December 17, 2007
Access to Scopus is being discontinued at UM
Due to budget constraints, University of Michigan access to the Scopus
database will be discontinued as of January 1, 2008.
Resources similar to Scopus that remain available to U-M Ann Arbor
students, faculty and staff include:
ISI Web of Science
http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?func=native-link&resource=UMI01738
Engineering Index (Compendex) & INSPEC [Engineering Village]
http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?func=native-link&resource=UMI01165
UM-MEDSEARCH
http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?func=native-link&resource=UMI01451
For information on searching Embase, please contact Taubman Medical Library (medical.library@umich.edu).
Posted by schnitzr at 12:41 PM
December 09, 2007
Intensive Care Checklist from the "New Yorker"
If something so simple can transform intensive care, what else can it do? by Atul Gawande
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_gawande
Posted by schnitzr at 05:09 AM
December 05, 2007
Showing of "Remaking American Medicine"
The UMHS Patient & Family Centered Care Committee is showing the 4-part PBS series, "Remaking American Medicine", which explores the quality crisis and innovative solutions being taken by health care institutions in the 21st century.
"Episode 1: The Silent Killer", profiles individuals committed to
reducing medical errors and implementing rapid response teams. Episode 1 is being shown on Tuesday, December 11 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the MCHC Auditorium in Mott Children's Hospital - all are encouraged to attend!
The episode will be followed by an expert panel discussion by:
Pat Warner - Assoc. Director and Chief Administrative Officer, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital
Dr. Valerie Castle - Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Chris Dickinson - Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Karen Adkins-Bley - UMHS Risk Management
Annette Scott - Peds. ICU CNS and Rapid Response Team member
Kelly Parent - Parent of Mott child/Family Centered Care Lead
Upcoming episodes: Jan. 8, Feb. 12 and March 11
Free Admission and Popcorn!
Posted by preet at 11:56 AM
December 03, 2007
A Toolkit for Trainers from NIHSeniorHealth
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html
Posted by schnitzr at 02:37 PM
November 30, 2007
Deep Blue and PubMed--a Higher Profile for UM Research
Researchers who find articles by U-M authors in PubMed can now link
directly to their full text in Deep Blue by clicking "Links" and choosing
"LinkOut" to see the full text article for free. There are over 8800
articles linked this way with monthly updates. UM's Deep Blue is the first
institutional repository to have such links. For questions, contact the
Health Sciences Libraries at medical.library@umich.edu.
Web site: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/index.jsp
Posted by schnitzr at 09:50 AM
November 18, 2007
PubMed and the Expansion of Pharmacological Action Terms
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd07/nd07_pa_update.html
Posted by schnitzr at 04:55 AM
November 04, 2007
Many Americans Dissatisfied with Their Medical Care
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_56998.html
Posted by schnitzr at 04:38 PM
October 29, 2007
UM/UMHS Food Drive--Michigan Harvest Gathering
Michigan Harvest Gathering is a one-of-a-kind emergency food program benefiting the food bank council of Michigan’s 9 member food banks (food collected locally stays locally - for us that is Food Gatherers). Dates are Oct. 29-Nov. 11. See boxes near front doors of Taubman Medical Library.
Facts About Michigan Harvest Gathering are available at: http://www.med.umich.edu/fooddrive/
http://www.med.umich.edu/fooddrive/
Posted by schnitzr at 05:08 PM
October 25, 2007
New style guide for citing references in the Health Sciences
Available free online:
Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 2nd edition
Patrias, Karen, author; Wendling, Dan, editor
Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), NCBI; 2007
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=Books&itool=toolbar
Posted by pmartin at 02:31 PM
October 14, 2007
3 Win Nobel in Medicine for Gene Technology
Two Americans and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for developing the immensely powerful “knockout” technology, which allows scientists to create animal models of human disease in mice.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/science/09nobel.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Posted by schnitzr at 03:21 PM
September 14, 2007
Questions about Copyright?
The Library can help you!
In the academic world copyright is a part of everyone's life. The law is complex and can be confusing. Protect your rights and the rights of others; visit the following URL to find out more:
The University Library is sponsoring a workshop on copyright, "Copyright Essentials for Faculty". Two sessions of this workshop will be offered during the Fall Term, one on Oct. 1 and one on Dec. 3 (click on the dates for more information on the workshop, and the opportunity to register).
Posted by mchaffee at 02:09 PM
June 05, 2007
The New York Times & The Wall Street Journal
Unfortunately, due to budget constraints, we can no longer maintain our print subscriptions to "The New York Times" and "The Wall Street Journal." See the MIRLYN online catalog for electronic access to these newspapers.
Posted by schnitzr at 06:06 PM
April 20, 2007
Have Books to Donate?
Have a stack of books that you no longer want or need and don't want to toss out? Then consider the Better World Books donation box at Taubman Medical Library.
The Health Sciences Libraries are partnering with Golden Key International Honour Society to collect used books for Better World Books. According to Better World Books, their mission is to "capitalizes on the value of the book to fund and support literacy initiatives locally, nationally, and around the world." To learn more about this initiative which heavily counts on donations from colleges and universities, please see: http://www.betterworldbooks.com/
The Golden Key International Honour Society will have the collection box available through April 27th. Thank you for contributing to this literacy initiative (and not tossing used books)!
Posted by dlauseng at 04:49 PM
April 08, 2007
A-Z List of Health Organizations (DIRLINE)
DIRLINE Offers A to Z List of Health Organizations
The National Library of Medicine's DIRLINE (Directory of Health Organizations) now offers an A to Z list of 8,500+ organizations concerned with health and biomedicine: http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/help/dirline/a2z_A.html
DIRLINE can also be searched for specific topics: http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/
Posted by schnitzr at 09:36 AM
April 02, 2007
NIH Launches dbGaP, a Database of Genome Wide Association Studies
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/press_releases/dbgap_launchPR06.html
Posted by schnitzr at 07:38 AM
March 30, 2007
New Name for SFX
The icon linking to full-text articles changed to
http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/new_name_for_sfx_216.html
Posted by pmr at 01:16 PM
March 18, 2007
Why NLM uses journal title abbreviations in citations
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/pm_title_abbrev.html
Posted by schnitzr at 05:46 AM
February 20, 2007
Cancer Statistics 2007
Cancer statistics, 2007.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
posted by nih 6 days ago
CA Cancer J Clin. ;57(1):43-66.
Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, Murray T, Xu J, Thun MJ.
Category: Oncology
Each year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths expected in the United States in the current year and compiles the most recent data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival based on incidence data from the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries and mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics. This report considers incidence data through 2003 and mortality data through 2004. Incidence and death rates are age-standardized to the 2000 US standard million population. A total of 1,444,920 new cancer cases and 559,650 deaths for cancers are projected to occur in the United States in 2007. Notable trends in cancer incidence and mortality rates include stabilization of the age-standardized, delay-adjusted incidence rates for all cancers combined in men from 1995 through 2003; a continuing increase in the incidence rate by 0.3% per year in women; and a 13.6% total decrease in age-standardized cancer death rates among men and women combined between 1991 and 2004. This report also examines cancer incidence, mortality, and survival by site, sex, race/ethnicity, geographic area, and calendar year, as well as the proportionate contribution of selected sites to the overall trends. While the absolute number of cancer deaths decreased for the second consecutive year in the United States (by more than 3,000 from 2003 to 2004) and much progress has been made in reducing mortality rates and improving survival, cancer still accounts for more deaths than heart disease in persons under age 85 years. Further progress can be accelerated by supporting new discoveries and by applying existing cancer control knowledge across all segments of the population.
Electronic Access to this journal for UM affiliates:
CA; : a cancer journal for clinicians.
Posted by schnitzr at 01:53 PM
February 19, 2007
Women's Health and Fitness Event at Ypsi High
The Health Sciences Libraries were represented at the Women's Health and Fitness Event sponsored by a variety of groups and organized by the UM Women Medical Students and held at Ypsilanti High School on February 17th, from early morning until early afternoon. We set up a table with two laptops featuring PowerPoint of a number of relevant MedlinePlus topics (we tried to match them up with the workshops held at the event), and we distributed over 50 NLM flyers and a number of library brochures (plus a lot of good will). After the crowds had dispersed we attended a number of excellent workshops (e.g., "Hiding in Plain Sight"--about violence to women; "Chair Yoga," and "It's Not Just Potty Talk"-- about colon cancer and the need for screening. We also made contact with Debbi Smith who runs the UM Women's Health Resource Center, and we promised to collaborate with each other. She will drop off bookmarks for her unit soon and will pick up some of our brochures, she said. I think that we all agreed that it was an outstanding outreach experience. We learned quite a few things, had a good time, and cannot wait to go to next year's Women's Health and Fitness Day!
Posted by schnitzr at 03:50 PM
Taubman Medical Library extending Winter Term hours
In response to requests that arose during recent meetings with the Medical School student council, Taubman Medical Library has both expanded our weekend hours and also instituted an extended hours program which is primarily designed to support study for the board exams. The final schedule for the Winter Term 2007 is:
LIBRARY HOURS REFERENCE HOURS
January 2 - 28
Mon.-Thurs. 8 am-11:45 pm 9 am -7 pm
Fri. 8 am -7:45 pm 9 am -5 pm
Sat. 11 am -7:45 pm 1 pm -5 pm
Sun. noon -11:45 pm 1 pm -5 pm
January 29 - March 24
Mon.-Thurs. 8 am -11:45 pm 9 am -7 pm
Fri. 8 am -7:45 pm 9 am -5 pm
Sat. 10 am -7:45 pm 1 pm -5 pm
Sun. 11 am -11:45 pm 1 pm -5 pm
March 25 - May 7
Mon.-Thurs. 8 am – 2 am 9 am -7 pm
Fri. 8 am – 2 am 9 am -5 pm
Sat. 8 am – 2 am 1 pm -5 pm
Sun. 8 am – 2 am 1 pm -5 pm
May 8 - May 25
Mon.-Thurs. 8 am -11:45 pm 9 am -6 pm
Fri. 8 am -7:45 pm 9 am -5 pm
Sat. 10 am -7:45 pm 1 pm -5 pm
Sun. 11 am -11:45 pm 1 pm -5 pm
Variations in REFERENCE HOURS:
Tues Jan 2 1 pm -5 pm
Wed Jan 3 9 am -5 pm
Sat-Sun Feb 24-25 No Service
Mon-Fri Feb 26-Mar 2 9 am -5 pm
Sat-Sun Mar 3-4 No Service
Mon-Fri Apr 18-27 8 am -5 pm
Sat-Sun Apr 28-Apr 29 No Service
Posted by wfield at 11:17 AM
February 11, 2007
Dr. Paul Farmer speaks at UMHS on February 12th
This year's Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti READS' book choice is "Mountains beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder telling about the work of physician and anthropologist Paul Farmer, of Harvard Medical School, who is pioneering effective treatments for HIV and TB in Haiti and Africa.
Dr. Farmer will be speaking at the University on Monday at 5 pm. Tickets are not available, but the talk will be "live video simulcast" at several locations in the Medical School, including West Lecture Hall, the BSRB Auditorium, and Ford Auditorium, at 5 pm on Monday.
Posted by schnitzr at 07:11 PM
February 07, 2007
Patron Survey Question - Searching by author in Medline
We are very pleased to be getting so many responses to our short survey. Please keep them coming!
One question concerned searching by author in Medline when the author's name is common. It can be a real help to add the institution information to the search strategy.
To do this in PubMed:
Use the AD field, which includes the institutional affiliation and address (including e-mail address) of the first author of the article as it appears in the journal. This field can be used to search for work done at specific institutions (e.g., cleveland [ad] AND clinic [ad]).
For more detail on doing this in UM-MEDSEARCH, see:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/taubman/medsearch/ausearch.html
Posted by pmartin at 04:41 PM
News From The American Cancer Society
Recently, the American Cancer Society announced that cancer deaths declined in the United States for the second year in a row – a milestone event that indicates dramatic progress is being made against the disease. There were 3,014 fewer cancer deaths in 2004 than in 2003, a significantly larger decrease than the 369 fewer deaths reported the previous year. Thirteen years of continuing drops in the overall cancer death rate have now overtaken trends in aging and growth of the US population, resulting in decreased numbers of deaths.
Recently, the American Cancer Society announced that cancer deaths declined in the United States for the second year in a row – a milestone event that indicates dramatic progress is being made against the disease. There were 3,014 fewer cancer deaths in 2004 than in 2003, a significantly larger decrease than the 369 fewer deaths reported the previous year. Thirteen years of continuing drops in the overall cancer death rate have now overtaken trends in aging and growth of the US population, resulting in decreased numbers of deaths.
More information available on the American Cancer Society web page.
Posted by oriley at 12:39 PM
February 05, 2007
HSL Participates with "Give Kids a Smile"
During the annual "Give Kids a Smile" community outreach program offered by the School of Dentistry on February 3, members of the Health Sciences Libraries staff were able to distribute information about MedlinePlus.gov and the American Dental Association (ADA) to over 55 families. A colorful flyer highlighting MedlinePlus and ADA web pages was passed out along with other MedlinePlus materials (trifolds, bookmarks, pens) while people were in line to register and wait for their appointment with the dental teams for x-rays, cleanings and simple fillings. Over 100 children were accommodated during the day (surpassing participation in previous years) by a large contingent of dental students and supporting Dental School faculty and staff.
A delightful part of the Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) involvement during the free clinic was meeting a 5th grader interested in starting a 'health club' at her school. She was so interested in the health club idea, that she came back a second time to talk with HSL staff. She left us with her Principal's name in hopes that arrangements could be made for HSL librarians to talk at her school about health information.
Special thanks to Dr. Steve Stefanac, Associate Dean for Patient Services, and Andrea Fraser, VP Give Kids a Smile for their willingness to partner with the Health Sciences Libraries during this event. All-in-all it was a successful day, for the participants, for the School of Dentistry, and for the Health Sciences Libraries.
Posted by dlauseng at 04:25 PM
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 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
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
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
December 20, 2006
Access to the Cochrane Library of EBM Databases
The Health Sciences Libraries (Taubman Medical, Dentistry, Public Health) have provided two methods of access to the Cochrane Library for a number of years. Due to budgetary constraints, the Wiley Interscience version will no longer be available after December 31, 2006.
The Cochrane Library will continue to be available via the EBM Reviews databases in UM-Medsearch (http://www.lib.umich.edu/medsearch).
The staff of the Health Sciences Libraries can provide personalized consultation on searching Cochrane as well as offer assistance at the Information Desk, by phone (734)763-3071, or via email to medical.library@umich.edu.
We appreciate your understanding as we continually review and make difficult decisions about our electronic resources.
Posted by pmartin at 10:21 AM
December 19, 2006
UM Health Sciences Libraries Presents a NIH Grant Symposium Series
The HSL are sponsoring a series of talks on Grants, Intellectual Property, and Deep Blue. These sessions are open to everyone on campus. For more information, and links for registration, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu/taubman/grants0612/GrantWorkshopSeries.html and think about attending or pass the information along to others who may be interested.
Posted by mchaffee at 04:28 PM
December 15, 2006
PubMed Central®: New Journals Participating and New Content Added
Please visit the following link for exciting updates regarding PubMed Central:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd06/nd06_pmc.html
Posted by mchaffee at 10:37 AM
BETTER WORLD BOOKS DRIVE
The Health Sciences Libraries join the University of Michigan Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society in gathering used or discarded books for Better World Books. A collection box has been placed just inside the entrance of the Taubman Medical Library. The drive will run through Friday, December 22nd. More information about this is available at the Better World Books website:
http://www.betterworldbooks.com/Programs/LibraryFAQs.aspx
Posted by mchaffee at 10:32 AM