Isché Library Stairs – Recarpeting

*Edit* Wednesday, July 10, 2024 11am – the stairs have reopened!

The Isché Library stairs are unavailable due to recarpeting. The elevator is the only way to access the upper floors of the Library at the moment. Hopefully this project will be complete soon.

Update: Downtown/Ische Library main phone now available

UPDATE: Monday, July 8, 2024: The phone is now working. Please feel free to call or chat if you need assistance.

Wednesday, July 3, 2024: Due to carpet replacement at the Circulation Desk, the main phone number for the Downtown/Ische Library (504-568-6100) is currently unavailable. We can be contacted via chat on the Library’s main homepage at https://www.lsuhsc.edu/library.

Libraries Closed for 4th of July

Both Libraries will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Additionally the Dental Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday, July 3rd and the Isché Library will close at 6pm on that day.

Library Commons Closed 7/2/2024

*Edit 7/2/2024 2:30pm – the Commons area is now reopened for use.

The main study area of the downtown Library Commons will be closed on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 for carpet tile replacement and may still be closed on Wednesday, July 3rd.

Resolved! VisualDx technical difficulties fixed!

VisualDx is working again! Let us know if you have problems with access.

Previous message:

VisualDx is currently not working. The outage has been reported to VisualDx support.

Library Commons Area with TVs

*Edit* Monday, July 1 – only one side of the TV area was completed on Friday, the other side will be worked on today.

The Library Commons area with the television monitors will be closed tomorrow, June 28, 2024 for carpet replacement. The furniture will be moved out of those spaces into the tiled area, so there will be some noise while this is happening.

Carpet Replacement – Isché Library

All the carpet is being replaced on the 3rd floor of the Isché Library. The work started yesterday, June 25, 2024. The work will take a couple of weeks to complete. But during that time library services may be interrupted. Poster printing has been offline since Monday evening. And there will be no popcorn tomorrow, June 27th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Sections of the Library Commons will be unavailable while the carpet is being replaced in those areas. Stay tuned to hear when.

*Edit* Popcorn is back on! We can get to the popcorn machine again!

Medicine Research Day Collection

June 21, 2024: Library staff and faculty are happy to announce the Medicine Research Day collection in Digital Scholar. This collection showcases the innovative research and academic contributions of our faculty and students, highlighting the exceptional work done by our institution’s researchers. The Medicine Research day 2024 event is now available for access and offers a wealth of knowledge across multiple disciplines. Whether you’re a researcher, student, or simply passionate about medical advancements, this collection provides valuable insights into the latest developments and discoveries at LSUHSC.

Within the collection you will find posters, concise abstracts of research topics and objectives, and video recordings of presentations. Our commitment to preserving and sharing events such as Medicine Research Day at LSUHSC extends beyond the 2024 collection. We are diligently working on digitizing and archiving historical MRDs to ensure that valuable research and academic achievements from past years are made accessible.

We invite you to explore the Medicine Research Day 2024 collection by visiting our digital repository here:

https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/mrd/

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to expand our repository with research events from around campus and other valuable academic resources. For any inquiries or further information, please contact Blair Hollender, Digital Initiatives Librarian at LSUHSC New Orleans.

Library Class Offered in June!

The Libraries will offer a class titled “Making Things Easy with LibKey Nomad” on Wednesday, June 26th at 2PM. This class will explore all the features and uses of LibKey Nomad. Join us in person at room 405 in the Isché Library, or register for the Zoom!

June Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, 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. Check out the display below:

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus. 

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested 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. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu

EZproxy system maintenance, Saturday June 1st

May 31, 2024: On Saturday, June 1, 2024, from 1:30am until 6am EZproxy will be undergoing maintenance. You may be unable to log into Library resources during this time.

If you have any questions or need any other assistance with Library resources, please contact us.

Summer Hours – June & July

The Libraries will have Summer Hours for the months of June and July.

The Isché Library will close at 9pm Sunday-Thursday and at 6pm on Fridays from June-July. Opening times and Saturday hours will remain the same.

The Dental Library will close at 6pm Monday-Thursday and at 5pm on Fridays but only in June. It will be closed on weekends.

The Dental Library will resume regular hours Monday, July 1st. The Isché Library will resume on Thursday, August 1st.

Library catalog unavailable starting 11pm, Tuesday, May 28th

May 28, 2024: On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 11pm, INNOPAC, the Library Catalog, will be unavailable for a couple of hours. The outage is necessary for a system update.

The majority of Library resources will still be available during this time.

Please contact us if you need any assistance.

New ClinicalKey EBooks for May

ClinicalKey has released their latest batch of new eBooks in our subscription package. They include updated editions of Netter anatomy books, a new title about diabetes mellitus, and a couple of new editions from their “secrets” series.

The new eBooks added are:
Adler’s Physiology of the Eye (Levin, Leonard) 12th ed.

Art and Science of Facelift Surgery, The (Niamtu, Joe) 2nd ed.

Brody’s Human Pharmacology (Wecker, Lynn) 7th ed.

Chronic Complications of Diabetes Mellitus (Mauricio, Didac) 1st ed.

Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Digestive System, Part III – Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas (Netter, Frank) 3rd ed.

Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Endocrine System (Netter, Frank) 3rd ed.

Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Reproductive System (Netter, Frank) 3rd ed.

Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Urinary System (Netter, Frank) 3rd ed.

Neuro-Ophthalmology Survival Guide, The (Pane, Anthony) 3rd ed.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets (Selbst, Steven) 4th ed.

Practical Approach to Electroencephalography (Libenson, Mark) 2nd ed.

Rare and Interstitial Lung Diseases (Sorino, Claudio) 1st ed.

Sectional Anatomy by MRI and CT (Anderson, Mark) 5th ed.

Urgent Care Medicine Secrets (Olympia, Robert) 2nd ed.


The links will lead you to our catalog and then you can access them from there.

Chat from LibKey Nomad!

A recent update to the fantabulous LibKey Nomad browser extension now lets you quickly access the Library’s chat service. Look for the chat bubble wherever you see the LibKey icons:

Screenshot of message
Screenshot of badge with link to article
Screenshot of onscreen message

When you click the icon, the chat box will open and you can ask Library staff for help:

Screenshot of chat box

Click the chat icon to close the box. The chat service is available during the Library’s open hours.

LibKey Nomad is available for Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, Brave, and Vivaldi. You can download the extension by going to https://libkeynomad.com. You can also find browser-specific download links and more information about LibKey Nomad on our LibGuide.

If you have any questions about this or any other Library resources, please contact us.