New library bulletin board

Did you know that April is Jazz Appreciation Month? Check out our bulletin board on the third floor of the library for a look at music therapy as well as local music events this month.

Alternative Medicine Databases

Did you know the library has several powerful alternative medicine resources available on the web?
Check out these databases

5 classes to be offered in April

In conjunction with Medical Information Day 2007, the Isch?â?® Library will be offering 5 unique classes in April.

We will be offering the following classes from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on the following days:

PDA update

Do you use the US Preventative Services Task Force’s ePSS for handhelds? If so, read on…
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Introducing REMM: Radiation Event Medical Management

The Department of Health and Human Services has developed its first comprehensive web site to assist health care professionals, primarily physicians, who may have to provide medical care during a radiation mass casualty incident.

Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM) (http://remm.nlm.gov) provides easy to follow algorithms for diagnosis and management of radiation contamination and exposure, guidance for the use of radiation countermeasures, and a variety of other features to facilitate medical responses.
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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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

EMBASE provides access to current biomedical and pharmacological literature.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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