Catalog Maintenance

The Libraries’ Online Catalog, INNOPAC, is down for maintenance.

No bones about it, these online anatomy books rule!

Summer semester is in full swing, and for some of you that means anatomy class. Before you start hacking away those cadavers, consider hacking of a different kind: using an e-book in the lab, direct from your laptop, to identify that fatty tissue.

Whoa! You mean I don’t even have to open a book???
Thieme ElectronicBook Library has over 20 atlases of the human body, including Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy, Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol.3, & The Human Body.

AccessMedicine, AccessSurgery & AccessEmergency Medicine are also good resources. Though no specific anatomy books are in here, a keyword search for any body part can give you lots of results from a ton of different e-books.

Computers are lame. Giving me the print edition
Not into the e-book thing? Good news — you can browse our extensive anatomy section of the library by going to the 4th floor books & looking for the call number QS 4 ot QS 17.

INNOPAC Maintenance

INNOPAC, the Libraries’ online catalog for books and journals, will be down for scheduled maintenance on Thursday, June 21st beginning at 8 a.m. The downtime will be anywhere from 4 to 8 hours.

Revenge of the Microforms

The Library has purchased a new microforms reader/printer; it is located in the public computer area on the 3rd floor. This new model is digital and users can opt to print directly or save the file to a jump drive.

One Year and One Day

The John P. Isché Library re-opened post-Katrina one year ago yesterday. After being closed for almost 10 months, it was a relief to return. It’s amazing what has been accomplished in that year, from inventorying the entire collection (books, journals, and rare material) to the expansion of resources and services.

School of Medicine seeks Asthma Patients

From the LSUHSC School of Medicine News Page:

The Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is seeking patients with asthma and COPD to enroll in several different studies and would appreciate assistance. If you have a patient who may qualify, please call the Asthma Research Center at 568-3450, and leave the patient’s name and contact number. Thank you!

New Books!

Our new books display is back after a long hiatus!

New Book Display

These books are available for checkout. Swing by the library and browse away.

We can’t stop talking about RSS

RSS (aka Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a format for sharing and distributing Web content, and it is taking over!

For example, check out all the RSS feeds available from the NIH & the National Library of Medicine. Whether you want updates on consumer health news, high quality information about marketed drugs, or NIH Clinical Alerts & Advisories, there’s a feed for you. You can even set up an RSS feed on your specific research interests in PubMed. Now that’s one way to impress your colleagues!

RSS still confusing? Don’t let it threaten you. Check out this quick & easy overview of RSS from USA.gov & become an RSS-pert.

Get relevant content fast with Scopus

We just acquired Scopus, an abstract and citation database from Elsevier. That’s all well & good, but what can this database do for you?

As a researcher:

• Find out who is citing you, and how many citations an article or an author has received. Analyze citations for a particular journal issue, volume or year.
• Use this information to complete grant or other applications quickly and easily.
• Use the refine results overview to quickly see the main journals, disciplines and authors that publish in your area of interest.
• Uncover important and relevant articles that you may otherwise miss.
• Check out the work and citations of other authors.
• Click on the cited by and reference links to track research trends and make connections – within or across disciplines.

Want more information?
Scopus: content, coverage, quick facts

RSS Readers – a closer look

Our bulletin board for June features a look at RSS feeds & blogs. Click the link below for more information.
RSS readers here

New Resources for June

We now have access to the following resources:

Natural Standard – evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies

Scopus – abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.

CQResearcher – in-depth articles on timely subjects including health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

New Features from the NEJM

The New England Journal of Medicine launched several new online features this month.
Podcasts, feeds & clinical decisions

Gambit showers med students with flowers

Kudos to the first year medical students! This week’s “Bouquets & Brickbats” column in the Gambit Weekly praises their efforts in continuing Camp Tiger for the 22nd year. The medical students plan all of the activities, raise necessary funds, solicit donations for activities and supplies and then volunteer their time to serve as camp counselors. Great job guys!

New library staff

The library is pleased to welcome Remeika Fobb-Daniels as the new night supervisor. Remeika is a graduate of the University of New Orleans with a degree in Sociology and Mass Communications.

Amy Woodruff & Remeika Fobb-Daniels

A library of winners

Molly Knapp says 'We're number one!

What do librarians do at these conferences anyway? Check out the MLA’s Views of the Meeting to find out. (Including this one of Mary Marix & Molly Knapp giving a paper on the multigenerational workforce)