapter of Medical Library Association Annual Meeting Library faculty made the following presentations at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association in Memphis, Tennessee, October 29 - November 1, 2009:
Southern Chapter of Medical Library Association Elects Library Faculty as Officers Ruth Riley, Director of Library Services, has been elected as Chair-Elect/Program Chair of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association for 2009-10. Laura Kane, Assistant Director for Information Services, has been elected as Program Chair-Elect as well. The Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SC/MLA) is a professional organization made up of health science librarians from the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Library Faculty Member Receives Planning and Assessment Award Grant Felicia Yeh (PI), Assistant Director for Collections Management, and Melanie Huggins (Co-PI), Executive Director, Richland County Public Library have been awarded a $6,000 Planning and Assessment Award grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region for the project entitled: “Building Partnerships Between Libraries and Community Emergency Management Personnel in South Carolina.” This project's objective is to encourage, strengthen and expand library partnerships with first responders and community emergency management personnel in South Carolina. The School of Medicine Library will be partnering with Richland County Public Library to plan and host a state-wide emergency preparedness conference for public library leaders and community emergency management personnel. The conference will allow attendees to learn about best practices in other states and provide an opportunity for initial dialogue between library leaders and first responders about the potential role of libraries in disaster management. American Academy of Pediatrics Releases 2009 Edition of Red Book The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has made the newly revised and updated Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 28th edition, available on Red Book Online. This edition includes new and updated sections, chapters, and appendixes; updated references to AAP policy recommendations; standardized vaccine abbreviations; and more. In addition, over 200 new images were added to the Red Book Online Visual Library. USC SOM has access through the E-Textbooks Page or directly at http://aapredbook.aappublications.org. Access to Nature E-Journals Backfiles Now Available USC University Libraries recently added access to the backfiles of currently subscribed Nature e-journals as follows:
OECD Health Data is considered the most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health care systems in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) economies. It’s is an essential tool for comparative analyses and cross-country comparisons of national health systems. This unique, interactive database covering over 1,200 indicators, including:
Library Spring Service Project For the second year, the library’s Spring Service Project benefited Ronald McDonald House of Columbia. The house is located on the campus of Palmetto Health Richland and serves as a home away from home for families with children being treated at Children’s Hospital. Not only is this a place for families to stay, but meals are provided as well. All of this helps to relieve some of the financial burden for these families. This year the library donated: granola bars, chips, juice boxes, plates, napkins, toilet paper and other items.
Due to continuing budget constraints, further reduction of the Library’s print and electronic journal collection will be made effective January 2010. The Library conducted a journal collection analysis to identify titles for potential cancellation. Criteria used for the analysis included use, ranking, renewal cost, availability from Thomas Cooper Library, and relevance to School of Medicine programs, The proposed cancellations fall into three major categories:
Essential Evidence Plus re-registration for PDA access This is a reminder that all University of South Carolina's users must re-register Essential Evidence Plus on their Pocket PC, and Palm OS by next week, if they have not already. See the following link for instructions: http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/support/registration.cfm. If you have questions, problems or comments, please contact Christine Whitaker at Whitaker@sc.edu or by phone at 803-733-3346. In light of budget constraints in 2008-09, the Library cancelled the print version of numerous journals effective January 2009 due to low use of the print version. These titles will continue to be available online. The print and online versions of twelve journal titles were cancelled effective January 2009 due to low use of both the print and online versions. To see the list of cancellations, click here. Library Faculty Receive Digitization Grant Award Felicia Yeh (PI), Assistant Director for Collections Management, and Christine Whitaker (Co-PI), Collection Development Librarian, have been awarded a $4,800 grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region for the project entitled: “Digitization Project for the History of Medicine Collection.” This project's objective is to digitize selected materials from the Library’s Charles S. Bryan History of Medicine Room collection and make them freely available online. The following five books were selected to be digitized for this project:
Library Faculty Win Research Paper Competition Roz Anderson, Assistant Director for Education & Outreach, and Steve Wilson, Coordinator, Center for Disability Resources Library, have won first place in the research paper competition at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association in Birmingham, Alabama, October 26-30, 2008, for their paper, “Quantifying the Effectiveness of Interactive Tutorials.” Congratulations! School of Medicine Librarians Publish Book for Health Consumers
Three librarians from the School of Medicine Library have published Answers to the Health Questions People Ask in Libraries, a new book that provides health consumers with reliable, authoritative answers to common health questions. The authors, Laura Kane, Rozalynd McConnaughy, and Steven Wilson worked with a physician consultant, David Townsend, MD, to author the book. Each entry provides a clear, easy-to-understand explanation of medical conditions and treatment, and provides critical facts to support better understanding. Readers will also discover tips, checklists for questions to ask healthcare professionals, charts and other easy-access information to address their specific concerns and provide important background information as they determine the next appropriate steps for their care. When it comes to consumer-friendly, reliable health information and answers, this new reference book is just what the doctor and the librarian ordered! The book was published by Medical Library Association Publishing in cooperation with Neal-Schuman Publishers in October 2008. (Neal-Schuman, 247 pages, $65) Link to Neal-Schuman Press Release. About the Authors Laura Townsend Kane, M.L.I.S., is the Assistant Director for Information Services at the School of Medicine Library, University of South Carolina. She is the author of Straight From the Stacks: A Firsthand Guide to Careers in Library and Information Science (ALA Editions, 2003) and “Access Versus Ownership” in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (Dekker, 2003). She is a Distinguished member of the Medical Library Association’s Academy of Health Information Professionals. Rozalynd P. McConnaughy, M.L.I.S, is the Assistant Director for Education and Outreach at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library. She has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals and appears regularly on the local radio show, “Health, Wealth, and Happiness.” Steven Patrick Wilson, M.L.I.S., M.A. in English Literature, is a medical librarian at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library, and Coordinator of the Center for Disability Resources Library collection, which is one of the largest developmental disability collections in the southeast. David L. Townsend, MD, is an Internal Medicine physician practicing in North Carolina. He graduated summa cum laude with a double-major in biology and psychology from the University of Georgia, and then attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia, where he graduated with top honors. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina and was selected to serve as Assistant Chief of Medicine at that institution.
Winners of iPod Shuffles Announced The library conducted a study to determine whether the design of online tutorials improves understanding of key concepts. All M-I students were eligible to participate in the study. Those who chose to participate were entered into a drawing for two iPod Shuffles. The drawing took place at noon on January 8th and the winners of the Shuffles were Cory Janney and Jonathan Abbott. Congratulations Cory and Jonathan! And thank you to all of the students who participated in the study!
Library Holiday Service Project Again this year the Palmetto Health Cancer Centers were chosen for the School of Medicine Library’s holiday donation project. The library faculty and staff donated and wrapped over 100 items to be given to inpatients at their Christmas Party.
Ovid EBM Reviews package has been cancelled The Library has cancelled our subscription to the Ovid-based EBM Reviews package. Evidence Based Medicine literature is now available through the Cochrane Library database, which is described as our current Featured Resource. This change eliminates duplication of content and is one of the on-going efforts we are making to reduce costs and meet the current budget challenges. DXplain updated A new version of the DXplain clinical diagnostic decision-support system is now available. The first thing you will notice is that the pages have been re-designed for a cleaner look. Function boxes have been retained where possible in the same page location as the old version. The functionality of the database is similar. The main change is in navigation through the case analysis process. Users now choose symptoms from drop down menus rather than entering terms separated by commas in a text box. A useful new feature is the ability to conduct a runtime search of PubMed for the most recent abstracts on a disease as well as a Google Search link that allows the users to see content from a special selection of authoritative medical websites. If you have bookmarked this database, please be sure to change it to the new URL. Access this database through the SOM Library Databases page or go directly to http://dxplain.org/dxp2/dxp.direct.asp?login=webck. Dig Deep Challenge Winners Announced Thanks to all that participated in National Medical Librarians Month Dig Deep Challenge! Overall, we had a great turnout for our National Medical Librarians Month event on October 16th. Many students and even SOM faculty and staff completed the Dig Deep Challenge. A random drawing was help on October 31st, 2008. The following people were awarded the following prizes:
Library Faculty Awarded Grant for Linking SC Free Clinics to Quality Health Information Project Congratulations to School of Medicine Library faculty, Roz Anderson, Assistant Director for Education and Outreach, and Ruth Riley, Director of Library Services, for a $39,974 outreach grant award from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region for their "Linking SC Free Clinics to Quality Health Information" project. During this project, the library will be partnering with the Good Samaritan Clinic in Columbia, Mercy Medical Clinic in Florence, Greenville Free Clinic, and St. Luke's Free Medical Clinic in Spartanburg. The grant will enhance the patient education efforts at four free clinics in South Carolina by purchasing and installing a computer, screen, and projector in each clinic and increase awareness and use of MedlinePlus by conducting training sessions at each clinic and linking to MedlinePlus content on patient area of the clinic's web sites. Possible Issue with TDNet Upgrade Older versions of the Google Toolbar could be incompatible with the new version of the Library's e-journal system, TDNet, in Internet Explorer. When clicking on a Journal Title link in TDNet, a separate window should open. This does not happen because the Google Toolbar blocks the popup window. This can be bypassed by choosing to accept all pop-ups on the Google Toolbar or by choosing to always allow pop-ups from TDNet by clicking on the pop-up blocker button. This is only an issue for versions of the Google Toolbar before the current version 5.0. TDNet was notified and is working on the issue. If you need any assistance, contact Briget Livingston at Briget.Livingston@uscmed.sc.edu or 733-3351. Rapid Book Delivery Service Now Available PASCAL Delivers, a statewide book delivery service, is now available for all School of Medicine students, faculty, and staff. The system allows users to borrow books, free-of-charge, from other academic libraries across the state for a 6-week loan period. For more information, see the PASCAL Delivers FAQs or contact Laura Kane at laura@gw.med.sc.edu. SOM Library Now Offers Online Access to Red Book Continuing a 68-year tradition of excellence, the Red Book provides today's most reliable and clinically useful information on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of some 200 childhood infectious diseases. It has a wealth of must-know new clinical content in key areas like active and passive immunization, care of children in special circumstances, and management of specific conditions such as anthrax, smallpox, influenza, and pneumococcal infections, and much more. Red Book Online is the online home of the report of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases. Offering instant Web-based access, you will find the complete text of the Red Book, the complete visual library of over 2,000 images, vaccine status information, infectious disease news, and much more. There is a quick search on the front pages, plus an advanced search option. Images are accessible through keyword search of captions in advanced search mode. You can also choose to search other AAP journals from the advanced search page. Current content is equivalent to the 2006 print edition, plus updates. A new edition will be available in 2009. Access for Columbia Campus is via the E-textbooks page. Investigator Toolbox Added to Library Website The USC Office of Research and Economic Development has developed a new website to provide USC faculty with a “one stop shop” overview of writing quality proposals, effectively managing the fiscal and technical aspects of awards and maintaining the highest integrity in science. The Investigator Toolbox is now available in the Databases area of the Library website. You may either choose it from the pull down menu or find it in the Medicine area of the Databases page. New Option for Reporting Access Problems Have you ever had a problem accessing one of the Library's electronic resources? If so, there is a new link on the Library's web site to report it. On the left navigation bar, you will now find a link ACCESS PROBLEMS that you may use to report any problem with accessing a particular e-journal, database, or e-book. By reporting your problem via this link, it will help us resolve it as quickly as possible for you and other library users. Library Faculty Awarded Grant for InfoAble Portal Project Congratulations to School of Medicine Library faculty, Roz Anderson, Assistant Director for Education and Outreach, and Steve Wilson, Coordinator, Center for Disability Resources Library, for a $5,959 grant award from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region for their "Creating the InfoAble Portal" project with the Columbia office of Family Connection, a support network for families who have children with special needs. The grant will improve access to information technology and library and information services by purchasing and installing a computer, printer, and projector in the Columbia Family Connection’s new Family Wing and improve access to disability and health information by creating the InfoAble Portal, which will become the default homepage for the new multimedia computer system and a new product feature on the Center for Disability Resources Library web site. All Blackwell Synergy Journals are now available via Wiley InterScience As of Monday, June 30th 2008, all Blackwell Synergy journal content will be incorporated into Wiley InterScience. Links to journals on Blackwell Synergy will automatically redirect to Wiley InterScience. The transition will take place from June 27 to June 29. The scheduled downtime is as follows:
For more information, click here. Journal Citation Reports 2007 Data Available 2007 data is now available for Journal Citation Reports on the Web. Journal Citation Reports is a unique Web-based research tool that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. Journal Citation Reports is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Journal Citation Reports is available via the Library's Databases page. Consumer Health Information in Multiple Languages Check out the new collection of consumer health information in multiple languages on MedlinePlus. The new collection complements the English and Spanish content on MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en español with links to health information in over 40 languages covering nearly 250 topics. Library Staff Participate in Disaster Recovery Training All SOM Library staff participated in hands-on disaster recovery training recently as part of the disaster planning process. Under the direction of two professional disaster preparedness consultants from Charleston, staff learned how to organize a recovery operation effectively, how to handle the situation with the proper recovery procedures, and how to salvage library materials with proper techniques. Click below for photos of Library staff hard at work. Click on an image to view it larger. Photos from Disaster Recovery Training
Book Signing in Library for Dr. Charles S. Bryan on April 17
The School of Medicine invites you to attend a book signing reception on Thursday, April 17, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the School of Medicine Library to celebrate the publication of Dr. Charles S. Bryan's new books. Please join us for refreshments and fellowship. Please click here (PDF) for additional information about the books. New NIH Public Access Policy Requirements New legislation requires that peer-reviewed articles accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008 and arising from NIH funding must be deposited to PubMed Central. Full text of all articles will be made freely available to the public. Beginning May 25th, 2008 anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress report to the NIH must include the PubMed Central or NIH Manuscript submission reference number when citing applicable articles. NIH has published instructions on how to comply with the new requirements. For information on copyright see the SPARC Author Rights Initiative. The School of Medicine Library will help authors meet these requirements by sharing updated information, identifying publisher policies, and meeting with authors as requested. For more information contact Christine Whitaker, Collection Development Librarian, at 733-3346 or cwhitaker@med.sc.edu. Nursing Resources Now Available Three new resources for nursing and allied health have been made available by Partnership Among SC Academic Libraries (PASCAL). CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for more than 620 journals some dating back to 1937. The database also provides full text for 218 books/monographs. This resource can be accessed via the Library's Databases page. Ovid's Nursing Collection II: Lippincott Premier Nursing Journals – 14 nursing titles have been added to Journals @Ovid. They include: AACN Advanced Critical Care These are the most up-to-date, respected nursing titles, and have 100% searchable full text with unlimited access to all tables of contents and bibliographic citations for every journal, plus free tables of contents for more than 1000 biomedical e-journals. This resource can be accessed via Ovid. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This versatile database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at healthcare facilities as well as nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions. This resource can be accessed via the Library's Databases page. New Ovid Interface Launched The new Ovid interface, OvidSP, has been released. For School of Medicine Ovid users, the interface looks very similar to the “old” interface, but offers the option of using a natural language search mode via the Basic Search tab. The Basic Search allows you to ask a question directly or describe a topic in ordinary English terms, without having to know special syntax rules, search conventions, or complicated search strategies. There are also enhanced table of contents alerting functions, including RSS. You can view a 4-minute overview of OvidSP here (requires Flash). A short tutorial from the Medical College of Wisconsin Library is available here (requires Flash). In addition, the OvidSP Quick Reference Card (PDF) offers an overview of options. To learn more about OvidSP, sign up for the Library’s OVID Medline class offered monthly. InfoPOEMs is now Essential Evidence Plus
Essential Evidence Plus will continue to feature InfoPOEMs (now called Daily POEMs), the daily EBM content alerting service, and the EBM search application formerly known as InfoRetriever. The incorporation of two new content resources - EBM Guidelines and e-Essential Evidence - augments the existing product features and content. EBM Guidelines is produced by the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim and includes a concise, easy-to-use collection of more than 950 Practice Guidelines, more than 3,000 Evidence Summaries, and more than 1,000 images. e-Essential Evidence will be added to the Essential Evidence Plus suite during the first quarter of 2008. This resource is a general medical reference providing relevant medical content in a structured, evidence-based format for general practitioners, nurses and physician assistants providing first contact care. You can continue to access this resource via the Library's Databases page. If you have any questions about the changes to this resources, please contact Allison LoCicero, Web Services Librarian, at 733-3360 or locicero@med.sc.edu. Winners of iPod Shuffles Announced The library conducted a study to determine whether the design of online tutorials improves understanding of key concepts. All M-I students were eligible to participate in the study. Those who chose to participate were entered into a drawing for two iPod Shuffles. The drawing took place at noon on January 24th and the winners of the Shuffles were Jill Maxwell and Rose Coady. Congratulations Jill and Rose! And thank you to all of the students who participated in the study!
Access to Cell Press E-Journals Backfile Now Available The Cell Press Backfile comprises:
• Over 12,000 articles containing ground breaking research
from 6 journals The titles and coverage are as follows:
Access to the backfile is now available via TDNet, the Library's e-journal management system. Links to individual articles are also available in PubMed and Ovid. Funded by the School of Medicine Library Endowment and the USC University Libraries and South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). Library Hosts Meeting of Medical Librarians
Carcinogenic Potency Database Now Accessible via TOXNET The Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB) was developed by the Carcinogenic Potency Project at the University of California, Berkeley, and by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It reports analyses of animal cancer tests on 1547 chemicals. Results for each chemical are now searchable via the National Library of Medicine Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET), under the Additional Resource header. CPDB includes 6540 chronic, long-term animal cancer tests (both positive and negative for carcinogenicity) from the general published literature as well as from the National Cancer Institute and the National Toxicology Program. Such tests are used in support of cancer risk assessments for humans. Information that is important in the interpretation of bioassays is reported in CPDB for each experiment. You can access this resource via the link above or via TOXNET found on the Library's Databases page. Access change for New England Journal of Medicine The School of Medicine Library is pleased to announce that access to New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is now site licensed. This means that a username and password are no longer required to access this e-journal and there are no restrictions on the number of concurrent users. You can access NEJM via the link above or through TDNet. Library Holiday Service Project For the second year in a row, the library staff donated gifts to patients at The South Carolina Cancer Center at Palmetto Health as our holiday service project. The library staff donated 85 items that were given to patients staying at Baptist and Richland over the holidays. Staff members also donated 33 boxes of Little Debbie treats that were used as refreshments at the patients' Christmas party. Laura Howell, Acquisitions/Cataloging Specialist, coordinated the project for the Library.
Library Director Recognized for Service
New Ovid Interface Coming Soon Ovid will soon be changing its search interface. The new product, called OvidSP, has the option of using a natural language search mode (via the Basic Search tab), with which you can ask a question directly or describe a topic in ordinary English terms, without having to know special syntax rules, search conventions or complicated search strategies. To test OvidSP, go to Ovid Online through the Library's Ovid page. Click on "Try OvidSP" at the top of the "Choose a database" page. OvidSP will go into effect on February 4, 2008. The current interface will no longer be available after that date. MLA Teleconference on Scholarly Publishing and Open Access - Nov. 20 Without doubt dramatic changes over the past several years in scientific, technical, and medical publishing have opened a Pandora's box of questions, confusion, and complexity for library patrons, researchers, and librarians and have become the subject of much discussion. The Medical Library Association (MLA) continues its engagement in the conversation and speaks to the issues in its Webcast, "Scholarly Publishing and Open Access: Straight Talk". Time: Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., EST Location: The teleconference will be held in the Computer Classroom of the School of Medicine Library. More information about the teleconference can be found here.
Cochrane Library Now Available University Libraries has announced access to the full Cochrane
Library database. The Library includes:
This database can be accessed via the link above or through the Library's Databases page. Dietary Supplements Labels Database Now Available The National Library of Medicine has released a new resource focused on dietary supplements. The Dietary Supplements Labels Database includes information from the labels of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements. The database is designed to help both the general public and
health care providers find information about ingredients in
brand-name products, including name, form, active and inactive
ingredients, amount of active ingredient/unit, manufacturer/distributor
information, suggested dose, label claims, warnings, percentage
of daily value, and further label This database can be accessed via the link above or through the Library's Databases page. Social Science Section of Journal Citation Reports Now Available A joint agreement with Thomas Cooper Library has made access to both the Science and the Social Science sections of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) on the Web available to all USC users. Journal Citation Reports is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals. It is the only source of citation data on journals. Journal Citation Reports can show you the:
JCR may be accessed by the link in the above text or through the Library's Databases page. Library Faculty Receive Grant Award Roz Anderson, Assistant Director for Education & Outreach, and Steven Wilson, Coordinator, Center for Disability Resources Library, have been awarded a $1,000 Research Project Grant from the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association for their research proposal, Quantifying the Effectiveness of Interactive Tutorials. The research project will examine the effectiveness of passive versus interactive tutorials for medical students learning about library resources. Congratulations, Roz and Steve! The core of AccessScience is the 10th Edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, with full-text search capability, plus tools such as e-mail forwarding, saved image collections, and more. It also provides Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology, definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, scientist biographies from the Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography and more. To browse or search the medical subject areas available, click here. AccessScience can be accessed via the link above or on the Library's Databases page. Access to this resources was made possible by the School of Medicine Library's membership in The Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries (PASCAL). PDA Resources Page Now Available The Library's new PDA Resources page is divided into three categories: Licensed Applications, Free Applications, and Sources for PDA Applications. The Licensed Applications area highlights School of Medicine Library resources that have PDA components. Within the Free Applications area you will find resources covering a wide range of topics, such as guidelines, preventive services, textbooks, and MEDLINE searching applications. Under Sources for PDA Applications, we include general resources to use to identify other PDA applications available for free or for purchase. The PDA Resources page can be accessed via the Electronic Resources page. Librarians Conduct Training Session at Free Medical Clinic
New Version of InfoRetriever Available for your PDA The handheld version of InfoRetriever now offers an enhanced user interface. Clinicians using InfoRetriever on a handheld device will find the new and improved interface easier to use and more intuitive. Some of the enhancements include:
Your current installation of InfoRetriever Updater will continue to keep InfoRetriever's content up to date, but to receive the latest program enhancements, you'll need to download the latest version. You can download the latest version via the Library's InfoRetriever page. Library Faculty Win Research Award Each year, the Medical Library Association Research Section presents awards to recognize quality research-oriented contributed papers and posters presented at the annual meeting. A $100 cash award is presented for 1st Place for both papers and posters, and a $50 cash award is presented for 2nd Place and Honorable Mention. Roz Anderson, Assistant Director for Education & Outreach, Allison LoCicero, Web Services Librarian, Briget Livingston, Head of Access Services, and Steven Wilson, Coordinator, Center for Disability Resources Library, won Honorable Mention for their poster "Looking Around to Look Ahead: A Review of Medical Library Online Tutorials" (.ppt) presented at the MLA 2007 meeting in Philadelphia. Congratulations! Journal Citation Reports 2006 Data Available 2006 data is now available for Journal Citation Reports on the Web. Journal Citation Reports is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals. It is the only source of citation data on journals. Journal Citation Reports can show you the:
Journal Citation Reports is available via the Library's Databases page. Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies (FAITS) Database Now Available Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies (FAITS) contains reports covering health care information technology (IT) including health care IT administration, standards and compliance, healthcare applications systems, RFID, handheld devices, IT security, and company profiles. FAITS also links to technology and business news resources such as Nando Net, The New York Times, Financial Times, NewsBytes, and the BBC. You can access the FAITS Database via the link above or through the Library's Databases page. Library Spring Service Project
MD Consult Interface Redesigned MD Consult has redesigned its interface. You will notice the following changes the next time you log on.
The University Libraries recently announced the availability of PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) database via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. The PILOTS bibliographic database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its goal is to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations, and to offer both current and retrospective coverage. You can access the PILOTS database through the above link or through the Library's Databases page. ScienceDirect Freedom Collection Now Available University Libraries recently negotiated the purchase of Elsevier Publishing’s ScienceDirect Freedom Collection in a consortial deal with eight other universities and colleges in South Carolina. This purchase expands USC's present ScienceDirect subscription to include all 1,547 Elsevier journals rather than the existing 1,281 titles we had access to prior to the purchase. ScienceDirect contains over 25% of the world's science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information. ScienceDirect e-journals are available via TDNet, the Library's e-journal system. Links to individual articles in ScienceDirect e-journals are also available in PubMed, Ovid, and other databases. For a full listing of ScienceDirect e-journals, visit this link. Access to Wiley InterScience Neuroscience Backfile Collection Now Available The Wiley InterScience Neuroscience Backfile Collection contains more than 100 years of digitized back-issue content across fourteen leading journal titles. The collection provides a backfile resource for core research across the sub-disciplines of neuroscience, and includes full coverage, back to inaugural issues, of seminal titles, including Journal of Comparative Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Journal of Neuroscience Research, and GLIA. From a historical perspective, this collection includes the oldest journal in the field of neuroscience (Journal of Comparative Neurology), and another journal, GLIA, that launched the field of glial research, which is now a mainstream area in neuroscience. The titles and coverage are as follows:
These titles are now available via TDNet, the Library's e-journal management system. Funded by the School of Medicine Library Endowment and the USC University Libraries. "Women in Medicine"
Exhibit Puts Spotlight on SOM Faculty Health Sciences Faculty Piloting Collexis USC has contracted with Columbia-based Collexis Inc to pilot advanced software that supports increased research funding. The Collexis software accomplishes this by enabling a researcher to move beyond the key word search concept with a proprietary, language-insensitive data correlation function driven by autonomous relationship building between search terms and existing research. "This is a strategic step, one that positions USC among a few elite, first mover organizations and institutions including the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Lockheed Martin, and the World Health Organization," said Vice President for Research and Health Sciences Harris Pastides. He said health sciences-related research faculty would initially "pilot" the new software (the pilot version runs on the PubMed/MEDLINE series of publications) in three applications-The Mediator, the Knowledge Dashboard, and the Profiler-- across five focus areas-- Obesity, Colon Cancer, Stroke, Brain imaging, and Diabetes. Pastides also said Associate Vice President for Research Dr. Rosmarie Booze would provide direct oversight for the pilot program. "These are exciting times for Carolina, and this pilot is a landmark initiative," he added. "By equipping our researchers with the most current, cutting edge capability to profile our research, find collaborative partners, and pioneer new, targeted research, we are moving forward on our goal to make USC one of the most competitive research organizations in the country." Collexis may be accessed via USCeRA as well as the School of Medicine Library's Databases page. Access to Science Express Now Available The School of Medicine Library is pleased to announce the availability of Science Express to our patrons. Science Express provides electronic publication of selected Science papers in advance of print. Some editorial changes may occur between the online version and the final printed version. To access Science Express, click here or use TDNet to find Science and then choose "From Highwire". Under the listings for the current issue, you will find a link to "Science Express: Advance of Print". E-journals Purchased for 2007 Based on Faculty Requests The Library purchased five e-journals requested by the School of Medicine faculty for 2007. They are:
These titles are available via TDNet, the Library's e-journal management system. School of Medicine Library Wins Prize from Medical Library Association The School of Medicine Library has been awarded second prize in the 2006 National Medical Librarians Month Creative Promotions contest sponsored by the Medical Library Association (MLA). The library's observance of National Medical Librarians Month (NMLM) in October 2006 was inspired by the 2006 NMLM theme, “Need Healthcare Information? We’ve Got Everything Under the Sun.” The library’s celebration included a “Back to the Beach” day. The day included Beach Boys music, refreshments, beach-themed giveaways (including Hawaiian leis), and a beach-themed corner where visitors had beach photographs taken and posted to the library’s Website. Library staff demonstrated tremendous creative effort with its 1950s and 1960s retro-style beach flyer postings of the entire library staff. The “spoofed” posters showed the head of each faculty and staff member pasted into shots from classic beach movies such as Beach Blanket Bingo. Each poster included interesting personal facts. The library is featured in the February 2007 issue of MLA News, will be featured in a February 2007 MLA press release and in the MLA Swap 'n Shop public relations booth at this year's annual meeting in Philadelphia, and received a $150 gift certificate applicable toward MLA dues, conference fees, or publications. To see fun photos from the event, visit http://uscm.med.sc.edu/beach_day_photos/ Access to Oxford University Press E-Journals Available Effective January 1, 2007, the School of Medicine Library gained
access to all Oxford University Press e-journals (approximately
190) due to Thomas Cooper Library's participation in the Carolina
Consortium package deal for 2007. To see a full listing of the
titles, please visit http://www.oxfordjournals.org.
These titles are now available via TDNet,
the Library's e-journal management system. Links are available
to many of these e-journals through Ovid and PubMed . To learn
more about Carolina Consortium, please click here. Library Faculty Receive Grant Awards Four faculty members of the School of Medicine Library recently received grant awards. Allison LoCicero (PI), Web Services Librarian, and Roz McConnaughy (Co-PI), Assistant Director for Education & Outreach, have been awarded a $5,500 grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region for the "Partnering to Improve Patient Education (PIPE)" project. This project's objective is to improve patient education at the Columbia Free Clinic through the promotion of MedlinePlus, a consumer health information website from the National Library of Medicine. Felicia Yeh (PI), Assistant Director for Collections Management, and Laura Kane (Co-PI), Assistant Director for Information Services, have been awarded a $4,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the "Disaster Preparedness and Planning: USC School of Medicine Library" project. This project will allow the Library to hire two experts who will provide Library faculty and staff with training in disaster preparedness and assist the Library in developing a comprehensive disaster plan. Change in Interlibrary Loan Pricing Effective February 1, 2007, there will be a new price structure for Interlibrary Loan transactions. Requests from SOM students, faculty, and staff for items owned by the SOM Library will now cost $4.00 each (previously the cost was $.25 per page with a $4.00 maximum). All other charges remain the same. This change will help streamline the interlibrary loan process and facilitate speedy delivery of documents and books. Below is the Interlibrary Loan price structure:
Please direct questions to Laura Kane at laura@gw.med.sc.edu or 733-3352. Library Holiday Service Project Each year during the holidays the School of Medicine Library
chooses a service project that allows us to give back to our
community. This year the library staff donated gifts to patients
at The
South Carolina Cancer Center at Palmetto Health. The library
staff donated over 75 items that will be given to patients staying
in the hospital over the holidays. Items donated include calendars,
notepads, socks, gloves, hats, snacks and much more.
Printing From Laptops Now Available to Students The library is pleased to announce that laptop users can send print jobs directly to the library printers from their laptops. Users can download the Uniprint print drivers and send print jobs from anywhere they are connected to the School of Medicine wireless network. Users will have 24 hours to print the jobs from the library printers. You can access the print drivers and instructions on the Laptop Printing FAQ page. The Library has added a new Online Tutorials page to our website. Several online tutorials are available that provide an overview of an e-resource and can help you improve your searching skills. You can access this page by clicking Tutorials in the left navigation bar located on every Library web page. Exam Master Online Now Available The School of Medicine Library is pleased to announce that the Office of Curricular Affairs has provided funding for Exam Master Online (EMO). EMO is a tool for medical students that will not only prepare you to take your USMLE and board certification exams, but also help you learn the materials needed throughout your medical education. You can:
You can access Exam Master Online through the above link or through the Library's Databases page. New EMO users will be required to complete a one-time registration process. Library improves full text links in OVID As our e-journal collection continues to grow rapidly, the School of Medicine (SOM) Library has implemented a link resolver, TDNet TOUResolver, in OVID to enhance linking to full text articles. TOUResolver identifies the article citation, then checks the holdings in the Library’s collection to create multiple customized links to relevant resources. These may include links to the full text providers, library online catalog SCarlit, ILL Express, and Ask a Librarian, etc. The most significant change in Ovid after the implementation of TOUResolver is that users see the "Find Full Text at School of Medicine Library" icon on every citation of their search results regardless of whether full text is available from SOM Library or not. The system first checks for the availability of the e-journal article in the SOM Library holdings list. If it doesn't find it there, then the system generates a message that says:
Then the user will click on the Thomas Cooper Library link
to check for full text there. The Library plans to move forward with implementing TOUResolver in PubMed shortly to bring our full-text electronic resources directly to the fingertips of our users. Trial Evaluation for Exam Master Online Now Available The Office of Curricular Affairs and the School of Medicine Library are pleased to announce the availability of the trial evaluation of Exam Master Online (EMO). EMO is a tool that will not only prepare you to take your USMLE'S and Board Certification Exams, but also help you to learn the materials needed throughout your medical education. To access the trial, please register at: http://www.exammaster2.com/wdsentry/uscar.htm. The trial will expire on October 31, 2006. Please send your feedback to Dr. Lynn Thomas, Office of Curricular Affairs, lthomas@gw.med.sc.edu. As of September 1 the Library will no longer offer access to STAT!Ref. A different electronic textbook package, AccessMedicine, has been added to the library’s electronic resources collection. AccessMedicine is an excellent alternative to STAT!Ref in that it offers some of the same titles as well as a large number of additional titles in the basic and clinical sciences. All titles previously offered through STAT!Ref are accessible in an online or print version. Check the Library’s online catalog, SCarlit, for availability. Encyclopedia of Medical Genomics & Proteomics Now Available The Library is pleased to announce that the South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (SC INBRE) program is providing funding for the purchase of access to the online Encyclopedia of Medical Genomics & Proteomics. Updating researchers on phenomenal progress in the field of molecular medicine, this Encyclopedia reviews the latest medical applications of nucleic acid and protein technology-collecting trail-blazing studies and authoritative contributions from more than 400 specialists on molecular diagnostics, genomics, microbiology, genetics, pharmacogenetics, pathology, forensics, tissue and cell typing, and disease susceptibility. The encyclopedia is accessible via the Library's E-Textbooks page under Biotechnology. CDR Library Expands its Services The Center for Disability Resources (CDR) Library has expanded its service area to include the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Southeastern/Atlanic Region (Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia). Residents of this NN/LM region can now check out materials from the CDR Library's collection. For more information about the CDR Libary or to view the collection, visit the Library's webpage by clicking here. If you have any questions, contact Steve Wilson, Coordinator, CDR Library, (803) 733-1501, wilsons@med.sc.edu. Library Introduces Uniprint Print Management System Between July 2005 and June 2006, Library users printed 1,003,622
pages on the Library's laser printer and the Library spent $20,717
on paper, toner cartridges, printer maintenance, and printers.
The cost of paper and toner and the number of printed pages
in the Library's recycling bins has risen to new levels. With
the increasing number of e-journals and e-textbooks available
via the Library’s website and more curricular material
available via the web, paper and printing costs are expected
to further escalate. PsychiatryOnline and Psychiatry Legacy Collection Now Available The Library has purchased two products from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.: PsychiatryOnline and Psychiatry Legacy Collection. PsychiatryOnline is an online portal featuring a collection of comprehensive resources for psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, research, and case studies. PsychiatryOnline’s resources include:
PsychiatryOnline can be accessed through the Library's Databases page and E-Textbooks page. The Psychiatry Legacy Collection covers 162 years of psychiatry through six respected, peer-reviewed psychiatry journals back to Volume 1, Issue 1. The Psychiatry Legacy Collection includes:
The journals in the Psychiatry Legacy Collection can be accessed individually through TDNet. InfoRetriever Summer 2006 Update Now Available The InfoRetriever Summer 2006 update is now available for download from InfoPOEM's downloads page. This release includes both program improvements and content updates, including new Practice Guideline summaries, Clinical Rules and Calculators, and InfoPOEM Synopses. This InfoRetriever update includes:
Instructions for installation on Palm and Pocket PC can be found here. Just click on your operating device and you will be taken to the appropriate instructions. Please note the following information for PocketPC users: There is no need for you to re-register InfoRetriever after upgrading. However, PocketPC users are supposed to uninstall the older version of InfoRetriever before downloading this update. Uninstall instructions can be found here. By uninstalling the older version, you may lose the license code you entered when registering the software. It is advised to write down the license code before uninstalling so that you will have it in case you need to re-enter it after the new update is installed. To locate the license code, select File > Register from within InfoRetriever. The license code for School of Medicine faculty, staff and students can also be found here. National Library of Medicine Associate Fellow Visits Library
2005 Data Available for Journal Citation Reports The 2005 data are now available for Journal
Citation Reports (JCR) Science Edition. Journal Citation
Reports is the only journal evaluation resource that provides
statistical information based on citation data, giving systematic,
objective means to critically evaluate the world's leading science
journals. The new 2005 data ensure that you continue to have
the most current information available as you determine a publication's
impact and influence in the global research community.
JCR may be accessed by the link in the above text or through the Library's Databases page. Laura Kane Awarded Leadership Scholarship
Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering Now Available USC University Libraries recently added online access to the Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering. This resource contains the entire biomedical engineering (BME) knowledge base. A true representation of the vast diversity of the field and its multi-and cross-disciplinary structure, the Encyclopedia includes material to meet the needs of readers ranging from undergraduate and graduate students, and research scientists and experts and includes the following features:
The Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering is accessible via the link in the above text or through the Library's E-Textbooks page under Biotechnology. Web of Knowledge Backfiles Added USC University Libraries recently added access to the backfiles of Web of Knowledge as follows: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) - 1945-present
For access and more information on Web of Knowledge, visit the Library's Databases page. Journal Citation Reports Now Available Online Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. It is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Journal Citation Reports can show you the:
Citation and article counts are important indicators of how frequently current researchers are using individual journals. By tabulating and aggregating citation and article counts, JCR offers a unique perspective for journal evaluation and comparison. JCR can now be accessed by the link in the above text or through the Library's Databases page. PsycARTICLES is a definitive source of searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. Covers general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research. Contains more than 40,000 articles from 56 journals - 45 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 11 from allied organizations. Coverage spans 1985 to present. PsycARTICLES can be found on the Library's Databases page. Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Now Available The Library is pleased to announce that the South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (SC INBRE) program is providing funding for the purchase of access to the online Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. Written by some 400 subject experts representing diverse academic and applied domains, this electronic encyclopedia surveys the vanguard of biomaterials and biomedical engineering technologies utilizing biomaterials-uncovering current lines of research as well as innovative applications in tissue engineering, prosthetics, drug delivery, biosensors, and medical devices. The encyclopedia is accessible via the Library's E-Textbooks page under Biotechnology. Clinical Alert: International
HIV/AIDS Trial Finds Continuous Antiretroviral Therapy Access to LWW
(Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins) Custom 50 E-Journals Activated The School of Medicine Library has purchased a LWW Custom 50 e-journals package effective January 1, 2006. The print version of these journals have been canceled. These titles are now available via TDNet, the Library's e-journal management system. To see a full listing of the titles, please click here. Links to all of these e-journals are also available through Ovid and PubMed. For more information, please contact Felicia Yeh, Assistant Director for Collections Management, 733-3355, felicia@med.sc.edu Dr. Allan Brett's column in NEJM looks at ethical issues of Tamiflu demands Clinical Advisory: NCI Issues Clinical Announcement for Preferred Method of Treatment for Advanced Ovarian Cancer Winter Release for InfoRetriever now available for Palm and PocketPC The Winter Release for InfoRetriever is now available for download onto your Palm or PocketPC device. Pocket PC users need to make sure they have 50MB of space on their device to update their version of InfoRetriever. If you do not have 50 MB of space available, you will need to delete the old InfoRetriever files. Palm users should be able to download the new release without having to delete the older version. Installation instructions for each device can be found here. The InfoRetriever 2005 Winter Release includes over 200 new InfoPOEMs, 256 new H&P and Diagnostic Test Calculators, 200 new Cochrane Systematic Review Abstracts, the full 2006 5-Minute Clinical Consult, and much more. The InfoRetriever 2005 Winter Release specifically includes:
Handouts Now Available on Library Classes Page Access to Nature E-Journals Restored Online access to eight Nature e-journals was suspended in fall 2004 due to the end of funding from the South Carolina Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (SC BRIN) grant project. With support from the School of Medicine Office of the Dean and the Office of Research and Health Sciences, access to all eleven of the Nature e-journals has now been restored. Faculty and students at the University of South Carolina may now access the following Nature e-journals:
Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics now available
You can access this e-textbook through the SOM Library E-Textbooks page or by clicking here. There is a basic search feature and an advanced search screen. You can also browse the articles by title or by subject. Clicking on thumbnails of images, diagrams and tables in the fulltext will open them in a new window. An Acronym Finder search tool is also included. To view a PowerPoint presentation about this resource (including search examples) click here. Username and password requirements for MDConsult ending Oct. 3 Beginning October 3, 2005, IP Authentication will be available for School of Medicine Library MDConsult users. This method of access will be more streamlined and will not require entry of a username or password. This will also allow for seamless linking from PubMed to MDConsult resources. Users will still be able to set up a Personal Account if desired. Please remember that only a limited number of users can access the database at the same time. It is important to always log off when you are done. For more information about this MDConsult access change, please contact Laura Kane at 733-3352 or laura@gw.med.sc.edu. Book Signing Reception for Dr. Donald Saunders - September 29
The USC School of Medicine invites you to attend a book signing reception on Thursday, September 29, at 4:00 p.m. in the School of Medicine Library to celebrate the publication of Dr. Donald Saunders' new book. To Improve the Health of the People: An Insider's View of the Campaign for the University of South Carolina School of Medicine For more information, please click here (PDF). Photos from the event can be found here.
Access to Three New Nature E-Journals Added At the request of School of Medicine faculty, the Library has added online access to three electronic journals from the Nature Publishing Group - Nature Immunology, Nature Reviews Immunology, and Nature Reviews Cancer.
Hurricane Katrina Environmental Health Information The National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services Division has created a list of environmental health links related to Hurricane Katrina. They are continuing to update the list as new information becomes available. You may access this list at http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html. The Library is pleased to annouce our newest information resource, InfoPOEMs. InfoPOEMs is a collection of searchable evidence-based information for clinicians. The primary care and family practice journal literature is continuously surveyed by InfoPOEMS to identify valid and clinically applicable new evidence that is summarized in brief synopses or InfoPOEMS (Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters). Available for the web, Pocket PC, and Palm OS devices, InfoPOEMS consists of two parts: daily InfoPOEMS and InfoRetriever. It can be accessed by the link in the above text or through our Databases page. Access to 61 New Mary Ann Liebert E-Journals Added The School of Medicine Library continues to join with USC University
Libraries and several other academic libraries in South Carolina
and North Carolina in the Carolina Consortium to purchase access
to electronic journals from publishers. The latest deal with
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. gives us access to an additional 61 e-journals.
More than 90% of the 61 titles are related to medicine and biomedical
research/life sciences. These titles are now available via TDNet,
the Library's e-journal management system. To see a full listing
of the titles, please click
here. Links to all of these e-journals are also available
through Ovid and PubMed. Campus Wide Access to The Chronicle of Higher Education The Library is pleased to announce the availability of campus wide access to all of The Chronicle's Web pages without the requirement of a Chronicle username or password effective July 1. To access, go to The Chronicle's home page at http://chronicle.com. If you are interested in receiving the daily Chronicle headline service, go to http://chronicle.com/help/rss.htm for more information about their RSS feeds. If you have any questions, please contact Felicia Yeh, Assistant Director for Serials, 733-3355, felicia@med.sc.edu. New Easy OVID Document Delivery Service Now when you search OVID Medline, you can easily place orders for documents using the School of Medicine's InterLibrary Loan Department's ILLExpress service. Under each citation that you retrieve while searching OVID Medline you'll now notice a "Document Delivery" link. If you wish to request this citation, simply follow the link, login to ILLExpress, and the citation will automatically appear in the ILLExpress order form. For more information about ILLExpress, please visit the Inter Library Loan page. Beginning in early July, OVID will have a redesigned interface with a number of enhancements and new features. In addition to the contemporary look of the interface, you will also note these features:
16th Century Medical Texts available online from NLM Have you ever come across a beautiful old book locked away in a glass case in a library and wanted to leaf through it? Now, you can (virtually), anywhere in the world, using a computer and Web browser. Using the new, free, online version of "Turning the Pages" (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/turningthepages) , viewers can flip through three treasured books from the National Library of Medicine's 16th century with a click of their computer mouse. Actually, NLM is taking a page (pun intended) from its successful program that allows viewers to turn the pages of rare books virtually, via a touchscreen monitor, at kiosks at its Bethesda headquarters. The high-tech and historical worlds intersect in the "Turning the Pages" technology, which was pioneered by the British Library in 1998, came to NLM in 2001 and was subsequently re-engineered. In addition to looking at the high-quality digital images, the reader can use the zoom feature to magnify any portion of the page for more detail. An audioclip provides information about each page and that narrative, by NLM historians, can also be viewed as text. The three works are:
Nucleic Acids Research: Open Access Initiative Oxford University Press announced that Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) has moved to a full Open Access publishing model. This means that the journal is now funded by a combination of author charges, print subscriptions and institutional memberships. Due to the institutional membership to NAR, the School of Medicine faculty will qualify for discounted publication charges. The standard charge for authors is US$1500 for an accepted paper. Authors based at member institutions pay only US$500 per article. The Library is pleased to annouce our newest information resource, the Merck Index. The Merck Index contains 10,955 monographs describing significant chemicals, drugs, and biological substances. The entries are not a listing of Merck & Co., Inc. products, but rather cover a wide range of compounds, which have been selected on the basis of present or historic importance and interest. Also includes Organic Name Reactions which includes 446 named reactions and an index. Note: Using Compound Search requires ChemDraw browser plugin. ChemDraw is free to use, but requires registration. Access to the Merck Index is provided by the University of South Carolina Libraries. It can be accessed by the link in the above text or through our Databases page. Access to 357 New Springer E-Journals Added The School of Medicine Library has joined with USC University Libraries and several other academic libraries in South Carolina and North Carolina in the Carolina Consortium to purchase access to 424 electronic journals from Springer. This deal gave us access to an additional 357 Springer titles. Approximately 300 of the 424 titles are biomedical in nature. These titles are now available via TDNet, the Library's e-journal management system. To see a full listing of the titles, please click here. Linkages to many of these e-journals from Ovid and PubMed are available. For more information, please contact Felicia Yeh, Assistant Director for Serials, 733-3355, felicia@med.sc.edu Library Acquires Directory of Published Proceedings, Online The library is happy to annouce the acquisition of the Directory of Published Proceedings. With this product, available at Interdok, you can now search a directory of over 40,000 published proceedings. You can find links to DOPP on the library's databases and E-Books web pages. PubMed Updated: "My NCBI" Replaces Cubby PubMed has been updated and reloaded for 2005 with a number of improvements. Most notable is the deactivitation of the former "Cubby" that has been replaced by "My NCBI." My NCBI requires registration, although if you were already registered for the cubby the same username and password will give you access. You can enter My NCBI from links on the upper right corner of the PubMed front page. Below are features that might be helpful for you:
For general information about the update go to: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf05/jf05_myncbi.html NIH Releases New Policy to Speed Access to Research Results The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on February 3 a new policy designed to accelerate the public's access to published articles resulting from NIH-funded research. The new policy calls on scientists to release to the public manuscripts from research supported by NIH as soon as possible, and within 12 months of final publication. NIH will archive the electronic copy of final manuscripts in PubMed Central. All scientists who receive NIH funding should read the new policy which is available at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/od-03.htm. PASCAL Launches South Carolina's Virtual Academic Library Follow this link to download a press release (Microsoft Word) from PASCAL (Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries) about the release of South Carolina's Virtual Academic Library. PASCAL Makes Twelve Thousand E Journals Available to SC College and University Students & Faculty Follow this link to download a press release (Microsoft Word) from PASCAL about a the wealth of new journal titles available to South Carolina's academic institutions. Access to 213 New Wiley E-Journals Added The School of Medicine Library has joined with USC University Libraries and several other academic libraries in South Carolina and North Carolina in the Carolina Consortium to purchase access to 213 electronic journals from Wiley. These titles are now available via TDNet, the Library's e-journal management system. To see a full listing of the titles, please click here. Linkages to many of these e-journals from Ovid and PubMed are available. To fund the School of Medicine Library's participation in this consortial deal, the Library has cancelled the print versions of the following Wiley titles: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Annals of Neurology, Arthritis & Rheumatism, British Journal of Surgery, Cancer, European Journal of Immunology, International Journal of Cancer, Journal of Pathology, Mental Retardation in Developmental Disabilities Research Review, and Prenatal Diagnosis. For more information, please contact Ruth Riley, Director of Library Services, 733-3353, ruth@med.sc.edu The Library will be closed, Monday, January 17th in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The University of South Carolina will commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a number of planned events beginning Friday, Jan. 14. Click here for more information. Possible Early 2005 Journal and E-Journal Problems At the beginning of the new subscription year every January-February, interruptions to journal availability (print and electronic) sometimes occur. Some problems may arise as we switch more subscriptions from print to electronic only journal subscriptions. Additionally, some journals' publishers changed, effective 2005, and updating the new links while maintaining archival access may have take more time than anticipated. Please contact the Library if you have problems locating or accessing a journal. We work with our journal subscription vendor, USC University Libraries, and the publishers, as individual problematic titles are brought to our attention or as we notice them. We apologize for any inconvenience interruptions and connectivity problems may cause. For assistance, please contact the School of Medicine Library Reference Desk in person, by phone: 733-3361, or via e-mail: asklib@med.sc.edu NIH Website for New Investigators The Office of Extramural Research (OER), National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced a new website that articulates NIH's continuing commitment to new investigators. The website describes current policies, data related to the influx of new investigators, resources that new investigators can use to understand and work with the NIH, and helpful hints that might be useful in constructing a first application for NIH support. This is a good site if you've never applied for a larger NLM award and need some basic background information about applying for any type of NIH funding. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm NIH Has Issued a New Clinical Alert "NHLBI Stops Study Testing How Long Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Should Have Blood Transfusions to Prevent Stroke": www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/sickle_transfusion.html New "Quick Links" Added to the Library's E-Textbooks Page Two new "Quick Links" have been added to the Library's E-Textbooks page. FreeBooks4Doctors and MedicalStudent.com are links to extensive lists of free online medical textbooks aimed towards physicians and medical students. Go to http://uscm.med.sc.edu/etextbooks.htm to see the new entries under "Quick Links."
PubMed, NLM's online retrieval service for citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950s, just reasserted its claim to the title "the world's largest biomedical database" by climbing to 15 million references. This milestone occurred August 11, 2004. The landmark citation was: Zheng Y, Zhou ZM, Yin LL, Li JM, Sha JH.PubMed citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. Free online access to this resource was announced in 1997, when the database stood at approximately 9 million citations. More than 2.2 million searches of PubMed are conducted each day. Thanks to funding from the South Carolina Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (SC BRIN) grant project, the University of South Carolina has enjoyed access for the past two years to the following e-journals from Nature Publishing.
The Library will retain the print version of Nature but not renew the print versions of Nature Genetics, Nature Immunology, Nature Medicine, Nature Neuroscience, Nature Reviews Genetics, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, and Nature Reviews Neuroscience in 2005. The cancellation of these print titles allows the Library to have sufficient funding to retain online access to Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine, and Nature Neuroscience, the most heavily used e-journals. Over forty electronic textbooks have been added to the Library's "E-Textbooks" page. Most of these are medical and health-related textbooks available for free viewing on the web. They can be accessed directly through the E-Textbooks page or through SCarlit, the Library's online catalog. Library Classes Fall Schedule Now Available The Library offers several free classes on how to search PubMed, Ovid, Web of Knowledge, Science Direct, evidence-based medicine resources and consumer health web sites as well as classes on PowerPoint and Reference Manager, a citation management software package. Classes are one session, and usually last about an hour. To register you need only call or email the listed contact by 4:00 p.m. the day before the class is offered. Consult the fall schedule for dates and times. The USC University Libraries recently purchased the American Physiological Society (APS) Journal Legacy Content package that provides perpetual access to the online content from all APS journals from 1898 to 1996-1998, depending on the journal. This content goes back to the first issue of each of the APS journals-including APS's first journal in 1898, the American Journal of Physiology. This legacy content can be viewed as completely searchable scanned images of the printed pages. All content between 1966 and 1998 is now available online. The final stage (to be completed by year-end 2004) is now in the process of putting all content from 1965 back to 1898 online. These are the APS journals affected by this purchase. Use the School of Medicine Library's E-Journals page to access the journals.
New Combined USC-SOM E-Journal page In order to serve our patrons more effectively, the School of Medicine E-Journals page is now a combination of all e-journals available through Thomas Cooper Library, as well as titles subscribed to only by our library. This allows "one stop shopping" searching online journal access for titles available to USC Columbia. The best way to search is still by title or keyword, instead of using the Alphabetical lists, which are now naturally longer than before. The combination page is as up-to-date as possible, as it is created each time it is accessed by combining the two sites. If you do wish to access just the School of Medicine's list, you can return to our previous TDNet page by clicking on the hotlink on the right: "USC TDnet Main Site," or use the pulldown menu "All" which will show links to separate Thomas Cooper Library and School of Medicine Pages. Please contact Felicia Yeh with questions or comments. 733-3355. felicia@med.sc.edu 2005 Journal Subscription Cancellations The Library is anticipating a 10% increase in journal prices for the 2005 subscription year and a reduced budget in FY 2004-2005. In spite of reduced budgets in FY 2003-2004 and FY 2002-2003, the Library managed to avoid canceling large numbers of journals due to significant one-time cost savings realized through the cancellation of print journals and elimination of duplication with Thomas Cooper Library, savings realized through consortial purchasing with other academic libraries in South Carolina and the United States and increased grants and contract revenue. In the face of constant yearly increases in journal prices and perhaps yet another budget reduction, the Library can no longer avoid journal cancellations. We will also be reducing the book budget, reviewing our database subscriptions, reducing travel, and minimizing equipment purchases to deal with the budget reduction. The Library has identified potential candidates for cancellation using various factors -- journal price, usage, availability from Thomas Cooper Library either in print or online, and access to other titles in the same subject area. Another important factor in making journal cancellation decisions is the input that the Library receives from School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students. We seek your assistance in reviewing these titles and welcome your feedback and comments. The Library will provide complimentary interlibrary loan (ILL) service for articles requested from cancelled journal titles. Please keep in mind that our new ILL Express service can provide you with electronic delivery of articles in PDF format to your desktop. We would appreciate it if you would please review the list of proposed journal title cancellations in the School of Medicine Library Journal Cancellation Survey. You may also e-mail or call Felicia Yeh, Assistant Director for Serials, felicia@med.sc.edu, 733-3355. We would like to have your responses by June 15. Thank you. BioMed Central Membership Sponsored by School of Medicine Library The School of Medicine Library is sponsoring the first year of the University of South Carolina institutional membership in BioMed Central, the open-access online publishing house, http://www.biomedcentral.com. This is great news for all of our life science and medical researchers for a number of reasons. BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com) is an independent online publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to the peer-reviewed biological and medical research it publishes. This commitment is based on the view that open access to research is essential to the rapid and efficient communication of science. In addition to open-access original research, BioMed Central also publishes reviews and other subscription-based content. BioMed Central is committed to its policy of providing free, full-text access to all original research papers published in any of its 80+ online journals covering all areas of biology and medicine. New BioMed Central journals are becoming available every month. A list of all these journals is available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/libraries/oajournals.asp Publishing with BioMed Central has a number of advantages, including:
BioMed Central has also created an institutional member's page just for University of South Carolina authors where titles of any research papers published in BioMed Central's journals that have originated at the University can be listed. Please see http://www.biomedcentral.com/inst/46910. Starting October 15th, SOM E-Journals will switch to TDNet, the system now used by the entire USC System. The link is still E-Journals in the upper left hand corner of our homepage. For details, click here to link to our Communications Newsletter article. Please call (733-3355) or e-mail Felicia Yeh (felicia@med.sc.edu) with questions you may have. Reading Between the Lines: Focusing on Health Information Literacy The USC School of Medicine Library and the USC School of Library and Information Science are hosting a teleconference on Wednesday, September 10, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in Davis College, room 209. Reading Between the Lines: Focusing on Health Information Literacy is an MLA-sponsored Satellite Teleconference. Find the agenda, goals, speakers and more at www.mlanet.org/education/. Participation is free but registration is required. For more information, please contact Kasey Albert at kalbert@med.sc.edu or at 803-733-3360. Current Research @ University of South Carolina Citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses submitted by USC and published in UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database are now available by searching "Current Research@University of South Carolina" on our databases page. Current Research@ is UMI's digital library of dissertations and theses and is a free service available to any institution that publishes its dissertations and/or theses with UMI. For dissertations and theses published since 1996, USC faculty, staff and students can view a 24-page preview and download the full text. By clicking on "About Current Research@" you can link to a gateway to other institutions that will allow you to search their dissertations and theses and view the 24 page preview for those published since 1996. Low-Use Continuations Cancelled With the approval of the School of Medicine's Library Committee, the Library has cancelled the standing orders of a number of Continuations titles. Use statistics for the past three years were compiled for each series title, and those reflecting very high cost per use were selected for cancellation. Below is the list of titles cancelled. Note: All Year Books are available electronically through MD Consult.
Try out our new E-Journal access! TDNET : (www.tdnet.com/usccsom) 2157 of The School of Medicine's online journals are accessible through this new campus wide e-journal management system. To change the view on the TDNet page, you can select any campus, or select All. Any patron can create a personal account that allows one to:
Until TDNet's access is as complete as our current database, existing SOM E-Journal pages (http://somjournals.sc.edu) will be maintained. Our TDNet database does contain 600 fulltext titles from the Gale Group's Infotrac Health and Wellness Center Academic Databases, which are not on our current E-Journal pages. Please contact Felicia Yeh (felicia@med.sc.edu / 733-3355) if you have any questions. 3/3/2003 Full-text access in OVID Medline has changed. There will be MORE full-text access than ever before, even though many Journals@Ovid titles were cancelled for cost savings. A new product known as OVID OpenLinks provides access directly to an article in a publisher's websites. This new enhancement to OVID makes the most of our library's full-text access to many other titles. Previously OVID users had access to over 50 Journal@Ovid titles. Now, users will have access to around 900 full text journals. Evidence-Based Medicine Resources Page The Library has added an Evidence-Based Medicine Resources web page to the web site. The link is located under "Electronic Resources." The Evidence-Based Medicine Resources page contains annotated links to databases, such as Ovid's EBM Reviews and the TRIP Database. There are also links to guidelines, clinical trials, online EBM tutorials, critical appraisal web sites, and EBM glossaries. The site may be accessed through the following URL: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/LIBRARY/EBM.SHTML Online Fulltext Access to 650+ Journals from Kluwer Publishers We are pleased to announce that as of 1/8/03, all 650+ Kluwer e-journals are available to USC Columbia, including the School of Medicine. Of the 650 journals, 180+ are biomedically or psychologically related. Many of these titles will be linkable through our PUBMED interface, as well as the School of Medicine's OVID Medline interface. This will bring our total of linked fulltext titles from PUBMED and OVID to over 1000 each. Our school's access to these titles is part of a consortial agreement which essentially cost the library no additional funds -- a considerable accomplishment at a time when all departments must be reacting to the current stringent financial environment. Kluwer access was implemented through our participation in the EPSCor Science Information Group (ESIG), (in conjunction with the Alliance for Innovation in Scientific and Technical Information [AISTI]). EPSCor (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) is an NSF project. We are pleased to announce that the USC School of Medicine Library is a key partner in a grant recently awarded to Palmetto Health Richland Hospital from the National Library of Medicine in the amount of $76,988 to create GeriatricWeb: a geriatric digital library. The grant is part of the National Library of Medicine's Internet Access to Digital Libraries grant program. The full announcement of all 52 grant recipients is available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/Internetgrants02.html GeriatricWeb will be a Web portal of geriatric web materials and PDA internet resources, reviewed and indexed with Medical Subject Headings and given quality scores. The target audience will be clinicians. The Principle Investigator on the grant is Dr. Ihab Hajjar, Palmetto Health Richland. Others named on the grant include Ruth Riley, Library Director; Sarah Gable, Associate Director; Victor Jenkinson, Systems Librarian; and Victor Hirth. In addition to Palmetto Health Richland and the USC School of Medicine, the following organizations will also be involved in the grant: Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia; USC Winnsboro Primary Care Education Program, Winnsboro; USC Bennettsville Primary Education Program, Bennettsville; USC Kershaw Primary Care Education Program, Kershaw. We are excited about this important collaboration between librarians at the School of Medicine and geriatricians at Palmetto Health Richland. The Library has recently licensed access to Medical Matrix, a medical search engine and the largest peer-reviewed directory of medical sites on the Internet. This resource is a project of the American Medical Informatics Association's Internet Working Group. When searched, it retrieves peer reviewed clinical resources from over 6,000 annotated medical web sites selected by the Medical Matrix editorial board to provide health professionals with point-of-care information. Sites are reviewed by a team of physicians and medical librarians and ranked using a 5 star rating system. Quality, peer review, full content, multimedia features, and unrestricted access are emphasized in the rankings. To locate information you can search the descriptions and titles of the resources or you can browse by broad subject sections. The system is well maintained, links are checked continuously by an automated system so that your search results will link properly. From the USC School of Medicine Library home page, you can link to Medical Matrix by clicking on "Databases" in the Electronic Resources section or "Biomedical Sites" in the Biomedical Links section. You will be required to enter a username, password and e-mail address. This information is supplied to you by a link within the resource's descriptive paragraph. The School of Medicine Library has added Hurst's The Heart to its collection of electronic textbooks. Known as "the definitive authority on cardiovascular health and disease and the anatomy of the heart," this online, interactive resource includes the full text of the 10th printed edition, and it is fully searchable and cross-referenced. It also includes links to MEDLINE abstracts, hyperlinked tables of contents, a daily medical news feature, full color images, drug information, case studies, etc., and is updated regularly. To access Hurst's The Heart, click on the cardiology section of the Library's E-Textbooks page. Our subscription only allows 2 users to access this resource simultaneously, so please remember to click the "Logoff" button when you are finished searching. Hands On Health - South Carolina Hands on Health-South Carolina is a project designed to promote healthier citizens and healthier communities in the state. The primary vehicle of the project is the Hands on Health-SC web site that has been developed collaboratively by the Medical University of South Carolina Library working with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library, the South Carolina State Library and the South Carolina Hospital Association. It focuses on health issues of particular interest to South Carolinians and provides links to high quality websites that are easy to navigate and provide appropriate and useful information. The information is intended for the use of laypersons, not health professionals, and is presented in a format that people of all age groups, reading abilities and education levels will be able to comprehend. The Medical University of South Carolina Library received funding for the project from the Duke Endowment. The site may be accessed from the following URL: http://www.handsonhealth-sc.org/ ILL Express! has arrived! The School of Medicine Library has moved from a paper-based system to a new web-based system for managing Interlibrary Loans called ILL Express. We expect this to streamline ILL processes for individuals requesting service and for the Library staff as well. Following an initial registration procedure, you will no longer have to enter personal information when requesting a document, and, after submitting a request, you will have the capability of logging into the system to check its progress. Notifying you when materials are available will also be simplified and the new system interfaces smoothly with electronic document delivery systems. You will be required to establish a username and password when you register and you will need to retain that information to access the system. You will still enter the system by clicking on Interlibrary Loan on the Library's homepage. If you do not have web access you may complete the initial registration using the computer stations in the Library or you can call Erica Peake at 803-733-3321 for assistance. We can still accept requests submitted through Loansome Doc, Ovid, phone, e-mail or fax, but you must be a registered user. We have enjoyed serving you in the past and we look forward to offering you improved service through the use of ILL Express. Library Hours Change Beginning with the Fall 2002 semester, the Library's regular hours will be as follows: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m This slight reduction in hours will allow the Library to eliminate one graduate assistant position and help balance the Library's reduced budget in 2002-2003. School of Medicine students and faculty will continue to have after- hours access privileges which provide 24x7 access to the Library. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Now Online The Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences is now available online, beginning with volumes for 1998. This is a long awaited event, as this title is much used by the medical and scientific community. Online will be free to all until June 30, 2002. After that, School of Medicine patrons will continue to have access. The Library has added six new e-textbooks to its E-Textbooks page. These titles are also available via PubMed's Bookshelf. Cancer Medicine. 5th ed. Bast, Robert C.; Kufe, Donald W.; Pollock, Raphael E.; Weichselbaum, Ralph R.; Holland, James F.; Frei, Emil, editors. Canada: BC Decker Inc; c2000. C. elegans II. Riddle, Donald L.; Blumenthal, Thomas; Meyer, Barbara J.; Priess, James R., editors. Plainview (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; c1997. Introduction to Genetic Analysis. 7th ed. Griffiths, Anthony J.F.; Gelbart, William M.; Miller, Jeffrey H.; Lewontin, Richard C. New York: W H Freeman & Co; c1999. Modern Genetic Analysis. Griffiths, Anthony J.F.; Gelbart, William M.; Miller, Jeffrey H.; Lewontin, Richard C. New York: W H Freeman & Co; c1999. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 3rd ed. Alberts, Bruce; Bray, Dennis; Lewis, Julian; Raff, Martin; Roberts, Keith; Watson, James D. New York and London: Garland Publishing; c1994. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th ed. Lodish, Harvey; Berk, Arnold; Zipursky, S. Lawrence; Matsudaira, Paul; Baltimore, David; Darnell, James E. New York: W H Freeman & Co; c1999. Retroviruses. Coffin, John M.; Hughes, Stephen H.; Varmus, Harold E. Plainview (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; c1997. The USC School of Medicine Library and the Computer and Communications Resource Center are sponsoring a teleconference entitled "Sync or Swim: Managing the Flood of PDAs in Health Care" on Wednesday, February 6, 2002. This event, hosted by the Josey Health Sciences Library, Palmetto Health Richland, is a production of the Medical Library Association. The teleconference will focus on helping librarians promote PDA technology to healthcare professionals; highlight currently available handheld devices, software and peripherals; provide a framework for designing educational sessions about this technology, including "how-to" information; and demonstrate innovative programs that illustrate the potential of handheld technology for physicians and allied health professionals. The teleconference agenda is available at http://www.mlanet.org/education/telecon/pda/sync_agenda.html The teleconference will take place from 3:00pm to 4:30 pm EST in main auditorium at Palmetto Health Richland. The teleconference is open to all, and MLA members will receive 1.5 hours CE credit. Parking is scarce so plan to come early. To request additional information, please contact Soumitra Kayal at skayal@med.sc.edu or 803-733-3344. In October 2001, you received a memo regarding the Library's trial of the Ovid Online system. Based on the positive response from users and our assessment of the trial, the Library has migrated from its present local installation to the Ovid Online system. As noted in the previous memo, Ovid Online offers several advantages:
You no longer need a password as Ovid Online will authenticate users by their computer's network address and eliminate the need for passwords. As long as you are searching Ovid from a computer on the School of Medicine network, you won't be prompted for a password. If you are using Ovid from home or from a computer that isn't on the School of Medicine network, the Library's proxy server will recognize that and prompt you for your School of Medicine network logon ID and password. These are the ones that you use when you boot up your workstation and logon to the SOM network. They were issued to you by the SOM Office of Computer and Communications Resources (CCR). If you don't have a current SOM network logon ID and password and want to use the proxy server to access Ovid or any of the Library's restricted access resources from the PRMH campus, from home, or elsewhere, we will set up a special proxy server account for you. Please contact Soumitra Kayal, Systems Librarian, at 733-3321 or skayal@med.sc.edu for such an account. If you regularly save your search strategies for use at another time or use the AutoAlert feature, you will still need an Ovid password. Your old Ovid password will no longer work. You may request a new Ovid password from Soumitra Kayal. If you are presently accessing Ovid by clicking on an icon on your desktop (green ball), you are using the Ovid Windows client. With the implementation of Ovid Online, the Library will no longer support the Windows version. All access will be through the Library's website. We hope that this improved version of Ovid will provide you with better access to the Ovid databases - Medline, Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews, Journals@Ovid, Pre-Medline, and HAPI. The USC School of Medicine Library provides online access to a number of databases, electronic journals, and electronic books. The usage agreements for these products require that we limit access to USC SOM-affiliated users only. This is not a problem for people using workstations physically connected to the SOM network but many legitimate SOM users would like to be able to use these resources from the Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital campus, from home, or on the road. To date, the only remote access option we could offer was the Virtual Private Network service. While this service has worked for people from home, it has not been a viable solution for our faculty and students at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital who work in buildings that are not on the SOM network. To resolve this access problem, the Library has installed a proxy server that will provide users with access to the restricted resources. The proxy server works like this. When you use the Library's web page and click on a restricted-access resource (MD Consult, Harrison's Online, Science Direct, a particular e-journal, etc.), the proxy server will check the address of your workstation. If it sees that your workstation has a valid network address, you will be allowed to proceed to the resource. This will be transparent. If, however, it sees that your workstation has an invalid network address, it will prompt you for a logon ID and password. At this point, you simply type in your SOM network ID and password. Once the proxy server has verified your SOM status, you will be allowed to proceed to the resource. You will only be prompted for this logon once per search session. Your SOM network logon ID and password are the ones that you use when you boot up your workstation and logon to the SOM network. They were issued to you by the SOM Office of Computer and Communications Resources (CCR). If you don't have a current SOM network logon ID and password and want to use the proxy server to access the Library's restricted resources from the PRMH campus, from home, or elsewhere, we will set up a special proxy server account for you. Please contact Soumitra Kayal, Systems Librarian, at 733-3321 or skayal@med.sc.edu for such an account. The target date for implementation of the new proxy server is Monday, January 14, 2002. If you have been using the VPN for remote access from your home, you will no longer need to use that method as you will automatically be prompted for your SOM network logon ID and password when you try and access a restricted-access resource. We hope that this new service will provide increased access to the Library's resources for our users on the PRMH campus, many of whom have been denied such access for years due to the firewalls in the PRMH network. We also think that the proxy server will provide easier access than the VPN for our other remote users. If you have any problems using this new access method, please contact Soumitra Kayal. Biomedical Links Redesigned and Updated The portion of this page that was titled "AWWSOM" has been redesigned and renamed and is now called Biomedical Links. Rather than try to maintain a lengthy categorized list of biomedical websites we have redesigned the "Biomedical Sites" page to include a comprehensive listing of web directories that will enable you to quickly locate useful biomedical information. A listing of medical schools and catalogs and a page linking to sites with medical news is also included in this section. As of 1/7/02, NATURE is now available online for SOM users. With the library's new online subscription, no username password is required. However, only the journal NATURE is available per our license agreement with the publisher. Please note that other journals from the Nature Publishing group (such as Nature Medicine, and Nature Genetics) are not available as they were previously, with an introductory master username and password. Please go the e-journals area of the Library web page to access Nature. Library Serving as SC BRIN Bioinformatics Core. The SOM Library is serving as the Bioinformatics Core for the South Carolina Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (SC BRIN) initiative. The goal of the SC BRIN, funded with $6 million from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, is to increase the NIH research capacity of the state. The grant is part of an NIH program to develop research activity in states that received less than $70 million in NIH grant funds between 1995 and 1999. South Carolina was among 23 states and Puerto Rico eligible for the BRIN program. For further information, please visit the SC BRIN website at http://www.scidea.org/. SciFinder Scholar Now Available. School of Medicine faculty and students will now have access to SciFinder Scholar. SciFinder Scholar is a desktop research tool for students and faculty that provides easy access to the rich and diverse scientific information offered by the Chemical Abstracts Service databases from the American Chemical Society. SciFinder Scholar is today's leader in providing the most accurate and comprehensive chemical and related scientific information including:
SciFinder Scholar will be available for searching from the public workstations on the first floor of the Library. In order to use SciFinder Scholar from your personal desktop, it is necessary to have software loaded on your computer's hard drive. If you would like to use SciFinder Scholar from your personal computer, please contact Soumitra Kayal, Systems Librarian, at 733-3321 or via email at skayal@med.sc.edu to schedule a time for the software installation. CAS has imposed some very stringent requirements for the license for this product. SciFinder Scholar is limited to academic research only and "research performed under a funding or consultant contract with the intention of delivering results to a for-profit organization, or patentability research" is prohibited. Use is restricted to "current faculty or administrative staff or registered students of USC." Those not on the USC payroll or registered as USC students should not be allowed access to SciFinder Scholar. If our subscription to SciFinder Scholar is cancelled, we must "erase or otherwise destroy all copies of SciFinder Scholar software and provide CAS with written certification of the destruction within a two week period." Each SciFinder Scholar user will be required to click through the user agreement. It is very important that all users adhere to all the requirements of the license. The funding for SciFinder Scholar is coming primarily from the USC College of Science and Mathematics. In order to continue the subscription, funding for SciFinder Scholar must be identified in July 2002. REPROTOX. The Library now provides access to REPROTOX, a database that contains information on the potentially harmful effects of environmental exposure to chemicals and physical agents on human pregnancy, reproduction, and development. Records retrieved provide you with current information summaries and selected references about the reproductive effects of prescription, over-the-counter, and recreational drugs as well as industrial and environmental chemicals. A link to REPROTOX is available on our Databases page; a username and password are required for access. E-Journal Webpage Revamped. The Library is proud to announce that a new E-Journal Interface will be launched Thursday, September 6. Keyword and subject searching are now available. Additional information includes USC print holdings information, access restrictions, ISSN and title abbreviation. We hope that the new features and additional information will be helpful to all of our patrons. Access to the E-Journal webpage is still available on the Library homepage in the upper left-hand corner. The increase in the quantity and use of e-journals has necessitated the use of additional information to speed access for patrons and library staff alike. Select a desired title from a listing (after searching by keyword, alphabetically, or by subject), and then click on the highlighted title once again to access the journal. (The first click on a title will take you to a full screen of title information, including print information and if there is print available at USC.) You may need to scroll down on the main title screen to see all data. This is especially important when a title's "Access Restriction" is "fulltext available to all after a certain period of time, from 1 month to 2 years" The exact period of time will appear in the "Availability" note near the bottom of the screen. When an access restriction states that SOM patrons will need a username and password to access fulltext, call 733-3344 for this information, and be sure to save the username and password if this is a title which you will probably want to access online again. (Library Staff will have access to a portion of the database that contains this information, although the information does not appear on the patron access screen.) Please feel free to call with any problems or questions you have concerning the new E-Journal page and its contents: Felicia Yeh at 733-3355, Circulation at 733-3344, or Reference Assistance at 733-3361. Library Receives NEH Grant. The School of Medicine Library has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to conduct a preservation needs assessment of the Library's rare book collection. The grant was authored by Laura Kane, Head of Cataloging. New School of Medicine Library Logo for E-Journals on PubMed. Articles that appear in journals for which our library has an electronic subscription can now be easily spotted in your PubMed search results. After doing your search, change your display to "Abstract." Look for the garnet logo that reads "USC SOM Library." A click on the logo will get you to the full-text of the article in question. 
To make the logo appear, you need to start your search from the PubMed link on the Library's web page. We've added a link to PubMed from the top level of our web page under Electronic Resources. The link on the Databases page is also available. If you have bookmarked the standard PubMed URL and wish to
see our new online links, please edit the URL to this: A searchable database of over 60,000 records, available free
from AARP. The database indexes English language books, journals
and magazines, research reports and policy papers. It includes
popular, professional and scholarly literature as well as reports
from academic, nonprofit and international organizations. The
database is updated every two months and is current from 1978
to present. You can link from our databases
web page or access directly at: New Database -- Health and Wellness Resource Center. The Library has added access to a new database on its databases page. The database, Health and Wellness Resource Center is replacing Health Reference Center-Academic, which is being phased out of production by its publisher. Health & Wellness Center is funded by the federal Library Services and Technology Act and administered by the South Carolina State Library's DISCUS program. Health and Wellness Resource Center (HWRC) expands the amount and type of health & medical sources available through DISCUS. In addition to containing nearly all of the sources/information currently in Health Reference Center-Academic, HWRC offers additional information and sources as well. HWRC is appropriate for student users through professionals. Sources included in HWRC:
The DNA sequence of the Human Genome is now freely accessible to all, for public or private use, from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The Center is a part of the National Library of Medicine for the National Institutes of Health. The web address for the Human Genome home page is: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/human The completion of a "working draft of the human genome -- an important milestone in the Human Genome Project -- was announced last June at a press conference at the White House and was published in the February 15, 2001 issue of Nature. STAT!Ref is a collection of 31 full-text electronic medical textbooks. Many of these are reference texts such as AHFS, USP DI, the Merck Manual, and Mosby's GenRx. Also included are several of the "Currents" series and other textbooks covering most of the basic sciences and medical specialties. You can search all sources simultaneously (over 70,000 pages of medical text) or select particular titles to search. The system has a user-friendly search interface that allows you to combine terms with "And" and "Or" and specify the proximity you desire for the terms you are searching. You can easily link to the system from the library's web page; click on Databases. The training schedule of the School of Medicine Library Communications, the newsletter of the Library.
One of the enhancements of our new online system, SCarlit, is a constantly-updated list of books added to the Library's collection. To access this list, go to the SCarlit main page, http://muscls.musc.edu/ftlist and click on the "New Books" link. |
As
a part of the outreach project Partnering to Improve Patient
Education (PIPE), two School of Medicine Librarians conducted
a training session on July 26 at 
Rachel
Gyore, 
The
Library is pleased to announce that Laura Townsend Kane has
been awarded an 
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