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The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library provides University Health Sciences students and faculty with free access to the clinical reference tool DynaMed. As described on its website, DynaMed is: a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use primarily at the ‘point-of-care’. DynaMed is updated daily and […]
Read ArticleToday’s NLM Technical Bulletin offers a tip for those trying to find a specific citation using PubMed searching. Built into its search engine is a “citation sensor” which can “recognize combinations of search terms that are characteristic of citation searching” and match them to citations. By entering the entire title of a citation you are […]
Read ArticleThe week of May 2-8, 2010, has been designated “National Privacy Week” by the American Library Association and a handful of important allies. In today’s world we expect to have information at our fingertips but we are often unaware of the trade-offs that entails. As the ALA’s Privacy Revolution site points out: [M]ost people don’t […]
Read ArticleAs reported on the Krafty Librarian blog: NLM has a page listing links to information on crude oil spills and human health at http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/oilspills.html. It specifically is focused on the United States and the state agencies response to oil spills. For the latest updates about the recent spill and the controlled burning clean up go to […]
Read ArticleIn January, PubMed Central Canada was added to PMC International. As explained in the original bulletin: PMC Canada is the result of a three-way collaborative effort by the National Library of Medicine®, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the National Research Council’s Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI). Similar to United […]
Read ArticleTwo studies released this week highlight the ongoing debate over copyright protections and “fair use” of such materials.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s study claims that certain “intellectual-property” sensitive industries such as aerospace engineering and computer manufacturing thrive more in states that aggressively enforce copyright and other intellectual property (IP) laws. Shortly thereafter, the Computer and […]
Read ArticleEach month the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library offers informal, brown bag presentations for staff and other interested people on topics related to our work. These generally take place every 4th Tuesday, and this month’s topic is “Information Architecture and Why It’s Important.” It will be held Tuesday, April 7th, in HSEB 3515-A, from […]
Read ArticleAccording to an NLM Bulletin posted yesterday, PubMed will have its home page modified. The graphic showing a welcome message in front of pages in a book will be reduced in size, freeing-up valuable screen real estate. Also, the database description will be edited to mention that PubMed includes citations for online books. Using the […]
Read ArticleFor many people the transition from hospital to nursing home life is associated with anxiety, threat to quality of life, and loss of independence. Transition from Hospital to Nursing Home is a video that provides examples of, and guidance on, common situations faced by patients and their families during this challenging time. The goal of […]
Read ArticleFrom The Krafty Librarian: The CDC has created a free “Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals Online Training” program to help educate public health professionals about issues with health literacy (patients and the public lack of health literacy) and their role in addressing it. The CDC is offering a free online course which can be […]
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