PubMed Central has officially changed it’s name to PMC.?á The name shortening?áis to?á”to avoid confusion with PubMed.” For more information?áon the changes?áfor PMC, consult the current issue of the NLM Technical Bulletin.
“PMC is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).”
Access to MDConsult now matches most of the Libraries’ other online resources. Instead of logging in, users on campus are validated by IP address. Off campus users will use the Libraries’ standard remote access method, WAM.
LSU Medical Center New Orleans in top right corner
Patrons can then opt to create a personal account within MDConsult; a personal account allows for customization and other benefits.
New England Journal of Medicine has an article in this week’s issue about the history of Olympic Medicine.?á?á The LSUHSC Libraries own many of the historic articles listed in the article’s bibliography; check our online catalog for more information.
The article should be freely available to anyone, and not just LSUHSC patrons.
William Osler
All medical residents can thank Dr. Osler for their extended training. Today would be his 163rd birthday.
The Libraries own over 40 works by Osler if you want to read up and discover why he is considered one of the father’s of modern medicine.
Pictured: Rowena Spencer, Cruz Hernandez, infant patient – July 1964
Happy Birthday to former/retired faculty member, Rowena Spencer on her 90th birthday.
A recent brief interview with her was published on the American Medical Student Association Blog.
The Isché Library has two copies of her 2003 monograph, Conjoined twins: developmental malformations and clinical implications.
Patriotic Quill and Inkwell - released by USPS Feb. 2011
The Isch?® and Dental Libraries will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th in honor of Indepence Day. Additionally the Isch?® Library will close at 8 pm on Tuesday, July 3rd instead of 10 pm. The Dental Library will be open until 8 pm as usual on Tuesday.
Both Libraries will re-open on Thursday, July 5th at 8 am.
NPR has a report on their health blog about an innovative (and inexpensive) way to teach laproscopic surgical technique using clementines.?á I’m sure satsumas would work just as well in Louisiana.
Here are some quick links to help you get started.?á Let us know if you need any help.
Off Campus Access to Library Resources: http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/remote.html
Campus Logins Explained: http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/services/reference/Handouts/loginsexplained.html
E-Resources at a Glance for Medicine (pdf): http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/services/reference/Handouts/eresourcesatglanceMED.pdf
Mobile Device Resource Guide: http://libguides.lsuhsc.edu/mobile
Help!/Live Chat: http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/services/help.html
The latest issue of the LibraryÔÇÖs Newsletter has been released. Archives of the newsletter are also available from 1998 to the present.
The CDC published another feature on travel earlier this month; this time on Staying Healthy on a Cruise.?á At least this one isn’t an advisory like the ones for Spring Break or Carnival.
It recommends being up on the appropriate immunizations and vaccines and mentions precautions regarding seasickness and norovirus.
Along these travel lines, the books display at the Isché Library highlight a variety of travel topics.
Memorial Day Card circa 1906-1911 courtesy of http://www.usmemorialday.org/
?áThe Libraries are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Both will reopen on Tuesday, May 29th at 8 am.
Both the Dental & Isché Libraries will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th. The Isché Library will be open regular hours (9:30 am to 6 pm) on Saturday, May 26th and from 12 noon to 8:30 pm on Sunday, May 27th. The Dental Library will be closed as usual on Saturday and will be open from 11:30 am to 8 pm on Sunday, May 26th.
Amanda Hill, May 2012 graduate of the School of Nursing, was featured in Sheila Stroup‘s column yesterday in the Times Picayune newspaper.?á The column highlighted Hill’s struggle to become a nurse. Congratulations to her (and her entire class) for fulfilling their dreams.
LSU-Baton Rouge Libraries offers patent guidance as part of Patent & Trademark Depository Library?áAssociation; it is the only member library?áin Louisiana.?á For a quick start, there is a Patent & Trademark Subject Guide on their website.?á For further assistance, contact the Patent Librarian, Will Hires.
Last night the Libraries’ blog, Library News, got a makeover. ?áIt is now sporting the new look that will gradually be implemented to all campus webpages.
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