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My NCBI Tool Replacing eRA Commons July 23

Beginning July 23, 2010, principal investigators will need to use the My NCBI My Bibliography tool to track publications and related NIH grants, rather than entering them manually through eRA Commons. My Bibliography is part of the My NCBI toolbox in PubMed. Current eRA Commons users can link their eRA Commons account to My Bibliography. BeginningContinue reading “My NCBI Tool Replacing eRA Commons July 23”

Older Volumes of JAMA, Archives Now Online

The Library now has electronic access to older volumes of JAMA and the AMA Archives journals, back to volume 1.  Titles and coverage include JAMA 1883-present American Journal of Diseases of Children 1911-1993 (continued by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 1994-present) Archives of Dermatology 1920-present Archives of Family Medicine 1992-2000 Archives of General Psychiatry 1959-present ArchivesContinue reading “Older Volumes of JAMA, Archives Now Online”

Transitions: scholarly communication news for the UI Community, January 2010

January 2010 Issue 1.10 Welcome to the winter issue of Transitions. The purpose of this irregular electronic newsletter is to bring to readers’ attention some of the many new projects and developments informnig the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new products and programs, the open access movement, and other alternative publishing models.Continue reading “Transitions: scholarly communication news for the UI Community, January 2010”

Noise on Hardin’s 1st Floor

Beginning Tuesday, November 24, books and journals currently located on Hardin’s first floor will be moved out of the Library to the Library Annex.  Shelving will also be removed. This is the first stage of a long-term project which will result in offices for the University’s Institutional Review Board being built on the first floor.  Additionally,Continue reading “Noise on Hardin’s 1st Floor”

Exam Master Changes Log-In Name

Beginning today, November 16, 2009, Exam Master users will log-in with the email address they registered with, rather than with a separate user name.  Note that when using Exam Master from off-campus, users will still need to log in first with their HawkID and password, to verify that they are affiliated with the University of Iowa,Continue reading “Exam Master Changes Log-In Name”

Open Access Publishing in the Health Sciences

Editor’s Note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Dr. William Sivitz, Professor of Internal Medicine I recently published an article in PlosOne (Mitochondrial Targeted Coenzyme Q, Superoxide, and Fuel Selectivity in Endothelial Cells by Brian D.Continue reading “Open Access Publishing in the Health Sciences”

Who Should Pay? Does Open Access Mean Free Access?

Editor’s note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Dr. Christopher Squier, Professor, College of Dentistry and Christine White, Librarian, College of Dentistry Traditionally, the cost of publishing articles in print journals has been borne (apart fromContinue reading “Who Should Pay? Does Open Access Mean Free Access?”