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Cool Off With Hot New Books

An exciting collection of Library acquisitions are being displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the LibraryÔÇÖs inner elevator). These titles CAN be checked out!

Anema, Marion G. Competency-Based Nursing Education (2010).

Barton, Phoebe Lindsey. Understanding the U.S. Health Services System (2010).

Bruera, Eduardo. Cancer Pain: assessment and management (2010).

Copstead, Lee-Ellen C. Pathophysiology (2010).

Cox, James Daniel. Radiation Oncology: rationale, technique, results (2010).

Dworkin, Mark S. Outbreak Investigations Around the World: case studies in infectious disease field epidemiology (2010).

Eliopoulos, Charlotte. Invitation to Holistic Health: a guide to living a balanced life (2010).

Fontaine, Karen Lee. Complementary & Alternative Therapies for Nursing Practice (2011).

Foster, Illysa R. Professional Ethics in Midwifery Practice (2011).

Hacker, Neville F. Hacker and Moore’s Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2010).

Hall, James Wilbur. Objective Assessment of Hearing (2010).

Law, Mary C. Interventions, Effects, and Outcomes in Occupational Therapy: adults and older adults (2010).

Mayer, Dan. Essential Evidence-Based Medicine (2010).

Mushlin, Stuart B. Decision Making in Medicine: an algorithmic approach (2010).

Norkin, Leonard C. Virology : molecular biology and pathogenesis (2010).

Orient, Jane M. Sapira’s Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis (2010).

O’Sullivan, Susan B. Improving Functional Outcomes in Physical Rehabilitation (2010).

Payne, Lorene. The Nursing Student’s Guide to Clinical Success (2011).

Ryan, Kenneth James. SherrisÔÇÖ Medical Microbiology (2010).

Thompson, Jon C. Netter’s Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy (2010).

Trumble, Thomas E. Principles of Hand Surgery and Therapy (2010).

Wolfson, Allan B. Harwood-Nuss’ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (2010).

Ring in 2010 with New Books

The main Library at LSU Health Sciences Center has purchased a number of new titles. A sampling of them is on the New Books Display on the third floor of the Library next to the internal elevator:

Dillman, Don A. Internet, Mail, and Mixed-mode Surveys: the tailored design method (2009).

Fremgen, Bonnie F. Medical law and Ethics (2009).

Friis, Robert H. Epidemiology for Public Health Practice (2009).

Flint, S. Jane. Principles of Virology (2009).

Gatrell, Anthony C. Geographies of Health: an introduction (2009).

Gliomas (2009).

Drake, Richard L., et. al. Gray’s Anatomy for Students (2010).

Gutheil, Thomas G. The Psychiatrist as Expert Witness (2009).

Hersh, William R. Information Retrieval: a health and biomedical perspective (2009).

Mescher, Anthony L. Junqueira’s Basic Histology: text and atlas (2010).

Monsen, Rita Black. Genetics and Ethics in Health Care: new questions in the age of genomic health (2009).

Porter-O’Grady, Timothy. Interdisciplinary Shared Governance: integrating practice, transforming health care (2009).

Rethlefsen, Melissa L. Internet Cool Tools for Physicians (2009).

Rudestam, Kjell Erik. Surviving your Dissertation: a comprehensive guide to content and process (2007).

Simpson, Richard J., et al. Basic Methods in Protein Purification and Analysis: a laboratory manual (2009).

Tropp, Burton E. Molecular Biology: genes to proteins (2008).

Zhan, Lin. Asian American Voices: engaging, empowering, enabling (2009).

And yes, you CAN check these out for two weeks!

New Books on Display to Kick off Fall Semester

A collection of brand new Library acquisitions are displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks). These titles can be checked out!

Bailey and Love’s short practice of surgery (2008).
Fauci, Anthony S. Harrison’s manual of medicine (2009).
Feldman, Harriet R. Nursing leadership: a concise encyclopedia (2008).
Fogel, Catherine Ingram. Women’s health care in advanced practice nursing (2008).
Fowler, Floyd. Survey research methods (2009).
Goodrich, James Tait. Neurosurgical operative atlas: Pediatric neurosurgery (2008).
Hansen, Barbara Caleen. The metabolic syndrome: epidemiology, clinical treatment (2008).
Hochberg, Marc C. Rheumatology (2 vols) (2008).
Myers, Eugene N. Operative otolaryngology: head and neck surgery (2 vols) (2008).
Nezhat’s operative gynecologic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy (2008).
Norton, Jeffrey A. Surgery: basic science and clinical evidence (2008).
Saldana, Johnny. The coding manual for qualitative researchers 2009).
Scholssberg, David. Clinical infectious disease (2008).
Skandalakis, Lee John, et al. Surgical anatomy and technique: a pocket manual (2009).
WHO. Mental health aspects of women’s reproductive health (2009).
Zilm, Glennis. The smart way: an introduction to writing for nurses (2009).

Also of note is a small range of new items in the field of archiving and preservation of library and museum collections, which are also part of this month’s New Books Display. These volumes are from a “Connecting to Collections” grant won by the Isch?â?® Library from the National Institute of Museum and Library Services (in partnership with The American Association for State and Local History, The Getty Foundation, The Henry Luce Foundation, and Heritage Preservation). The grant was successfully written by Reference Librarian Maureen Knapp.

Capitalize on collections care (2007).
Drewes, Jeanne M. Promoting preservation awareness in libraries: a sourcebook (1997).
Ellis, Margaret Holben. The care of prints and drawings (1995).
Field guide to emergency response (2006).
Frey, Fanziska. The AIC guide to digital photography and conservation documentation (2008).
Gorman, G.E. Preservation management for libraries, museums and archives (2006).
Long, Jane S. Caring for your family treasures: heritage preservation text (2000).
Malaro, Marie, C. A legal primer on managing museum collections (1998).
National Park Service Museum Handbook, Part 1 (2 vols) (2007).
The National Trust manual of housekeeping (2006).
The nature of conservation: a race against time (1989).
Ogden, Sherelyn. Caring for American Indian objects (2004).

Press release regarding grant: http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/061709.shtm

New Books are Hot this Summer!

A collection of brand new Library acquisitions are displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks). These titles can be checked out!

World Health Organization. Promoting safety of medicines for children (2007).

Robertson, Jason. The Harriet Lane Handbook: a manual for pediatric house officers (2009).

Tiidus, Peter M. Skeletal muscle damage and repair (2008).

Metcalfe, Dean D. Food Allergy: adverse reactions to foods and food additives (2008).

Alfaro-LeFevre, Rosalinda. Applying Nursing Process: a tool for critical thinking (2010).

Hersh, William R. Information Retrieval: a health and biomedical perspective (2009).

Runge, Marschall Stevens. Netter’s Internal Medicine (2009).

Perloff, Joseph K. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults (2009).

Klugman, Craig M. Ethical Issues in Rural Health Care (2008).

Ferrell, Betty Rolling. The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing (2008).

Davis, Carol M. Complementary Therapies in Rehabilitation (2009).

McLaughlin, M. Maureen Kirkpatrick. Real Stories of Nursing Research: the quest for Magnet recognition (2010).

Moser, Debra. Cardiac Nursing: a companion to Braunwald’s heart disease (2008).

Ball, Jane. Child Health Nursing: partnering with children & families (2010).

Charney, Dennis S. Neurobiology of Mental Illness (2009).

Vandiver, Vikki. Integrating Health Promotion and Mental health (2009).

Gatrell, Anthony C. Geographies of Health: an introduction (2009).

Gunn, William A. Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine (2008).

New Books for the New Year!

A collection of hot new Library acquisitions are displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks). These titles can be checked out!

Ball, Jane. Pediatric Nursing: caring for children. WY 159 B21p 2008

Fortinash, Katherine M. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. WY 160 F77ps 2008

Catalano, Joseph T. Nursing Now!: today’s issues, tomorrow’s trends. WY 16 C28c 2009

American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Nurses Association. Cardiovascular Nursing: scope and standards of practice. WY 16 C17 2008

Styles, Margretta Madden. Specialization and Credentialing in Nursing Revisited: understanding the issues, advancing the profession. WY 101 St9s 2008

Winner, Paul. Headache in Children and Young Adults. 2nd ed. WL342 W73 2008

Cranford, Jerry. The Healthcare Professional’s Guide to Human Research. W 20.5 C85 2008

Clouse, Amy L. Women’s Health in Clinical Practice: handbook for primary care. WA 309 C625 2008

Li, Shulin. Electroporation Protocols: preclinical and clinical gene medicine. QZ 52 L61 2008

Brown, Meta. Drug Calculations: process and problems for clinical practice. 8th ed. QV 18 B81 2008

Holmboe, Eric S. Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Clinical Competence. W 20 H73 2008

Verster, Joris C. Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine. WL 108 V61 2008

Hudziak, James J. Developmental Psychopathology and Wellness: genetic and environmental influences. WS 350 H86 2008

Jones, Stephen J. Prostate Biopsy: indications, techniques, and complications. WJ 750 J71 2008

Kiesslich, Ralf. Atlas of Endomicroscopy. WI 17 K54 2008

Rutter, Michael. Genetic Effects on Environmental Vulnerability to Disease. WA 30.5 R93 2008

McCracken, Thomas. Color Atlas of Small Animal Anatomy: the essentials. SF 761 M13 2008

Fishman, Alfred P. Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. 4th ed. WF 600 F53pu 2008

Oatis, Carol A. Kinesiology: the mechanics and pathomechanics of human movement. 2nd ed. WE 103 Oa8k 2009

The Newest Reads

The latest Library acquisitions (from the past six months) are displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks). These nineteen titles can be checked out!

Karp, Gerald. Cell and Molecular Biology: concepts and experiments, fifth edition (2008).

Rhoads, Jacqueline. Davis?óÔé¼Ôäós Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills (2008).

Dains, Joyce E. Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, third edition (2007).

Montalvo, Isis. Transforming Nursing Data into Quality Care: profiles of quality improvement in U.S. healthcare facilities (2007).

Bousquet, Jean. Global Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Chronic Respiratory Diseases: comprehensive approach (2007).

Freeman, Melvyn. Monitoring and Evaluation of Mental Health Policies and Plans (2007).

Kiessling, Ann A. Human Embryonic Stem Cells, second edition (2007).

Brotzman, S. Brent. Handbook of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, second edition (2007).

Coleman, D. Jackson. Ultrasonography of the Eye and Orbit, second edition (2006).

Nuovo, Jim. Chronic Disease Management (2007).

Pohost, Gerald M. Handbook of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2007).

Thibodeau, Gary A. Structure and Function of the Body, thirteenth edition (2008).

Coppard, Brenda M. Introduction to Splinting: a clinical reasoning and problem-solving approach, third edition (2008).

Gardenhire, Douglas S. Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology, seventh edition (2008).

Wagner, Galen. Marriott’s Practical Electrocardiography, eleventh edition (2008).

Perry, Michael Clinton. The Chemotherapy Source Book, fourth edition (2008).

Woolf, Steven H. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice, second edition (2008).

Schlenker, Eleanor D. Williams’ Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy, ninth edition (2007).

Reilly, Peter L. Head Injury: pathophysiology and management, second edition (2005).

Hot Off The Presses!

The Library has received a shipment of new books, and the New Books Display on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks) has been updated to reflect an exciting sampling of these. The titles on display include the following, which are available for checkout!

Atlee, John. Complications in Anesthesia, second edition (2007).

Arnold, Elizabeth Nolan. Interpersonal Relationships: professional communication skills for nurses, fifth edition (2007).

Best Practices: evidence-based nursing procedures, second edition (2007).

Drake, Richard. Gray?óÔé¼Ôäós Atlas of Anatomy (2008).

Ebersole, Priscilla. Toward Healthy Aging, seventh edition (2008).

Escott-Stump, Sylvia. Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care, sixth edition (2008).

Golan, David. Principles of Pharmacology, second edition (2008).

Gore, Richard. Textbook of Gastrointestinal Radiology, third edition; 2 volume set (2008).

Gordon, Philip. Principles and Practice of Surgery for the Colon, Rectum, and Anus, third edition (2008).

Jensen, Gail. Expertise in Physical Therapy Practice, second edition (2007).

Marcus, Robert. Osteoporosis, third edition; 2 volume set (2008).

Marville, Janice. Health Promotion in Nursing, second edition (2008).

Okun, Barbara. Effective Helping: interviewing and counseling techniques, seventh edition (2008).

Tecklin, Jan Stephen. Pediatric Physical Therapy, fourth edition (2008).

Topol, Eric. Textbook of Interventional Cardiology, fifth edition (2008).

Verger, Judy Trivits. AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care (2008).

Weiss, Sharon. Enzinger & Weiss’ Soft Tissue Tumors, fifth edition (2008).

Wolff, Bruce. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery (2007).

Drop by the Library today and see the great new publications that are being offered!

Strange Titles Haunt the Ische Library this October

The New Books Display on the third floor of the John P. Isch?â?® Library has been transformed into “Ye Olde Creepy Books: Really Gross Anatomy” for the month of October. This festive display includes books from the Library’s own holdings on the subjects of embalming and mortuary procedure, death and spiritualism, skeletal imaging, blood transfusions, madness, and even witchcraft and the occult as part of the origins of healing and medicine.

Come by and investigate these intriguing and unusual titles, and enjoy the whimsical Halloween decor that accompanies them! All books on display are available for regular checkout.

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