Our next installment of 2 Minute Tips reveals the steps to access a database like PubMed or CINAHLplus with full text when you are off campus.
View VIDEO: Accessing databases off campus
2 Minute tips is a blog series where we bring you short video tutorials on various tools and resources in the library.
Both the Isché & Dental Libraries will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Both libraries will be open their regular hours on Sunday (1:30 – 10 pm for Isché and 11:30 am – 8 pm for Dental). And will reopen at 8 am on Tuesday, January 17th.
Taylor & Francis Online will be undergoing maintenance on Friday 13th January 2012, starting at 5pm CST and finishing by 8pm CST. The platform may be unavailable for approximately one hour during the scheduled maintenance window.
The Times-Picayune recently reported on a toothpaste based on a cocoa extract that was developed by LSU School of Dentistry professor emeritus Tetsuo Nakamoto.
Tetsuo Nakamoto, Chief Scientific Officer of Theodent and a professor emeritus at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, discovered the benefits of the cocoa extract years ago. He collaborated with researchers at Tulane University and the University of New Orleans to develop the find and create the toothpaste.
Theodent, as the toothpaste is called, costs $9.99 a tube and is available at Whole Foods. It does not contain fluoride.
The onset of the Spring 2012 semester is officially here and the library would like to extend a welcome to patrons both new & old. This might be a refresher for some but for any newcomers, below is some useful information that might assist in your academic career.
HereÔÇÖs a tidbit about what the library has to offer:
– ?á ?á ?á ?á?á Reserve Section -Current assigned texts for in-house use only
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Pay Paw Machine ÔÇô Accepts CASH ONLY (coins NOT accepted)
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Computer Lab -14 computers total, located on the 4th floor
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Popular Reading section (variety of current magazines)
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Daily dose of the Times Picayune Newspaper – 3rd floor
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Study Rooms ÔÇô 6 total, first come first serve
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Old School Technology ÔÇô Microfiche machine, Video cassette player, VHS player, etc.
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Printers ÔÇô both b/w & color prints available
-?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Copiers ÔÇô a copy machine is located nearest the elevator on each floor of the library
In addition to books and journals, you can also check out headphones, dry erase markers, ethernet cords and cables for the big screen televisions in the commons area.
The New Orleans Health Department has issued a new Health Resource Guide entitled a Guide to Behavioral Health Resources in the Greater New Orleans Area which “provides information on accessing mental health and substance abuse resources in the Greater New Orleans area.” This new guide is in addition to A Guide to No or Low Pay Community Healthcare in Orleans Parish which was released in August 2011. Both brochures are available from the Health Department webpage as PDF downloads.
Spring semester is here! Brush up on your tech skills with this short video on accessing books and journals off campus.
Two Minute tips is a series on our blog where we bring you short video tutorials on various tools and resources in the library.
LSUHSC New Orleans (which includes the Libraries) will be closing down at noon on Monday, January 9th, in honor of the LSU Tigers playing in the BCS Championship in the Superdome.
INNOPAC may be down for a short time today due to routine system maintenance between 10 am and 2 pm.
One final 2011 list, this from our friends at the AAMC:
American Medical News, published by the AMA, has posted “Our most intriguing medical facts of 2011,” drawn from the pages of American Medical News and linked back to the original story.
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/site/facts11.htm
The Louisiana Tumor Registry has been awarded 1st Place Data Quality Profile Award from the National Cancer Institute’s SEER program. The Louisiana Tumor Registry has been under the auspice of LSUHSC-NO since 1995; it has been a SEER program since 2001.
Was 2011 one of those years that made you look back fondly on the Gulf oil spill? These 2011 ‘best-ofs’ and ‘breakthroughs’ may lift your spirit.
Our newest 2 minute tip shows you how to create a PIN number for off campus access.
2 Minute tips is a blog series where we bring you short video tutorials on various tools and resources in the library.
RefWorks Classic will no longer be available as an interface in RefWorks as of today, December 31st, 2011.
View a tutorial on the RefWorks 2.0 interface.
For questions or training contact Molly Knapp. RefWorks classes will resume in January.
The Dental and Isché Libraries are now closed until January 3rd at 8 am.
Have a happy holiday!
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