Two New LibGuides

March 12, 2024: The Libraries are excited to announce two new LibGuides! The two new LibGuides are Artificial Intelligence in the Health Sciences, and the other new LibGuide being Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

Changes to accessing online resources

March 7, 2024: We are currently moving from one EZproxy service to a new one, and are starting to change links to all books, journals, databases, and resources. This service helps us to tell publishers you should be allowed access to all of the resources we receive.

As we continue this migration, when accessing Library resources that require signing in, links will be doing one of two things until we’ve completed editing all links.

In some cases, you will still hit the traditional EZproxy login page:

Screenshot of login screen

In other cases, you will be sent to our new EZproxy system where the login is more streamlined. If you’ve not yet authenticated in your session, when you click a link to one of the Library’s resources, you will see the LSUHSC-NO login where you need to enter your full email address and current password:

Screenshot of login screen

If you’ve already logged in during your session, such as to Office 365 Mail, LSUHSC-Secure, or your workstation, when you click a link to a resource in the new EZproxy system, the next thing you will see is the resource and there will not be an intermediate login screen.

With this new EZproxy system, we will no longer support logging in with just your username and password; full email address and current password is the only option. Also, access to Library resources is limited to current students, faculty, residents, and staff.

If you have problems logging into a resource when seeing the purple LSUHSC-NO screen, IT can assist with account issues.

We will update when we have completed this move to the new service, but if you have any questions about this or any other Library resources, please contact us.

New Video Tutorials

March 6, 2024: The Library has uploaded three new video tutorials to help our faculty, staff, and students learn about technologies and resources the Library offers. These three new videos are:

How to Resize a Poster in Microsoft PowerPoint

How to Access and Fill Out Our Systematic Review Form

How to Access and Download Content from LSU Health Digital Scholar

5th Floor noise warning for weeks of February 26th and March 4th

Picture of dismantled library shelving

During the week of February 26, 2024, and March 4, 2024, crews will be on the 5th Floor to remove the items and shelving from the Prieur Street side of the floor. It will be very noisy while they work and we will also need to limit the seating in the immediate area.

Picture of library shelving on the ground

The tables and carrels on the Bolivar Street side of the 5th Floor may offer some respite from the noise, along with the study areas on the 3rd and 4th Floors.

While this is happening, please be courteous to others who may have relocated due to the disruption on the 5th Floor.

UPDATE: EZproxy login issues

UPDATE: February 19, 2024: the problems have been resolved and you should now be able to log into EZproxy using either link.

February 19, 2024: We are currently experiencing issues with the secondary username and password login for EZproxy.

When you see the EZproxy login page, you will only be able to use the first link that will ask for your complete LSUHSC email address and current password:

Screenshot of login page

For those who preferred the login option available through the green bar on the EZproxy login page, that is not working at present.

If you need assistance with this or any other Library resources, please contact us.

Library catalog unavailable starting 11pm, Wednesday, February 14th

On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 11pm, INNOPAC, the Library Catalog, will be unavailable for a couple of hours. The outage is necessary for a system update.

The majority of Library resources will still be available during this time.

Please contact us if you need any assistance.

Carnival Hours

February 7, 2024 – The Libraries will have holiday hours over carnival weekend through Mardi Gras.

The Isché Library will close early or be closed from February 9th-13th; the Library will close at 5pm on Friday, February 9th and Monday, February 12th and will be completely closed Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, February 10th, 11th and 13th.

The Dental Library will close early or be closed from February 9th-15th; the Library will be closed on Sunday and Tuesday, February 11th and 13th and will close at 5pm on Monday the 12th and at 6pm, Wednesday and Thursday, February 14th and 15th.

Louisiana Digital Library Maintenance

February 7, 2024 – The Louisiana Digital Library will be performing maintenance on the servers on Wednesday, February 7th at 2PM. The site may be down for several hours.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns. Thank you!

February Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. Check out the display below:

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus.  

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles, they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu

Emergency Dental Campus Closure 1/26/2024

January 26, 2024 – the Dental Campus (including the Dental Library) closed at noon today because of a water main break. Stay tuned to see if the Library can open on Sunday.

Notice regarding alumni access to Library resources

We have received reports that alumni are being informed they can access Library resources online once they receive an alumni email account. This is incorrect. Alumni do not have access to the Library’s online resources and subscriptions.

Alumni who have been issued an alumni email cannot access Library resources due to licensing restrictions.

If you need any more information or have any questions, please contact us.

5th Floor Project Update

The major project on the 5th Floor of the Library to create space for an IT data center has reached a milestone. We have completed shifting the print journal collection, so the floor will be markedly quieter for a while.

The next phase of the project, which will entail clearing and tearing down of the shelving on the Prieur Street side of the floor, is tentatively scheduled to commence in the summer. We will post signage warning of increased noise and commotion once we have a better idea of when these next steps will start.

Although the print volumes have been removed, we still have some work to do for the affected journals’ records in our Library catalog. If you need assistance locating a print journal, please don’t hesitate to ask for help.

If you have any questions about this or any other Library services and/or resources, please contact us.

Isché Library Closed 1/20/2024

January 19, 2024 – Due to an emergency repair scheduled for Saturday, January 20th, the Isché Library will be closed on this date. The Library will reopen at 9:30am on Sunday, January 21st.

The Library Commons will be open but only emergency power will be on, so limited lighting, HVAC and elevator service may be available.

Digital Scholar Outage Tonight from 6PM-9PM

January 18, 2024 – Digital Scholar will be performing a planned outage tonight, Thursday, January 18th, 2024 from the hours of 6PM – 9PM.

Apologies for any inconvenience! Please contact rholle@lsuhsc.edu or digitalscholar@lsuhsc.edu with any questions or concerns. Thank you!

LSUHSC Campus Closed 1/16/2024

January 15, 2024: Due to the expected icy conditions, the LSUHSC New Orleans Campus is closed on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Hopefully the campus will reopen on Wednesday.