Well, we?óÔé¼Ôäóve reached the end of National Medical Librarians Month, and as things draw to a close we?óÔé¼Ôäód like to focus on one more new resource with which you are already familiar: the new and improved E-journals list.
Let?óÔé¼Ôäós review the advice and words of caution Becky provided us when it came out:
Due to various reasons, the list is not a comprehensive listing of the electronic journals we have, but it?óÔé¼Ôäós relatively close.
Always check INNOPAC if you want to be 100% sure we don?óÔé¼Ôäót own a title. (There?óÔé¼Ôäós even a button for this on the list.)
The list includes all those strange non-health related titles we get through LOUIS, which is an advantage if someone comes looking for Harvard Business Journal or Consumer Reports
The list requires login to WAM for off campus access.
Some MD Consult titles may prompt for your lsuhsc username & password (Lancet, etc)
You don?óÔé¼Ôäót have to put in a full journal title to search, however, searching MEDLINE abbreviations may give you trouble
There is a short e-journals tutorial
Task for Week 4:
What?óÔé¼Ôäós the strangest journal name on list? Post yours in the comments

Display week 4 NMLM
The Dental Library Open House will be today from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Go and “Sink Your Teeth In!”

Sink Your Teeth In at the Dental Library Open House
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Two more chances to learn and one chance to celebrate:
Advanced Googling Class @ Isché Friday, October 24th from 12 noon to 1 pm
PubMed Class @ Dental Monday, October 27th from 12 noon to 1 pm
Check out the Dental Library Open House on Tuesday, October 28th from 11:30 to 1:30; Go and “Sink Your Teeth In!”

Sink Your Teeth In at the Dental Open House
Hello again from the NMLM Committee. We?óÔé¼Ôäóre halfway through this whirlwind staff development course ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ thanks for hanging in there! This week we?óÔé¼Ôäóre exploring social networking and the library?óÔé¼Ôäós Facebook page.
Introduction
Social Networking sites are online communities where people can connect with their friends and discover other people who have similar interests. Often social networking sites have features that allow users to interact with each other through features like photo sharing, chat, messaging, group invitations to events and more. Popular social networking sites include MySpace, Facebook, and Linkedin.
For an introduction to social networking, watch this 3 minute video: ?óÔé¼?ôSocial networking in plain English?óÔé¼?Ø by Common Craft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKcqge8SvzQ
Library applications
The Dental library and Isch?â?® library both have a page on Facebook. Facebook members can become ?óÔé¼?£fans?óÔé¼Ôäó of the libraries, which allows you to leave comments, see events, view pictures, and more.
Task for week 3:
View to the library facebook pages.
Are you a member of Facebook? Add the library as a fan and leave a comment on our Wall about what you?óÔé¼Ôäód like to see on the library Facebook page.
Not a member of Facebook? If you do not want to create a profile in Facebook, leave a comment on the library blog post for this week ?óÔé¼?ôCan ya dig it?: social networking at the library?óÔé¼?Ø about what you?óÔé¼Ôäód like to see on the library Facebook page.

NMLM Facebook display
Two classes are happening this week:
General Library Systems @ Isché on Tuesday, October 21st from 1:30-3 pm
Health Literacy @ Dental on Wednesday, October 22nd from 12 noon to 1 pm
Register by calling either the Isch?â?® or Dental Libraries’ Circulation Desks (504-568-5550 or 504-941-8158) or by emailing either reference@lsuhsc.edu or dentlib@lsuhsc.edu.
Tis the season for flu shots
Flu shots will be available on October 15, 16, and 17th at the LSU HCN clinic at 2820 Napoleon Avenue ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Suite 890. The cost for the shot is $20 with an LSUHSC ID and $25 without an ID. Payment may be made by credit card or cash.
And coming Oct 30th to the MEB…
FLUSHOTS
Thursday, October 30
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
MEB – Seminar Room 5
$20 – cash only
with LSUHSC ID
Introduction
Think about how you save web pages you visit frequently. Most people are aware of the ?óÔé¼?£Favorites?óÔé¼Ôäó feature on Internet Explorer (or ?óÔé¼?£bookmarks?óÔé¼Ôäó in FireFox). You find a page you want to remember, store it in your ?óÔé¼?£Favorites?óÔé¼Ôäó, and use that whenever you want to visit or remember a favorite website. When you add a page to your ?óÔé¼?£Favorites?óÔé¼Ôäó on a web browser like Internet Explorer, it is stored in your computer. If you use multiple computers you may have different bookmarks saved on different computers.
Read more >
Check out three more opportunities to learn!
RefWorks Class @ Dental Library Tuesday, Oct. 14th 12 noon – 1 pm
Navigating E-Journals @ Isché Library Wednesday, Oct. 15th 12 noon – 1 pm
RefWorks Class @ Isché Library Thursday Oct. 16th 9 – 10 am
Register today by calling either the Isch?â?® or Dental Libraries’ Circulation Desks (504-568-5550 or 504-941-8158) or by emailing either reference@lsuhsc.edu or dentlib@lsuhsc.edu.
And good for you? According to a story released yesterday by Reuters Health, dark chocolate font size=”-1″>(link removed) may keep your healthy. The original research appeared in Journal of Nutrition, v.138 (9) 1671-76 September 2008. Just what I need an excuse to indulge my love of chocolate.
Two classes are being offered tomorrow (Wednesday, October 8th). The General Library Systems Class will be held from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at the Isché Library. And Navigating E-Journals Class will be held at the Dental Library from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Sign up now for either class by calling the Circulation Desk at either the Isché or Dental Libraries (504-568-5550 or 504-941-8158).
October is National Medical Librarians Month. In recognition the library is doing a staff development activity to learn about some of our newer online tools. Here is week 1’s assignment: Dig Deeper with Blogs.
Not library staff & want more info? Send an email to mknapp@lsuhsc.edu
This week we?óÔé¼Ôäóre talking about blogs. Did you know the library has a blog? Clearly you do now as you are reading it! Read on for a background on blogs and other info?óÔé¼?ª
Introduction to blogs
?óÔé¼?ó Definition: BLOG is short for Web log, or an online journal that is frequently updated with news, views or other information.
?óÔé¼?ó For an introduction to blogs, watch this 3 minute video: ?óÔé¼?ôblogs in plain English?óÔé¼?Ø by Common Craft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKcqge8SvzQ
?óÔé¼?ó You can view our library blog, LSUSHSC LIBRARY NEWS, on the Isch?â?® Library homepage. All library staff can create posts on the blog or leave a comment.
Log in information
Librarians
Username: your lsuhsc email alias (ie: mknapp)
Generic password: [redacted:see staff email]
Library Staff and the General Public
Haven?óÔé¼Ôäót used our blog before? Anyone can create a username & password to comment.
Task for week 1:
?óÔé¼?óAdd a comment answering the question ?óÔé¼?ôWhich tool are you most interested in learning about this month?”

NMLM: Dig Deeper Display
Several free events are happening this week in recognition of Academy Week, brought to you by the Office of Medical Education Research and Development (aka OMERAD). Check out the events below. Contact OMERAD at the info below for more information:
Monday, October 6
*Roundtable Discussions: Exploring Opportunities for Collaborative Educational Scholarship Projects
2:00 ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ 4:00 p.m. | Seminar Room 10 | 3rd floor, MEB
Choose from a variety of topics/discussions and participate in one that
interests you. Through a colleague facilitated discussion, explore
shared interests and ideas for engaging with others to design and
complete an educational scholarship project.
Tuesday, October 7
*Faculty Development Workshop: Educational Scholarship: Definitions and Opportunities in Everyday Teaching and Education Work
2:00-4:00 p.m. | Seminar Room 10, MEB
- Hands-on activities will engage participants in clarifying characteristics
and examples of educational scholarship and how to enhance existing
teaching and education activities to develop scholarly methods and
produce scholarship
Wednesday, October 8
Keynote Address: Going Beyond the Hype of Competency-Based Education, Larry Gruppen, Ph. D., Chair, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School
Noon ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ 1:00 p.m. | Lecture Room 1 | 2nd floor, School of Nursing
Light lunch at 11:30 a.m.
Dr. Gruppen will discuss innovative ideas and approaches for the next
generation of health professions education and implications for faculty,
leaders, and learners.
**NOTE: Academy Members Symposium: Business Meeting and
Workshop on Critical Thinking to follow (1:15 ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ 4:30 p.m.)
Thursday, October 9
*Faculty Development Workshop: Quantity, Quality, and Engagement: Documenting and Presenting Evidence of Educational Excellence and Scholarship
2:00 ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ 4:00 p.m. | Seminar Room 10 | 3rd floor, MEB
- Participants will learn about various forms of evidence and how to best
represent their achievements related to quantity, quality, and
engagement (i.e., scholarly approach and scholarship) in teaching and
education. They will use the Academy application portfolio format and
hands-on activities to enhance designing a portfolio and deciding what
and how to represent excellence and scholarship.
Friday, October 10
Academy New Member Induction Ceremony and Reception
3:00 p.m. | Lecture Room 2 | 2nd floor, School of Nursing
- The entire LSUHSC-NO community is invited to recognize and congratulate
Academy members
*Registration appreciated to help planning for refreshments and workshop materials. Contact OMERAD via 504-568-2140 or omerad@lsuhsc.edu to reserve a seat.
Hot on the heels of last week’s IgNobel prizes comes the real thing. The Nobel Prize in Medicine was announced earlier today, with HPV and HIV research sharing the award.
2008 Nobel Laureates in Medicine
Harald zur Hausen: “for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer” | View articles on PubMed
Fran?â?ºoise Barr?â?®-Sinoussi & Luc Montagnier: “for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus” | View articles on Pubmed
A search on Barr?â?®-Sinoussi is a case study of idiosyncrasies of Author searching in PubMed. Throughout her career Barr?â?®-Sinoussi has articles published under the name Barr?â?®, F, Sinoussi, FB, and Sinoussi-Barr?â?®, F. An article by Barre-Sinoussi, B also turns up, which is probably the 2008 Nobel Laureate mis-attributed in the article.
Reference librarian Mary Marix provided the adventures in PubMed author searching for this post. MK