The Henry Stewart Talks Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection provides immediate access to over 1500 online seminar-style talks containing the latest research and developments as well as the fundamentals, presented by the world’s leading experts, including a number of Nobel Laureates. Our trial continues through December 2012. Please send any comments on this resource to JannaContinue reading “Under Evaluation: Henry Stewart Talks Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection”
Category Archives: Electronic Resources
CINAHL database not working properly
CINAHL database users are reporting multiple sporadic issues including: results not appearing after searches are combined difficulty exploding subject terms and connector terms (AND,OR) not showing when building subject searches If you have these problems, please first try using another internet browser if you have that option. If you experience any of these issues orContinue reading “CINAHL database not working properly”
Redesigned Web & Mobile Versions of Haz-Map
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) has released redesigned web and mobile versions of Haz-Map (http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/). The new design adapts to web browsers on desktop computers, laptops, and tablets, as well as mobile browsers on smart phones, such as iPhones, Android and Blackberry phones. Haz-Map is an occupational healthContinue reading “Redesigned Web & Mobile Versions of Haz-Map”
How much does the library pay for journals?
A boycott of Elsevier journals has been growing to show opposition to their support of the Research Works Act and their 36% profits (see Research Bought, Then Paid For – an Op-Ed in the New York Times, Elsevier boycott gains momentum, Elsevier responds to the boycott, and “Of goats and headaches”–The Economist on journal publishingContinue reading “How much does the library pay for journals?”
Statista database makes finding stats easier
The University of Iowa Libraries now subscribes to Statista (http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/statista). With statistics on over 60,000 subjects – from over 10,000 sources, including the U.S. Government, Novartis, Pfizer, Novartis, Siemens, and Worldbank – Statista provides users easy-to-access, detailed data. Statista is primarily focused on business and financial data so may be of most use to researchers inContinue reading “Statista database makes finding stats easier”
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) has a new Interface
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), an online catalog of human genes and genetic disorders, has new a interface. Originally, the most common method used to access OMIM, was via the National Center for Biology Information (NCBI), but NBCI has been unable to receive updates on OMIM for the past several months. The following statement is from the NCBI point of entry websiteContinue reading “Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) has a new Interface”
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”
Reminder: 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 youContinue reading “Reminder: Try DynaMed in place of Essential Evidence Plus”
More dissertations available online
The Libraries now subscribe to Proquest Digital Dissertations, which includes 2.4 million dissertation and theses citations from 1861 to the present day together with 1 million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Most U.S. and Canadian dissertations from 1997-present are available as downloadable pdfs. For more information, see the library guide toContinue reading “More dissertations available online”
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”