Jonathan Koffel, Kathy Skhal, and Mindy Egeland will be providing instructional services in the 8th Floor Solarium, this Friday, March 28 from 10:00am-3:00pm.
Try out new electronic resources or get your library-related questions answered.
Many of the pictures in Hardin MD are public-domain, meaning that they are not copyrighted. One useful source for pictures that are not copyrighted is classic medical books that are old enough that their copyright has run out. Hardin MD has pictures from three of these books, described below.
Dermochromes, by Jerome Kingsbury, pictures by Eduard Jacobi, 1914.
This book is in the Hardin Library collection, and images were specially scanned for use on Hardin MD pages. Pictures in Hardin MD are on Leprosy, Ringworm, and Lupus (the picture to the left). These realistic pictures were made in Germany using an unusual wax modeling technique.
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Thomas Addison’s book containing the first description of Addison’s Disease, 1855
This book is in the Hardin Library John Martin Rare Book Room, and images were scanned for placement in the University of Iowa Digital Library. They are also on Hardin MD pages.
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Atlas of diseases of the skin, Franz Mracek, 1899
Pictures in Hardin MD are of Psoriasis. These pictures are from the Google Books version, which was scanned at Harvard University
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It has been especially gratifying to make these pages available for Internet users because the pictures from these books are often highly ranked in Google Image search, and get heavy use from this. See for example, Google Image searches on lupus and addison’s disease.
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Periodically, we review the software provider for some of the databases. This year, we are reviewing OVID for PsycINFO. We are also checking again on interest in PsycBOOKS and PsycEXTRA. We are comparing the OVID software to the PsycNET software.
If you would like to review PsycINFO, PsycBooks, or PsycEXTRA on PsycNET, please go to http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collections/evaluation.html and click on the title of the database.
These are the questions:
1) Should we keep the PsycINFO subscription with OVID or move it to PsycNET? We are looking at software preference. Which software (OVID or PsycNET) is easier to use or meets your research needs better and why?
2) If there is money, do you think that the Psychology Library should subscribe to PsycBOOKS and/or PsycEXTRA? If you like both databases, rank order your choices. Which database, PsycBOOKS or PsycEXTRA, would be more important to subscribe to first?
Your input is important to us. Subscription renewal time is approaching. We must make a decision by May 1. Therefore, we need your input by April 14, 2008.
I look forward to your response.Send your comments to dorothy-persson@uiowa.edu.
The following electronic books have been added to Stat!Ref. You can access them by searching for the title in InfoHawk , or by going directly to Stat!Ref.
Questions, comments, and suggestions about books and journals –print or electronic – can be sent to Janna Lawrence, Assistant Library Director for Collections and Outreach.
An@tomy.tv provides 3-D interactive human anatomy and pathology images that can be rotated and zoomed from different angles. Dissection videos and slides, MRI images, x-rays, and slides are also available. In addition to images, An@tomy.tv includes extensive explanatory text and interactive quizzes.
To try An@tomy.TV, log in to STAT!Ref and select the Resources tab. The tutorial demonstrates the features of Anatomy.TV.
Feedback is appreciated and can be sent to Janna Lawrence at janna-lawrence@uiowa.edu.
Through December 31st, the Library is offering a trial of a number of Wiley Current Protocols. The following are available in the trial:
Current Protocols in Bioinformatics
Current Protocols in Cell Biology
Current Protocols in Cytometry
Current Protocols in Human Genetics
Current Protocols in Immunology
Current Protocols in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Current Protocols in Microbiology
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology
Current Protocols in Neuroscience
Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Current Protocols in Pharmacology
Current Protocols in Protein Science
Current Protocols in Toxicology
The University of Iowa Libraries would like to announce the implementation of VisualDx, a visual clinical decision support system designed by the doctors and health care professionals of Logical Images, Inc. VisualDx merges medical images with specialist knowledge to guide diagnosis, treatment, and management of visually presenting conditions. It provides instant access to close to 16,000 images that aid in the diagnosis of nearly 900 visually identifiable diseases, drug reactions, or infections.
The University of Iowa is continually working to improve patient care through quick and accurate diagnosis, along with using today’s latest technology available to medical institutions. It was found that VisualDx increased diagnostic accuracy by over 120% in a study done by the University of Rochester Center for Future Health (http://www.logicalimages.com/prodVDxProven.htm).
Used in a growing number of hospitals and state health departments, VisualDx is organized to match the way clinicians think about symptoms and diagnoses. By entering patient symptoms, signs, medical history, and other clinically relevant findings, the system refines a patient-centric differential diagnosis. VisualDx presents this visually so health care professionals can actually see the differential allowing them to evaluate and analyze in direct comparison to the patient and feel confident that they have considered all relevant diagnostic possibilities.
Additionally, VisualDx is a key component for emergency preparedness. The system provides differential diagnoses for rare and unusual events such as bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases and can be customized to inform clinicians of public health alerts, reporting requirements, and notification needs at the point of care.
VisualDx can help many health care disciplines, including:
Access VisualDx today!
Faculty of 1000 is a unique service which provides reviews of pertinent and interesting papers. Faculty of 1000. Medicine includes recommendations from a group of nearly 2500 leading international researchers and clinicians, while Faculty of 1000. Biology includes reviews from well over 1000 leaders in the field.
From August 2nd to August 31st, the Hardin Library will be offering a trial of Natural Standard, a database focused on alternative and complementary therapies. Natural Standard provides evidence-based information on herbs and supplements and various health and wellness topics. The database also allows you to search for treatments by condition and to examine the contents of many brand-name supplements. The information is available in multiple forms, from in-depth monographs to easy-to-read patient handouts. Monographs are written and reviewed by contributors at more than 100 academic institutions world-wide. The Natural Standard Research Collaboration is an international, multidisciplinary research group founded by clinicians and researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of California.
Please send questions or comments to jonathan-koffel@uiowa.edu.
Hardin Library has now purchased an institution-wide subscription to Exam Master!
EXAM MASTER® is an efficient way to study for the USMLE, board certification exams and to review health-related subjects. You create customized computer based exams that are presented in both a “Test” simulation mode and a “Study” review mode with correct answers and explanations accessible. Score reporting utilities provide immediate feedback and allow for targeted learning based on your test results.
Materials available within EXAM MASTER include:
* USMLE Step 1 (8700+ Questions)
* USMLE Step 2 (4800+ Questions)
* USMLE Step 3 (3000+ Questions)
* Internal Medicine (ABIM) Certification Exam (4500+ Questions)
* Family Practice (ABFM) Certification Exam (5500+ Questions)
* General Surgery (ABS) Certification Exam (1400+ Questions)
* General Pediatrics (ABP) Certification Exam (1000+ Questions)
* Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Certification Exam (850+ Questions)
* SPEX (Special Purpose EXamination) (7100+ Questions)
* Physician Assistant Certifying/Recertifying Exam (PANCE/PANRE) (1400+ Questions)
* National Dental Board Exam (NDBE) (1800+ Basic Science Questions) NEW
Access EXAM MASTER: http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/exammaster
NOTE: For other free USMLE study resources, visit Hardin’s USMLE Board Review page at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/usmle.html.
