Did you know that access to some scholarly journals can cost as much as buying a new car…every year? That is a price that UI Libraries cannot afford, but it is a research tool that YOU can’t afford to work without. So what do we do? Open Access: it means more readers, more recognition andContinue reading ““Open Access or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Internet””
Author Archives: Janna Lawrence
Preview the new PubMed interface
The National Library of Medicine has posted a preview of the new PubMed interface. To try it out, go to PubMed as usual, through the Library’s website (so that the links to full-text will work), then click on Try the redesigned PubMed. Notice that features like Limits, Details, and History that were previously available throughContinue reading “Preview the new PubMed interface”
Clinical Education Librarian Position Available
For more information, please review the complete job announcement. Reporting to the Hardin Library’s Coordinator, Education and Research, the Clinical Education Librarian plans, promotes and provides information services that support the needs of faculty, researchers, staff and students of the university’s five health sciences colleges and affiliated hospitals and clinics. The incumbent: serves as theContinue reading “Clinical Education Librarian Position Available”
Try DynaMed in place of Essential Evidence Plus
Due to budget constraints, Hardin Library must cancel our subscription to Essential Evidence Plus as of August 7. We would like to suggest that you try DynaMed in its place. DynaMed offers evidence-based information in bulleted format on a wide range of diseases and conditions, with links to references embedded within the description. If you areContinue reading “Try DynaMed in place of Essential Evidence Plus”
Memorial Service for Kathy Skhal
Kathy Skhal, Clinical Education Librarian at Hardin Library, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 16. A memorial service will be held this Saturday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Sahai Auditorium (Room 1103) in MERF (Medical Education & Research Facility) at 375 Newton Road on the University of Iowa Health Sciences Campus. [map] AllContinue reading “Memorial Service for Kathy Skhal”
Electronic Book Collection Under Evaluation
The R2 Library, a collection of electronic books in the health sciences from Rittenhouse Book Distributors, is currently being evaluated by the Hardin Library. Books in the collection come from a wide variety of publishers, including Wiley, Thomson Healthcare, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, and many others. The books in the collection can be browsed or searched. AllContinue reading “Electronic Book Collection Under Evaluation”
VisualDx Available Again
The library server controlling access to VisualDx has been restored, so VisualDx is once again available. Thank you for your patience!
Clinical Education position available
For more information, please review the complete job announcement. Reporting to the Assistant Director for Collections and Outreach, the Clinical Education Librarian plans, promotes and provides information services that support the needs of residents and, to a lesser degree, faculty, researchers, staff and students, of the Carver College of Medicine and the affiliated hospital. •Continue reading “Clinical Education position available”
More books added to Stat!Ref
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. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing American Dietetic Association Guide to Diabetes Medical Nutrition Therapy and Education An Evidence-Based Approach to the Treatment and Care of the OlderContinue reading “More books added to Stat!Ref”
Test drive An@tomy.TV, on trial until March 31, 2008.
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. TheContinue reading “Test drive An@tomy.TV, on trial until March 31, 2008.”