A new article which is available online before print from Radiology analyzes the differences between an XRay machine from 1896 (found in a Dutch hospital’s storage area) and modern equipment. Wired has a great article on the research.
| The National Library of Medicine turns 175 this year. The Library began in 1836 as the library of the US Surgeon General. Today it is the largest biomedical library in the world.
NLM was created as part of the Public Health Service, but it was transferred to the National Institutes of Health in 1968. As part of the anniversary celebration, NLM is challenging the public to create a short video on NLM & You! The deadline is March 31st & the top prize is $1000. Check out the webpage created for this milestone. |
Remember the grant that the Libraries received last summer? The Aristides Agramonte Yellow Fever Collection is now available via the Louisiana Digital Library. This collection provides access over 130 full text historic books and journal articles dating from the 1790s to about 1930; the titles revolve around the epidemiology and pathology of yellow fever.
King of Carrollton; taken by JKL on Feb. 27, 2011
We know that in most of the United States, it’s just another Tuesday…but here in New Orleans, it’s Mardi Gras. The LSUHSC Libraries (and our entire campus) is closed today in celebration.
Both the Dental and Isché Libraries will have altered schedules for carnival weekend and will be closed on Mardi Gras day; additionally, Dental will have reduced hours for days after Mardi Gras for Spring Break.
The hours are as follows:
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Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health announced a new study which will follow tens of thousands of cleanup workers and volunteers who participated in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
“The GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study) is the largest health study of its kind ever conducted among cleanup workers and volunteers, and is one component of a comprehensive federal response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The study is being conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, and is expected to last up to 10 years Many agencies, researchers, outside experts, as well as members of the local community, have provided input into how the study should be designed and implemented.” from the press release
For more information: http://nihgulfstudy.org/
Since late December, if you’ve ordered an article via ILLiad, the Library’s Interlibrary Loan service, you were in for a pleasant surprise…Electronic Delivery!
Articles are delivered as an PDF, which can then be saved or printed by the requestor. Posted articles are only available for 30 days and then are automatically deleted from the server.
The ILL staff is changing everyone’s preferred delivery method to electronic as they receive requests, but users can change their own by using the “Change User Information” link in the menu on the left hand side of the ILLiad Main Menu.
Remember not all materials may be delivered electronically: books, articles requiring a cash payment, materials with publisher restrictions.
The latest issue of the LibraryÔÇÖs Newsletter has been released. Archives of the newsletter are also available from 1998 to the present.
Last week, the US Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. This call to action was aimed at families, communities, employers and health care professionals to improve breastfeeding rates and increase support for breastfeeding. Download the complete report and the fact sheet.
Due to contractor work on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Monday, January 17th), the heat will be off in the Resource Center. The Library Commons should be available but chilly. So bundle up to study!
The LSUHSC Libraries (both Isché and Dental) will be closed on Monday, January 17th in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday. Both Libraries will be open regular hours, 1:30-10 pm, on Sunday, January 16th.
Both the Isché and Dental Libraries have re-opened, as is the Library Commons downtown. Happy 2011! And Happy Saints in the Playoffs!
The Library Commons will be unavailable from 6 am on Monday, December 27th through 6 am on Thursday, December 30th due to the re-surfacing of the walkway into the Resource Center Building.
The Libraries (both Isché and Dental) are closed for the Winter Break. The Dental Library will re-open on Sunday, January 2nd at 1:30 pm. The Isché Library will re-open on Monday, January 3rd at 8 am.
The Dental Library will have reduced hours for Winter Break before closing from December 23rd through January 1st. The hours will be as follows:
Tuesday-Wednesday December 21st-22nd 8 am – 5 pm
Thursday, December 23rd through January 1st Closed
The Library will resume normal hours on January 2nd.
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