The database everyone loves (and hates at times), PubMed, is turning 20!
“PubMed was first released two decades ago in January 1996 as an experimental database under the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) retrieval system. The word “experimental” was dropped from the Web site in April 1997, and on June 26, 1997, a Capitol Hill Press conference officially announced free MEDLINE access via PubMed.”
It’s gone through several redesigns and refinements since 1997. The staff at NLM and NCBI are constantly improving access, coverage, and ease of use for PubMed and have come up with several features that help searchers. This article discusses several of these improvements. Prior to 1997, access to MEDLINE was only available through paid services, such as GRATEFUL MED, DIALOG or in CD ROM format. Many times users were charged by the minute, by the search, or by the citation to download. Users had to have their search strategy planned out exactly, login, type it as quickly as possible and then log off while watching the charges add up. Things have changed!
Happy birthday, PubMed! You have made health sciences research so much easier in the past 20 years!
The LSU Health New Orleans Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center will host a Cancer Moonshot Summit on June 29 from noon to 4pm at the Louisiana Cancer Research Center, 1700 Tulane Ave. Augusto Ochoa, MD, director of the Cancer Center is hosting the summit. He is the only Louisiana expert on the Blue Ribbon Panel and one of 28 nationwide.
This meeting will be open to the public and is free. It will cover clinical trials, treatment, philanthropy and advocacy. Registration is preferred: www.surveymonkey.com/r/L87SPTV.
“The White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force’s mission is to double the rate of progress in cancer research and treatment, striving to accelerate what could be achieved in ten years in just five. The goals of the Cancer Moonshot cannot be achieved by one person, one organization, one discipline, or even one collective approach. Rather, solving the complexities of cancer requires the formation of new alliances to defy the bounds of innovation and accelerate the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and – ultimately – the curing of cancer.” Summits will be happening nationwide on June 29th.
The National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit “From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry” is now at the LSU School of Dentistry Library! Come explore the history of biotechnology, and peruse our selection of related books and articles. The Dental Library is located on the third floor of the Administration Building, and the exhibit will be there from June 20th-July 8th.
This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Additional information about this exhibit can be found online: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/fromdnatobeer.html.
NLM display at Dental Library
Supplemental Materials Display
MICROBES—tiny organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye—have altered human history. Life forms such as bacteria, yeasts, and molds can cause sickness or restore health, and help produce foods and beverages.
Scientists, in partnership with industry, have developed techniques to harness the powers of these microbes. In recent years, headline-grabbing technologies have used genetically modified bacteria to manufacture new medicines.
A glimpse into the past reveals a history of human enterprise that has adapted these tiny organisms for health and profit. This exhibition explores some of the processes, problems, and potential inherent in technologies that use life.
ExamMaster access from off campus has been restored. The service just added a note that “for optimal user experience, use Chrome or Firefox browsers.” When using Chrome off campus, we are seeing a security warning but if you accept what they consider a risk than you can get in.
The WebBridge LR links are currently not displaying in any EBSCOhost databases, including CINAHL and Academic Search Complete. You will continue to see a link to check the Library’s catalog for all citations in these databases, but you will not see the “Check Full Text” icon:
If you do not find a match when clicking the link to check the Library catalog, you can search for the journal or book in the E-Books & E-Journals A to Z List to find whether it is available from another provider.
The issue is being investigated but there is no timeline for when the problem will be fixed. If you need any assistance while this service is unavailable, please contact us.
While the Library’s INNOPAC system is offline for maintenance, a number of functions are affected. During this outage the catalog, off-campus access, and link resolver will be unavailable. However, here are a few ways to get the resources you need during this downtime:
All print books and journals will be available for checkout; although we will be unable to look up holdings and call numbers, Library staff will assist you in finding the materials you need from anything that is on reserve or in the stacks.
All online resources will be available on campus only; when viewing the available databases be sure to click the “On Campus” link:
If you need an ebook you can use the eBooks LibGuide to find the on-campus links to the electronic books available from various publishers.
Although it is also an option for ebooks, the E-Books & E-Journals A to Z List will allow access to the online version of the majority of journals available from the Library.
We hope the outage will not last very long, but Library staff will be ready to answer any questions you have regarding resources while this necessary maintenance is completed. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
The server that hosts INNOPAC will be undergoing maintenance on Monday, June 13 beginning about 10am. The server will be down from 3 to 8 hours. Stay tuned for a post on accessing Library materials without using INNOPAC. Thanks for your patience.
It has the same content you’re accustomed to plus more in a modern and accessible layout. Use the list of Friendly Librarians if you need assistance navigating the new Libguides!
A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. They can be viewed in the Reference area, on the wall between the main entrance and the Library elevator, on the third floor of the Resource Center Building.
Here is a list of the newest articles to be featured, with the LSUHSC-NO researchers in bold print:
Adorno M, Garbee D, Marix ML. Advanced literature searches. Clin Nurse Spec. 2016;30(3):141-144.
Gesheva SI, Hastings LH, Wilson JD. The use of aspiration catheter systems for embolic protection during intracranial vertebral artery angioplasty and stenting. Interv Neurol. 2016;4(3-4):113-119.
Itoga CA, Roltsch Hellard EA, Whitaker AM, Lu YL, Schreiber A, Baynes BB, Baiamonte BA, Richardson HN, Gilpin NW. Traumatic stress promotes hyperalgesia via corticotropin-releasing factor-1 receptor (CRFR1) signaling in central amygdala. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016;1-10.
Jin M, Li S, Hu J, Jin HH, Jacobson SG, Bok D. Functional rescue of retinal degeneration-associated mutant RPE65 proteins. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;854525-532.
Knaus TA, Kamps J, Foundas AL. Handedness in children with autism spectrum disorder. Percept Mot Skills. 2016;122(2):542-559.
Osofsky HJ, Speier A, Hansel TC, Wells JH,2nd, Kaliebe KE, Savage NJ. Collaborative health care and emerging trends in a community-based psychiatry residency model. Acad Psychiatry. 2016;[epub ahead of print].
Wang M, Wang Q, Whim MD. Fasting induces a form of autonomic synaptic plasticity that prevents hypoglycemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016;[epub ahead of print].
Zozaya M, Ferris MJ, Siren JD, Lillis R, Myers L, Nsuami MJ, Eren AM, Brown J, Taylor CM, Martin DH. Bacterial communities in penile skin, male urethra, and vaginas of heterosexual couples with and without bacterial vaginosis. Microbiome. 2016;416-016-0161-6.
Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions, click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.
Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.
The LSUHSC-NO Libraries are happy to host the National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit “From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry.” Come explore the history of biotechnology, and peruse our selection of related books and articles. The exhibit will be available at the Isché Library on the third floor of the Resource Center from May 30th-June 17th, and then at the Dental Library on the third floor of the Administration Building from June 20th-July 8th.
This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Additional information about this exhibit can be found online: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/fromdnatobeer.html.
in the Library Commons downtown
Supplemental Materials Display
MICROBES—tiny organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye—have altered human history. Life forms such as bacteria, yeasts, and molds can cause sickness or restore health, and help produce foods and beverages.
Scientists, in partnership with industry, have developed techniques to harness the powers of these microbes. In recent years, headline-grabbing technologies have used genetically modified bacteria to manufacture new medicines.
A glimpse into the past reveals a history of human enterprise that has adapted these tiny organisms for health and profit. This exhibition explores some of the processes, problems, and potential inherent in technologies that use life.
The LSUHSC Emergency Preparedness tab has been updated to include links about Zika Virus. You can now view the information discussed during the Zika Virus forum from Monday May 23, 2016.
The link includes:
Slideshow presentations from the event:
Diaz – “Epidemiology, Aedes Vector”
Dr, Lopez – “Clinical Picture”
England – “Neurological Complications”
Maupin – “Perinatal Review, Recommendations”
Gee – “Zika Update”
England – “Therapeutics and Research”
“Zika Take Home Messages”
Embedded Video
Entire Presentations from the Doctors listed above
Full panel Q&A session with all of the Doctors who presented
Tags: zika | Campus News, Public Health | Permalink | Comments Off on LSUHSC Zika Virus Forum Information | Posted Thursday, May 26, 2016 by Maurissa Robert
The Library Commons at the Isché Library is currently closed for carpet cleaning. It should be reopen later this evening (after 6pm). Tomorrow the tiled areas will be cleaned so the area will be closed sporadically.
Happy graduation day to our Spring 2016 graduates! The streaming content from graduation will be available (now that the livefeed is done) on Monday, May 23rd in the afternoon.
Beginning at 12:00 AM on Saturday May 14th, and lasting until 4:30 PM on Friday, May 20th, migration work will begin on our Blackboard application. Blackboard is the system utilized to manage the Pay Paw declining card service. During this period Pay Paw processing will be sporadic across the entire campus and may affect the bookstores, wellness center, cafeteria, vending machines, copiers and printers. Even though Pay Paw payments will still be accepted during this period, there may be moments where certain readers will be down. It is advised that all Pay Paw users bring a second form of payment in the event a Pay Paw reader is not functioning. This migrations is necessary for our vendor to update our dated Blackboard system to the most current version available.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. They can be viewed in the Reference area, on the wall between the main entrance and the Library elevator, on the third floor of the Resource Center Building.
