New England Journal of Medicine Access Problem

Remote access to New England Journal of Medicine via Athens is experiencing technical difficulties. Athens and NEJM are working on resolving the issue. Updates will be posted as they become available. If you need articles urgently, please e-mail library@med.navy.mil

Change in URL address

On Monday, October 13th, the library Website and catalog will be moved to a new server. The new URL address is: http://library.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/medical.html Please update your bookmarks and shortcuts to this new URL. The old URL will stay active for several days to assure smooth transition but we could be experiencing some intermittent technical problems. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

New public WiFi service available in the library

You are invited to explore the NMCSD Library's new WiFi network using the library's 8 computers or your own wireless-enabled laptops. Access is free for NMCSD staff, patients, and all library visitors as is printing of work related materials. Simply stop at the reference desk to get a password, launch your Web browser and you may begin surfing immediately. (To be able to print from your laptop, a one time printer setup is required. Please see library reference desk for assistance)

RSS feeds for medical journals

The Ebling Library for Health Sciences compiled a great list of RSS feeds for biomedical journals.
Just find your favorite journals and add the feeds to your RSS feed reader. If you are interested to learn more or need some help with setting up your RSS feeds, please contact the library at library@med.navy.mil or call 619-532-7950.

Useful niche search engines

ResourceShelf took a look this week at a handful of niche search engines. ResourceShelf is a big fan of bypassing a general Web engine for a more focused search tool whenever possible. So take a look at the following search engines. My favorite: eHealthcareBot.com For more information please go to ResourceShelf

[Reposted from ResourceShelf]

New Resource - Nursing Consult

Mosby's Nursing Consult brings the leading resources together in one integrated online service to help nurses efficiently find answers to pressing clinical questions. It offers a single destination for the busy nurse.
It includes:
Latest Drug Information
Patient Education
Professional Journals
Reference Books
Current News
Clinical Practice
Evidence-based Content
Care Planning Tools

Mosby's Nursing Skills module is coming soon. It features more than 830 interactive skills from five highly respected reference texts, including:
Perry & Potter, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques
Proehl, Emergency Nursing Procedures
AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care
AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care
Wong's Nursing Care of Infant's and Children

OvidSP Releases new enhancements

OvidSP Release Scheduled for August 14, 2008

Dear Ovid Customer:

We are pleased to announce that the release is scheduled to deploy on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 8:00am Eastern Daylight Time (12:00pm GMT). Click here for a World Time Zone converter to check the time for your local area. If you or one of your users is in an OvidSP session at that time, your session will continue uninterrupted until you log out or your session times out.

As you may know, this launch will include a wide array of functionality. We have decided to deliver these enhancements in two phases, first focusing on workflow improvement and then on new features to the product. What will this week’s release include? All of the workflow enhancements and interface revisions you’ve been hearing about since our email campaign began on July 1st:

Search Tab Additions and Enhancements – A new Multi-Field Search tab provides multiple search boxes for assigning specific fields that allow for a more targeted and specific search experience. Basic Search now includes instructional text with hints on best practices. Plus, we’ve streamlined the main search screen with a sleeker and more intuitive user design.
New and Improved User Workflow Tools – Flexibility and speed are crucial to research workflow. Features in the upcoming OvidSP release include:
Collapsible Search Aid box
Results Manager is collapsible and available above and below the main search box
Ability to move the Search History above the main search box, sort searches in ascending or descending order, and identify each search by search type
Customize common limits on the main search page
Ability to create, edit, and add multiple annotations to a citation
Browse Books and Browse Journals links are now on the
Select a Database page
Browser support for adjusting font size
When logged into their personal accounts, users will see their name and institution
Based on the phased release approach, two additional key items — My Projects, a new workspace area for saving and managing files, and Ovid Universal Search™, our new premium cross-platform search solution — will be part of a later phase of this release, which we’ll announce in the coming weeks. We’re committed to delivering the best platform in the market, and this phased release will allow us more time to refine and test the performance, integration, and usability of these important features. We realize that many of you are preparing your institution for the upcoming OvidSP release with these features in mind. This phased approach reflects Ovid’s dedication to delivering optimal user experience.

Stay tuned for more details on when My Projects and Ovid Universal Search will be made available in the platform. In the meantime, be sure to visit the OvidSP Resource Center for materials and information to help you get the word out about this week’s release. You’ll find two product fact sheets, screenshots, Frequently Asked Questions, and an archive of all of our weekly email communication. Stay tuned for an updated training schedule and Quick Reference Guides. If you have any questions, please contact support@ovid.com.

Library Catalog Voyager currently not available

We are experiencing technical problems with our library catalog (Voyager)and are working with the catalog vendor to remedy the situation.
Thank you for your understanding,
Your library

Blackwell-Wiley Update

Blackwell Synergy Journals have moved to Wiley InterScience


As of Monday, June 30, 2008, 1.6 million Blackwell journal articles—including full-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print—are available through Wiley InterScience. Blackwell Synergy is no longer online.

We are working hard to ensure a smooth transition for all customers and users, and thank you for your patience during this time of change. Following is a list of the known issues which we are working on as a top priority:

* OpenURL links — These are currently not redirecting at the journal level but instead default to the Wiley InterScience homepage. We expect this to be resolved within a few days.
* Athens authentication — We are working on resolving this.
* Access to some subscribed titles is not set up — Submit your request to our Customer Services team here: interscience.wiley.com/support
* Missing content — see below for the list of content which we are still working on uploading onto Wiley InterScience.
* DOIs — if these do not resolve correctly to the appropriate article, it may be because we have not yet loaded that article.

Wiley-Blackwell

Limited Blackwell-Wiley journal access 6/27-6/30

Content from both Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience may be unavailable from Friday, 27 June through Monday, 30 June 2008 while the publishers transition data to the Wiley InterScience platform.

Health Disparities Added to PubMed Special Queries

The NLM Special Queries page now includes a link to a new subject page on health disparities.

According to the National Cancer Institute, health disparities refer to differences between groups of people. These differences can affect how frequently a disease affects a group, how many people get sick, or how often the disease causes death.

The MEDLINE® /PubMed® Search and Health Disparities Information Resources page offers a PubMed search including subject terms and other keywords. Areas of coverage include health disparities and minority health research.

The strategy uses MeSH® headings to retrieve indexed citations, plus title and abstract words to obtain other unindexed citations.

This search retrieves literature in many languages and research from many countries. The search currently retrieves over 57,000 PubMed citations.

The resources page provides links to other health disparities resources such as links to U.S. Government agencies, associations, foundations, research centers and grant information.

Send your comments about this resource to custerv@nlm.nih.gov or use our contact form.

For more information on the Special Queries Resource in PubMed, see the article New Special Queries Resource in PubMed®. NLM TechBull. 2005 Mar-Apr;(343):e1.

(Reposted from NLM Technical Bulletin)

Genealogical resource - AMA Decesead Physicians File

NLM is home to numerous genealogical resources for those seeking information about ancestors with medical or health related training. Among these is the American Medical Association (AMA) Deceased Physicians Card File, a collection of nearly 400,000 index cards created by the AMA between about 1901 and 1969 focusing on everyone in the U.S. who received a medical degree. The cards were updated throughout the physician's career with information about degrees obtained, licensing, addresses and finally cause of death and sometimes obituary citations and even portraits. Please visit the site at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/genealogy/

New Books and DVDs in General Library

To view a new books and DVDs list available in the General Library please visit the General Library Website at http://nmcsdlibrary.exlibrisgroup.com/general.html or click here.

New DVDs in the General Library

Alive day memories. Documentary: interviews with ten wounded soldiers who escaped death in Iraq.

Amadeus. Mediocre composer Salieri is obsessed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

American gangster. Crime movie starring Denzel Washington.

Enron : the smartest guys in the room. Documentary film.

Fistful of dollars. Sergio Leone western with Clint Eastwood.

For a few dollars more. Another Clint Eastwood spaghetti western.

Gone baby gone. Crime thriller based on the novel by Dennis Lehane.

The good, the bad and the ugly. Clint again.

Hang ‘em high. Clint’s first American western.

In the valley of Elah. Retired MP investigates the disappearance of his son following the son’s return from Iraq.

Knocked up. Comedy film about unintended pregnancy? 90% on Rottentomatoes.com.

Nascar : the IMAX experience.

Michael Clayton. Corporate crime thriller starring George Clooney.

Minority report. Sci Fi suspense based on a story by Philip K. Dick.

Rashomon. Japanese classic starring Toshiro Mifune, set in the middle ages; the subjectivity of memory.

Shawshank redemption. Prison film based on short story by Stephen King.

This film is not yet rated. Documentary on the way American films are rated (and strange decisions reached) by the Motion Picture Association of America.

Transformers. 2007 film, based on the 1980’s Hasbro toy line. Per one reviewer on RT, “giant robots blowing stuff up”.

We own the night. Thriller—brothers on opposite sides of the law clash in 1980s New York.

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1. Please contact the library at 619-532-7950 to check on DVD availability and to place a “hold” request. Items can only be reserved for 5 days.

2. These are entertainment DVDs, which are loaned for 1 week only, 3 per customer, and must be returned inside the library, due to the fragile nature of the medium.

3. Film notes are drawn from catalog records, Rottentomatoes.com, and memory.

Clinician's Trauma Update-Feb 2008

The Clinician's Trauma Online Update includes brief updates on the latest clinically relevant research. Issues include an ID number so you can find the article in the PILOTS database and a link to the abstract or full article, if you have access through your library privileges. It's published 6 times per year by the the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and sent via email.
Read the February 2008 issue here.

Cutis journal has a new login

If you access Cutis online, please contact the library for a new username.
Thank you,
Your library

New Nursing DVDs available

New nursing DVDs are now available for checkout in the Medical Library.

1) Basic code management : Mosby’s medical surgical
nursing procedure
WG 205 B311 2007
2) Strengthening nurse-physician relationships
WY 87 S915 2006
3) Strengthening nurse-to-nurse relationships
WY 87 S915 2007
4) Interactive TEE review : self-assessment examination
WY 100 S264 2006
5) Delmar’s advanced nursing skills
WY 100 A625 2004
6) Delmar’s intermediate nursing skills
WY 100 A629 2004
7) Lippincott’s maternity nursing : Cesarean delivery
WY 157.3 L765 2006
8) Chest tubes and closed chest drainage systems
WY 163 C525 2007
9) Care of infants & children
WY 159 C271 2008
10) Maternal Newborn & Women’s Health
WY 157.3 M4259 2007
11) Physical Examination & Health Assessment
WB 205 M894 2007
12) Lippincott’s Maternity Nursing Video Series
WY 157.3 L765 2006
13) Delmar’s Basic Nursing Skills
WY 100 A627d 2004
14) Taylor’s Video Guide to Nursing Skills : complete set (17 DVDs)
RT 73 T39 2006

Journal list via Athens working again

The remote access Journal list via Athens is working again.

Journal list via Athens experiencing problems

The Journal List via Athens (remote access only) is temporarily not available until Athens and EBSCO resolve some technical issues due to a recent upgrade. Please use instead our regular >>Journal List, locate a particular journal, and log in via Athens. We apologize for any inconvenience and post an update as soon this issues has been resolved.

New Health Management Database available

Due to licensing problems Proquest Health Management Database replaced Ebsco Health Business Full-Text, starting March 1st, 2008.

Proquest Health Management provides comprehensive journal content detailing all aspects of health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management. Topics covered include hospital management, hospital administration, marketing, human resources, computer technology, facilities management and insurance.

EXAM MASTER Online upgrade

EXAM MASTER Online has launched a significant upgrade of the testing interface.

New interface offers the following enhancements:

1. More modern, pleasant overall appearance 2. Lab values page now available in a separate window (major user request) 3. Exam clock counts down in seconds (another major request) 4. Better navigation 5. Better system for selecting answer choices

For a brief period both the current and updated interfaces will be available to users.

New electronic journals available

The library has added to its collection the following electronic journals:

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

OVID Tip- Understanding Annotations

OVID is providing some useful tips on how to best use their new OVIDSP interface.
This tip explains a new feature: Annotations
Read the Tip sheet on how annotations can save you time and will help you get organized.

Health Business Fulltext temporarily not available

Due to the change of database provider the Health Business Fulltext via Ebsco is temporarily not available. The new provider will be Proquest and access should be available shortly.

New OVID interface active

Ovid released their new OvidSP interface today which offers multiple search modes so that users can select a searching method according to personal preference and information need. Using tabs, searchers can move easily between search modes:

* Basic Search– Geared to novice or occasional searchers that might prefer to enter queries using free text (e.g. everyday language) and have results ranked by relevancy.

* Advanced Search – This mode looks very much like the "old" Ovid Advanced Search interface and this searching mode supports Boolean search terms and command line syntax searching. THIS IS THE DEFAULT SETUP FOR NMCSD LIBRARY CUSTOMERS.

* Find Citation – Is a useful tool for users who need a quick match and already know at least part of a bibliographic citation.

* Search Tools – Allows users to access specific tools, such as trees, permuted index, scope notes, explode, and more to find information.

* Search Fields – Searches by specific field(s) to permit searching of abstracts, author name, ISSN, and other criteria.

To learn more please download OvidSP's Get started user guide or OvidSP's Quick reference cards

If you have questions, please contact the library at 619-532-7950 or library@med.navy.mil

New General Library books & audiobooks

Updated lists of new books and audiobooks were posted on the General Library Website and is available for your review. To access, click on New Books or New Audiobooks under Quick Links.

Anatomy.TV now available remotely via Athens

Anatomy.TV is now available remotely via Athens. To register for Athens account follow directions on Medical Library Website.

Clinical Evidence no longer available

Unfortunately, due to change of publisher and increase in price Clinical Evidence is no longer available for Navy Medicine users.

Journal renewal delays & access problems

The library's journal vendor is experiencing delays with processing of our journal renewals which is affecting online access and availability of print of some journals. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to have this resolved by the end of January.