The dental library will be presenting a class, Accessing Journal Articles Online, tomorrow as part of our celebration of National Medical Libraries Month. Please join us in the dental library conference room from noon-1:00pm. For more information or to reserve your space for this class please email us.
The dental library will be offering five classes throughout the month of October to celebrate National Medical Libraries Month. All classes will be held in the dental library conference room from noon to 1:00pm. Reserve your space by emailing dentlib@lsuhsc.edu
Thursday, 10/1/09, Accessing Journal Articles Online
Monday, 10/5/09, Introduction to PubMed
Wednesday, 10/7/09, Introduction to RefWorks
Tuesday, 10/13/09, Health Literacy: More than the Ability to Read
Tuesday, 10/27/09, Introduction to Consumer Health Information
The Dental Library has recently put up a display of prints of St. Apollonia, the patron saint of dentistry and toothache sufferers. The display, which is located to the right of the library entrance, consists of four prints done in a medieval style and explanations accompanying them.
St. Apollonia was a Christian living in Alexandria under the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. Despite the persecution and torture of Christians during that time, Apollonia continued in her faith and was arrested. Refusing to deny her beliefs, all her teeth were broken and removed and then she was burned to death in 249 AD. Her feast day is celebrated on February 9th.
Several dental journals have been named in honor of St. Apollonia.
Here is a preview: St. Apollonia & St. Apollonia set
Because of ongoing water main repairs, the Dental Library will close at 6 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, June 3rd). Both A/C and running water will be unavailable in the building.
The Dental Campus of LSUHSC closed at about 2:30 p.m this afternoon. This closure includes the Dental Library. Contractors working on repaving the parking lot struck a fire hydrant causing all buildings to lose water pressure. Emergency repairs are under way.
Two classes on library resources will be taught in the dental library in April.
Classes will be held in the Library Conference Room from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Please email us or call 941-8158 to reserve your seat in any or all of these classes.
All dental school faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Tuesday, April 21: Health Literacy Julie Schiavo
Learn how health literacy can affect the way you treat your patients. Health literacy is not just the ability to read health information; awareness of your patients?óÔé¼Ôäó literacy level can change how you communicate with them. This class is geared toward anyone involved in patient care.
Wednesday, April 22: RefWorks Liz Strother
RefWorks is a free web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases and other various sources. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.
The Isché Library hours for Easter weekend are:
| Wednesday, April 8th | 8 a.m. to 12 midnight | (Regular Hours) |
| Thursday, April 9th | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. | |
| Friday, April 10th | CLOSED | University Holiday |
| Saturday, April 11th | CLOSED | |
| Sunday, April 12th | CLOSED | |
| Monday, April 13th | 8 a.m. to 12 midnight | (Regular Hours) |
Dental Library Hours are:
| Thursday, April 9th | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | (Regular Hours) |
| Friday, April 10th | CLOSED | University Holiday |
| Saturday, April 11th | CLOSED | |
| Sunday, April 12th | CLOSED | |
| Monday, April 13th | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | (Regular Hours) |
If you’re attending NODA/LDA on April 3 and 4, be sure to visit the dental library booth, number 711 in the Exhibits. Come with questions about library services, searching the dental/biomedical literature in PubMed, and ordering journal articles via Loansome Doc. Searching via PubMed will be demonstrated.
Two classes on important library resources will be taught this week:
Thursday, March 26, Finding Electronic Journal Articles (Liz Strother)
Learn how to use library resources for locating free electronic journal articles.
Friday, March 27, PubMed Basics (Julie Schiavo)
Introduction to searching PubMed, the premier database from the National Library of Medicine, for dental/biomedical information. Tips for refining your searches and managing results will also be taught.
Both classes will be held at noon in the Dental Library conference room. Please call 941-8158 or email dentlib@lsuhsc.edu to reserve a seat.
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Top Dental Journals
The 2007 statistics have come out and according to Journal Citation Reports these are the top journals in the category of Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine.
Impact Factor:
The average number of times articles from the journal published in the past two years have been cited in the JCR year.
1. Periodontology 2000
2. Journal of Dental Research
3. Journal of Endodontics
4. Dental Materials
5. Journal of Clinical Periodontology
Current Articles:
The number of articles published in the JCR year.
1. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
2. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology
3. Journal of Periodontology
4. Journal of Endodontology
5. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Total Cites:
The number of citations to the journal in descending order.
1. Journal of Dental Research
2. Journal of Periodontology
3. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology
4. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
5. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Immediacy Index:
The average number of times an article is cited in the year it is published. This indicates how quickly articles in a journal are cited.
1. Periodontology 2000
2. British Dental Journal
3. Journal of Orofacial Pain
4. Journal of Adhesive Dentistry
5. Dental Materials
If you would like to see the rest of the list, check out Journal Citation Reports in the Web of Knowledge database.
The Dental Library Open House will be today from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Go and “Sink Your Teeth In!”
Sink Your Teeth In at the Dental Library Open House
Two more chances to learn and one chance to celebrate:
Check out the Dental Library Open House on Tuesday, October 28th from 11:30 to 1:30; Go and “Sink Your Teeth In!”
Sink Your Teeth In at the Dental Open House
Two classes are happening this week:
General Library Systems @ Isché on Tuesday, October 21st from 1:30-3 pm
Health Literacy @ Dental on Wednesday, October 22nd from 12 noon to 1 pm
Register by calling either the Isch?â?® or Dental Libraries’ Circulation Desks (504-568-5550 or 504-941-8158) or by emailing either reference@lsuhsc.edu or dentlib@lsuhsc.edu.
Check out three more opportunities to learn!
Register today by calling either the Isch?â?® or Dental Libraries’ Circulation Desks (504-568-5550 or 504-941-8158) or by emailing either reference@lsuhsc.edu or dentlib@lsuhsc.edu.
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