Library News

Congrats to Julie Schiavo

Julie Schiavo, reference librarian at the LSU Dental School, has just been awarded an Express Outreach Grant for over $3,000 from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region. Julie’s grant, entitled “Outreach to the LSUHSC-NO School of Dentistry Clinic: Providing Quality Consumer Health Information to Dental Patients,” will provide consumer health computer stations to patients at the Dental clinic.

Congratulations Julie! We are very proud of you!

Fall Library Newsletter Available

The latest issue of the Library?óÔé¼Ôäós Newsletter has been released. Archives of the newsletter are also available from 1998 to the present.

Ische Library Bookdrop

The Isché Library bookdrop was moved back to its original location on the crosswalk earlier this week.

3 Resource Guides Updated

The following Resource Guides have been updated:

Resource Guides are instructional tools to introduce users to basic information. If you think the Library should add a Resource Guide, please let us know.

Mac wireless update

Did you know that LSUHSC-NO is a PC institution?

For Mac users, this can present a problem. At the moment, instructions are not available for configuring a Mac or an iPhone to get onto the LSUHSC secure wireless network.

However, you can always plug into our network from any of the laptop ports around the Library and Library Commons. Each of our study rooms on the fourth floor, the study carrels near the Registrar’s office and areas on the 3rd and 5th floors provide blue network ports so you can plug in. Here’s a handy map! In the Library Commons, check underneath the glass display cases for blue network ports.

Don’t have a network cable handy? We got you covered. You can check out a network cable at the Circulation Desk.

New Books on Display to Kick off Fall Semester

A collection of brand new Library acquisitions are displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks). These titles can be checked out!

Bailey and Love’s short practice of surgery (2008).
Fauci, Anthony S. Harrison’s manual of medicine (2009).
Feldman, Harriet R. Nursing leadership: a concise encyclopedia (2008).
Fogel, Catherine Ingram. Women’s health care in advanced practice nursing (2008).
Fowler, Floyd. Survey research methods (2009).
Goodrich, James Tait. Neurosurgical operative atlas: Pediatric neurosurgery (2008).
Hansen, Barbara Caleen. The metabolic syndrome: epidemiology, clinical treatment (2008).
Hochberg, Marc C. Rheumatology (2 vols) (2008).
Myers, Eugene N. Operative otolaryngology: head and neck surgery (2 vols) (2008).
Nezhat’s operative gynecologic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy (2008).
Norton, Jeffrey A. Surgery: basic science and clinical evidence (2008).
Saldana, Johnny. The coding manual for qualitative researchers 2009).
Scholssberg, David. Clinical infectious disease (2008).
Skandalakis, Lee John, et al. Surgical anatomy and technique: a pocket manual (2009).
WHO. Mental health aspects of women’s reproductive health (2009).
Zilm, Glennis. The smart way: an introduction to writing for nurses (2009).

Also of note is a small range of new items in the field of archiving and preservation of library and museum collections, which are also part of this month’s New Books Display. These volumes are from a “Connecting to Collections” grant won by the Isch?â?® Library from the National Institute of Museum and Library Services (in partnership with The American Association for State and Local History, The Getty Foundation, The Henry Luce Foundation, and Heritage Preservation). The grant was successfully written by Reference Librarian Maureen Knapp.

Capitalize on collections care (2007).
Drewes, Jeanne M. Promoting preservation awareness in libraries: a sourcebook (1997).
Ellis, Margaret Holben. The care of prints and drawings (1995).
Field guide to emergency response (2006).
Frey, Fanziska. The AIC guide to digital photography and conservation documentation (2008).
Gorman, G.E. Preservation management for libraries, museums and archives (2006).
Long, Jane S. Caring for your family treasures: heritage preservation text (2000).
Malaro, Marie, C. A legal primer on managing museum collections (1998).
National Park Service Museum Handbook, Part 1 (2 vols) (2007).
The National Trust manual of housekeeping (2006).
The nature of conservation: a race against time (1989).
Ogden, Sherelyn. Caring for American Indian objects (2004).

Press release regarding grant: http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/061709.shtm

You Can Hear Me Now!

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary – 21st Ed. (2009) provides audio pronunciations for 30,000 terms.

Look these up and pronounce them properly!
dacryohemorrhea
pachymenia
saccharomyces cerevisiae
xiphoid

Taber’s is available in Stat!Ref, one of the library’s electronic textbook databases.

Chancellor’s Notes Features Library Commons

This week’s Chancellor’s Notes (pdf) features a story on the opening of the Library Commons.

It came from the stacks

Can pain relief be attributed to the use of static magnets? Is T’ai Chi an effective intervention for rehabilitating stroke victims? Can biofeedback (a therapy that uses specialized devices to help individuals learn how to influence the function of organs or body systems that aren?óÔé¼Ôäót usually thought to be under conscious control) control urinary incontinence?

Complementary Therapies in Rehabilitation: Holistic Approaches for Prevention and Wellness, edited by Carol M. Davis (EdD PT), attempts to addresses these questions and more. Rest assured, this is not some crunchy book on new age medicine. All chapters are written by licensed rehabilitation professionals, 12 of which hold PhDs in areas such as physical therapy, pathokinesiology, biochemistry, and neurophysiology, and backed up with references as well as a healthy dose of skepticism.

22 chapters are divided into 5 sections, beginning with an introductory manifesto on “energy techniques as a way of returning healing to healthcare.” Section two delves into the science that supports complementary therapies, such as quantum physics and psychoneuroimmulology. The final sections (body work, mind/body work and energy work, respectively) cover various approaches to rehabilitation, including Tai Chi, Myofascial Therapy, Yoga, and Rolfing.

In addition to very useful chapters and images on the use of T’ai Chi and Qi Gong in rehabilitation, what I like about this book is that the authors of the chapters offer a degree of skepticism when it comes to their subject, and hold no punches if the available research evidence is not up to snuff. As Neil Spielholz, author of the chapter “Magnets: what is the evidence of efficacy?” puts it, “Do not complain that you cannot get your work into the peer-reviewed literature when the reason is that the ‘research’ does not qualify as being credible.” References are provided at the end of each chapter, another trove of information for specific holistic approaches.

Overall, Complementary Therapies in Rehabilitation: Holistic Approaches for Prevention and Wellness is well-written and easy to read, either all at once or for a a specific technique. As written in the dedication, the book is for “all those people who are willing to hold an open mind and a positive attitude about the findings of ‘new science’…[and to] those helping to move science forward for the good of improved patient care.” For those interested in complementary approaches to patient care, and the theories behind it, this book is an excellent starting point.

BOOK INFO
Complementary Therapies in Rehabilitation: Holistic Approaches for Prevention and Wellness (3rd Edition: 2009)
Carol M. Davis, Editor
WB 320 D29c 2009
AVAILABLE FOR CHECK OUT — NEW BOOK SHELF — 3RD FLOOR OF LIBRARY

Library Commons GRAND OPENING!

The day is finally here!

The new Library Commons, located on the third floor of the Resource Center, will open tomorrow, July 15th, at 7:00 a.m. The Commons also houses a coffee bar serving Starbucks which will have coffee, drinks, yogurt, pre-made salads, sandwiches and pastries. The coffee bar will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. On Wednesday, July 15 ONLY, “Buy a cup of coffee and get a free chocolate covered strawberry.”

The Commons will be open 24/7 for LSUHSC faculty, students and staff. Please enjoy and care for this beautiful new space!!

Ische Library Stairwell Open!

The black plastic curtain was taken down from around the Isché Library stairwell this morning. The stairwell should reopen soon!
~Edit~ the stairwell is back in use as of 4:15 today!

PayPaw Vending Machine

Please bear with us as workers re-install our PayPaw vending machine. You can still print, but to add money to your card you’ll need to use the online form.

~Unit was placed back into service afternoon of July 15th~

New Books are Hot this Summer!

A collection of brand new Library acquisitions are displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks). These titles can be checked out!

World Health Organization. Promoting safety of medicines for children (2007).

Robertson, Jason. The Harriet Lane Handbook: a manual for pediatric house officers (2009).

Tiidus, Peter M. Skeletal muscle damage and repair (2008).

Metcalfe, Dean D. Food Allergy: adverse reactions to foods and food additives (2008).

Alfaro-LeFevre, Rosalinda. Applying Nursing Process: a tool for critical thinking (2010).

Hersh, William R. Information Retrieval: a health and biomedical perspective (2009).

Runge, Marschall Stevens. Netter’s Internal Medicine (2009).

Perloff, Joseph K. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults (2009).

Klugman, Craig M. Ethical Issues in Rural Health Care (2008).

Ferrell, Betty Rolling. The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing (2008).

Davis, Carol M. Complementary Therapies in Rehabilitation (2009).

McLaughlin, M. Maureen Kirkpatrick. Real Stories of Nursing Research: the quest for Magnet recognition (2010).

Moser, Debra. Cardiac Nursing: a companion to Braunwald’s heart disease (2008).

Ball, Jane. Child Health Nursing: partnering with children & families (2010).

Charney, Dennis S. Neurobiology of Mental Illness (2009).

Vandiver, Vikki. Integrating Health Promotion and Mental health (2009).

Gatrell, Anthony C. Geographies of Health: an introduction (2009).

Gunn, William A. Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine (2008).

Closed for Holiday Weekend

The Isché Library will be closing at 12 noon tomorrow (Thursday, July 2nd) and will remain closed until Monday, July 6th at 8 a.m. The closing is for the Independence Day University Holidays, but also to accomodate a University Facilities project (the resurfacing of the walkways).

Independence Day Weekend

The Isché Library will be closed on Friday, July 3rd & Saturday, July 4th for the Independence Day Holiday. In addition because of a facilities project (resurfacing the elevated walkways) the Library will also be closed on Thursday, July 2nd at 12 noon and all day on Sunday, July 5th. There will be no access to the building during this time.

The Dental Library’s Hours are as follows: