Library News

DISPLAYS: Leather DoctorÔÇÖs Bag

Expectantly, when doctors did house calls, they depended on their knowledge as well as the considerably well thought out contents placed inside their bags.

Most had six compartments that allowed for a wide range of necessities to be stored; to name a few: injections, gauze, sutures, needles, gloves, and pills. More contents usually meant that the location of practice or closest hospital were farther away.

The bag was usually kept in the trunk or in the vehicles interior, however the hot summer months and freezing temperatures during winter presented challenges for some of its contents. Bottles of sterile water and ampoules were sometimes frozen solid which meant that they had to be thawed out before being administered and even then have the possibility of losing its potency.

Get an up close look! —> Currently on display in the Library Commons

Star: Hansen’s Disease Digital Collection

The full-text of the complete run (1941-2001) of the Star, a bimonthly newsletter published by the patients of the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Carville, Louisiana is now available via the Louisiana Digital Library. This collection was created with the cooperation of the National Hansen’s Disease Museum.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Isché Library is closed today through Saturday. It will re-open on Sunday, November 27th at 1:30 pm. The Dental Library remains closed for repairs.

Student Worker Needed

The Library is looking for a part-time student worker for evenings and weekends.?á Pick up an application at the Circulation Desk.

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

The Isch?® Library Thanksgiving Holiday Hours are as follows:

Tuesday, November 22nd 8 am – 10 pm
Wednesday, November 23rd 8 am – 6 pm
Thursday, November 24th CLOSED
Friday, November 25th CLOSED
Saturday, November 26th CLOSED

We will reopen on Sunday, November 27th 1:30 – 10 pm for Regular Hours.

The Dental Library remains closed for HVAC repairs.

Faculty Publications for Autumn’s End

Another round of eight articles authored by LSUHSC-NO researchers is being displayed in the Library. The publications on are on view in the Library’s Reference area (near the Library elevator) on the third floor of the Resource Center Building, and are also part of the Library’s Faculty Publications Database.

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public. The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

1. Anthony L, Vinik AI. “Evaluating the characteristics and the management of patients with neuroendocrine tumors receiving octreotide LAR during a 6-year period.” Pancreas. 2011; 40(7): 987-994.
2. Lecapitaine NJ, Wang ZQ, Dufour JP, Potter BJ, Bagby GJ, Nelson S, Cefalu WT, Molina PE. “Disrupted anabolic and catabolic processes may contribute to alcohol-accentuated SAIDS-associated wasting.” Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2011; 204(8): 1246-1255.
3. Osofsky HJ, Osofsky JD, Arey J, Kronenberg ME, Hansel T, Many M. “Hurricane Katrina’s first responders: The struggle to protect and serve in the aftermath of the disaster.” Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness. 2011; 5 Suppl 2 S214-9.
4. Richmond N, Tran T, Berry S. “Receipt of transition services within a medical home: Do racial and geographic disparities exist?” Maternal & Child Health Journal. 2011; 15(6): 742-752.
5. Rom S, Pacifici M, Passiatore G, Aprea S, Waligorska A, Del Valle L, Peruzzi F. “HIV-1 tat binds to SH3 domains: Cellular and viral outcome of Tat/Grb2 interaction.” Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Cell Research. 2011; 1813(10): 1836-1844.
6. Rung AL, Mowen AJ, Broyles ST, Gustat J. “The role of park conditions and features on park visitation and physical activity.” Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2011; 8 Suppl 2 S178-87.
7. Stark DT, Bazan NG. “Synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors differentially modulate neuronal cyclooxygenase-2 function, lipid peroxidation, and neuroprotection.” Journal of Neurosciences. 2011; 31(39): 13710-13721.
8. Thayalakulasingham T, Mohammed R, Varughese S, Zieske A, Smith D, Engel LS, Boulmay B, Lopez FA. Clinical case of the month: “A rare case of Budd Chiari syndrome.” Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2011; 163(September-October): 291-294.

November Display Looks at Diabetes

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, as promoted by the American Diabetes Association. Join the Association in promoting diabetes screening, and in the encouragement of effective treatment, management, and prevention. The LibraryÔÇÖs featured books display for November (located on the 3rd floor next to the Library elevator) emphasizes materials which address various aspects of the condition. These are:

Angel, Aubie, et al. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: etiology, treatment, and outcomes. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, v.498.

Wilson, Ted, and Norman J.Temple. Nutritional health: strategies for disease prevention (2001).

Bode, Bruce W. Medical management of type 1 diabetes (2004).

Fonseca, Vivian A. Clinical diabetes: translating research into practice (2006).

Jack, Leonard, editor. Diabetes in Black America: public health and clinical solutions to a national crisis (2010).

Porte, Daniel, and Robert S.Sherwin and Alain Baron. Rifkin’s diabetes mellitus (2003).

Watkins, Peter J. Diabetes and its management (2003).

Wolfsdorf, Joseph, editor. Intensive diabetes management (2009).

Kahn, C. Ronald, et al. Joslin’s diabetes mellitus (2005).

Keane, Maureen, and Daniella Chace. What to eat if you have diabetes: a guide to adding nutritional therapy to your treatment plan (1999).

Hollenberg, Morley D., editor. Insulin: its receptor and diabetes (1985). Sponsored by the Julia McFarlane Diabetes Research Unit, University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Brodoff, Bernard N., and Sheldon J.Bleicher, editors. Diabetes mellitus and obesity (1982).

Dyck, Peter James, and P.K.Thomas. Diabetic neuropathy (1999).

Marso, Steven P., and David M.Stern, editors. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: integrating science and clinical medicine (2004).

Scanlon, Peter H., et al. A practical manual of diabetic retinopathy management (2009).

Veves, Aristidis, and John M. Giurini and Frank W. LoGerfo, editors. The diabetic foot (2006).

American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), American Nurses Association (ANA). Scope and standards of diabetes nursing practice (2003).

Guthrie, Diana W., and Richard A. Guthrie, editors. Nursing management of diabetes mellitus: a guide to the pattern approach (2002).

Library Commons

Faculty Authors for October

October’s faculty publications display has been created by the Library, and highlights recent articles by LSUHSC-New Orleans researchers. The articles on display, rotated out monthly, are in the Library’s Reference area (near the Library elevator) on the third floor of the Resource Center Building. These are culled from the Library’s Faculty Publications Database.

About the Library’s Faculty Publications Database:

The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff.

The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles.

Here is a listing of the newest papers included, with those affiliated with LSUHSC-NO in bold print:

1. Akre KL, Farris HE, Lea AM, Page RA, Ryan MJ. “Signal perception in frogs and bats and the evolution of mating signals.” Science. 2011; 333(6043):751-752.

2. Baranwal S, Wang Y, Rathinam R, Lee J, Jin L, McGoey R, Pylayeva Y, Giancotti F, Blobe GC, Alahari SK. “Molecular characterization of the tumor-suppressive function of nischarin in breast cancer.” Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2011; prepub.

3. Bennett B, Larson-Meyer DE, Ravussin E, Volaufova J, Soros A, Cefalu WT, Chalew S, Gordon S, Smith SR, Newcomer BR, Goran M, Sothern M. “Impaired insulin sensitivity and elevated ectopic fat in healthy obese vs. nonobese prepubertal children.” Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011; prepub.

4. Delahoussaye-Shields RM, Delahoussaye-Soine RL, Soine EJ, Lopez, FA. “Clinical Case of the Month: A 57-Year-Old Man With Diabetes and a Toe Infection.” Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2011; 163(Jul/Aug): 230.

5. Hormes JM, Coffey SF, Drobes DJ, Saladin ME. “The Obsessive Compulsive Cocaine Use Scale: Development and initial validation of a self-rated instrument for the quantification of thoughts about cocaine use.” Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2011; prepub.

6. Melvan JN, Siggins RW, Bagby GJ, Stanford WL, Welsh DA, Nelson S, Zhang P. “Suppression of the stem cell antigen-1 response and granulocyte lineage expansion by alcohol during septicemia.” Critical Care Medicine. 2011; 39(9): 2121-2130.

7. Mock JR, Foundas AL, Golob EJ. “Selective influence of auditory distractors on motor cortex excitability.” Neuroreport. 2011; prepub.

8. Paul D. “Experimental Designs for the Study of ReceptorÔÇôReceptor Interactions. Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.” Neuromethods. 2011; 60, Methods for the Discovery and Characterization of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (chapter 15): 305-319.

INNOPAC’s New Look

In case you missed it last week, the Libraries have updated the look of the catalog,INNOPAC.

We’re still updating all handouts, tutorials, and presentations. We hope to have that process completed soon.

If you’re on campus, the new version of the catalog will automatically default to New Orleans Libraries (one less click!) but if you’re off campus, you’ll see the full catalog that we share with the Shreveport Libraries. Just click on the Search New Orleans Libraries link or use the pull down menu to Limit to New Orleans Libraries

Updated Handouts

Two of the Libraries handouts have been updated with new & improved INNOPAC screenshots.
1. WAM: Off Campus Access Directions.
2. Finding Full-Text Articles

Displays: Magneto Electric Machine

If you have ever visited the library commons, more likely than not you have noticed the collection of antique medical equipment on display. The display cases boast a wide and interesting array of Old & Rare inventory . . . so interesting in fact many wonder what these items were used for. And when.

In order to solve these mysteries the Isch?® Library plans to give brief history lessons about items in the display case via our blog.

First up is Davis & KidderÔÇÖs Patent Magneto Electric Machine for Nervous Disorders.

This particular machine is dated August 1, 1854 and like each Magneto Electric Machine created, the label inside the box lid provides detailed instructions for proper treatment.

ÔÇ£Directions: Connect two Metallic Cords or wires with the socket in the ends of the box, and apply the handles connected with the other ends of the metallic cords or wires to any part of the person through which it is desirable to pass the current of electricity.ÔÇØ For the full instructions (trust me, they are interesting and a bit scary) click here.

What purpose did this machine serve? The best description is found at Dr. Olgierd Lindan’s Collection of Unusual Medical Devices & Antique Electronics explains in simplest form that and electric current passed through the patientÔÇÖs body ÔÇ£generated by a pair of solenoids that spin against the poles of a large horseshoe magnet.ÔÇØ The electricity was believed to stimulate a healing reaction within the human nervous system.

Did it work? According to the above mentioned website, the treatment of this device is questionable. ÔÇ£The therapeutic value of the treatment, if any, was likely due to the placebo effect. With the electric shocks coursing through his body as he gripped the hand electrodes, the patient definitely felt that ‘something was being done’ about his complaint. Electricity was a new and novel force in the 1800’s and most patients had no prior exposure to it, adding to its curative mystique.ÔÇØ

Fun facts- each Patent Magneto Electric Machine was signed by the production company to ensure genuine authenticity of this machine. Testimonials were also printed on the inside lid delighting in the marvel of this machine.

New Look for INNOPAC

The Libraries’ catalog, INNOPAC, just got a face lift. Try out the new look.

If you’re on campus, the new version of the catalog will automatically default to New Orleans Libraries (one less click!) but if you’re off campus, you’ll see the full catalog that we share with the Shreveport Libraries. Just click on the Search New Orleans Libraries link or use the pull down menu to Limit to New Orleans Libraries

New issue of Library Bulletin

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

Overnight Reserve Check-out

Everyone knows that the Reserve books in the Isché Library are for in-house only, however did you know that we do have an overnight check-out policy? If we have a book available that is on Reserve, it can be checked out 1-hour before we close and it MUST be returned within the 1^st hour that we open the following day. For example, if a book is checked-out at 9pm on Thursday night, it has to be returned by 9am Friday morning or if a book is checked-out at 5pm on a Saturday evening, it should be returned by 2:30pm on Sunday.

Isché LibraryRegulars hours are:

Monday – Thursday 8 am – 10 pm

Friday 8 am – 6 pm

Saturday 9:30 am – 6 pm

Sunday 1:30 – 10 pm

***Note: A $1 PER HOUR FINE is strictly enforced, so don’t be late. Reserve books should NOT be placed in the book-drop. If you have any questions, please contact the circulation desk @ 504-568-6100.