FYI...

We’ve Moved!

jovyanne — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:16:45 +0000

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.

Filed under: Announcements

PowerPoint Alternatives — New HSL Class!

sfmanning — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:41:50 +0000

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

Filed under: Announcements, Library Classes

HSL Class: Useful Web Gizmos – Slide Sharing Sites

M. Ascher — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:46:00 +0000

Next in the Useful Web Gizmos series…

this week’s topic is:

“Slide Sharing Sites”

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.

Filed under: Library Classes

Take a Look at RefWorks 2.0

M. Ascher — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:47:48 +0000

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.

Filed under: Library Resources Tagged: refworks

Yuuguu Where “We Guu”

jovyanne — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:24:18 +0000

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.

Filed under: Library Services Tagged: reference, screen sharing

Resource Alert: ClinicalTrials.gov

jovyanne — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:46:50 +0000

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:

Basic Search (3 min., March 2010)
Clinical Study Details (2 min., March 2010)
Customize Your Display (2 min., March 2010)
Advanced Search (3 min., March 2010)
Refine a Search (2 min., March 2010)
Downloading Search Results (4 min., March 2010)
RSS Feed Setup for a Search (2 min., March 2010)

Filed under: Library Resources

New Trial: Procedures Consult

deborahcr — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:02:41 +0000

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

Filed under: Product Trials

New Trial: AccessMedicine

deborahcr — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:27:41 +0000

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

Filed under: Product Trials, Uncategorized

New Books at the Health Sciences Library, April 2010

rsmethurst — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:28:17 +0000

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

Filed under: Library Resources

Ask-a-Librarian while Searching EBSCO Databases

jovyanne — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:58:25 +0000

We subscribe to several EBSCO databases at the library, namely:

Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive
CINAHL
Health Business FullText Elite
Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive
MEDLINE Ebscohost
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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.

Filed under: Library Resources, Library Services Tagged: databases, Ebsco, instant messaging