EBSCO databases including CINAHL and DynaMed should now be working from off-campus. If you have questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Author Archives: Amy Blevins
New Resource: Board Vitals
Board Vitals is an exam preparation database. At this time, Hardin Library has subscribed to question banks for: Child Psychiatry MOC, Dermatology, Dermatology MOC, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine ConCert Exam MOC, Family Medicine MOC (MC-FP Examination), Family Medicine Shelf Exam, Internal Medicine Shelf Exam, Neurology, Neurology MOC, Neurology Shelf Exam, OB-GYN MOC, OB-GYN Shelf Exam, OB-GYN, OtolaryngologyContinue reading “New Resource: Board Vitals”
New AccessMedicine App
AccessMedicine is a collection of clinical tools and electronic textbooks. The app is powered by Unbound Medicine and provides access to a small portion of AccessMedicine. The included resources are: Quick Medical Dx and RX – Contains evidence-based outlines of conditions and disorders most often encountered in medical practice. Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas of Clinical DermatologyContinue reading “New AccessMedicine App”
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have long been considered one of the highest levels of evidence, and lately, publication frequency in health science journals is on the rise. However, there are still a lot of people who are unaware of what goes into writing a systematic review or a meta-analysis. This post will discuss what aContinue reading “Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses”
Problems with Logging into NCBI and Proxy
It has come to our attention that some people are unable to access their NCBI accounts from off-campus. Occasionally, access from on-campus is also not working. With this problem, attempts to log into NCBI accounts result in the page failing to load completely. Sometimes, there is a notice at the bottom of the screen thatContinue reading “Problems with Logging into NCBI and Proxy”
Trip Database Redesign
Coinciding (approximately) with their 100 millionth search, Trip has announced that the latest version of their website has been released. It’s a complete overhaul with a new design (including logo), new features and some powerful new tools (including a PICO search interface). They have produced a brief screencast to demonstrate some of the new featuresContinue reading “Trip Database Redesign”
New Grey/Gray Literature Guide
If you’ve had any experiences with systematic review or writing dissertations/theses, you may have heard of grey literature. Grey literature is unpublished and can be hard to find. Some examples include: Pre-Prints E-Prints Academic Works Commission Reports Committee Reports White Papers Technical Reports Government Reports Conference Reports Technical Standards Dissertations Theses Working Papers Market SurveysContinue reading “New Grey/Gray Literature Guide”
EBSCOhost Mobile App
The EBSCOhost Mobile Application for iPhone provides you with the ability to search the EBSCOhost databases that the University of Iowa subscribes to via the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch without having to enter your HawkID and password every time you search. This app is available at no cost to University of Iowa affiliates sinceContinue reading “EBSCOhost Mobile App”
Scopus Database Now Available
Students, faculty and staff now have access to Scopus. This resource shares some of the same features as Web of Science (WOS), including coverage of both health sciences and basic sciences. Scopus is available both on and off-campus from the Hardin Library Health Sciences A-Z List. Some features of this database include: All of the contentContinue reading “Scopus Database Now Available”
PubMed Limits Are Now Filters
As you may have noticed, PubMed changed the way users limit search results. The link for “limits” has been replaced by a “filters” sidebar. This sidebar will function similarly to the way the limits page worked. For example, once filters/limits have been set, they will remain in place for all subsequent searches unless the userContinue reading “PubMed Limits Are Now Filters”