Posted by jovyanne on May 27, 2010
Our blog has a new home and a new design! Some new features include weekly polls, featured online video tutorials and a series we’re calling “FYI Digests”, a weekly compilation of what’s new in the fields of medicine, public health and the medical sciences.
Go to http://fyi.libmedia.nymc.edu and tell us what you think! We’d love to hear your feedback.
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Posted by sfmanning on May 12, 2010
PowerPoint Alternatives
Monday, May 17
11:00 – 12:00
Library Rm. 109
Instructor: Jovy Rosario
The Health Sciences Library Presents:
Are you tired of PowerPoint and its bullet points? Do you want to try something new with your presentations? This class will demonstrate free, web-based alternatives to PowerPoint followed by hands-on exercises. Instructor: Jovy Rosario
To register: Click on the following link: http://library.nymc.edu/calendar/index.cfm?calendar_id=432 and enter your barcode & password.
Questions? Call the Reference Desk at 914-594-4210 or respond to this email
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Posted by M. Ascher on May 10, 2010
Next in the Useful Web Gizmos series…
this week’s topic is:
Thursday May 13, 11:00 – 11:30
Library Rm. 109
Instructor: Marie Ascher
This 30-minute session will introduce participants to sites on the web which allow users to upload, share, and search slides and slide presentations.
Potential uses for slide sharing in education and research will be described and discussed.
To register — Click on the link: http://library.nymc.edu/calendar/index.cfm?calendar_id=421 and enter in your barcode & password.
Questions? Respond to this email or call the Reference Desk at 914-594-4210.
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Posted by M. Ascher on May 10, 2010
RefWorks is currently allowing users to preview their forthcoming 2.0 interface. In Fall 2010 all RefWorks users will switch over to the 2.0 interface. For now all accounts will continue to default to the “Classic” view. However, it is recommended that users familiarize themselves with the new interface before Fall.
To learn more about the new interface, see this preview video: http://www.refworks-cos.com/refworks/rwpreview/RefWorks_New_UI_demo.htm
To sign up for an overview webinar: http://www.refworks-cos.com/training/
If you have questions or comments, please contact Marie Ascher at marie_ascher@nymc.edu
To preview the new interface, after you log in to RefWorks, click on “RefWorks 2.0″ in the upper right corner of the screen:
You will then be able to toggle between the Classic and 2.0 interfaces.
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Posted by jovyanne on May 7, 2010
Here at the HSL, we are constantly trying to find creative ways to help you wherever you might be. In addition to being able to phone, email or IM us, we can now SHOW you how to do something instead of telling you. How? Through a screen-sharing application called Yuuguu! You don’t have to download or install anything. All you need is a browser, an Internet connection and a PIN. Let me explain.
After you’ve initiated a conversation (IM or phone) with a librarian and you’ve decided to do a screen share, the librarian will give you a PIN that will allow you to see the librarian’s screen on your screen. Pretty neat, huh?
The next question is: where do you go to input this PIN? I’m glad you asked. The following screenshots will show you how.
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Posted by jovyanne on May 6, 2010
ClinicalTrials.gov is a freely available resource containing information on federally and privately supported clinical research conducted in the United States and around the world. At the time this post was written, the registry contained 89,380 trials from 172 countries.
The National Library of Medicine recently posted a series of videos on how to get the most out of ClinicalTrials.gov.
The topics include:
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Posted by deborahcr on May 5, 2010
Procedures Consult is an online multimedia training and reference tool that helps physicians, residents and students prepare for, perform and test their knowledge of top medical procedures. It features high quality videos, text and illustrations and includes tests, competency tracking and reporting designed to enhance medical procedures education.
Off-campus users click here to access the trial.
Enjoy this trial through June 3, 2010, but please let us know what you think of this product by leaving a comment or by sending an email to HSL_NYMC@nymc.edu
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Posted by deborahcr on May 3, 2010
AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill provides access to 60 medical textbooks, thousands of images and illustrations, videos, case files, diagnostic tools, drug monographs, and more. Updated frequently, AccessMedicine provides fast access to the information necessary for completing evaluations, diagnoses, and case management decisions, as well as for pursuing research, medical education and board review.
Off-campus users click here to access the trial.
Enjoy this trial through June 3, 2010, but please let us know what you think of this product by leaving a comment or by sending an email to HSL_NYMC@nymc.edu
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Posted by rsmethurst on May 3, 2010
The following is a list of titles that the NYMC Health Sciences Library added to our collection during April 1- April 30 2010. If you have any question, please contact Rie Smethurst at rie_smethurst@nymc.edu or call 914-594-3172.
Designing the smart organization : how breakthrough corporate learning initiatives drive strategic change and innovation / Deiser, Roland. Call # HD58.82 D325d 2009
Power of unreasonable people : how social entrepreneurs create markets that change the world /Elkington, John. Call # HD60 E43p 2008
Developing women leaders : a guide for men and women in organizations / Valerio, Anna Marie. Call # HD6054.3 V164d 2009
Shaking the globe : courageous decision-making in a changing world / McGarvie, Blythe J. Call # HF1379 M145s 2009
Intrinsic motivation at work : what really drives employee engagement /Thomas, Kenneth Wayne. Call # HF5549.5 M63 T458i 2009
MLA handbook for writers of research papers / Modern Language Association of America. Call # Reference LB2369 M685 2009
Plausibility of life : resolving Darwin’s dilemma / Kirschner, Marc. Call # QH366.2 K61p 2005
Two-component signaling systems / edited by Melvin I. Simon. Call # QU25 M566 v. 471 2010
Guide to yeast genetics : functional genomics, proteomics, and other systems analysis / edited by Jonathan Weissman. Call # QU25 M566 v.470 2010
AJCC cancer staging manual / American Joint Committee on Cancer. Call # QZ241 A312 2010
Adobe Captivate 4 : beyond the essentials / Siegel, Kevin A. Call# TR897.7 S571a 2009
Summary health statistics for the U.S. population : National Health Interview Survey, 2008 : data from the National Health Interview Survey / Adams, Patricia F. Call # W2 A N277 Ser. 10 no. 243 2008
Membrane receptors, channels, and transporters in pulmonary circulation / editied by Jason X.-J. Yuan. Call # W20.5 A95 v. 661 2010
Retinal degenerative diseases : laboratory and therapeutic investigations / editied by Robert E. Anderson. Call # W20.5 A95 v. 664 2010
Frontiers in brain repair / edited by Rahul Jandial. Call # W20.5 A95 v. 671 2010
Convergence of science and governance : research, health policy, and American states / Fox, Daniel M. Call # W265 AA1 F791 2010
Searching skills toolkit : finding the evidence /De Brun, Caroline. Call # W49 D288s 2009
Brief guide to the U.S. health care delivery system : facts, definitions, and statistics /edited by Sara A. Beazley. Call # W84 AA1 B853 2010
Koenig and Schultz’s disaster medicine : comprehensive principles and practices / edited by Kristi L. Koenig. Call # Disaster Medicine WA295 K78 2010
Diagnosis, therapy, and evidence : conundrums in modern American medicine / Grob, Gerald N. Call # WB100 G873d 2010
Neuroanatomy through clinical cases / Blumenfeld, Hal. Call # WL141 B658n 2010
Central nervous system : structure and function / Brodal, Per. Call # WL300 B864c 2010
Psychiatry / dited by Janis L. Cutler. Call # WM140 P9742 2010
Treatment of stuttering : established and emerging interventions / edited by Barry Guitar. Call # WM475 T7847 2010
We’ve got issues : children and parents in the age of medication / Warner, Judith. Call # WS350.6 W282w 2010
Genius on the edge : the bizarre double life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted / Imber, Gerald. Call # WZ100 H196i 2010
MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing / Modern Language Association of America. Call # Z283 M685 2008
This book is overdue! : how librarians and cybrarians can save us all / Johnson, Marilyn. Call # Z716.4 J68b 2010
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Posted by jovyanne on April 30, 2010
We subscribe to several EBSCO databases at the library, namely:
To help you with your searches, we’ve embedded an instant messaging client within all of the above EBSCO databases. This chat window will show up beside your search results (highlighted by the red box in the picture below).
If you have any questions on how to narrow your search results, how to obtain the full-text of an article or how to order an article, we’re here to help right within the EBSCO interface. We are working on implementing this feature on some of our other databases such as PubMed and on our catalogue, NYMCat.
Our chat hours are Mondays-Thursday from 10 am to 6 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 5 pm.
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