Three database trials are currently active for review and comment.  They are also found listed separately on the Databases LibGuide Trials tab.  The trials will be active through the end of February.

PsycTESTS

Updated monthly, PsycTESTS is a repository for ready-to-use tests and measures from the APA that features instruments relevant to psychology and related fields, such as psychiatry, education, medicine, business, social work and more.   PsycTESTS Includes:

• Tests that were originally developed for research and were not made commercially available
• A growing selection of multilingual test instruments
• Information about select tests that are available from commercial test publishers

PsycTESTS trial access

Once you have explored PsycTESTS – please help us to inform our purchase decision by completing the very brief survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PsycTESTStrial

SocINDEX with Full Text

SocINDEX™ with Full Text is a comprehensive sociology research database.  Encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study, the database features more than 2.1 million records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts.  Full text is included from more than 860 journals dating back to 1908, as well as full text for more than 830 books and monographs, and over 16,800 conference papers.

SocINDEX trial access

Once you have explored SocINDEX with Fulltext – please help us to inform our purchase decision by completing the very brief survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SocINDEXtrial

VisualDx

VisualDx is an electronic resource for Web and mobile devices that combines the power of a comprehensive medical image library with concise evidence-based clinical information.

• Access more than 20,000 medical images detailing variation in age, stage, and skin type.
• Review over 1,000 visually presenting conditions.
• Expand clinical knowledge on specialty and underrepresented areas of medicine such as dermatology and infectious disease.

VisualDx Trial Access

Once you have explored VisualDx – please help us to inform our purchase decision by completing the very brief survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/visualdxtrial

Questions? Contact :

Loree Hyde, hydel@ohsu.edu, 503 494-6684, or

Kristi DeShazo, deshazok@ohsu.edu, 503 494-1637

The OHSU Library will be closed Monday, January 21, 2013 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The After Hours Study Space will be available for OHSU students, faculty and staff. Remember your ID!

The library will resume regular hours on Tuesday, January 22.

For additional information on library hours see http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/about/hours.cfm.

New video now available online at tv.hegalaxy.com

Program #902 • Available January 4, 2013
Certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ through January 4, 2016
In order to log-in and view program 902 click here

A Team Approach to Diagnosing
and Managing Fibromyalgia
Faculty
Daniel Clauw, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine (Rheumatology), and Psychiatry
Director, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Program Description
Dr. Clauw presents the latest evidence-based approaches for the diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia, focusing on the controversies and challenges involved in proper assessment of this often misunderstood condition. He reviews the latest pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options and provides practical advice on how to achieve positive patient outcomes.

(60 minutes)

Credit Information
Up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

This CME activity is designed for neurologists, rheumatologists, psychiatrists, primary care physicians, OB/GYNs, nurse practitioners, and nurses who treat patients with fibromyalgia.

Learning Objectives
After taking part in this CME activity, learners should be better able to:

•  Summarize current evidence supporting the pathophysiology of
fibromyalgia and addressing the controversy questioning the status
of fibromyalgia as a distinct disorder

•  Identify the characteristic symptoms of fibromyalgia and commonly
associated medical and psychiatric comorbidities

•  Evaluate the efficacy and safety of available and investigational
nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic options for the management
of fibromyalgia

•  Apply best practice strategies for the diagnosis, treatment, and
long-term management of patients with fibromyalgia

•  Implement a multidisciplinary team approach to optimize the
management of patients with fibromyalgia
CME Credit Designations
ACCME The Foundation for Improving Patient Outcomes (FFIPO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA FFIPO designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.

AOA This activity is eligible for up to 1.0 hour of credit in Category 2-A of
the American Osteopathic Association.

Surgery of the foot and ankle [electronic resource].

Editor Michael Coughlin affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Basic neurochemistry : principles of molecular, cellular, and medical neurobiology / editor-in-chief, Scott T. Brady ; editor-in-chief emeritus, George J. Siegel ; editors, R. Wayne Albers, Donald L. Price ; associate editors Joyce Benjamins … [et al.].

Contributors Peter G. Gillespie and Jocelyn F. Krey affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Written by Jackie Wirz, Ph.D.
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library” – Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges was an influential Spanish American novelist, perhaps best known for his inventive short stories.  His quotes have sparked literally thousands of essays by hopeful library students, much like the “two paths diverged in the woods” cliché for personal statement essays (see previous blog post here).

Although I admire this quote and agree with it on many levels, my favorite library quote comes from legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. In addition to being the creative force behind the House of Chanel, he also owns an impressive library and a bookstore. According to Karl, “Books are a hardbound drug with no danger of overdose. I am a happy victim of books.”

OK, perhaps equating books to drugs at a medical campus is not the best course of action, but my major point here is that books have been and continue to be a passion for me.

Is that why I work at a library? The honest answer to that is no. Although our collection of books is extensive and lovely, I hold a burning desire to read only a select few of them. Principles of Physical Biochemistry is a personal favorite, and I’d recommend The Elements of Style to pretty much everybody. Despite my geekiness, I am not remotely interested in reading (or even looking through) the The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology  or Dental Caries : the Disease and its Clinical Management.  In short, books are not the reason I work at the library.

Yes, I can practically hear you thinking right now, “Aren’t books the heart of the library?” And for many institutions and libraries across the nation, books do form the cornerstone of a library.

However, the OHSU Library, like many academic research libraries, carries a diverse cross section of information in a variety of shapes and forms: for example, we have an extensive historical collection of medical artifacts, a collection of oral histories, thousands of journals and hundreds of databases.  Some of these items are digital and only a sub-section of them are bound in book format.

The heart of the library could be considered to be the wealth of information in all of its glorious manifestations.

But even here I would disagree. I work at a library because I believe that the heart of the library is contained in the people who work here. Our jobs are not only to ensure that OHSU faculty, students, staff and Oregonians everywhere have access to information; we are also entrusted with facilitating the educational, outreach and research mission of OHSU.

From our amazing Nursing Librarian Loree Hyde to our entire administrative staff, from our brand new Digital Collections Librarian Kyle Banerjee to our long-standing circulation team, each and every individual in the library performs above and beyond the call of duty to help us all find and manage the information we need to succeed as a university. We all have a passion for what we do, and working with these amazing people is what makes this library my home.

Taking it one step further, I also agree with former Harvard President Charles W. Eliot: “The Library is the heart of the University.”

In my opinion, it is the people that make the heart of the library, and these are just some of the same people that make the vibrant heart of  OHSU.

***

Jackie Wirz is an Assistant Professor and the Biomedical Sciences Information Specialist at the Oregon Health & Science University Library. She earned her Ph.D. from Oregon Health & Science University in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and has a B.S. from Oregon State University in Biochemistry & Biophysics. Her research career has spanned 15 years and has covered diverse topics such as transcriptional regulation, macromolecular structure determination, collagen biophysics and DNA repair. Her professional interests include information, data, and knowledge management, as well as the publishing paradigms of scientists.

Additionally, Jackie is a strong proponent of science outreach and volunteers with a variety of programs designed to promote scientific literacy. Jackie believes in evolution, salted caramel buttercream and Jane Eyre.

Information can be complicated. In the schematic to the left, created by illustrator Jessica Hagy, connecting any two points together creates interesting and amusing combinations. But this illustration is as informative as it is humorous: it underscores the complexity of interdisciplinary work. The above cartoon creates a network of 15 different pair wise interactions. What happens when we connect more than two disciplines? When there are more than six disciplines? When there are different ways of connecting disciplines together? As the network of interactions grows increasingly complex, subtle and dense, it is important that we develop the tools to navigate the web of information to not only get better answers, but to ask better questions.

I have always been an inquisitive individual. Most people stop incessantly asking “why” when they are small children – my “why” phase has persisted to this day. Perhaps that is why I chose a career in science, where an inquiry based approach is the foundation of professional success. My graduate studies on the atomic structure of collagen peptides may seem to be a highly specific area of inquiry (case in point, nobody will ever read my thesis – not even my mom); however, even that precise question drew from many different areas. Protein biochemistry, X‐ray crystallography, coordination of the downstream medical implications of the genetic and molecular defects associated with collagen – all of these facets of biomedical science came together to help me frame, study and analyze my thesis work.

The best place for a curious person to work is a library, which is why I am fortunate to be OHSU’s first Biomedical Science Information Specialist.  My job is to help the research community navigate the information landscape to advance their research. The biomedical community at OHSU is dynamic, innovative and diverse – as one of the largest centers of translational research in the Pacific Northwest, OHSU conducts a wealth of interdisciplinary inquiries.  We’ve recently ramped up our efforts to promote interprofessional education, and several library faculty have been working on various committees and initiatives to help people identify the information needs of this complex landscape.

Now, most people assume that identifying information needs is an important step to answer questions. This is often true. However, in my opinion it is important to gain these skills to ask the best questions. As a child my questions where “why”‐driven; as an adult, I have developed a more sophisticated sense of inquiry. Good research not only finds an answer, it asks an intelligent question. Here at the library, we specialize in helping you find answers, but in the process we’ll help you develop sophisticated, elegant and relevant questions to better focus your research.

Authored by Jackie Wirz, Ph.D.

On January 2, 2013, the OHSU Library will launch a pilot project to provide free interlibrary loan (ILL) requests to OHSU faculty and staff.  This change is in response to user feedback, indicating that paying for ILL is often a barrier to obtaining needed materials.  The pilot project will enable the library to assess the financial impact and sustainability of subsidizing requests.

To request items, faculty or staff need to set up an ILL Express account.

The fine print

• Free ILL requests are capped at 10 requests per year.  The fee for additional requests is $10.00/request.
• RUSH charges remain at $10.00 per request.
• The free service does not include document delivery (scanning from our collections).
• The Library will not process free requests for leisure reading.
• Call 503-494-2399 or email libdoc@ohsu.edu if you have questions.

Did You Know

• The cost to the Library to fill an ILL request ranges from $9.50 to $90.00, the average cost being $17.50.
• The average turnaround time for an electronic journal article is 2-3 days.
• The average turnaround time for print or audiovisual materials is 1-4 weeks.

For more information, please go to: https://illiad.ohsu.edu/illiad/ill/logon.shtml

The anesthesia technician & technologist’s manual : all you need to know for study and reference
Editors Glenn Woodworth, Shannon Sayers-Rana, Jeffrey R. Kirsch and contributors Kenneth Abbey, Matthew Abrahams, Ahmed Alshaarawi, Ryan B. Anderson, Michael S. Axley, Michael F. Aziz, Mark J. Baskerville, Curtis Bergquist, Mary A. Blanchette, Richard Botney, Valdez G. Bravo, Guy Buckman, Michelle Cameron, Deborah Carter, Lisa Chan, Shohreh Sadlou Daraee, Asish Dash, Dawn Dillman, Brian N. Egan, Judith A. Freeman, Jared D. Grose, Karen Hand, Matthew Hart, Izumi Harukuni, Michael T. Jamond, Edward H. Kahl, Angela Kendrick, Vishal Khemlani, Pamela Kirwin, Eve Klein, Ramon Larios, Dawn M. Larson, Jeffrey Mako, Kim Mauer, Terrence McGraw, Sameer Menda, Brian Mitchell, Jeffery L. Moller, Michael Moore, Lori Nading, L. Michele Noles, Andrew Okin, Amy J. Opilla, Jorge Pineda, Brenda A. Quint-Gaebel, Bryan J. Read, Scott W. Richins, Berklee Robins, Danny L. Robinson, Stephen P. Robinson, Katie J. Schennings, Eric Schnell, Peter Schulman, Valerie Sera, David M. Sibell, Corey Sippel, Esther Sung and Kamila Vagnerova affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Building and managing e-book collections : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians
Contributor Kristina DeShazo affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Endometriosis
Contributor Tanja Pejovic affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Haimovici’s vascular surgery [electronic resource]
Contributors Gregory J. Landry and Gregory L. Moneta affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Principles and practice of pediatric infectious diseases
Contributor Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Principles and practice of psychiatric nursing
Contributor Donald L. Taylor affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Contributor Craig S. Broberg affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Textbook of natural medicine [electronic resource]
Contributors Dennis N. Bourdette, Lynne H. Shinto and Heather L. Zwickey affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Vascular medicine : a companion to Braunwald’s heart disease
Contributors Rachel C. Danczyk, Gregory J. Landry and Gregory L. Moneta affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Werner & Ingbar’s the thyroid : a fundamental and clinical text
Contributors Stephen H. LaFranchi,  Mary H. Samuels and Kathryn G. Schuff affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.

The OHSU Library will be open the following hours during the winter holidays. 

Saturday, December 22 – CLOSED

Sunday, December 23 – CLOSED

Monday, December 24 – 7:30-3:00

Tuesday, December 25 – CLOSED

Wednesday, December 26 – Friday, December 28 – 7:30-5:00

Saturday, December 29 – CLOSED

Sunday, December 30 – CLOSED

Monday, December 31 – 7:30-5:00

Tuesday, January 1 – CLOSED

Wednesday, January 2 – return to normal hours

The SEL hours are:

Wednesday, December 19-CLOSED

Saturday, December 22 – CLOSED

Sunday, December 23 – CLOSED

Monday, December 24 – Noon-4:00

Tuesday, December 25 – CLOSED

Wednesday, December 26 – Friday, December 28 – Noon-4:00

Saturday, December 29 – CLOSED

Sunday, December 30 – CLOSED

Monday, December 31 – Noon-4:00

Tuesday, January 1 – CLOSED

Wednesday, January 2 – return to normal hours

***Starting in January 2013***
Despite a more challenging budget year for library collections, the OHSU Library is able to add 28 new journal subscriptions for 2013. After successful negotiations resulted in price savings from several other products, the library was able to restore some funds to the journal budget. We evaluated 63 journal requests from OHSU faculty, staff, and students and were able to fulfill 77% of the requests. For a full listing of new journals see http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/about/departments/new-journal-subscriptions.cfm

Annually, our Collection Development Committee evaluates all journal requests received from the OHSU community. We consider many factors in adding new journal subscriptions: number of articles authored by an OHSU member; number of cited articles from that journal by an OHSU member; online availability and ease of access; meets a new or expanded program of interest; price; impact factor; number of requests through the library’s interlibrary loan service; and information provided by the journal requestor.

We welcome purchase suggestions for journals, databases and books. Please send information to Emily McElroy, in care of libacq@ohsu.edu or see http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/books-journals/purchase.cfm for more information.