June 29th, 2007 by Chris Shaffer
The Hardin Library has transfered the subscription for BMJ Clinical Evidence from Ovid to BMJ.
Clinical Evidence summarizes the current state of knowledge and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions, based on thorough searches and appraisal of the literature. It is neither a textbook of medicine nor a set of guidelines. It describes the best available evidence from systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials, and if there is no good evidence it says so.
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June 28th, 2007 by Janna Lawrence
Impact factors and other data for 2006 are now available through Journal Citation Reports. Impact factors, available only through ISI’s Journal Citation Reports, are one way of determining the use (impact) of a journal within its field and are computed on an annual basis.
More information on impact factors and the other data provided by ISI is available through Journal Citation Report’s Information for New Users.
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June 21st, 2007 by Jonathan Koffel
The Hardin Library has recently purchased subscriptions to AccessPharmacy and AccessSurgery. The AccessPharmacy subscription allows unlimited simultaneous users. The AccessSurgery subscription allows 5 simultaneous users. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Janna Lawrence.
AccessPharmacy
AccessPharmacy is an online curricular resource designed to meet the changing demands of pharmacy education. A flexible resource, AccessPharmacy allows students to select a core curriculum topic, browse by organ system, review textbooks, or search across leading pharmacy online references.
AccessSurgery
McGraw-Hill’s AccessSurgery.com is an integrated online resource that provides medical students, surgical residents, and practicing surgeons with quick answers to surgical inquiries from trusted sources. Organized around the ACGME’s (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) mandate for a Core Curriculum, AccessSurgery delivers content in context.
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June 13th, 2007 by Chris Shaffer
MedlinePlus Go Local is a service for finding local resources for health-related issues. Go Local Iowa is a project of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences in partnership with the College of Public Health and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) Patients’ Library. For more information, please visit http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/ and http://medlineplus.gov/golocal/.
The Go Local Iowa Technical Manager identifies and collects information about local health services, assigns metadata and service terms using a controlled vocabulary, assists in development of new vocabulary terms, enters information in a National Library of Medicine-hosted database, solicits data from external organizations, analyzes external data for data import/export, develops web-based publicity materials and/or tutorials, and similar projects. The Technical Manager is responsible for the collection, creation, indexing and maintenance of entries into the system; creates and deactivates user accounts; and handles local customizations including the Featured Site.
The Technical Manager also provides on-call technical support for library users and instructors between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, two days per week.
For more details, please review the complete position description.
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June 13th, 2007 by Sarah Andrews
Kathy Skhal, Clinical Education Librarian, has been appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Carver College of Medicine. This is a three-year appointment with the department of Internal Medicine.
Skhal will tailor her education sessions specifically to medicine students and faculty; she will coordinate and lead small group sessions on specific related topics; she will have lecturing responsibilities and she will help provide information resources.
“Kathy plays a valuable role within the medical school as a Clinical Education Librarian. She provides Course Directors with numerous resources that will be helpful to our students on a variety of topics,” says Dee Dee Stafford, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine FCP IV Course Director. Kathy is extremely enthusiastic about medical education and in the dissemination of knowledge. She has the knowledge and commitment to trouble-shoot problems extremely well. She is very committed to helping out learners at all levels.”
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June 5th, 2007 by Chris Shaffer
Starting July 1st, UI students, faculty and staff will be able to use the Interlibrary Loan system to request copies of articles and book chapters owned by the UI Libraries. Requests can be made in PubMed, CINAHL and other databases via InfoLink. Request tracking will also be available.
This isn’t a new service; students, faculty and staff have been able to request delivery of articles and book chapters from the UI Libraries for years via the Article Delivery Service (ADS) and the Oakdale Delivery Service, but now they can do it completely online.
Copies from UI Libraries (excluding the Law Library and the Curriculum Lab) will be scanned to PDF and sent via email within 48 hours.
Contact the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at lib-hardin-ill@uiowa.edu or 319-335-9874 or the Main Library at lib-ill@uiowa.edu or 319-335-5917 for more information.
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