News@Hardin Table of Contents, September 2004
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
Thank you, Health Sciences Deans and UIHC Director!
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
Last winter, a crisis loomed for the Hardin Library 2004-05 collection budget. Hardin’s Director, Jean Sayre, went to the Health Sciences Policy Council* to deliver the bad news. A flat budget, as had been predicted by the Provost’s Office, or a budget with even a 5% increase would result in cancellation of several popular and extremely well-used electronic databases and resources. After thoroughly discussing options, the health sciences deans and the Director and CEO of the UI Hospitals and Clinics elected to help support the Hardin collections budget for this fiscal year. The amount of support, $117,000, in addition to a 5% increase of the library’s collection budget is helping Hardin keep its popular resources and even add a few carefully selected resources that will support the health sciences curricula and research. The Hardin Library staff on behalf of the thousands of Hardin Library users would like to thank the Health Sciences Policy Council for helping to maintain a strong library collection during these troubled budget times.
*The Health Sciences Policy Council is a forum for discussion of issues affecting the health sciences and consists of the deans of the health sciences colleges, the Director of the U of I Hospitals and Clinics, the Director of the State Hygienic Laboratory, and the Provost and Associate Provost for Health Sciences.
UI: Where Health and Information Sciences Connect!
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
Information and Health at Iowa: Breaking Boundaries and Building Bridges
October 28-29 2004
The Human Genome Project, DNA sequencing and data mining: it’s all possible because of informatics. Informatics connects educators, information specialists, computational engineers and biomedical researchers.
Learn about the groundbreaking cross-disciplinary health informatics research taking place here at the University of Iowa. Distinguished speakers from UI Colleges of Engineering, Medicine, Law, Nursing, Public Health, and the Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as the National Library of Medicine and University of California-San Diego School of Medicine will share their research in health informatics.
Share your informatics projects in conference poster sessions. Submissions not exceeding 300 words should be submitted by September 24th to michael-kienzle@uiowa.edu with “Poster Proposal” included in the e-mail subject line. They should include a title, author name(s), affiliation (student, staff, faculty, area professional), e-mail address, and a brief description including purpose, design, results, discussion and conclusions.
“This poster session will provide an opportunity for both UI faculty and student researchers to discuss their work with leading experts in health informatics,” said Michael Kienzle, professor in the College of Medicine and member of the Health Informatics Steering Committee. “Authors of accepted proposals will earn recognition in the conference program and a peer-reviewed entry on their own curriculum vitae.”
Students are encouraged to share their research. The top five student posters will receive a $100 award.
Find more information and to register online go to http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/conference
The cost of the two-day conference is only $25.00. Students can register for “sessions only” free of charge!
Conference sponsored by
Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research, The University of Iowa Libraries, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology
New Evidence Based Health Resources Available
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
Over the summer, Hardin Library has acquired electronic access to two new evidence based resources.
InfoRetriever is database system of filtered, synopsized, evidence-based information. It’s integrated search engine users to simultaneously search, via keyword, the following databases:
- POEMs: 2,461 (the full collection)
- Cochrane Database abstracts: 1,964 (the full collection)
- Evidence-based guideline summaries: 738
- Clinical Decision Rules: 207
- Diagnostic test calculators (unique combinations of symptom -> disease -> test): 1116
- H&PE calculators (unique combinations of symptom -> disease -> test): 1087
- The complete 5-Minute Clinical Consult (1,036 summaries and 542 photos)
- ICD-9 lookup tool including the 1,500 most-commonly needed codes
InfoRetriever is available via a web interface, with PDA downloads available. It is updated at least 3 times per year. Updates include all recent POEMs, updates of the different databases, as well as other program enhancements.
To access InfoRetriever, go to http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/infopoems.html or go to the Hardin home page and select Evidence Based Practice under Subject Links. From the Evidence Based Practice page, select Databases.
ACP PIER (American College of Physicians Physicians’ Information and Education Resouce) is a decision-support tool that is designed for rapid point-of-care delivery of evidence-based guidance for physicians. The various modules within ACP PIER focus on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. These modules include Diseases, Screening and Prevention, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ethical and Legal issues, Procedures, and Drug Information.
ACP PIER is available through STAT!Ref (http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/statref), which is listed under the Resources section of the Hardin home page. PDA downloads will be available soon.
E-Books Galore!
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
This summer Hardin Library added a substantial number of core medical texts to our electronic books collection, and we have provided subject access to them all! Hardin’s newest e-book resource is AccessMedicine which includes 20 Lange titles as well as fully searchable resources such as Harrision’s Online (daily updates) and Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Online (quarterly updates). Additionally, we increased titles in our Stat!Ref package (for a total of 53), we have more than 50 titles from MD Consult, and we have included many titles that are available for free from reputable organizations such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
You will find more than 180 titles on the E-Books pages on Hardin’s web site. Please visit the alphabetical list at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/etexts.html and the subject list at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/etexts_subject.html
Contact Us About E-Resource Problems!
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
E-resources are wonderful, but sometimes access problems can occur. These problems range from an inability to connect to receiving one of a variety of possible error messages. Sometimes the problem will be on the library’s end, but more often it resides with the publisher site. If you experience a glitch with e-access, please get in touch with us so we can determine the cause of the problem. You can report a problem by clicking the Report-it button on the top of Hardin’s e-journals page (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/journals.html), sending an e-mail (resources-hardin@list.uiowa.edu), or calling Karen Fischer (335-8781). When reporting a problem, please tell us the name of the title or resource, if you are accessing from on or off campus, and the nature of the problem including the error message you received if applicable.
Scholarly Communication in the Health Sciences
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
Have you noticed that “Open Access” is a buzz word these days? (For a definition of “open access” read the Bethesda Statement on Open Access). The launching of many new open access journals, such as PLoS Medicine, and recent news reports, such as the National Institute of Health’s proposal to mandate open access archiving to all federally funded research, are generating a vigorous debate in the scientific, publishing, and library communities. Scholarly communication exists for the benefit of the world’s research and teaching community. Authors aim to share new discoveries with their colleagues, while researchers, students, librarians and other readers want access to the relevant literature. Open access facilitates this process by making scholarly information freely available on the web.
In light of the debate over open access and in order to help distill and distribute scholarly communication issues, Hardin Scholarly Communication News published its first newsletter in July 2004. The purpose of this irregularly issued electronic newsletter (8-12 issues/year) is to bring to readers’ attention a variety of topics that affect the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new developments, open access and alternative publishing models in the health sciences. Karen Fischer, editor and Information Resources Librarian, welcomes input, suggestions and news-worthy items from all readers. Contact: karen-fischer@uiowa.edu.
If you subscribe to News@Hardin you will automatically receive an email announcement of a new issue with the table of contents included. Read it online at: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/scholarly_comm_news.html
Notes from the John Martin Rare Book Room
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
The Foundation of Immunology
Edward Jenner (1749-1823). An inquiry into the causes and effects of the variolae vaccinae, a disease…known by the name of the cow pox. London, Printed for the author by S. Low, 1798.
On the basis of an old country tradition that milkmaids who had contracted cowpox (a relatively mild disease) were not susceptible to the dreaded smallpox, Edward Jenner, an English country physician, decided to inject cowpox-infected lymph into a local boy. After the inoculation, the boy was found to be immune to smallpox and Jenner continued his experiments and summarized his finding in this epochal work published in 1798. By 1803 his work had been translated into numerous languages and his method of immunization was taken up with amazing speed, becoming almost universally adopted. The medical historian, Fielding H. Garrison has called Jenner’s work “one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medicine.” It is the foundation of all subsequent work in immunology and virology. [adopted from Heirs of Hippocrates]
Hardin Library 30th Anniversary Open House
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
On Wednesday, October 6, the Hardin Library will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an open house from 1:30 to 4:00. The festivities will include remarks by President David Skorton, tours of the library, exhibits, demonstrations, refreshments, and music. Those in attendance will also have an opportunity to view the recently remodeled public service area on the main floor.
Today’s users of the Hardin Library take for granted the well-maintained and service-oriented facility that serves their information needs. Earlier users were not as fortunate as they were forced to navigate the crowded, narrow stacks, low ceilings, and limited study space that characterized the earlier homes of the collection. The completion of the Health Sciences Library in 1974 (its name was changed to the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences in 1988) marked the first time that all University health sciences information resources were located in a single building—a structure whose unique architecture continues to stimulate controversy.
Since its completion, in 1974 Hardin Library staff members have played a leading role in the health science information revolution as they sought to take advantage of the burgeoning technology that has characterized the last three decades. The Library is recognized as one of the most innovative in the country and has established a sterling reputation for service excellence through its close partnership with health science staff and faculty. The Hardin Library staff is justly proud of its history and its accomplishments. We hope you will help us celebrate by attending this special event.
View Photos from the event: Album 1 - Album 2
Update (October 7, 2004): Anniversary Video Now Online!
2004 Hardin Library Advisory Committee
September 15th, 2004 by UI Libraries
The Hardin Library Advisory Committee is very important to the Library, since its members provide advice and input to the Library on significant issues. The members also act as advocates for Hardin and liaisons to the Health Sciences Colleges, the University Hospitals and Departments they represent. This year, the Hardin Library Advisory Committee members will focus on providing input into an important library remodeling plan that will help shape the Library for many years to come. Please check the membership list to find your representatives on the Library Committee.
If you have concerns about the Hardin Library or suggestions for improvements, please contact your representative or the library director, Jean Sayre at jean-sayre@uiowa.edu.
