Anticipated downtime is 2 hours.

Age of Champions tells the story of five competitors who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at
the National Senior Olympics. You’ll meet a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole
vaulter, and hard-hitting grandmothers who triumph over the limitations of age.

The filmmakers have partnered with organizations including the National Institute on Aging,
Osher Center, and President’s Council on Fitness to share the entire documentary for free
during the film’s national online premiere, April 18 – 28, 2013.

The Washington Post called the film “infectiously inspiring” and theater audiences across
the country have fallen in love with its light-hearted take on growing older.

Invite your family, friends, and colleagues to watch the film for free by forwarding this
email, posting on Twitter, and sharing the link on Facebook.

Two options for University of Utah users listed below:

1. Sign in to NCBI via library’s EZproxy at https://ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/login?url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account/signin/ — bookmark this!
2. Or use two browsers or two tabs:
   1. Open PubMed first, sign in to NCBI
   2. then Open new tab or browser and log in via “off-campus access” button from the library homepage.

Eccles Health Sciences Library is excited to pilot a new series of short, drop-in workshops. These 30-minute sessions will provide an introduction to the topic and present steps for getting started that you can put to use right away. Bring your laptop to follow along as we demonstrate and provide assistance with these tools.

The Eccles Express series will run on Thursdays in February at 11:30am in the Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2120 (Alumni Hall).

February 7: Data Management 101
Presented by: Abby Adamczyk
Not sure what to do with your data once a project is complete? Need to collaborate and share data with a researcher at another institution?  Get help and learn about resources and tools to help manage your research data.

February 14: One, Two, Three – Cite!
Presented by: Amy Honisett
Organize your citations, format your paper, and share with colleagues – for free! Join us for a short session to learn about three free citation management tools that can help you get control of your work.

February 21: Measuring Your Impact
Presented by: Jessi Van Der Volgen
H-index, G-index, i-10 index, altmetrics… confused? Learn about established and emerging tools for measuring author impact and steps for measuring yours.

February 28: Research Networking 101
Presented by: Peter Jones
How do you connect with research colleagues at the U or at other institutions? Come discover some of the time-tested techniques and new tools being developed to enable research communication and collaboration.

We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Jessi Van Der Volgen: j.vandervolgen@utah.edu

1. Abby presents the NCBI tools and how to use the tools to comply with the NIH public access policy.
2. Amy tells you about a funded proposal and what librarians and their health sciences partners are doing to reduce research sex and gender bias.
3. Christy explains a pilot project for the rapid delivery of articles from journals the Eccles Library does not subscribe to; and its free!

Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2120 at 12:05-1:00 p.m. for this program.

Presenters:
Abby Adamczyk, Research Librarian, provides library services to researchers, including faculty and students, and is always looking for new ways to assist them in finding the information they need.

Amy Honisett, Education Librarian, received an MSLIS from Drexel University in 2010 and an MA from Portland State University in 2003. Contact her for help integrating library resources into your classes, or to schedule a consultation or a workshop.

Christy Jarvis, Information Resources Librarian, is responsible for providing access to the journals, databases, books, and other media needed by the health sciences community.  She welcomes input and feedback from all members of the community about ways the Library can best serve their needs.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page at http://library.med.utah.edu/or/lift/   Program can be viewed from off-site via link from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to:

Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu

The Spring issue highlights two special people:

• Joyce A. Mitchell, recently retired Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and this issue’s Library Champion
• Blake Plumb, Computer Technician and recent addition to the Eccles Library Systems team, who is highlighted in the Introducing column.

Don’t miss From the Director – Jean Shipman reviews Library changes as we move from collecting books to people.

Do click on the link to the Reflections on the Changing the Face of Medicine Exhibit and Events article. Joan Stoddart reviews the four special programs held at Eccles Library in association with the National Library of Medicine exhibit.

Erica Lake, Associate Director of the Hope Fox Eccles Health Library, recounts two years of success and outreach at the Health Library.

Other articles of note:

• read about the Center for Medical Innovation now housed on the Library’s Garden Level
• read a summary of a funded proposal to build awareness of sex and gender bias in research
• learn more about the interprofessional simulation experience for students
• find out the surprising results of a Library technology survey
• discover online resources from the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine Collection

Services we want you to be aware of that are detailed in this issue include:

• NIH Public Access Policy Update
• Get It Now – article delivery service
• Research Data Management, Sharing and Ownership Workshop
• Eccles Express: Short Course Series
• Mayden Lecture and Workshop
• BioMed Central partial funding available for authors
• Stop by the Library to enjoy Utah Landscapes, a photography exhibit featuring works by Steven Leitch

Questions can be directed to the newsletter editor:

• Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu

Assistant editors:

• Julie Quilter; 801-581-5534 or julie.quilter@utah.edu
• Amy Honisett; 801-587-9246 or amy.honisett@utah.edu

Available in English and Spanish.

For more information, contact either

• Alice Weber, Alice.weber@utah.edu or 801-587-9247
• Eccles Library front desk, ehsl-reference@lists.utah.edu or 801-581-8772.

Here is Google’s video describing this new service:

While Google does not share its trade secrets, the ReadWriteWeb blog reports that, in part, this system relies on Freebase, “a structured database of semantic information. It maps synonyms to help Google understand the meaning of words.” It also incorporates content from Wikipedia, Google Books and the World CIA Factbook [1], which means it is seeking to be more authoritative. This has implications for online content providers. As the EverSparkInteractive blog notes:

Because Google is providing this information to users, you can bet your bottom dollar the search engine will expect the sites it top ranks to provide information like this. So, when you are writing content for your website, remember to include verifiable facts. [2]

While libraries specialize in providing authoritative content via free and subscription databases and other resources, will Google’s new approach recognize this and increase their visibility? Librarians wear many hats, and it can be quite easy to slap up web content without proper metadata, let alone add important links “above the fold.” The structure and organization of information on a library’s website — its information architecture — may or may not be carefully planned and executed. How will this affect its ranking by Google now?

Have you used the new KG? Have you found it helpful? Tell us!

Reference:

1.         Mitchell, J., Google Goes Back to What It Does Well: Finding Things. ReadWriteWeb, 2012. 2012(May 29): p. Online article or blog post about changs to Google’s search interface, and the addition of the Knowledge Graph, with Wikpedia-like content.

2.         Baumwell, A., Google Knowledge Graph: Will It Change the Face of Search? EverSparkInteractive, 2012. 2012(May 29): p. Online article or blog post about changs to Google’s search interface, and the addition of the Knowledge Graph, with Wikpedia-like content.

Do click on the link to the Mauger: A Father and Son Dabbling in Landscape article to see a collage of pictures of notable folks who attended the Friday afternoon reception. It was a lot of fun and instructive.

This issue includes the results of our eReader and Tablets user preference survey. Not surprisingly – the iPad was the favorite tablet and the Kindle was the favorite eReader. Click the table of contents link to learn more.

The table of contents also links to various announcements about library services (like JoVE), professional activities (NANOS, AAMC WRC, personnel transitions, library faculty output), and upcoming events and celebrations (InfoFair 2012, National Library of Medicine Changing the Face of Medicine exhibit, Library Grand Re-opening, etc.)

It is a big issue, filled with lots of information. Please enjoy the read!

Summer Issue Table of Contents:
From the Director – Cultivating Innovations and Discoveries
Gerrie V. Barnett — Library Champion
Introducing . . . Jeff Folsom
User Preferences for eReaders and Tablets (survey results)
National Library of Medicine Training Center (NTC)
Cool Tools: Hootsuite and Protopage
Librarians Presented at NANOS 2012 and AAMC WRC 2012
Sally Patrick Receives Special Services to Libraries Award
Congratulations! Digre and Varner Receive the 2012 Rosenblatt Prize
Announcing Expanded Access to JoVE
Finding the Evidence for Systematic Reviews
GPO Notable Achievement Awarded to Eccles Library
Mauger: A Father and Son Dabbling in Landscape
A Triple Celebration
Eccles Library Professional Activity June 2011 to May 2012
Library Personnel Transitions 2011-2012

Questions can be directed to the newsletter editor:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu
Assistant editors:

• Julie Quilter; 801-581-5534 or julie.quilter@utah.edu
• Amy Honisett; 801-587-9246 or amy.honisett@utah.edu

Thanks to Stephen Mossbarger for his help with the PDF documents

eSynapse is published using open source software. The Open Journal Systems is a complete online journal management and publishing package that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the publishing process, from submissions through online publication and indexing.

Jeanne Le Ber, MLIS, AHIP
Associate Director for Education and Research

What uses are these devices being put to?

Amanda Chiplock MLS, the Acquisitions Emerging Technologies Librarian at the Nova Southeastern University Health Professions Division Library reported that most of the physicians who borrow their iPads are using them for teaching and presentations (45%) or videos and research (40%) [from iMedicalApps post].

Doctors and other patrons who check out these devices can install their own software selections, and retain access to those apps for use via their account at the iTunes Store, should they decide to purchase an iPad for themselves. Challenges arise when using these devices to access institutional electronic medical records (EMR), but they are not insurmoutable. Upon return to the library, these devices are easily wiped and reset back to their basic configuration for the next patron.

As noted in an earlier post, the Eccles Health Sciences Library also has a mobile device check-out program, providing patrons the option of test-driving any of the following eReaders and tablets before purchasing one for themselves:

• Apple’s iPad (3 available)
• Motorola Xoom (3 available)
• Amazon Kindle (6 available)
• Barnes and Noble Nook (3 “1st Edition” and 3 color)

The check-out period is two weeks (as of this writing), and upon check-in, patrons are asked to complete a brief survey on how the device was used, etc.

Have you checked out an iPad, eReader or other mobile computing device from Eccles Library or another library? What device did you check out, and how did you use it? What did you like and dislike about it? Tell us!

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. View the full job description and apply online at the University of Utah Human Resources department site, posting #PRN01682B.

Enjoy these issue highlights:

• From the Director – IPE
• John W. Mauger – Library Champion
• Introducing . . . Christy Jarvis
• Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Eccles Library — Part III
• Reorganizing the Eccles Library Website
• Cool Tools: Dropbox
• eReader/Tablet Checkout Available at the Library
• Jean P. Shipman Appointed Co-Convener of Chicago Collaborative
• Upcoming Events
  • Exploring Health Care Disparities
  • Priscilla M. Mayden Lecture Focuses on eScience-eResearch
  • Join Us for the NCBI Discovery Workshops
  • Workshops @ the Library
• 2012 Eccles Library Construction Notice

Questions can be directed to the newsletter editor:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744
Assistant editors:

• Julie Quilter; 801-581-5534
• Amy Honisett; 801-587-9246

eSynapse is published using open source software. The Open Journal Systems is a complete online journal management and publishing package that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the publishing process, from submissions through online publication and indexing.

Here are the details:

• “Refresh and Extend Your Health Literature Search Skills to Better Support your Users: PubMed Update” webinar
• Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
• Time: 10:00 a.m. MDT (11:00 a.m. Central)
• Presenter: Rebecca Brown, National Library of Medicine Training Center
• Be sure to read the equipment requirements and login information prior to the start of the webinar.
• Questions? Contact Todd Vandenbark, Web Services Librarian, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, 801-581-5263, email:  

One of the critical components of this policy is “The HON Code of Conduct for medical and health Web sites” from the Health On the Net Foundation. Our website is HON Code Certified, meaning that the content we offer is/shows:

1. Authoritative: indicating the quality (ex: credentials) of the author
2. Complementarity: information should support, not replace, the doctor-patient relationship.
3. Privacy: respect the privacy and confidentiality of personal data submitted to the site by the visitor.
4. Attribution: cite the source(s) of published information, date medical and health pages.
5. Justifiability: must back up claims relating to benefits and performance.
6. Transparency: provide accessible presentation, accurate email contact.
7. Financial disclosure: must identify funding sources.
8. Advertising policy: clearly distinguish advertising from editorial content.

As an example of how this process is implemented, I recently received a request to link to the following site via an email sent to our Director:

Our site (http://www.bestnursingdegree.com/) is listed as a web resource by the American Nurses Association and the American Hospital Association, and the New York Times highlighted us in November 2010 as a nursing career/education resource. I’m biased : ) but I do think it might be a useful addition.

A visit to this URL leads to a site that claims to have widespread approval by “organizations such as the American Nurses Association, the American Hospital Association, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, and the National Gerontological Nursing Association, among many others.” They also claim to have “given back to the nursing community by sponsoring over $12,000 in nursing student scholarships over the past two years.” It even claims to be a member of the American Library Association (ALA). The site is clearly organized and packed with useful information.

When compared to the HON Code Principles, however, this site falls short on several criteria. First, it barely meets the requirement for “Transparency,” only providing an email address as contact information, and nothing else.  A visit to the parent company’s website, Degree Prospects LLC, leads to a single web page with little information other than a generic email address, falling short in the “Authoritative” and “Financial Disclosure” categories. Finally, its so-called “Privacy Policy” can be changed at any time, and they reserve the right to sell assets, including any personal information provided by visitors. They claim that if personal information is sold, the Privacy Policy “shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding” on those it is sold to. But any policy can be changed at any time by either the seller or the buyer, so privacy is fluid at best.

Should the library include a link to this site as a resource on our website, or not? What do you think? Tell us!

• Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011: CLOSED
• Monday – Thursday, Dec. 19 – 22, 2011: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Friday – Monday, Dec. 23 – 26, 2011: CLOSED
• Tuesday – Thursday, Dec. 27 – 29, 2011: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 – Monday, Jan. 2, 2012: CLOSED
• Tuesday – Friday, Jan. 3 – 6, 2012: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012: CLOSED
• Monday, Jan. 9, 2012: resume regular hours

Happy Holidays!

In addition to extending library hours, ASUU has partnered with the University Campus Store to distribute a limited supply of free bluebooks, pencils, highlighters, index cards, food, and parking validation stickers from Commuter Services. Beginning on December 5th through the 9th starting at 6:00 pm until midnight, look for the ASUU tables just outside of the Gould Auditorium on the first floor of the Marriott Library.

Traditionally, libraries have offered tours to incoming groups, where new students and faculty hear about services offered, and take home a handful of printed materials listing everything their library can do to help them in their work. Unfortunately, most of this information is never looked at, and ends up in a “circular file” (i.e. the trash).

Since the invention and proliferation of social media — blogs, Facebook, Twitter, wikis, Second Life etc. — libraries have new venues for outreach and promotion. One software-as-service online tool that might be considered here is the ability to create short animations on any subject, such as “What is interlibrary loan?”
GoAnimate.com: Interlibrary Loan 1 by Firesidelibrarian

In addition, special events of all kinds are used to attract “diverse diverse, underserved and expanded user populations” (Fabian, 2003) to library events and resources. At the University of Buffalo, Arts and Humanities librarians formed partnerships with cultural institutions and academic departments to reach out to new audiences in new ways: teaching assistant workshops, multi-media kiosks, book talks and library exhibits.

In each of the four outreach activities, the Team found that the efforts of partnership produced more effective and successful results. For the library exhibits, partnerships with area cultural institutions and academic departments helped to ensure not only stimulating content, but an expanded market for our offerings. Additionally, librarians found that embracing technology solutions for their exhibit space limitations not only engaged unexpected users, but also opened up new opportunities for applying emerging technologies to more traditional library services, for example, library instruction.

Eccles library faculty are looking at ways to use similar events to draw in patron groups. Watch for more information in coming weeks. And if you have an idea to share, tell us about it!

Reference:
Fabian, C. A., C. D’Aniello, et al. (2003). “Multiple Models for Library Outreach Initiatives.” The Reference Librarian 39(82): 39-55.

Program Description: Current hot mobile devices include Tablets and eReaders.  The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library has purchased a number of tablets and eReaders to provide our patrons the opportunity to try these latest mobile technologies. This presentation provides an overview of the library’s tablet/eReader project, introduces the basic features of the iPad, Xoom, Nook and Kindle, and reviews some favorite apps.  The devices are WiFi only, and require a wireless network in range to work effectively. On campus, the devices can easily use UConnect and UGuest WiFi networks.

Devices will be available for show and tell after the presentation.

Please join us to learn more about these devices and how you might check one out.

Presenters
Amy Honisett: Education Librarian
Peter Jones: Consultant
Jeanne Le Ber: Associate Director for Education and Research
Nancy Lombardo: Associate Director for Information Technology
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page.

Program can be viewed from off-site via links from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to:  Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu

Issue highlights include:

• From the Director — New Beginnings
• Library Champion — Don Blumenthal
• Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Eccles Library — Part II
• Introducing . . . Amy Honisett
• Research Support for You via RISe
• Tablets and eReaders Available for Checkout
• Cool Tools: Wiggio
• Meet Our Experts!
• Workshop Registration System Has a New Look!
• Need help? Contact our Reference Team
• What’s New with STAT!Ref
• Save the Date!

Questions can be directed to the newsletter editor:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or jeanne.leber@utah.edu
or assistant editor Julie Quilter; 801-581-5534 or julie.quilter@utah.edu

eSynapse is published using open source software. The Open Journal Systems is a complete online journal management and publishing package that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the publishing process, from submissions through online publication and indexing.

Issue highlights include:

• From the Director — Comings and Goings
• Jackie A. Smith — Library Champion
• Introducing . . . Erica Lake
• New Consumer Health Library for University of Utah Health Care
• 40th Anniversary of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library: Part I
• Cool Tools: Access Your Health Record at University Health Care
• NOVEL Presented at NANOS 2011
• Greetings from the New Education Services Librarian
• Eccles Library Wins!! NLM & You: The Video
• Workshops @ the Library
• Eccles Library Faculty and Staff Professional Activities

Questions about the newsletter can be directed to the newsletter editor: Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or assistant editor Julie Quilter; 801-581-5534.

PART ONE: Introduces users to the Environmental Health and Toxicology Portal and covers the basics of searching the TOXNET system, including saving, printing and downloading citations. The databases covered in this session address factual and bibliographic information about chemicals and toxicology. (Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 10:00-Noon)

PART TWO: Continues the exploration of the portal by introducing resources that can be used to learn about environmental exposure, map environmental release data, and find drug and dietary supplement information. (Friday, June 3, 2011 at 10:00-11:30 a.m.)

For more information contact Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744

Issue highlights include:

• From the Director: Bringing Context Back Into the Library
• Kirtly Parker Jones – Library Champion
• Introducing . . . Abby L. Adamczyk
• QR Codes in Use Around the Library!
• Cool Tools: Web 2.0 Polling Services
• Regional Medical Library Distance Education
• NEJM – Back Files Now Available
• MeSH Is 50 Years Old
• Workshops @ the Library

Questions can be directed to the newsletter editor:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744
or assistant editor Julie Quilter; 801-581-5534

eSynapse is published using open source software. The Open Journal Systems is a complete online journal management and publishing package that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the publishing process, from submissions through online publication and indexing.

Program Description: This presentation includes an overview of Fair Use principles, highlights recent cases, and provides examples of the appropriate uses of Internet material. The proper use of copyrighted tests, such as those often used in connection with routine patient intake forms, will be covered. Finally, the presentation provides information on an important update to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act dealing with educational uses of motion pictures.

Presenters
Julie McAdams, Associate General Counsel, University of Utah Office of General Counsel, advises on various copyright and other intellectual property matters at the University. She also advises on a variety of business transactions and commercialization of University-owned intellectual property.

Michele Ballantyne, Associate General Counsel, University of Utah Office of General Counsel, advises on a variety of legal issues at the University, including copyright and trademark matters. She also advises on employment and immigration law.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page. Program can be viewed from off-site via links from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

Flyer for posting.

The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or

• Mon, Nov. 22: 7 am – 9 pm
• Tues, Nov. 23: 7 am – 9 pm
• Wed, Nov. 24: 7 am – 6 pm
• Thurs – Sat, Nov. 25 – 27: CLOSED (for holiday and for construction)
• Sun, Nov. 28: 1 pm – 9 pm

Have a wonderful week!

Applications will be accepted beginning August 15th and will continue until the positions are filled. Please submit a cover letter, stating how your educational background and experience match the needs and qualifications and how you would contribute to the Library’s reputation and leadership, a curriculum vitae, and names of three references to contact to:

Joan M. Stoddart
Deputy Director
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
10 North 1900 East, Building 589
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5890
801-581-8771
801-581-3632 – fax
joans@lib.med.utah.edu <mailto:joans@lib.med.utah.edu>

• Friday, July 2: 7 am – 6 pm.
• Saturday, July 3: 9 am – 6 pm.
• Sunday, July 4: Closed
• Monday, July 5: Closed

Other campus libraries:

Marriott Library Hours
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