Access to these PDA Resources are limited to LSUHSC faculty, staff and students.
For assistance or more information, contact Molly Knapp at mknapp@lsuhsc.edu or Kathy Kerdolff at kkerdo@lsuhsc.edu.

AccessMedicine

Download book content to your PDA

Dynamed

Clinical decision making support & clinical topic summaries.

Essential Evidence Plus (was InfoRetriever)

Clinical decision making support & clinical topic summaries.

MD Consult

Content management tool.

Natural Standard

Evidence-based information & images on complementary and alternative therapies & drugs for PDA.

Thomson Clinical Xpert (from MICROMEDEX)

Drug info, drug interactions and clinical topic summaries

PIER (the Physician's Information and Education Resource)

Clinical decision making tool.

WiFi@ LSUHSC

LSUHSC WiFi uses “Enterprise Security”, a wireless authentication method. Depending on what type of PDA you have, there are different ways to set this up.

DISCLAIMER: Your PDA MUST be equipped with wireless. Most newer PDAs have it. If you do not have wireless, you need to get a WiFi card for your PDA to set this up. If you’re unsure what you have, search Google for your PDA model & read the specifications. If you have Bluetooth you can leech internet access from your Bluetooth–equipped phone or laptop.

Blackberry

Check the LSUHSC Intranet for Blackberry support infomation:

LSUHSC Blackberry support page (LSUHSC Intranet)

LSUHSC Blackberry contact List (LSUHSC Intranet)

Contact your computer support for more information.

iPhone

iPhones are currently unable to connect to LSUHSC wireless. However, you can use the iPhone's built-in wireless to access resources from our library homepage. To access LSUHSC databases you will need to log in with your library barcode and PIN as if you are off-campus.

PALM

If you have a PALM personal digital assistant, you need to download a small program to your PDA. It costs $5.99 & you can purchase it here: http://software.palm.com/us/html/display_palm_product.jsp?id=prod1730855

Once you’ve downloaded this, choose the following settings:

SECURITY: Enterprise
MODE: WEP (Dynamic)
ENCRYPTION: WEP
PROFILE: PEAP Default
Then hit EDIT PROFILE SETTINGS & add your LSUHSC username & password

POCKET PC/Windows Mobile

You shouldn’t need to purchase additional software. Refer to your user manual for directions or try browsing the Windows Mobile site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/help/pocketpc/connections.mspx

TREOS, SMARTPHONES, ETC

Check which OS (Palm or Windows Mobile) is running on your phone. for Palm OS, you may need additional software to access the LSUHSC network. For Pocket PC, you may not. The library welcomes questions or experience with this technology.

Created July 2006 by MMK
Checked June 2008 by RFD