New Look for Links

The LSUHSC New Orleans Libraries have launched a new Links page using the social bookmarking website, Delicious. The new page features a tag cloud for easy access to the items tagged by LSUHSC Librarians.

One Book, One New Orleans

The Literacy Alliance of New Orleans, along with the Young Leadership Council, has sponsored a community reading program since Spring 2004. They have recently announced this year’s book, City of Refuge by Tom Piazza. The program period begins September 15th and should end mid-November.

One Book One NOLA 2008

ActiveSync on iphone & PDA

New directions on configuring a mobile device with ActiveSync are now available on the LSUHSC Intranet:

https://intranet.lsuhsc.edu/postmaster/supporters/e2k3/ActiveSyncDevice.htm

And Printing is back

PayperPrint has been restored campus-wide.

Printing Offline

PayperPrint is offline campus wide. Technicians are working to bring it back online.

Stairs Re-Opened

The internal Isché Library stairwell has reopened. Get a little exercise and take the stairs.

4 things you didn’t know about Louis Armstrong

Planning to go to Satchmo Summerfest this weekend? “Satchmo” is one of the nicknames of Louis Armstrong, who is widely recognized as a founding father of jazz. This Friday through Sunday a free festival in the French Quarter celebrates Satchmo’s legacy.

Here’s some interesting health sciences related facts about Louis Armstrong:

RefWorks class is full!

Better luck next time!

The RefWorks class next Wednesday, Aug. 6th from 3-4pm is now full. We will have another class on this awesome bibliographic management solution sometime in late September/early October.

In the meantime, there are online instruction opportunities available.

Ische Library Closed on Saturday

Remember the John P. Isché Library will be closed this Saturday, July 26th for A/C duct work related to the Library Commons Construction. The Library will reopen at 1:30 on Sunday, July 27th.

Tulane’s HS Library

Much like the John P. Isché Library which is under renovation for a Library Commons, the Tulane Health Sciences Center Rudolph Matas Library is also under construction. The main entrance to Matas Library is currently closed, but access may still be gained through room M209 on the mezzanine. This entrance is available during the regular hours for the Tulane Library.

The Newest Reads

The latest Library acquisitions (from the past six months) are displayed on the New Books Shelf on the third floor (near the Reference Stacks). These nineteen titles can be checked out!

Karp, Gerald. Cell and Molecular Biology: concepts and experiments, fifth edition (2008).

Rhoads, Jacqueline. Davis?óÔé¼Ôäós Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills (2008).

Dains, Joyce E. Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, third edition (2007).

Montalvo, Isis. Transforming Nursing Data into Quality Care: profiles of quality improvement in U.S. healthcare facilities (2007).

Bousquet, Jean. Global Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Chronic Respiratory Diseases: comprehensive approach (2007).

Freeman, Melvyn. Monitoring and Evaluation of Mental Health Policies and Plans (2007).

Kiessling, Ann A. Human Embryonic Stem Cells, second edition (2007).

Brotzman, S. Brent. Handbook of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, second edition (2007).

Coleman, D. Jackson. Ultrasonography of the Eye and Orbit, second edition (2006).

Nuovo, Jim. Chronic Disease Management (2007).

Pohost, Gerald M. Handbook of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2007).

Thibodeau, Gary A. Structure and Function of the Body, thirteenth edition (2008).

Coppard, Brenda M. Introduction to Splinting: a clinical reasoning and problem-solving approach, third edition (2008).

Gardenhire, Douglas S. Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology, seventh edition (2008).

Wagner, Galen. Marriott’s Practical Electrocardiography, eleventh edition (2008).

Perry, Michael Clinton. The Chemotherapy Source Book, fourth edition (2008).

Woolf, Steven H. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice, second edition (2008).

Schlenker, Eleanor D. Williams’ Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy, ninth edition (2007).

Reilly, Peter L. Head Injury: pathophysiology and management, second edition (2005).

SciPhone

From Jott, a personal note transcriber which records speech into text, to MIM, an application which explores 3-D models of the human body, check out the top 10 science applications for iPhone, via Seed magazine.

Tutorials for Full-Text Journals

Molly Knapp has completed a Windows Media Video tutorial for accessing full-text journals via the Libraries’ catalog, Innopac. Don’t forget there is also a video for accessing materials remotely.

A/C Work Scheduled

The John P. Isché Library will be closed on Saturday, July 26th for A/C duct work related to the Library Commons Construction. The Library will reopen at 1:30 on Sunday, July 27th.

RefWorks Classes Coming Soon

Interested in learning about RefWorks, but don?óÔé¼Ôäót have the time to come to our live class on August 6th from 3-4 p.m.?

Consider taking an free online webinar, taught by the experts at RefWorks. Register using the link below. Use LSUHSC as your organization & your lsuhsc email address when you register.

RefWorks Fundamentals
This 75 minute session covers all the basics ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ creating a RefWorks account, importing data, organizing your database and generating a bibliography. Great for new users or even existing users who would like a refresher.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 9:00 am
Enroll Now! https://refworks.webex.com/refworks/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=711000719

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:00 pm
Enroll Now! https://refworks.webex.com/refworks/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=718087394

RefWorks Advanced Features
This 75-minute session covers topics such as advanced searching, using RefGrab-It to import data, working offline, editing multiple references, viewing, printing and sorting references and more. Attendees should have a working knowledge of RefWorks?óÔé¼Ôäó basic features.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:00 pm
Enroll Now! https://refworks.webex.com/refworks/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=715957151