New Additions to AccessMedicine

New e-books from AccessMedicine:

Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 5th Edition
Written by the staff, faculty, and associates of the California Poison Control System, one of the country?óÔé¼Ôäós most respected poison control systems.

Current Rheumatology Diagnosis & Treatment , 2nd Edition
Authoritative and clinically focused quick-reference guide for the entire range of rheumatology disorders.
Plus, did you know…

New in the Library – 2006

December
Extended Exam Hours

The Library has extended its Exam Hours to being open until Midnight each night through December 21st.

November
Exam Hours

The Library has reinstated Exam Hours for the month of December.

Exhibit

Three new exhibits are available in the Isché Library. One solves the mystery of Evidence-Based Medicine; the second discovers what is “Beyond MEDLINE” ; and the third features highlights from the career of John P. Isché, former Director of Libraries, for whom the Resource Center Library was named in 1991.

October
Resource

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database offers clinically relevant drug information about prescription and non-prescription drugs.

September
Resource

Protein Lounge provides access to system biology databases and research tools.

Resource

Springer eBook Collection provides access to more than 10,000 of SpringerÔÇÖs scientific, technical, and medical books in both fully searchable PDF and HTML. These titles have been donated to New Orleans area universities by the publishing company in support of post-Katrina rebuilding.

August
Resource

ExamMaster is an online resource which provides access to medical exam and preparation review resources.

Exhibit

A new exhibit features photos of the Health Sciences Center during the flood and the post-storm recovery process in the Library.

Journal

Science is now available full-text online from 1997 to the present.

Trial Database

Protein Lounge is a system biology database. LSUHSC Libraries have arranged a two week trial from August 5th until August 19th. Let us know what you think.

Resource

Book Index with Reviews (link removed) is a database that provides information on over 3.8 million book titles.

July
Resource

Access to the Thieme ElectronicBook Library is now available. This resource provides access to the publishers Flexibook Atlases and Textbooks Series.

Resource

EMBASE provides access to current biomedical and pharmacological literature.

Resource

IHM: Images from the History of Medicine is a database of over 60,000 images in the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) historical prints and photographs collection.

WebPage

A new page highlighting PDA Resources (link removed) available via LSUHSC Library subscriptions has been created.

Service

The General Library Class and ILLiad Class are now scheduled for July through September.

June
Service

ILLiad is a new interlibrary loan management system that is now available. Its features include one-time online registration, web-based tracking of ILLs, and automatic email notifications.

Resource

DynaMed is an evidence-based primary care research tool. PDA access is available.

Re-Opening!

The Isché Library is please to announce that it will be re-opening on Monday, June 12th at 8 a.m.

April
Resource

Mosby’s Nursing Consult provides access to both full-text books and journals, as well as other resources of use to nurses and nursing students.

January
Journal Titles

In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, the Library has attempted move to electronic versions of most of its journals; please check INNOPAC for specific titles.

New in the Library – 2005

November
Resource

PsycArticles provides access to searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.

August
Resource

PsychiatryOnline from APPI provides access to several American Psychiatric Press monographs, including the DSM-IV-TR, as well as 5 journals.

July
New Look
  • Ovid has a new look with release 5.0 on July 12th.
  • June
    Resource
  • McGraw-Hill’s AccessMedicine provides access to Harrison’s Online and several other full-text books.
  • May
    School Liaison Program
  • The Reference Librarians at the Isch?® and Dental libraries begin the Libraries’ School Liaison program.
  • April
    Medical Information Day Exhibit
  • The Library hosts an exhibit in the Atrium on Monday, April 11th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate Medical Information Day.
  • The Library adds 5 new classes for our patrons.
  • January
    Expanded Access
  • Web of Science(Science Citation Index & Social Sciences Citation Index) Now available from 1970 to the present; part of the Web of Knowledge suite of databases
  • Journal Titles
  • Embargo Lifted13 journal titles, including Biochemistry, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and American Society for Microbiology Press Titles
  • New Subscriptions54 new titles in print, online, or both
  • Resources
  • Current Protocols7 Current Protocols titles
  • GIDEON Online(Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network) a global infectious disease knowledge management tool
  • Images.MDan online encyclopedia of medical images
  • InfoPOEMs (link removed)(Patient-Oriented Evidence that MattersÔäó) Clinical Awareness System
  • Services
  • RefWorksa Web-based bibliography and database manager