This session provides an overview of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases that contain information on gene expressions. Learn how to search for homologous gene sets for selected organisms, clusters of expressed transcripts, gene expression and molecular abundance profiles, functional genomics studies and epigenomic studies and display tools. Our next session is: Tuesday,Continue reading “Research Gene Expression, Functional Genomics, and More with our Gene Expression Databases Workshop”
Category Archives: New Resources
Announcing the completion of the William Osler Pamphlet Collection
About William Osler Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet (July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians, and he was the first to bring medical students out of the lecture hallContinue reading “Announcing the completion of the William Osler Pamphlet Collection”
Health, United States 2012 with focus on ER now available
Health, United States 2012 with a special focus on emergency care is now available online: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus12.pdf . The book presents trends and current information on measures of: morbidity mortality health care utilization risk factions prevention health insurance personal health care expenditures
Check out our new open workshop and get help building and evaluating resources
This workshop provides an introduction to standards and specifications. Learn how to access a wide variety of standards including ASTM, ISO, ADA, NFPA (Fluid), and the US Code of Federal Regulations. Featuring a new database, TechStreet, and more. This session will be led by Kari Kozak, the head of the Lichtenberger Engineering Library. Our nextContinue reading “Check out our new open workshop and get help building and evaluating resources”
New Open Workshop: NIH Public Access, Open Access, Authors’ Rights, and Other Trends in Publishing
The NIH Public Access Policy, which ensures that all articles arising from NIH-sponsored research are freely available within a year after publication, is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in scholarly publishing. Participants will learn more about these trends and discuss experiences with publishing. Our next session is: Thursday, November 7,Continue reading “New Open Workshop: NIH Public Access, Open Access, Authors’ Rights, and Other Trends in Publishing”
Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photographs
University of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photograhs are now available through the Iowa Digital Library. The collection includes 194 images from 1844-2010. The collection is a composite of several collections held at the Hardin Library including two boxes of lantern glass slides from ca. 1910. The original slides are now housed in the UniversityContinue reading “Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photographs”
Faster and more predictable Interlibrary Loan available now – UBorrow
See our video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAzBX99Ea8U Together the Big10 University Libraries, University of Chicago Libraries and the Center for Research Libraries, The University of Iowa Libraries is proud to announce a new service called UBorrow that offers fast access to over 90 million books. Books requested via UBorrow typically are available within a week and areContinue reading “Faster and more predictable Interlibrary Loan available now – UBorrow”
National Library of Medicine Announces Expansion of PubMed Health
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health, announces the expansion of the information available from PubMed Health (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/), which provides integrated access to 18,000 clinical effectiveness reviews. PubMed Health organizes these clinical effectiveness research results, including full texts as well as summaryContinue reading “National Library of Medicine Announces Expansion of PubMed Health”
MedlinePlus Spanish Twitter Feed
The National Library of Medicine is excited to announce a new Twitter feed from MedlinePlus en español – @MedlinePlusEsp. Follow @MedlinePlusEsp for trusted health information in Spanish. Stay up to date on the latest health news,health observances, seasonal health issues, and healthy living tips, all inSpanish. If you have any questions about @MedlinePlusEsp, contact theContinue reading “MedlinePlus Spanish Twitter Feed”
Free (until 7/8) iPhone/iTouch pocket medical Spanish app
Got an iPhone or iTouch? Got any version of Epocrates? (Rx, Rx Pro, Essentials and Essentials Deluxe) You can download the Pocket Medical Spanish with Audio (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-medical-spanish-audio/id301046957?mt=8) app by Modality for free until July 8, 2011. The app allows you to communicate with, diagnose, and treat Spanish-speaking patients more effectively at the point of care.Continue reading “Free (until 7/8) iPhone/iTouch pocket medical Spanish app”