Articles for 1998
The OHSU Library has 9 What's New stories from 1998, with most recent stories first.
December 30, 1998
Fee-based Laser Printing in the Library and Information Center
Effective January 4, 1998, fee-based laser printing will be fully-implemented in the Library and Information Center. Information about this change has been available since October from a variety of sources and regular Library users are now accustomed to a ctivating and picking up prints at the Circulation Desk. Fees for laser printing will be $.10 per page. Charges for 2-sided copying will also be $.10 per page. Alternatives to printing such as e-mail and saving to disk procedures will be documented and fully supported from the Information Desk. $5.00 print card s will be sold at the Circulation Desk and may be charged to an OHSU account number. Please contact Cindy Cunningham (cunningc@ohsu.edu) for additional information.December 17, 1998
Desktop-Delivery Pilot Project
The Library is looking for a few additional members of the OHSU community to participate in a pilot project in desktop document delivery beginning January 4, 1999. Participants will receive documents as GroupWise attachments in PDF format. For more information, please contact Cindy Cunningham at cunningc@ohsu.edu.December 17, 1998
Access to Full Text Electronic Journals Expanded
Links to the full text of approximately 80 electronic journals are available on the Library's Journals and Newsletters Web page (http://www.ohsu.edu/library/netcat/journals.htm), and more are being added daily. These links generally point to publisher pages for titles subscribed to in print by the Library. Often, the articles available via these links are more current than articles available from other sources offered by the Library. Each link is annotated with the range of coverage and any special requirements for access. Most of the sites provide features and services in addition to full text. To access these electronic journals, select Internet Resources/Journals and Newsletters from the Library homepage (http://www.ohsu.edu/library/). In many cases, access is available from OHSU workstations only, pending the deployment of additional technology planned for the coming year. Titles for which the Library has print subscriptions can be expedited for inclusion on the Web page by contacting Cindy Cunningham at cunningc@ohsu.edu.November 11, 1998
Evidence-Based Medicine
The long-promised Evidence-Based Medicine databases are here. They are on the text-based Ovid already and are now on the Web. These databases are: BEST EVIDENCE Contains two journals in full text, "ACP Journal Club" and "Evidence Based Medicine." COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS This contains the text of the Cochrane Collaboration, an internationally known group that works on evidence-based medicine.October 26, 1998
Ovid: New Look, Default to Full Mode
Library databases have a new look. The OVID database system, which includes MEDLINE, CINAHL, HealthSTAR, AIDSLINE and Psychosocial Instruments, now has a Web version available both on and off campus. It can be reached through the Library's Web page, or directly at www.ohsu.edu/ovidweb/ovidweb.cgi. Users have found it very user-friendly and easier than ever to search the literature. For full text journals, the Web version allows users to view, download and print graphics such as tables, x-rays and illustations. (In the telnet or text version that has been the standard at OHSU, full text articles do not include graphics.) You can view the Web version of Ovid at the Library's display at the BICC Computer Fair November 5th. "How To" sheets for the Web version are available in the Library or at: http://www.ohsu.edu/library/howtos/contents.shtml.You will see another change in the OVID system -- the telnet version now defaults to "Full Mode" rather than "Easy Mode" when you log in. Full Mode, already the default in the Web version, has many more functions such as searching any field, editing search strategies, and sending results to e-mail or disk You can also choose fields to print and use "command line" searching for complicated strategies. Full Mode uses Ctrl (Control or ^) keys for choosing options. "How To" sheets for Full Mode are available in the Library or at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/howtos/contents.htm.
Library printing is changing, too The old dot-matrix printers are retiring for good as the Library moves toward fee-based laser printing for all printing by the end of November. You can also save to a floppy disk or e-mail Ovid searches instead of printing in the Library. Printed "How to" sheets will be available in the kiosk on the third floor. Additional information on Library printing changes can be found on the Library "What's New" page or by inquiring at the service desks.
Also watch the Library Web site for "Journals and Newsletters." A growing number of journals are available online in full text because the Library already subscribe to the printed versions. These are in addition to the full-text journals already loaded on Ovid.
The "Basics" series of classes in information access, that have been taught to thousands of users over the past years, will reflect all these changes. We will be teaching literature searching for full text, graphics, the very latest tables of contents, and navigating the Internet.
Your input is always welcome!
October 9, 1998
Library wants your feedback in upcoming "Web Advisory" sessions
The OHSU Library is looking for volunteers from all areas of the OHSU community to participate in one of four "Web advisory" sessions to improve the Library's Web site. These one-hour sessions are designed to see how members of the OHSU community would organize Library Web information for most efficient retrieval. The Library is committed to providing its information in ways that best benefit all sectors of OHSU and therefore seeks to obtain volunteers from each of the following areas:Medical, nursing, dental, and other clinical faculty OHSU students from all areas Researchers from all OHSU institutes Hospital and clinics staff Technical and support staff Administrative and other staff Other health professionals Sessions will be held in BICC Room 122 at the following dates and times:
BICC Room 122 Friday, December 4 - 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 16 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Wednesday, January 20 - 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served. Volunteers for this study are advised that, while they may arrive at any time during the one hour that has been reserved, they should schedule at least 20 minutes for the exercise.
People interested in participating can sign up by e-mailing libweb@ohsu.edu with their name, phone extension, department, and preferred session date. If you are interested in participating, but are unable to attend one of the scheduled sessions, please e-mail libweb@ohsu.edu.
October 9, 1998
Fee-based Laser Printing in the Library and Information Center
During fall term, 1998, the Library and Information Center will implement a new procedure for printing: ALL print jobs will be directed to laser printers located behind the Circulation Desk. There will be a $.10 per page fee for printing. This will be consistent with fee-based photocopying charges on campus and will conform with practice at most academic li braries. For a one-month period while the Library implements the new procedures, all laser printing will be FREE. Users will be able to purchase debit cards or pay cash. Cards may be purchased using OHSU accounts. Alternatives to printing such as e-mail and saving to disk procedures will be documented and fully supported from the Information Desk. These changes will address issues of economy in the Library as well as Library user suggestions to: Reduce noise Reduce waste Simplify the printer selection process More information will be posted on the library Web page, distributed from the Library service desks and publicized in OHSU publications and as it becomes available. For additional information contact: Cindy Cunningham, cunningc@ohsu.edu, 494-3481September 3, 1998
Dental Library Renovation and Renaming
To honor Dr. Henry J. Van Hassel, Dean Emeritus of the School of Dentistry, June 1998, the Dental Branch Library will be named The Van Hassel Library. In preparation for this event, the Library is now under renovation. The Dental Branch is continuing basic library services in the School of Dentistry, Room 607, the Library's Learning Resources Center which is equipped with computers and audiovisual equipment. Reserve books, reference books, and the current journal issues are available, but the core collection has been placed in storage and must be accessed through interlibrary lending.July 31, 1998
A New Ovid Feature--Automatic SDI Searches
Would you like to receive automatic updates on the topics that interest you? Ovid offers a new feature, Automatic SDI, which allows you to save a search in any Ovid database, then receive via e-mail new documents each time the database is updated. You no longer need to re-run saved searches manually to get the latest information. To use this new feature, follow the steps below. If you have any questions, please call the Information Desk at 494-3462 or e-mail ovid@ohsu.edu.Note: You must have an Ovid login and password to use this service. If you do not have one, please contact the Help Desk at 494-2222.
Instructions for Setting up an Ovid SDI Search (below and following this link) Note: When asked to name the Ovid search, the name must be a short, single word of no more than eight characters (numbers or letters, but no odd keyboard characters). In Ovid Web
Connect to Ovid Web and perform a search in one of the Ovid databases.
Click on Save Search History underneath the Search History box. You will be presented with a form in which to specify details about your search.
In the first section of the form, Save Search..., click on As an SDI Service.
Under General Parameters, type a name for the search and any comment you would like to include to further identify the search.
Under E-mail SDI Search Output, enter your complete e-mail address (e.g. username@ohsu.edu) and the subject line you would like the e-mail message to have (e.g. Ovid Citations)
Under SDI Output Format, specify how you want the search results formatted and sorted.
Click the Save Search button. The next time the database is updated, you will receive any new citations that match your search. In Text Version of Ovid
Connect to Ovid and perform a search in one of the Ovid databases.
If you are in Ovid's Easy Mode, switch to Full Mode by choosing Exit, then Full System.
Press CTRL-F to access the File menu and choose Save. Choose Save SDI.
Type a name for the search and any comment you would like to include to further identify the search. Press ENTER.
Choose the desired output format for the search (Ovid or Reprint). Press ENTER.
Enter your complete e-mail address (e.g. username@ohsu.edu). Press ENTER. Your search will then be saved. Press ENTER again to return to your search screen.
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