New Online Resources
The Library added these new online resources to its collection of Online Article Indexes and Databases:
- Joanna Briggs Institute. Established in 1996 in Adelaide, Australia, the Institute now coordinates 40 centers around the world working to promote evidence-based health care, conducting systematic reviews and developing Best Practice Information Sheets. ProQuest is making available evidence-based nursing content. More information about the Institute is available at Joanna Briggs Institute. [April 2008]
- GreenFILE is a new database from EBSCOhost covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. [April 2008]
- UpToDate is a database of evidence-based reviews covering 13 medical specialties that are written by 3600 expert clinicians and updated quarterly. Currently the database is available on one computer only in the Library’s Computer Lab – the one closest to the GoPrint station. [April 2008]
- Lexi-Comp added the following to their database: Electronic Orange Book: approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations; FDA Recalls: market withdrawals and safety alerts in the last 60 days; New Drugs: the latest information on newly approved drugs; Dangerous Abbreviations: errors caused by misinterpreted abbreviations; NLM Household Products: health and safety information on household products. [May 2007]
- The TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) database added a series of reviews in specific topic areas. The reviews consist mainly of a collection of links to recent research and guidance in an area. [May 2007]
- Cochrane Library (Wiley) provides access to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews with MeSH search capabilities, full-text linking from PubMed, and PDF formats. [February 2007]
- Lexi-Comp Online has full-text drug information including interactions, IV compatibility, drug ID from color, shape and imprint information, patient care information, toxicology, and information about natural products. [February 2007]
- Sage Publications consists of 440 full-text journals covering a wide array of subjects. [February 2007]
- PILOTS has worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) by the National Center for PTSD. [December 2006]
- POPLINE makes available worldwide reproductive health literature from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs. [December 2006]
- TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) consists of evidence-based research from multiple sources. [December 2006]
- World Health News is an online news digest from the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health. [December 2006]
- CINAHL Plus includes indexing back to 1937, evidence-based care sheets & quick lessons, 350 research instrument records, more continuing education modules, more masters theses, and more full-text. [December 2006]
- MD Consult Core Collection includes 43 full-text books, 89 full-text journals, drug information, news, and patient education information. [December 2006]
- Mosby’s Nursing Consult has 9 full-text books, 21 full-text journals, drug information, news, and patient education information. [December 2006]
Database Trials
The Library had trial subscriptions to these databases:
- Mosby's Nursing Skills [expired August 2008]
- Nursing Reference Center is a comprehensive reference tool designed to provide relevant clinical resources to nurses and other health care professionals, directly at the point-of-care. [expired June 2008]
- Natural Standard is a clinical decision support tool that is designed to help clinicians and consumers on the safety and efficacy of herbs, supplements, vitamins, diets, nutrition, exercise, and complementary practices (yoga, chiropractic). (User ID: mla2008, Password: mla2008) [expired June 2008]
- Faculty of 1000 Medicine: an online service that highlights and evaluates the most important articles published in medicine based on the recommendations of a faculty of over 2400 of the world’s leading clinicians and researchers. [expired October 2007]
- Dynamed is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use primarily at the 'point-of-care'. DynaMed is updated daily and monitors the content of over 500 medical journals and systematic evidence review databases directly and indirectly by using many journal review services. DynaMed competes in the market with other similar products like UpToDate and FIRSTConsult. [expired June 2007]
New Electronic Journals
Twenty new electronic journals were added to the library’s Print & Electronic Journals. These journals are available from ScienceDirect back to 1995 [December 2007]:
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Arthroscopy: the Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery
- Behavior Therapy
- Gastroenterology
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
- Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
- Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Journal of Hand Therapy
- Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
- Journal of Physiology (Paris)
- Journal of Professional Nursing
- Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Manual Therapy
- Midwifery
- Pain
- Physiotherapy
- Women’s Health Issues
Licensing & Certification Exam Resources
To help students study and practice for their license and certification exams, the libraries have developed a collection of resources for each program. New materials are added to these collections regularly. These resources are linked to from the Collections & Resources section of the library's home page. [June 2008]
UC San Francisco Medical Grand Rounds
This is a subject listing of talks given at the University of California San Francisco on a variety of medical topics dating from 2005 – 2007 and now available on DVD. These items can be borrowed for 2 weeks. [August 2007]
More Tutorials & Tips
Under Research on the Library website, more tutorials and tips have been collected, focusing on citation help, Internet searching, software, bibliographic tools, calculators, and posters. [August 2007]
New Database Tutorials & Guides
The Library has created a new web page listing aids to improve your searching of library databases. For example, if you've forgotten how to search PubMed using MeSH, try watching the tutorial. Or, if you're unsure how to search the Cochrane Library, try looking at the Quick Reference Guide. [May 2007]
Extended Library Hours
In response to student feedback via the Student Climate Survey, library hours have been extended. The library now opens at 7:30am Monday-Friday and remains open until 10 pm Sunday–Thursday. The library also opens an hour earlier than before on Saturday, at 11am. [January 2007]
Microsoft Office Added to Library Lab Computers
All computers in the library computer lab now have Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). This enhancement is a result of the Student Climate Survey. [November 2006]