LSUHSC New Orleans Libraries News

This link is dedicated to anatomy fans:
http://www.sarahillenberger.com/news_sz.html

(The German translation in the title is something like ‘false softness’.)

2 new online resources have recently been added thanks to the libraries consortial partnership with LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network.

Learning Express: http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com/

Learning Express is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series. Study everything from the US citizenship exam to business or computer skills. NCLEX exam prep available in here! (Available on campus only.)

World Book Encyclopedia: http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/data/worldbook.htm

From Duke University Library via Wired news :a list of medical applications on iPhone.

Some they don’t mention: a Food Information Database and a free application called iFlipr (http://iflipr.com/) that let’s you create your own flashcards.

A full list of all applications for the iPhone can be found in the iTunes Store (note: this link opens the iTunes Store, so you must have iTunes on your computer for this link to work.)

EBSCOhost has launched its new design. “EBSCOhost 2.0 offers a clean new look and feel, for a technologically sophisticated, yet familiar search experience.” Check it out for yourself.

The LSUHSC Office of Computer Services provides secure remote access through a VPN (virtual private network) . Last summer, a new VPN client, SSLVPN was rolled out.

On July 29th, users who are still using the old VPN client, SecuRemote, will no longer have access to the Library’s catalog, Innopac. If you have SecuRemote (old client) installed, it must be uninstalled before installing SSLVPN (new client) (directions are available). Please contact your local computer supporter for more information.

Barcode & PIN (WAM) access will be unaffected.

The ILLiad server will be down for maintenance from 3 a.m to 6 a.m. tomorrow. You’ll have to wait a couple of hours to submit your important interlibrary loan requests!

EbscoHost is going to look much more like Google soon. The popular search system which provides access to CINAHLplus with Full Text, SPORTdiscus and many other databases will change it look in mid July. This redesigned interface will replace your current EBSCOhost search interface.

Preview it now: http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=969

MedlinePlus has added a disasters category to its Health & Wellness section. Check out Hurricanes.

On Monday, July 7th, the Library stairwell will be blocked by the construction crew. They will be taking out the large glass panels and replacing them with a wall. The work should last approximately 3 days. The Library elevator is available to travel between floors.

The library will be closed Friday, July 4th and Saturday, July 5th for a University Holiday. We re-open at 1:30pm Sunday, July 6th for our regular hours.

And for you Residents working the ER this weekend, maybe now is the time to review “Not another 4th of July report: uncommon blast injuries to the hand” from the Emergency Medicine Journal. (If you’re on campus, you should be able to get the full text by clicking the purple LSUHSC icon in the abstract.)

More search results for ‘fireworks’ in Pubmed.

Library Hours

The Dental Library expanded their hours this week. The Dental Library is open on Sundays once again; it also now has evening hours until 10 p.m. Monday - Thursday.

We’re happy to report that Wiley and Blackwell journals are now back online after this weekend’s downtime. The most significant change you’ll notice is that the online versions of the Blackwell titles look like those from Wiley as they are all now available on the Interscience platform. There are a handful of titles that are experiencing some hiccups, but we’ve been assured by the folks at Wiley that they are feverishly working on solving the problems.

If you need any help with these or other titles, please do not hesitate to contact us.

PDA medical software provider Epocrates has produced a healthcare professional’s guide to choosing and using a mobile device. Although this guide is produced by a company that is trying to sell you something, it is still a decent introduction to mobile devices and the various jargon associated with them.

Epocrates Go Mobile: http://www.epocrates.com/gomobile/?cid=INGOMOBILE

For a list of free software from LSUHSC for your mobile device, check out our PDA Resource Guide: http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/resources/guides/pdalsu.html

Wiley and Blackwell-Synergy journals will not be available this weekend, June 28-29. The Blackwell journals are moving to the Wiley Interscience site, with all content scheduled to be available by Monday, June 30. Unfortunately, we are unable to give specific times as to when this process will begin and when the journals will again be available.

We will keep you updated on any problems that might arise from this transition.

Catch the sounds in ‘Bump and Hustle’ and keep the music down!

A 2006 ASHA survey (that’s the American Speech and Hearing Association) indicated that 40% percent of students set their music players’ volumes too loud. In fact, a recent article in the Journal of Pediatrics found that most adolescents are aware that they listen to their music too loud, and (in the tradition of adolescents everywhere) really don’t care.

This online game from ASHA educates kids about the potential risk of hearing loss from unsafe usage of personal audio technology. The little buds even look like the headphones of an ipod. Cute!

The latest issue of the Library’s Newsletter has been released. Archives of the newsletter are also available from 1998 to the present.

Planet DDS, a provider of web-based dental software, has recently created an interface with the iPhone, Medical iPhone blog reports. Denticon Web-Based Practice Management on iPhone has capabilities for scheduling, records management, insurance billing, digital radiography, and more.

We switched RSS feeds this morning. Our old one started using adverstising, so we’re trying a new widget. Let us know how you like it.

Free blood pressure, HIV, depression and other screenings will be available to the public on Saturday, June 21st at the Wal-Mart at 1901 Tchoupitoulas. This the last stop for the Hometown Health Fair which has been sponsored by the Delta Regional Authority. Participants may enroll in the Healthy Delta Initiative. Local healthcare providers have been recruited to participate. Are you one of them?

In case you haven’t heard, the proposed LSUHSC teaching hospital is one step closer to being built. The governor’s office officially announced yesterday that it is backing a proposal for a 424 bed facility in downtown New Orleans.

A selected list of hurricane preparedness websites has been assembled by Mary L. Marix, Reference Librarian. Check it out and be prepared.

“Drinking up to six cups a day of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee daily won’t shorten your life span, a new study by Esther Lopez-Garcia shows.” The study is published in today’s issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

We’re happy to announce that we’ve finally launched a new component to INNOPAC, the library’s catalog. You’ll probably first notice that the link or links to the online version of a journal title are now available in two places:

The links under the “This title is available electronically via” area are part of a new product we’re using to manage our ever-increasing electronic access to journals. Eventually we will remove the pre-existing links used to get to the online versions, but rest assured the links and notes in this new addition to our catalog work the same.

We hope that you will spend some time exploring this new feature, but please do not hesitate to contact any of the Library staff if you need assistance.

Stat!Ref is a online book service which provides over 80 core dental, medical, and nursing textbooks to LSUHSC. From AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing to Wound Management: Principles and Practice, Stat!Ref provides an easy way to browse or search the medical literature, whether you’re in the library or not.

Check out this 2 minute tutorial and see how easy it is to use Stat!Ref.

Off campus?? You’ll need your library barcode (check the back of your LSUHSC ID) to get in.

PayPaw services will be shut down again this morning; the system is “experiencing difficulty.” *Edit 9:54 a.m.* And PayPaw is back up.