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January 31, 2007
Health Sciences Libraries Patron Survey
Please help us understand what you see as your information challenges and ways in which we can help you meet them. Please take our three question survey.
http://lessons.ummu.umich.edu/2k/patron_feedback_jan07/survey_001
Posted by pmartin at 02:45 PM
Ann Arbor/Ypsi READS presents Frank Wu on 2/6
AA/Y READS Event featuring Frank Wu of WSU:
Frank Wu, Dean of Wayne State University Law School and author of Yellow: Race In America Beyond Black and White, will visit the downtown Library on Tues., Feb. 6 at 7 pm to discuss issues of race from the Asian American perspective. Using both his personal experiences and those from his profession, Dr. Wu will explore issues such as racial stereotyping, mixed race identity, globalization, and how changing ideas of racial identity will affect our future. Both Helen and I have heard Dr. Wu speak in the past and think that he had interesting things to tell us. For details see:
http://www.aadl.org/events/list?search=wu&location+&event_type=
Posted by schnitzr at 08:56 AM
January 29, 2007
Expanded weekend hours at Taubman
In response to requests recently made by medical students, we are opening an hour earlier on weekends. Starting this coming weekend, we will open at 10am on Saturday and 11am on Sunday. We will continue this through late May to the end of the current academic year and will monitor usage during the period. That usage will help determine the schedule we adopt for next year.
Whitney Field
Operations Coordinator
Health Sciences Libraries
Posted by wfield at 04:16 PM
UMHS Learn @ Lunchtime Feb 5th - Using Literature Alerts
Bring your lunch to Dining Room B in the Hospital Cafeteria on February 5th from 12-1pm for an informal session on using literature alerts to receive automatic emails on topics, authors or journals. Librarians from Taubman Medical Library will demonstrate how to set up alerts in UM-MEDSEARCH, PubMed and Web of Knowledge. If the time isn't convenient for you, email medical.library@umich.edu to request a personal or departmental session.
Posted by pmr at 01:20 PM
New UM Protein Database
Michigan Molecular Interactions (MiMI) gathers data from multiple well-known protein interaction repositories and merges the information to create a new database using novel computational technology. MiMI (mimi.ncibi.org) is an ongoing research collaboration between the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, the Medical School, the Center for Computational Medicine and Biology (CCMB) and Michigan National Center for Integrative Biomedical Informatics (NCIBI).
For more information:
http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0607/Jan29_07/04.shtml
Posted by pmr at 01:01 PM
January 24, 2007
Wear Red on February 2
Posted by janeblum at 08:47 AM
January 20, 2007
Scopus, Our Featured Database
Scopus, known as the world's largest abstract and indexing database spanning a broad spectrum of scientific, technical, and medical literature, is now available via our webpage. An outside review of this resource with details on its contents and coverage is available at: http://www.istl.org/06-winter/databases4.html
Posted by schnitzr at 05:56 AM
January 15, 2007
U-M names Courant new University librarian
Former University of Michigan Provost Paul N. Courant, a long-time academic and supporter of university libraries, has been chosen as University librarian and dean of University Libraries at U-M, a position that oversees 19 libraries on the Ann Arbor campus.
Press Release
Posted by pmr at 01:39 PM
January 10, 2007
AHRQ Guide on Analgesics for Osteoarthritis
New Summary Guides are available from The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program:
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/dsc/products.cfm
Consumer Guide Title: Choosing Pain Medicine for Osteoarthritis
Clinician Guide Title: Choosing Non-Opioid Analgesics for Osteoarthritis
Posted by pmr at 04:24 PM
January 09, 2007
2006/2007 Faculty & Staff Salary Record Available
The Taubman Medical Library has received the 2006/2007 UM Faculty and Staff Salary Record and it is now available in the Taubman Reference Collection. The call number is LD 3256.75 .U55. Electronic versions (Excel spreadsheets) are available for 2003/2004, 2004/2005, and 2005/2006. The direct link is: http://errwpc.umdl.umich.edu/public/3/3/1/3314612.html
Further information about library holdings at Taubman, Hatcher Graduate and Shapiro Undergraduate libraries can be found within the Mirlyn Library Catalog under the title of "Faculty and Staff Salary Record."
Posted by dlauseng at 05:12 PM
January 08, 2007
Enroll for Active U
Enroll now and get healthy through Active U!
Organizers of Active U 2007 hope participants will outdo last year's involvement in the program designed to encourage members of the campus community to enhance personal health and well-being through physical activity. Registration for the program that challenges faculty, staff and graduate students to "start it up, step it up or keep it up" runs from Jan. 8 through Feb. 6. There will be prizes, recognition, free shirts, and free passes to the Rec Buildings and to the Ice Cube. Check out this site:
http://www.umich.edu/%7Eurecord/0607/Jan08_07/17.shtml
Posted by schnitzr at 07:07 PM
New NCBI Database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP)
NLM® and the National Center for Biotechnology Information announce the introduction of the Database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP), a new database designed to archive and distribute data from genome wide association (GWA) studies. GWA studies explore the association between specific genes (genotype information) and observable traits, such as blood pressure and weight, or the presence or absence of a disease or condition (phenotype information).
For more information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/press_releases/dbgap_launchPR06.html
Posted by pmr at 11:37 AM
Ann Arbor/Ypsi READS 2007
Ann Arbor District Library
734- 327-4265
NEWS RELEASE
December 5, 2006
ANN ARBOR/YPSILANTI READS
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR
TRACY KIDDER
APPEARS AT WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
Kidder Will Discuss This Year’s Reads Book
‘MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS”
As Well As Sign Copies of His Book
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder will make a special appearance in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area as part of Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads. His book, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest Of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure The World has been chosen as the focus of the 2007 Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads program. On Thursday, January 25 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Towsley Auditorium of the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College, he will discuss this book and its true story of a gifted man in love with the world who will do all he can to cure it. A booksigning will follow and the book on sale at this event, courtesy of Nicola’s Books.
Posted by schnitzr at 10:47 AM
January 03, 2007
NIH Grant Symposium Series
The Health Sciences Libraries are offering a symposium series to assist grant applicants with the electronic submission of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants. The series will be at the Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium, 109 Zina Pitcher Place on the Medical School Campus.
For more information and to register.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/taubman/grants0612/GrantWorkshopSeries.html
Or go to the Taubman Medical Library web page www.lib.umich.edu/taubman and click on NIH Grant Symposium Series under Library Workshops
Posted by oriley at 01:37 PM