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National Hurricane Preparedness Week started yesterday. Hurricane season begins next week on June 1st and runs through November. Luckily, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a “near normal” Atlantic storm season. |
Don’t forget to consult these LSUHSC sponsored sites:
Chancellor’s Memorandum (CM-51) – Policy on Weather Related Emergency Procedures
LSUHSC New Orleans: Emergerency Information – This site currently has no news, but you can sign up for the text alert system and the link to other LSUHSC supplied emergency information.
Other websites to consult:
Emergency.Louisiana.gov
Emergency Preparedness – City of New Orleans
Department of Emergency Management – Jefferson Parish
Homeland Security & Emergency Operation Center – St. Tammany Parish
Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness – St. Bernard Parish
Memorial Day is upon us again. And while it is the official start of summer in much of the US, it is most importantly a “day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.”
In honor of this day, here are a couple of interesting websites for the veterans or families of veterans:
MedlinePlus: Veterans & Military Health
Veterans History Project from the Library of Congress
A new study released in the advanced online publication section of Nature.com investigates why individuals with Down’s Syndrome have 10% the expected rate of cancer.
Link to the pdf of the Nature article is available to LSUHSC faculty staff & students. It can be accessed off-campus with a valid LSUHSC library barcode & PIN. You can find more information at our remote access webpage.
On this date in 1747, a Scottish Naval physician began the testing that uncovered the cause of scurvy and lead to its cure. So go eat an orange today, in honor of Dr. James Lind.
Chancellor Hollier has recorded to audio spots on the meaning and impact of the proposed new Academic Medical Center in New Orleans. Check them out:
Spot 1
Spot 2
Please share them widely.
The color photocopier at the Isché Library has moved back down to the 3rd floor near the circulation desk. It has been programmed to make:
black & white copies with cash at 10?é?ó per page
black & white copies using Pay Paw at 8?é?ó per page
color copies using either for 25?é?ó
Remember the Isché Library is open until midnight tonight (Friday, May 8th) and tomorrow (Saturday, May 9th) for special exam hours. Time to get studying!
Who remembers the President’s Fitness Challenge from grade or high school? The pull-ups were my most hated event.
president fitness challenge
President Obama has reiterated that May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. There are guidelines for adults, seniors, teens, and children. I’m willing to try the Physical Activity Guidelines, just so long as no on makes me do pull-ups ever again.
Remember the Isché Library is staying open until midnight on Fridays & Saturdays this weekend and next. Come get your study on.
Earlier today, two LSUHSC physicians were featured in a Live Chat on NOLA.com regarding Swine Flu. Fred Lopez & James Aiken answered questions from participants for about an hour starting at 12 noon.
Because the Library Commons is not quite finished yet, the Isché Library will have Spring Exam hours and will be open until 12 midnight 7 days a week until May 14th.
Twitter* is all the rage at the moment. From Oprah signing on to Ashton Kutcher & CNN competing for the most followers, but what are the implications for users at a health sciences center?
One of our fellow medical librarians (PF Anderson at the University of Michigan) has a great slidshare presentation on “Twitter in Health & Healthcare” which demonstrates the various uses of twitter for both professionals and patients.
Twitter is even being used as a form of assistive technology for brain injured adults. The University of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Department are developing software that allows the use of a “brain-computer interface” which allows the direct input of thoughts into Twitter.
I am HS_Librarian on Twitter.
*Twitter is a microblogging website where users can disseminate information in 140 character posts.
As part of National Environmental Education Week and Earth Day, the National Library of Medicine is promoting its toxicology resources. These resources include: ToxMAP, ToxTown, ToxMystery, MedlinePlus, Household Products Database, and Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). Several of these resources are part of TOXNET which provides access a host of information related to toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and environmental health. For more information on Environmental Health and Toxicology, check out the Special Information Services page at NLM.
Here’s a quick sneak peak at the furniture that has been setup for the Library Commons.
The Library Commons is getting closer to completion. We hear that furniture may be delivered today.
commons carpeted area
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