Having trouble keep up with new publications? Try BrowZine on your phone or your desktop! BrowZine is like a virtual newsstand for scholarly journals. It is available both as a desk top application and a mobile application. Almost all the scholarly journals subscribed by the University of Iowa Libraries are available in BrowZine. To see how it works, watch this short demonstration video from Third Iron: https://vimeo.com/255993095 StayingContinue reading “Keeping Current with BrowZine”
Author Archives: Xiaomei Gu
Change EndNote Desktop Settings to Find Full-text
The UI Libraries migrated to a new library catalog in July. This change means you need to change your EndNote settings in order to find full-text articles. Below are instructions on how to make the changes on a PC. For more instructions on using EndNote, visit the website (EndNote Desktop tip sheet for PCs | EndNote DesktopContinue reading “Change EndNote Desktop Settings to Find Full-text”
BrowZine: Changes and New Features
BrowZine is a library-subscribed resource that makes it easier to read your favorite scholarly journal articles. Almost all the scholarly journals subscribed by the Libraries are available in BrowZine. Think of it as your virtual newsstand for scholarly journals. You can watch a 3-minute video to know more: https://vimeo.com/52663192 BrowZine started as a mobile app,Continue reading “BrowZine: Changes and New Features”
Great but Hidden: PubMed’s New Diet, Food, and Nutrition Explosion
By Eric Rumsey, Janna Lawrence and Xiaomei Gu As we have written, NLM made a great improvement in introducing the new explosion for Diet, Food, and Nutrition. Before that was introduced this year, each of the three elements in the explosion had to be searched separately because they were not in the same explosion. SoContinue reading “Great but Hidden: PubMed’s New Diet, Food, and Nutrition Explosion”
New Resource: The Medical Letter (site license) and its Mobile App
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences now has a site license for the Medical Letter at http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/MedLetter. Medical Letter can also be found on the Health Sciences Resources A-Z http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/az.php . The Medical Letter’s home page shows the current issue of The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics. To view full text articles and to findContinue reading “New Resource: The Medical Letter (site license) and its Mobile App”
ClinicalKey available for iOS and Android mobile devices
ClinicalKey provides access to more than 1100 medical texts published by Elsevier, articles from more than 500 journals, practice guidelines, drug information, and patient education handouts. Users must log in to (free for UI affiliates) personal accounts to download PDFs. 1. Open the App Store on your mobile device. 2. Search for “ClinicalKey” and install at noContinue reading “ClinicalKey available for iOS and Android mobile devices”
Worldwide Use of Iowa Research Online (IRO)
BY WENDY ROBERTSON The publications in Iowa Research Online (IRO) are very widely used. From July 2014–June 2015, the items were downloaded more than 1.5 million times! This map shows the downloads of content from IRO during the last fiscal year. Adjust the map in the window below to see more countries. Move your cursor overContinue reading “Worldwide Use of Iowa Research Online (IRO)”
Exam Master Online Content Update on August 17, 2015
A new content update is planned for Exam Master Onine on August 17, 2015. Please see below for a brief summary of materials impacted and explanations from Exam Master®. Questions? Comments? Email us at lib-hardin@uiowa.edu or call (319) 335-9151. USMLE Step 1 Removing: Versions 1, 2 & 3 of Practice Exams Adding: Version 4 of Practice Exam, which incorporates theContinue reading “Exam Master Online Content Update on August 17, 2015”
Measuring Scholarly Impact: Altmetrics and Altmetric for Scopus
Traditional scholarly metrics like Journal Impact Factors do not take into account scholars’ impact in today’s social media world. This is where altmetrics come in (visit altmetrics: a manifesto for more information). There are a growing number of altmetrics applications out there. One example is the Altmetric for Scopus. Scopus is a multidisciplinary database with substantialContinue reading “Measuring Scholarly Impact: Altmetrics and Altmetric for Scopus”
Scopus mobile app: Scopus Alert for iPhone
The Scopus Alert for iPhone app allows you to 1) do keyword search, 2) email, bookmark, and tweet an article, and 3) receive email alerts when articles get cited. Keep in mind that you can only view abstracts, and full-text links are NOT available. A workaround is to email an article to oneself and access the fulltextContinue reading “Scopus mobile app: Scopus Alert for iPhone”