Rebecca Bealer

LibKey Nomad now available for Safari!

The LibKey Nomad browser extension that makes getting articles and using databases such as PubMed easy is now available for the desktop version of Safari.

Go to the Mac App Store to download the extension.

Then, open the LibKey Nomad app and follow these directions to make it active in Safari:

Screenshot of installation instructions

When you are asked to select an organization, search for LSU and choose LSU Health Sciences Center:

Screenshot of browser extension

Our LibKey Nomad LibGuide has additional information on using this extension, but please contact us if you need any help.

CALS building access to Library resources

Picture of building exterior

If you are moving to the CALS building, please note that there will be a change to how you access Library resources. Due to the network that is used in CALS, it will appear as if you are off campus.

For those moving from the MEB in particular, if you’re used to going to sites directly without using Library links to do so, you will run into trouble getting resources as your new connection will not be seen as being truly on campus.

To ensure you’re recognized by resource providers as publishers as having access, it is best to use the links we have to databases, books, and journals. Using our links makes sure you’re authenticated and will not run into paywalls along the way. You can find these links in a variety of places: the Library’s web site, the Library catalog, the E-Journals & E-Books A to Z List, and our databases list. If you’ve not authenticated, you will be asked to log in using either your LSUHSC-NO email, a Library-issued barcode, or your network username. More information about logging in can be found on our Off Campus LibGuide.

A handy tool to help you navigate the minefield of authentication and access is the LibKey Nomad browser extension. It displays quick links to articles along with prompting for authentication when needed. It can be used in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi browsers.

Another quick way to get to articles is the LibKey.io quick DOI and PMID lookup tool. All you need to do is plug in a PMID or DOI and let LibKey.io not only lead to the article, or options to get it, but it also ensures you’re signed in when needed. We have more information about this tool on our LibKey.io LibGuide.

We also have a LibGuide about accessing resources from CALS.

If you have any questions about this or any other Library resources, please contact us.

FIXED: ClinicalKey access problems

UPDATE August 5, 2022: The problem has been resolved, so you can now use the Library’s link to ClinicalKey (https://ezproxy.lsuhsc.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com) and should not have any troubles. If you do need help, contact us.

ORIGINAL POST August 5, 2022: If you are trying to access ClinicalKey using any link that has https://ezproxy.lsuhsc.edu/login?url= as the prefix, it is currently not working. This will affect all off campus access, as well as using ClinicalKey through the VPN, Citrix, or on campus when logged into the LSUHSC-Secure wireless network.

Until this problem is resolved, you can access ClinicalKey by:

Go to https://www.clinicalkey.com

Choose Login on the top right of the screen:

Screenshot of login screen

Choose OpenAthens login on the next screen:

Screenshot of login screen
Then enter LSU in the box to the right and click LSU Health Sciences Center Library:

If prompted, enter your full LSUHSC-NO email address and password:

Screenshot of login screen

We will update when we have more information about this problem, but if you need any assistance please contact us.

ASHA journals archives now available

We are happy to announce you now have access to the online archives of all American Speech-Language-Hearing Association journals.

All articles for these journals are now available:

  • American Journal of Audiology 1991–
  • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 1991–
  • Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research 1997–
  • Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 1958-1996
  • Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 1948-1990
  • Journal of Speech Disorders 1936-1947
  • Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools 1971–
  • Speech and Hearing Services in Schools 1970

These journals are available via the Library’s Catalog, the E-Journals & E-Books A to Z List, the link resolver, and all LibKey products.

If you have any questions about these or any other Library resources, please contact us.

RSNA journal archives now available

We are happy to announce you now have online access to the archives of the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) two oldest journals. You can get to all issues of Radiology from 1923 to present, and RadioGraphics from 1981 to present via the Library’s Catalog, E-Journals & E-Books A to Z List, the link resolver, or any other way you prefer to access journals electronically.

If you need help with these titles or any other Library resources, please contact us.

UPDATE: Library Catalog now available

UPDATE July 1, 2022: As of early this morning, the problem was fixed and the Library Catalog, logging in with a barcode and PIN, and the link resolver are all working as expected. If you have any trouble or need assistance, please contact us.

ORIGINAL POST June 30, 2022: Due to a problem with our hosting company, the Library Catalog/INNOPAC is currently not available. This outage also affects logging in with a barcode and PIN via EZproxy, as well as some functionality of our link resolver.

This is affecting all customers, and we will update once we have more information.

Journal of the American Dental Association online archives now available

We are glad to share that you now have access to all volumes of the Journal of the American Dental Association, including its previous titles.

This journal started as the Official Bulletin of the National Dental Association in 1913, then as the Journal of the National Dental Association, The Journal of the American Dental Association (1922), The Journal of the American Dental Association and the Dental Cosmos, and finally as the Journal of the American Dental Association we know today. All articles are available online through ScienceDirect.

If you need any help with this or any other Library resources, please contact us.

All volumes of New England Journal of Medicine now available online

In what is certain to be a welcome addition to our collection, we are happy to announce that all volumes of New England Journal of Medicine are available online. You now have access to all articles published since 1812 for this important source.

If you have any questions or need help with this or any other Library resources, please contact us.

New journal archives now available

We are happy to announce we have expanded the back issues of a number of journals, and they are now available online.

First, we’ve greatly expanded our access to now offer all issues published for Science going back to its start in July 1880.

We also now have online the older volumes of the majority of Clinics of North America journals. These are available on the ScienceDirect platform.

You can get to all of these by going to the Library’s Catalog, E-Journals & E-Books A to Z List, as well as through the Library’s link resolver and directly through the publishers’ sites.

If you need help or have questions about these or any other Library resources, contact us.

JAMA Cardiology now available!

We are happy to share that starting today we now have subscribed access to JAMA Cardiology. Our access starts with the first issue published in 2016.

You can find links to the journal in INNOPAC, our online catalog, the E-Journals & E-Books A to Z List, and through the WebBridge LR and LibKey Link link resolvers. The journal can also be accessed directly by going to https://ezproxy.lsuhsc.edu/login?url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology, but please remember that you will be asked to login if you are off campus. In addition, you can get to JAMA Cardiology and all other JAMA Network journals we subscribe to by logging in directly using OpenAthens.

If you need any help with this or other Library resources, please contact us.

LWW journals unavailable May 19th

On May 19, 2022, starting at 11pm all Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (LWW) journals and other journals on the Ovid platform will be unavailable for approximately an hour.

Some LWW journals are available via alternate methods, but hopefully this outage will prove to be just a slight interruption.

If you have any questions or need any assistance with Library resources, please contact us.

5th Floor Construction starting April 28th

A project to cut through the walls on the 5th Floor is set to start on Thursday, April 28, 2022, and is to last for two months. There will be considerable noise in the area.

Once we learned this project was proceeding we asked it be delayed until after exams, but it will begin on Thursday.

RefWorks Citation Manager now available

If you use the online version of Word in Office 365 or newer versions of the desktop version of Word for Mac or Windows, the old Write-N-Cite product has been replaced by the RefWorks Citation Manager. This add in is only available through the Office Store and, thanks to the help from Campus IT, it is now available for everyone to download and use.

Instructions on installing this extension are available in our RefWorks LibGuide. If you need help with this or any other Library resources, contact us.

UPDATED: E-Journals & E-Books A to Z List troubles again

April 4th Update: The problem appears to have been fixed and searches of the list are retrieving results again.

March 30th Update: We are again experiencing a complete outage of the A to Z List and will update when we know more. Please contact us if you need any assistance.

UPDATE March 22nd: The problem has been fixed, so the A to Z List is working correctly now.

Original post:

The E-Journals & E-Books A to Z List is not working as it should this morning. All searches yield a “no results found” message.

The company that runs the list has been investigating the problem for a while now, and we will update when we have more information.

If you need any assistance locating books or journals, please contact us.

ClinicalKey problems

UPDATE: The problem appears to be fixed, so all links to ClinicalKey from any Library resources should work correctly. Please contact us if you have trouble.

Links from the Library’s catalog, E-Journals & E-Books A to Z List, and the EDS Health Discovery service to books and journals in ClinicalKey are currently not working. This problem is affecting all ClinicalKey customers.

If you need to get to a book or journal in ClinicalKey, follow this link: https://ezproxy.lsuhsc.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com. Then you can look for the links to “Books” and “Journals” to browse to the title you want to use:

Screenshot of database page

We will update when we have more information.

If you need assistance with this or any other Library resources, please contact us.