Library News

Library Hosts Fascinating Exhibit on Civil War Medicine

The LSU Health Sciences Center Library is proud to announce that we will be hosting the traveling National Library of Medicine exhibition “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine.” The display will be set up in the Library Commons until October 4, after which it will move to the Dental Library until October 18.

While African Americans were generally untrained and untested in the medical field at that time, as many hands as could be found were necessary to accommodate the influx of ailing and wounded on the battlefield and in hospitals. African Americans were “hired” or compelled into the medical field as hospital attendants, nurses, surgeons, and staff members in manufacturing laboratories. Many admirable leaders emerged as a result: Charles Burleigh Purvis, Susie King Taylor, Anderson R. Abbott, Alexander T. Augusta, and Harriet Tubman.

Helpful links and educational resources provided by the National Library of Medicine in conjunction with the exhibit include lesson plans for upper elementary and high school classes, a higher education module with instructor resources, online activities, and a bibliography of additional readings.

Library resources that will complement further study of African American roles in the Civil War for both the Union and the Confederacy are listed below. Reference Librarians (available Monday to Thursday from 8am to 8pm, and Friday 8am to 4pm) will be happy to assist with research as well.

Our supplementary materials cover a number of texts: The Paths We Tread: Blacks in Nursing Worldwide, Louisiana in the Confederacy, Doctors in Gray: The Confederate Medical Service, Doctors in Blue: The Medical History of the Union Army in the Civil War, and The Plain Peoples of the Confederacy. Library patrons may also browse our list of E-Resources, a compilation of links to databases and other online resources like African American Firsts in Science and Technology and African American Soldiers in the Civil War and Colors of Courage: Gettysburg’s Forgotten History: Immigrants, Women & African Americans in the Civil War.

The exhibit will be at the John P. Isch?® Library from September 16-October 4 and at the Dental Library from October 7-18, so be sure to stop in!

Library Commons Closed This Evening

Please be advised that due to a scheduled domestic water outage for hot water system improvements, the Library Commons on the third floor of the Resource Center will be closed today (Friday, September from 6pm to 9pm. During this time, there will be no water in the restrooms and water fountains.

The Library will close as usual at 6 pm on Friday and reopen Saturday morning at 9:30 am.

Labor Day Hours

The LSUHSC Libraries will be closed on Sunday & Monday, September 1st and 2nd for Labor Day.

The Isch?® Library will be open on Saturday, August 31st from 9:30 am to 6 pm.

It came from the stacks…

Sometimes you just come across a book that calls out to be profiled in our semi-regular “It came from the stacks” posts. ?áThis book does just that.

The Toothbrush: its Use and Abuse, a Treatise on Preventive Dentistry and Periodontia as Related to Dental Hygiene?áby Isador Hirchfeld, D.D.S., F.A.A.P. is a comprehensive tome on the history of the toothbrush and oral hygiene from ancient times to the books publication in 1939, the role of the toothbrush in treatment of oral condition, oral conditions that the toothbrush cannot cure, tooth brushing methods, and even the qualifications of a satisfactory toothbrush. ?áIndeed, this book uses every one of it’s 591 pages to impart valuable knowledge to the reader about the lowly toothbrush.

Readers of?áThe Toothbrush: its Use and Abuse will find chapters with such riveting titles as:

• “The Toothbrush in the Treatment of Suppurative Periodontoclasia (Pyorrhea)”
• “Traumatization of the Soft Tissues by the Toothbrush” (so jam packed it takes two chapters to cover)
• “Abnormalities of the Tooth Surface Induced by the Toothbrush and Various Other Agencies”
• “Tooth Brushing Methods in Common Use”
• “Care of the Toothbrush”
• and… “Cleansing of the Tongue”

On a more serious note, this book really is fascinating but perhaps not as the author intended at the time of publication. ?áThere are a large number of pictures illustrating the author’s assertions and descriptions of oral hygiene techniques and materials that we would shudder to think of in the present day.

The Toothbrush: its Use and Abuse is available for check out in the dental library.

Library Adds Titles to Rittenhouse R2 Digital Collection!

LSUHSC-NO Libraries have added 15 digital books to its customized R2 Library from Rittenhouse Book Distributors. Links to each digital version are accessible through a simple search in the LSUHSC catalogÔÇÖs holdings.

As a web-based ePlatform, the R2 Digital Library offers seamless eBook access on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones and web-capable eReaders. An extensive image library, deep linking and integrated drug information provide an enhanced experience for the user. The R2 Digital LibraryÔÇÖs user interface is optimized for the health sciences.

The newest R2 eBooks that are now available through our Libraries are:

1. Resolving Ethical Dilemmas, by Bernard Lo, 5th edition: 2013. Also in print at: WB 60 L78r 2013 (Isch?® Reserve).
2. Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, by Vincent DeVita Jr., Theodore Lawrence, & Steven Rosenberg, 9th edition: 2011. Also in print at: QZ 200 D49c 2011 (Isch?® Reserve).
3. The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Musculoskeletal System (Vol 6, Pt 1: Upper Limb), by Joseph Iannotti & Richard Parker, 2nd edition: 2013. Also in print at: QZ 17 N38n 2013?á Pt.1 (Isch?® Stacks).
4. The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Musculoskeletal System (Vol 6, Pt 2: Spine & Lower Limb), by Lynn Lippert, 2nd edition: 2013. Also in print at: QZ 17 N38n 2013?á Pt.2 (Isch?® Stacks).
5. Essentials of Medical Genetics for Health Professionals, by Laura Gunder & Scott Martin: 2011.
6. Gerontology for the Health Care Professional, by Regula Robnett & Walter Chop, 2nd edition: 2010.
7. Clinical Manual of Emergency Psychiatry, by Michelle Riba & Divy Ravindranath, 1st edition: 2010.
8. Cases in Clinical Medicine, by Pamela Moyers Scott: 2012.
9. Challenging Cases in Pediatric Ophthalmology, by David Granet, Shira Robbins, & Leslie Baber: 2013.
10. Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, by Richard Mitchell, Vinay Kumar, Abul Abbas, Nelson Fausto, & Jon Aster, 8th edition: 2012.
11. Robbins & Cotran Atlas of Pathology, by Edward Klatt, 2nd edition: 2010.
12. LippincottÔÇÖs Primary Care Musculoskeletal Radiology, by George Bridgeforth & John Cherf: 2011.
13. Physician Assistant, by Ruth Ballweg, Edward Sullivan, Darwin Brown, & Daniel Vetrosky, 5th ed: 2013. Also in print at: W 21.5 B21 2013 (Isch?® Reserve).
14. Concise Histology, by Leslie Garner & James Hiatt: 2011.
15. Pediatric Nursing Procedures, by Vicky Bowden & Cindy Greenberg, 3rd edition: 2012.

Welcome Rita to the Dental Library

The LSUHSC-NO Libraries would like to welcome Rita Premo to the Dental Library as our new Reference Librarian! Rita, originally from West Virginia, has worked in Washington DC and New Orleans. She comes to us from Ochsner Health System where she worked as a medical editor. She is happy to get back into working in a library.

Please join us in welcoming her. If you are in the area, stop to say hello and meet Rita!

Research by LSUHSC-NO on Display for July

The Library has announced the eight articles by LSUHSC-NO researchers that are being highlighted this month. These are currently on display in the Reference area (near the?áLibrary elevator), on the third?áfloor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the LibraryÔÇÖs Faculty Publications Database.

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New?áOrleans faculty, 1998 ÔÇô present. Access to this database is available to the public.

The database is linked from the Library web page?áhere. This page includes a handy link to a?áPDF?áof the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact?áKathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

1. D’Souza AJ, Desai SD, Rudner XL, Kelly MN, Ruan S, Shellito JE. “Suppression of the macrophage proteasome by ethanol impairs MHC class I antigen processing and presentation.” PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e56890.
2. Escorpizo R, Stucki G. “Disability evaluation, social security, and the international classification of functioning, disability and health: the time is now.” Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2013; 55(6):644-651.
3. Shi B, Sheline CT. “NAD+ maintenance attenuates light induced photoreceptor degeneration.” Experimental Eye Research. 2013; 108: 76-83.
4. Owen J, Reisin E. “Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension: is the primary link simply volume overload?” Current Hypertension Reports. 2013; 15(3):131-133.
5. Prabhakar A, Owen CP, Kaye AD. “Anesthetic management of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.” Journal of Anesthesia. 2013; June 01, epub ahead of print.
6. Salas E, Paige JT, Rosen MA. “Creating new realities in healthcare: the status of simulation-based training as a patient safety improvement strategy.” BMJ Quality & Safety. 2013; 22(6):449-452.
7. Sernich S, Craver RD, Pettitt TW, Caspi J, Ascuitto R. “Rapidly growing cardiac papillary fibroelastoma in a teenager with sickle cell disease.” Echocardiography. 2013; 30(5):616-618.
8. Zhao Y, Bhattacharjee S, Jones BM, Dua P, Alexandrov PN, Hill JM, Lukiw WJ. “Regulation of TREM2 expression by an NF-kB-sensitive miRNA-34a.” Neuroreport. 2013; 24(6):318-323.

New Issue of the Library Bulletin

The latest issue of the LibraryÔÇÖs Newsletter has been released. Archives of the newsletter are also available from 1998 to the present.

Independence Day Hours

The hours for the Isch?® and Dental Libraries are as follows:

Wednesday, July 3rd 8 am – 8 pm (both libraries)

Thursday, July 4th CLOSED

Friday, July 5th 8 am – 5 pm (Dental) and 8 am – 6 pm (Isch?®)

New Library Mobile Site!

The Library has a new mobile website. You can access the site through the “Mobile Isch?®” link on the homepage. When you go to the homepage (http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library)?áon any mobile device, a screen will prompt you to select the Library Mobile Site. The site includes access to the library catalog (INNOPAC), some of our most popular databases in mobile format, electronic journals, research guides, the web chat with a librarian service, library hours, contact information, locations, and frequently asked questions. If you have any feedback about the mobile site, please e-mail jbroo8@lsuhsc.edu.

New edition of the DSM available through PsychiatryOnline

The fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is now available through the PsychiatryOnline database. The DSM-5?« is the product of more than ten years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health.

The DSM has been the most comprehensive resource used by health professionals, social workers, and forensic and legal specialists to diagnose and classify mental disorders. In the United States the DSM serves as a universal authority for the diagnosis of psychiatric illnesses. Treatment recommendations, as well as payment by health care providers, are often determined by DSM classifications, so the appearance of a new version has significant practical importance.

The DSM-5?« was published on May 18, 2013, superseding the DSM-IV?«, which was published in 1994. The development of the new edition began with a conference in 1999, and proceeded with the formation of a Task Force in 2007, which developed and field-tested a variety of new classifications. In most respects DSM-5?« is not greatly changed from DSM-IV?«. Notable innovations include dropping Asperger syndrome as a distinct classification; loss of subtype classifications for variant forms of schizophrenia; dropping the “bereavement exclusion” for depressive disorders; a revised treatment of gender identity issues; and a new gambling disorder.

?áAlso featured in PsychiatryOnlineÔÇÖs DSM Library are:

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV-TR?«)
• DSM-IV-TR?« Handbook of Differential Diagnosis
• Cases from DSM-IV-TR?« Casebook and Its Treatment Companion

PsychiatryOnline is a web-based psychiatry portal that includes books, journals, textbooks, practice guidelines, self-assessment, clinical and research news and medication patient handouts. LSUHSC-NO faculty, staff, and students can access PsychiatryOnline on campus, or off campus with use of a valid LSUHSC library barcode and PIN. Visit our PsychiatryOnline electronic resource page for more info. You can also connect to PsychiatryOnline by visiting the LibraryÔÇÖs website, and then selecting the ÔÇ£Online ResourcesÔÇØ category.

Start off Summer with Research from LSUHSC-NO

Kick off the vacation season with eight recently-published faculty articles by LSUHSC-NO researchers! These are currently on display in the Reference area (near the?áLibrary elevator), on the third?áfloor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the LibraryÔÇÖs Faculty Publications Database.

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New?áOrleans faculty, 1998 ÔÇô present. Access to this database is available to the public.

The database is linked from the Library web page?áhere. This page includes a handy link to a?áPDF?áof the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact?áKathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

1. Bai S, Sheline CR, Zhou Y, Sheline CT. “A reduced zinc diet or zinc transporter 3 knockout attenuate light induced zinc accumulation and retinal degeneration.” Experimental Eye Research. 2013; 10859-67.
2. Conrad EJ, Hansel TC, Pejic NG, Constans J. “Assessment of psychiatric symptoms at a level I trauma center surgery follow-up clinic: a preliminary report.” The American Surgeon. 2013; 79(5):492-494.
3. Haun DE, Foley AB, Jarreau PC. “Development and feasibility of an electronic white blood cell identification trainer.” Clinical Laboratory Science. 2013; 26(1):23-29.
4. Hernandez CP, Morrow K, Velasco C, Wyczechowska DD, Naura AS, Rodriguez PC. “Effects of cigarette smoke extract on primary activated T cells.” Cellular Immunology. 2013; 282(1):38-43.
5. Hsieh MC, Yu Q, Wu XC, Wohler B, Fan Y, Qiao B, Jemal A, Ajani UA. “Evaluating factors associated with unknown SEER summary stage 2000 derived from collaborative stage at central registry level.” Journal of Registry Management. 2012; 39(3):101-106.
6. Moody-Thomas S, Celestin MD, Horswell R. “Use of systems change and health information technology to integrate comprehensive tobacco cessation services in a statewide system for delivery of healthcare.” Open Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2013; 3(1):75-83.
7. Morrow K, Hernandez CP, Raber P, Valle LD, Wilk AM, Majumdar S, Wyczechowska D, Reiss K, Rodriguez PC. “Anti-leukemic mechanisms of Pegylated Arginase I in acute lymphoblastic T-cell leukemia.” Leukemia. 2013; 27(3):569-577. [Also, as two abstracts: Ramos OC, Hernandez C, Morrow K, Cole JT, Rodriguez P. “L-argine depletion by PEG-arginase I, a new potential therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.” Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2012; 30(Suppl):abstr.e15, and Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2012; 60(1):442-442.]
8. Reed JR, Cawley GF, Backes WL. “Interactions between cytochromes P450 2B4 (CYP2B4) and 1A2 (CYP1A2) lead to alterations in toluene disposition and P450 uncoupling.” Biochemistry. 2013; epub ahead of print.

Library Commons Closed Friday Evening

The 24-hour Library Commons space in the Resource Center building will be unavailable for use from 6pm to midnight this evening (Friday, May 24th) due to a scheduled domestic cold water outage throughout the building. No attempts to use any faucet, toilet, urinal, or water fountain should be made. A great excuse to give yourself a study break!

Faculty Publications Close Out Spring Season

During the month of May, the Library has eight recently-published faculty articles by LSUHSC-NO researchers on display. These can be physically viewed in the Reference area (near the?áLibrary elevator), on the third?áfloor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the LibraryÔÇÖs Faculty Publications Database.

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New?áOrleans faculty, 1998 ÔÇô present. Access to this database is available to the public.

The database is linked from the Library web page?áhere. This page includes a handy link to a?áPDF?áof the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact?áKathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

1. Billingsley L, Rice K, Bennett M, Thibeau S. “Using a multiuser virtual environment to facilitate nursing journal clubs: a mixed-methods study.” Clinical Nurse Specialist. 2013; 27(3):146-154.

2. Cherry KE, Walker EJ, Brown JS, Volaufova J, Lamotte LR, Welsh DA, Su LJ, Jazwinski SM, Ellis R, Wood RH, Frisard MI. “Social engagement and health in younger, older, and oldest-old adults in the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study.” Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2013; 32(1):51-75.

3. Harrison LM, Lahoste GJ. “The role of Rhes, Ras homolog enriched in striatum, in neurodegenerative processes.” Experimental Cell Research. 2013; epub ahead of print.

4. Hymel BM, Victor DW, Alvarez L, Shores NJ, Balart LA. “Mastabol induced acute cholestasis: a case report.” World Journal of Hepatology. 2013; 5(3):133-136.

5. Joseph A, Tang M, Mamiya T, Chen Q, Yang LL, Jiao J, Yu N, Tang YP. “Temporal association of elevated cholecystokininergic tone and adolescent trauma is critical for posttraumatic stress disorder-like behavior in adult mice.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013; 110(16)6589-94.

6. Surcouf JW, Chauvin SW, Ferry J, Yang T, Barkemeyer BM. “Enhancing residents’ neonatal resuscitation competency through unannounced simulation-based training.” Medical Education Online. 2013; 18(April):1-7.

7. Taylor SN, Lensing S, Schwebke J, Lillis R, Mena LA, Nelson AL, Rinaldi A, Saylor L, McNeil L, Lee JY. “Prevalence and treatment outcome of cervicitis of unknown etiology.” Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2013; 40(5):379-385.

8. Wang YZ, King H, Diebold A. “Cocoon formation in patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors: a rare and unrecognized final pathway.” Pancreas. 2013; epub ahead of print.

Faculty Works Featured in New Books Display

Twelve authors from several schools within LSUHSC-NO have recently had prestigious inclusion in important books and book chapters that are geared to those in the health professions. The Library is currently highlighting these on our New Books shelf:

1. Campbell-Walsh Urology (2012: 4 vols). J. Christian Winters (Medicine), Christopher J. Chermansky?á(Medicine), contributors
2. Clinical Laboratory Science Review: a bottom line approach?á(2011). Patsy C. Jarreau (Allied Health), author
3. Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children?á(2011). Joy D. Osofsky?á(Medicine), author
4. Essentials of General Surgery?á(2013). John T. Paige?á(Medicine), contributor
5. Essentials of Regional Anesthesia (2012). Alan David Kaye?á(Medicine), ed.
6. Hernia Surgery?á(2013). John T. Paige?á(Medicine), contributor
7. Health Policy: application for nurses & other healthcare professionals?á(2012; on reserve). Demetrius J. Porche (Nursing), author
8. Medical Physiology: a systems approach?á(2011; on reserve). Michael G. Levitsky?á(Medicine), author
9. Moderate & Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice (2012). Alan David Kaye?á(Medicine), ed.
10. PilbeamÔÇÖs Mechanical Ventilation: physiological & clinical applications?á(2012; on reserve). Jimmy M. Cairo (Allied Health), author
11. Pulmonary Pathophysiology: a clinical approach?á(2010; on reserve). Michael G. Levitsky?á(Medicine), Juzar Ali?á(Medicine), Warren R. Summer?á(Medicine), eds.
12. Pulmonary Physiology (2013; on reserve). Michael G. Levitsky (Medicine), ed.
13. Simulation in Radiology (2012). Hugh J. Robertson?á(Medicine), John T. Paige?á(Medicine), Leonard Bok?á(Medicine), eds.
14. Textbook of Simulation: skills & team training (2012). John T. Paige?á(Medicine), contributor