Library Commons Closed Friday Evening

The 24-hour Library Commons space in the Resource Center building will be unavailable for use from 6pm to midnight this evening (Friday, May 24th) due to a scheduled domestic cold water outage throughout the building. No attempts to use any faucet, toilet, urinal, or water fountain should be made. A great excuse to give yourself a study break!

Faculty Publications Close Out Spring Season

During the month of May, the Library has eight recently-published faculty articles by LSUHSC-NO researchers on display. These can be physically viewed in the Reference area (near the Library elevator), on the third floor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the Library’s Faculty Publications Database.

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public.

The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

1. Billingsley L, Rice K, Bennett M, Thibeau S. “Using a multiuser virtual environment to facilitate nursing journal clubs: a mixed-methods study.” Clinical Nurse Specialist. 2013; 27(3):146-154.

2. Cherry KE, Walker EJ, Brown JS, Volaufova J, Lamotte LR, Welsh DA, Su LJ, Jazwinski SM, Ellis R, Wood RH, Frisard MI. “Social engagement and health in younger, older, and oldest-old adults in the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study.” Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2013; 32(1):51-75.

3. Harrison LM, Lahoste GJ. “The role of Rhes, Ras homolog enriched in striatum, in neurodegenerative processes.” Experimental Cell Research. 2013; epub ahead of print.

4. Hymel BM, Victor DW, Alvarez L, Shores NJ, Balart LA. “Mastabol induced acute cholestasis: a case report.” World Journal of Hepatology. 2013; 5(3):133-136.

5. Joseph A, Tang M, Mamiya T, Chen Q, Yang LL, Jiao J, Yu N, Tang YP. “Temporal association of elevated cholecystokininergic tone and adolescent trauma is critical for posttraumatic stress disorder-like behavior in adult mice.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013; 110(16)6589-94.

6. Surcouf JW, Chauvin SW, Ferry J, Yang T, Barkemeyer BM. “Enhancing residents’ neonatal resuscitation competency through unannounced simulation-based training.” Medical Education Online. 2013; 18(April):1-7.

7. Taylor SN, Lensing S, Schwebke J, Lillis R, Mena LA, Nelson AL, Rinaldi A, Saylor L, McNeil L, Lee JY. “Prevalence and treatment outcome of cervicitis of unknown etiology.” Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2013; 40(5):379-385.

8. Wang YZ, King H, Diebold A. “Cocoon formation in patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors: a rare and unrecognized final pathway.” Pancreas. 2013; epub ahead of print.

Faculty Works Featured in New Books Display

Twelve authors from several schools within LSUHSC-NO have recently had prestigious inclusion in important books and book chapters that are geared to those in the health professions. The Library is currently highlighting these on our New Books shelf:

1. Campbell-Walsh Urology (2012: 4 vols). J. Christian Winters (Medicine), Christopher J. Chermansky (Medicine), contributors
2. Clinical Laboratory Science Review: a bottom line approach (2011). Patsy C. Jarreau (Allied Health), author
3. Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children (2011). Joy D. Osofsky (Medicine), author
4. Essentials of General Surgery (2013). John T. Paige (Medicine), contributor
5. Essentials of Regional Anesthesia (2012). Alan David Kaye (Medicine), ed.
6. Hernia Surgery (2013). John T. Paige (Medicine), contributor
7. Health Policy: application for nurses & other healthcare professionals (2012; on reserve). Demetrius J. Porche (Nursing), author
8. Medical Physiology: a systems approach (2011; on reserve). Michael G. Levitsky (Medicine), author
9. Moderate & Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice (2012). Alan David Kaye (Medicine), ed.
10. Pilbeam’s Mechanical Ventilation: physiological & clinical applications (2012; on reserve). Jimmy M. Cairo (Allied Health), author
11. Pulmonary Pathophysiology: a clinical approach (2010; on reserve). Michael G. Levitsky (Medicine), Juzar Ali (Medicine), Warren R. Summer (Medicine), eds.
12. Pulmonary Physiology (2013; on reserve). Michael G. Levitsky (Medicine), ed.
13. Simulation in Radiology (2012). Hugh J. Robertson (Medicine), John T. Paige (Medicine), Leonard Bok (Medicine), eds.
14. Textbook of Simulation: skills & team training (2012). John T. Paige (Medicine), contributor

April’s Research Display … Plus a bonus!!

The Library is highlighting eight faculty publications by LSUHSC-NO researchers, hot off the press, in its display for the month of April.

These can be physically viewed in the Reference area (near the Library elevator), on the third floor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the Library’s Faculty Publications Database.

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public.

The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

1. Gee RE, Wilensky GR. “Payment reform: Why is it happening and what will it mean for you?” Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2013; 121(2 pt 1):231-234.

2. Hoover K, McCarthy H. “Instructional video review.” Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. 2013; 56(3):190-191.

3. Lariviere CA, McAteer JP, Huaco JA, Garrison MM, Avansino JR, Koepsell TD, Oldham KT, Goldin AB. “Outcomes in pediatric surgery by hospital volume: A population-based comparison.” Pediatric Surgery International. 2013.

4. Nelson S, Happel KI, Zhang P, Myers L, Dufour JP, Bagby GJ. “Effect of Bacterial Pneumonia on Lung Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Replication in Alcohol Consuming SIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques.” Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 2013.

5. Pacifici M, Delbue S, Ferrante P, Jeansonne D, Kadri F, Nelson S, Velasco-Gonzalez C, Zabaleta J, Peruzzi F. “Cerebrospinal fluid miRNA profile in HIV-encephalitis.” Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2013;228(5):1070-1075.

6. Rehman T. “Pulmonary hernia.” American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2013;345(1):61.

7. Sasapu A, Casperson JB, Craver R, Abraham G. “A 16-year-old African American girl with necrotizing lymphadenitis.” Clinical Pediatrics. 2012;51(10):998-1000.

8. Zhang B, Romaker D, Ferrell N, Wessely O. “Regulation of G-protein signaling via Gnas is required to regulate proximal tubular growth in the Xenopus pronephros.” Developmental Biology. 2013, 376(1): 31-42.

And ……

Extra this Month: breaking news!

It has recently been announced in the medical community that research led by David H. Martin, MD, Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSUHSC-NO, has found that a common sexually transmitted infection-causing parasite “cultivates” bacteria beneficial to it, changing thinking about which comes first–infection or bacteria. The researchers also discovered a previously unknown species of these bacteria. The research was published ahead of print online in Advance Access in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, and was published online April 2, 2013 in Research Highlights in Nature Reviews Urology.

Martin DH, Zozaya M, Lillis RA, Myers L, Nsuami MJ, Ferris MJ. “Unique vaginal microbiota which include an unknown Mycoplasma-like organism are associated with Trichomonas vaginalis infection.” Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2013, 15 Mar (epub ahead of print).

Read full info on this groundbreaking research here!

Happy 6th Anniversary!

The LSUHSC Libraries News blog turns 6 today. We have published over 1200 posts over the last 6 years.
Unfortunately, we’ve run out of traditional/modern gifts to discuss…at least until we make it to 10 years.
Please let us know if there is a subject you’d like to see covered that we’ve been missing.

Sad news for coffee lovers

The last official day to buy Starbucks coffee and other goodies from the kiosk in the Resource Center building is today March 28^th. The coffee kiosk in the atrium will remain open during their normal hours. There will be a few small changes in the cafeteria until an agreement in the food service department is reached.

These same changes will take place at the Dental location.

Easter Break Hours

Both the Isché and Dental Libraries will close at 8 pm on Thursday, March 28th and remain closed through Sunday, March 31st. Both Libraries will re-open at 8 am on Monday morning.

D.I.Y. Scanning @ Ische

The Ische library has added its first self-service scanner. It is located on the 4^th floor next to the print station. It is exclusively available for LSUHSC faculty, students and staff. It will allow users to view documents in an eco-friendly way as well as allow each user to customize their scans for better quality.

Saving scanned documents is easy as 1, 2 or 3.

1. Save to a USB flash drive
2. E-mail document to yourself
3. Save to “O” drive – (access it from anywhere on campus or through Citrix)

Ische Library: Student Worker Needed

The Library is looking for a part-time student worker for evenings and weekends. Pick up an application at the Circulation Desk.

March into Spring with LSUHSC-NO Research

The Library has eight new faculty publications by LSUHSC-NO researchers on display for the month of March.

These can be physically viewed in the Reference area (near the Library elevator), on the third floor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the Library’s Faculty Publications Database.

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public.

The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

1. Agarwal N, Adhikari AS, Iyer SV, Hekmatdoost K, Welch DR, Iwakuma T. “MTBP suppresses cell migration and filopodia formation by inhibiting ACTN4.” Oncogene. 2013; 32(4):462-470.

2. Jacob JT. “Biocompatibility in the development of silicone-hydrogel lenses.” Eye & Contact Lens. 2013; 39(1):13-19.

3. Kapusta DR, Pascale CL, Kuwabara JT, Wainford RD. “Central nervous system G?i₂-subunit proteins maintain salt resistance via a renal nerve-dependent sympathoinhibitory pathway.” Hypertension. 2013; 61(2):368-375.

4. Lawhorn NA, Lirette DK, Klink JL, Hu CY, Contreras C, Bryant TR, Brown LF, Diaz JH. “Workplace exposure to secondhand smoke among non-smoking hospitality employees.” Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2013; 15(2):413-418.

5. Lentz JJ, Jodelka FM, Hinrich AJ, McCaffrey KE, Farris HE, Spalitta MJ, Bazan NG, Duelli DM, Rigo F, Hastings ML. “Rescue of hearing and vestibular function by antisense oligonucleotides in a mouse model of human deafness.” Nature Medicine. 2013; Feb (epub ahead of print).

6. Pou AM. “Ethical and Legal Challenges in Disaster Medicine: Are You Ready?” Southern Medical Journal. 2013; 106(1):27-30.

7. Varner KJ, Daigle K, Weed PF, Lewis PB, Mahne SE, Sankaranarayanan A, Winsauer PJ. “Comparison of the behavioral and cardiovascular effects of mephedrone with other drugs of abuse in rats.” Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013; 225(3):675-685.

8. Tucker KR, Huertas MA, Horn JP, Canavier CC, Levitan ES. “Pacemaker rate and depolarization block in nigral dopamine neurons: A somatic sodium channel balancing act.” The Journal of Neuroscience. 2012; 32(42):14519-14531.

Welcome new Reference Librarian, Jessica Brooks

The Library welcomes Jessica Brooks, a new Librarian in the Reference Department.  Jessica has a wide background in several types of libraries including public and academic.  Her master’s degree is from the Pratt Institute and she will be the liaison to the School of Allied Health Professions.  Jessica can be reached at (504) 568-8339 and jbroo8@lsuhsc.edu

This Month in History: The Alligator Men

As a Louisiana native or even an adventurous visitor, you’ve probably fed an alligator a marshmallow or two. What’s the allure of marshmallows to a wild swamp creature? We may never truly know, but for an animal that will scarf down turtle shells, rocks, lures, beer cans, and shoes, marshmallows are probably the least of its worries.

Profiled in the Times-Picayune for their project in 1951, the self-proclaimed LSU “alligator men” studied the production of acid gastric juice and self-induced hibernation in alligators, as compared to iguanas and chameleons. The stars of this “zoo” were Dr. Roland Coulson, LSUMC faculty (1944-2004), Dr. Thomas Hernandez, LSUMC faculty (1960-1977) and Chair of Pharmacology, Dr. Fred G. Brazda, LSUMC faculty (1939-1977) and Chair of Biochemistry, and their graduate student, Dr. Herbert C. Dessauer. In the preface of a later work, Alligator Metabolism, Coulson and Hernandez speak to the origin of their honorary titles”: “It is not possible to have done research on alligators for many years without having gained a reputation for eccentricity as a consequence of the choice of experimental animal. One accepts this and learns to live with it. [...] By some, an alligator man is tolerated (as a harmless eccentric should be), and by others he is admired for the fearless manner in which he confronts such a ‘terrifying’ beast.”

Though certainly fearless, these doctors chose smaller gators to reduce the risk of injury, and by the time the animals reached a rowdy 20 pounds, they were returned to the swamp. Because alligators produce a large amount of hydrochloric acid during digestion, they perform a more dramatic and more readily observable process of digestion. Alligators are also tougher physically and less prone to blood poisoning, making them easier to study. In addition to their excellent acid production, the test gators self-induced a sort of hibernation in winter despite the fact that researchers kept them in windowless rooms with automatic lights; by abstaining from food and decreasing sugar in the bloodstream, the test subjects did not grow.

The practical application of the research of the “alligator men” may not seem readily apparent, but as Dr. Coulson explains in the newspaper article, “The scientist doesn’t have to be working toward the cure of any specific malady […] but often he stumbles upon it by accident, through just a study as ours.” They developed enough material to write numerous journal articles (PubMed author search results hyperlinked above) and monographs. Two books co-authored by Dr. Coulson and Dr. Hernandez are available in the Library: Alligator Metabolism: Studies on Chemical Reactions in Vivo and Biochemistry of the Alligator: A Study of Metabolism in Slow Motion.

Dr. Herbert Dessauer, who began as a humble graduate student and would go on to become Professor Emeritus of molecular biology at LSU Medical Center, passed away earlier this month after a brief illness. We would like to recognize his contributions to not only the scientific community, but also to LSU.  For more information on the contributions of each of the renowned doctors mentioned in this post, please consult A History of LSU School of Medicine New Orleans, which is available in the Library. When you stop by, be sure to check out our display cases, which are home to various medical artifacts including an analytical balance used by Coulson, Hernandez, and Dessauer.

Glimpse of the Past is an ongoing project to promote the Louisiana Digital Library effort. This Month in History will present for your reading pleasure a closer look into a newspaper clipping of note from our Digital Collections and articles relating to the LSU Medical School.

February’s Faculty Research Alert

Come by the Library to view the eight new faculty publications by LSUHSC-NO researchers that will be displayed during the month of February.

These can be physically viewed in the Reference area (near the Library elevator), on the third floor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the Library’s Faculty Publications Database.

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public.

The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

1. Xu F, Stoner BP, Taylor SN, Mena L, Martin DH, Powell S, Markowitz LE. “‘Testing-only’ visits: An assessment of missed diagnoses in clients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics.” Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2013; 40(1):64-69.
2. Arenas E, Esquenazi S, Anwar M, Terry M. “Lamellar corneal transplantation.” Survey of Ophthalmology. 2012; 57(6):510-529.
3. Baum CF, John A, Srinivasan K, Harrison P, Kolomensky A, Monagas J, Cocjin J, Hyman PE. “Colon manometry proves that perception of the urge to defecate is present in children with functional constipation who deny sensation.” Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 2012; 56(1): 19-22.
4. Clark R. “Osteoporosis in persons with HIV: A future epidemic?” Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2012;164(3):127-130.
5. Daigle JG, Lanson NA, Jr, Smith RB, Casci I, Maltare A, Monaghan J, Nichols CD, Kryndushkin D, Shewmaker F, Pandey UB. “RNA binding ability of FUS regulates neurodegeneration, cytoplasmic mislocalization and incorporation into stress granules associated with FUS carrying ALS-linked mutations.” Human Molecular Genetics. 2013 Jan 11 (epub ahead of print).
6. Desselle BC, English R, Hescock G, Hauser A, Roy M, Yang T, Chauvin SW. “Evaluation of a faculty development program aimed at increasing residents’ active learning in lectures.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2012; 4(4): 516.
7. Hulin MW, Amato RJ, Winsauer PJ. “GABA_A receptor modulation during adolescence alters adult ethanol intake and preference in rats.” Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 2012; 36(2):223-233.
8. Wang X, Wang P, Sun S, Darwiche S, Idnurm A, Heitman J. “Transgene induced co-suppression during vegetative growth in Cryptococcus neoformans.” PLoS Genetics. 2012; 8(8):e1002885.

Happy Mardi Gras!

Rex 2012 on Napoleon Avenue

Both Libraries are closed today in celebration of carnival day! We will re-open at 8 am on Wednesday, February 13th.

Dental Library – Carnival Week Hours

During the week of Mardi Gras, the Dental Library will have abbreviated hours:

Sunday 2/10      Closed

Monday 2/11     8 am – 5 pm

Tuesday 2/12     Closed (Enjoy the parades!)

Wednesday – Friday 2/13-2/15      8 am-5 pm.

Our regular hours will resume on Sunday 2/17

Happy Mardi Gras!