Articles for 2003
The OHSU Library has 58 What's New stories from 2003, with most recent stories first.
December 30, 2003
New England Journal of Medicine access change
OHSU students, staff and employees will no longer need to locate and use a username/password to access article from the Massachusetts Medical Society Web site. IP network access to NEJM, added at the end of December 2003, is available from on-campus at http://content.nejm.org/. Off-campus access links can be found on the library electronic journal page at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ejournals .Additional features include:
- PDF format
- New articles posted every Wednesday at 5:00 EST
- 20 FREE Weekly CME exams online
- E-mail Table of Contents Alerts
The Library paid $5,400 to gain access to this Website for 2004. NEJM is free to all after 6 months. Approximately 32,000 articles were downloaded from this site over a previous 12 month period so we expect that this investment will be of value to OHSU in 2004.
Diane Carroll, Chair, OHSU Library Collection Development Committee, carroldi@ohsu.edu
December 19, 2003
ProQuest Medical Library cancelled for 2004
The ProQuest Medical Library is a collection of about 275 online full text medical and nursing journals. The library has subscribed to this collection for two years, thereby enhancing access to full text articles. When the subscription ends on December 31, 2003, titles will be removed from the OHSU Library electronic journals Web page.The Library staff has purchased individual journal titles that had high use through other electronic journal providers. You may view the titles that will be removed from the electronic journal page in early January 2004 by going to http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ejournals/cfejprovider.cfm?provider=ProQuest. This link will not work in 2004.
December 19, 2003
EMBASE Free Trial
The Library is currently running a trial on the database EMBASE.com. EMBASE.com, the Excerpta Medica database, is a comprehensive bibliographic database covering the worldwide literature on biomedical and pharmaceutical fields produced by Elsevier Science. It is especially strong in pharmacy/drugs and alternative medicine. It includes biochemistry, bioengineering, and biotechnology. EMBASE.com includes MEDLINE records as well, although Medical Subject headings are not used. Go to http://embase.com to use the database.Please send any comments and questions to Dolores Judkins at judkinsd@ohsu.edu or 503-494-3478.
December 19, 2003
Annual Reviews Multi-Site License Signed for 2004
Fourteen "Annual Reviews" have been renewed with expanded access to both Marquam Hill and all of the West Campus in 2004. This multi-site license is a joint purchase by the Isabel McDonald Library at the ONPRC and the Main Library. The OGI School of Science & Engineering Library has enhanced the collection with the purchase of a title requested by faculty on both campuses, Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering. The newest title will be available in 2004.Please send any comments or questions to Diane Carroll, Chair, Collection Development Committee at carroldi@ohsu.edu.
December 17, 2003
ZoomText Xtra Now Available
The Library now has ZoomText Xtra available. ZoomText Xtra is a family of adaptive software designed specifically to meet the needs of the visually impaired. ZoomText Xtra Level 1 is an advanced screen magnification program. Level 1 presents a magnified view of your screen as you run any Windows program.This program has been loaded onto stations 323 and 324 on the third floor of the OHSU Library. These stations also have a higher desk surface so people in wheelchairs can use them.
November 26, 2003
History of Medicine Comes Alive on the Web
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives is pleased to announce the launch of its new Web site, at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/hom/.
The redesigned site includes expanded descriptions of the collections, detailed policy and contact information, and wonderful images from the Historical Image Collection and the Digital Resources Library. You can find up-to-date information on current exhibits and upcoming History of Medicine Society Lectures. Or, take a visual tour down memory lane with the History of the OHSU Library Pictorial Timeline. For those interested in finding out more about the history of medicine, the site also offers improved and updated information on locating related materials in print and on the Web.
If you are interested in visiting the OHSU Historical Collections & Archives, please contact Sara Piasecki, History of Medicine Librarian, at 503-418-2287 (piasecki@ohsu.edu) or Karen Peterson, Senior Research Assistant, Archives, at 503-494-3239 (peterska@ohsu.edu).
November 26, 2003
New Web Addresses for Electronic Journals, Databases
As part of OHSU-wide Web server upgrades, the OHSU Library has migrated the Library Web site to a new server. As a result of this migration, the electronic journals, databases, and What's New resources have new, and we hope easier, Web addresses.
The new Web addresses for these resources are:
- Electronic journals: http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ejournals
- Databases: http://www.ohsu.edu/library/databases
- What's New: http://www.ohsu.edu/library/whatsnew
If you have questions or comments regarding this change, please contact the OHSU Library Web Managers at library@ohsu.edu.
November 19, 2003
Library Thanksgiving Hours
The OHSU Library will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27 and open on Friday, November 28 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.. Van Hassel Library will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and open on Friday, November 28 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m..November 19, 2003
Science Express Articles Now Available
Science Express provides rapid electronic publication of selected Science papers and can be found at http://www.sciencemag.org/sciencexpress/recent.shtml. For off-campus access, go to http://www9.ohsu.edu/library/ejournalsmain/cfejsearch3.cfm?searchterm=science+express.According to AAAS, "Science Express papers are published online on the same weekly schedule as Science Online in PDF format within 2 weeks of acceptance, typically 4 to 6 weeks before they would appear in print. ScienceExpress papers are considered to be published on the day they are posted and are citable. The online publication date will appear in the print version of the paper."
Many have expressed frustration that the library was unable to provide access to these articles. Until today, they were only available to members of AAAS.
For additional information or questions, please contact Diane Carroll, carroldi@ohsu.edu, 503 494-6659.
November 11, 2003
Tough Decisions - AMA site license for electronic journal access
The Library has made some tough decisions that are going to affect the electronic journal collections. The AMA is requiring a costly site license for JAMA and the nine Archives. We have a committment to serve both OHSU faculty, students and staff and to support Oregon Health Professionals. We decided to keep the equally costly OVID access to JAMA and most of the Archives so that Oregon Health Professionals as well as OHSU employees will have access. As a result, of our decision, we lost access to the JAMA and the nine Archives from the AMA Web site as of November 10.
Please see the library electronic journals page for links to others sources of the AMA journals.
Please send comments and concerns about this decision to Diane Carroll, carroldi@ohsu.edu, Chair, OHSU Collection Development Committee, or to Jim Morgan, morgan@ohsu.edu, OHSU Library Director.
November 5, 2003
New Models for Scientific Publishing
In the last few years, several initiatives have been proposed to make some research results freely available. The rising cost of scientific journals has made access to scientific literature more difficult and expensive. This article briefly describes three initiatives to make more scientific literature freely available, along with a proposed law that, if passed, will dramatically change the way scientific literature is distributed.
PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/)
Developed and operated by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a division of the National Library of Medicine, PubMed Central aims to create a permanent, free archive of journal literature in the life sciences. Participating publishers contribute articles in electronic form, while PubMed Central staff scan back issues of journals to make older articles available. All articles in PubMed Central are indexed in PubMed, with links from PubMed to the full text.BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com)
According to their Web site, "BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research." BioMed Central currently publishes over 100 journals in a variety of biomedical disciplines, with all articles available free to anyone. All articles are peer-reviewed and contributed to PubMed Central; authors retain copyright. BioMed Central charges a publication fee of $500 per article, but because the OHSU Library holds an institutional membership, OHSU authors may publish in any BioMed Central journal free of charge.Public Library of Science (PloS) (http://www.publiclibraryofscience.org)
Founded in 2001, PloS is, according to their Web site, "a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource." They seek to usher in "a new business model for scientific publishing... that treats the costs of publication as the final integral step of the funding of a research project." To that end, they charge $1500 per manuscript, due upon acceptance. The first PloS journal, PloS Biology, just launched in October 2003 and is available at http://biology.plosjournals.org/. PloS Medicine is scheduled for mid-2004, with additional journals in other fields and medical specialties planned thereafter.Public Access to Science Act (HR 2613)
On June 26, 2003, Rep. Martin Sabo (D-Minn.) introduced HR 2613, the Public Access to Science Act. If passed, it would amend Title 17 of the United States Code, "to exclude from copyright protection works resulting from scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government."We in the OHSU Library support efforts to make scientific literature more widely available and less expensive. If you have questions or comments about accessing these or any other information resources, please give us a call.
Janet Crum
October 7, 2003
"Colonel Strohm's Nurses" Set Up Camp in OHSU Library
Imagine leaving the lush beauty of Portland for the wind-whipped plains of Ft. Riley, Kansas, bound for a rigorous program of military training that aims to prepare you for the horrors of war, horrors which you will witness firsthand in Algiers and in France. Imagine now that it is July, 1942, and that you yourself have volunteered for this mission. Do you have second thoughts about signing up? If you call the commander to bow out, you’re likely to get the same response that Kay Fisher received from Colonel J. Guy Strohm: "Lady, this is the Army! You will report!"
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit, "Colonel Strohm's Nurses," now on display in the lobby of the Main Library. Featuring uniforms, army issue gear, souvenirs, and a wealth of photographs, the exhibit showcases the experience of the women and men of the 46th General Hospital, an all-volunteer medical unit from the University of Oregon Medical School which served in World War II.
This public exhibit will remain on display through the end of December. For more information, contact Karen Peterson (peterska@ohsu.edu) or Sara Piasecki (piasecki@ohsu.edu), or visit the History of Medicine website at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/hom/.
September 23, 2003
"Summit" Launched: 22 Million Books available to 180,000 Students and Faculty
Orbis Cascade Alliance announces the launch of Summit, a new Web resource offering information on more than 22 million books and other materials owned by university and college libraries in Oregon and Washington. Summit is freely available at http://summit.orbiscascade.org and linked from the Databases page and other places on the OHSU Library Web siteIn addition, direct borrowing is available to students and faculty at member institutions. Orbis Cascade Alliance currently includes every public four-year university and college in Oregon and Washington, 11 private colleges and two community colleges. Additional colleges and community colleges are planned for inclusion in 2004. Summit allows users to order books from libraries all over the Northwest.
"Even students and faculty at a large institution gain from the creation of Summit," stated Betsy Wilson, library director at the University of Washington. "Although UW has a library collection of over 6 million volumes, no one institution can collect everything of interest to students and faculty. Our patrons find additional copies of high-demand titles in Summit as well as unique items at other libraries, big and small."
The full version of this news release is available at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/orbis/Summit_News_Release.doc.
September 19, 2003
ILL Express unavailable Tuesday, September 23
ILL Express will be unavailable from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 for database maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.September 9, 2003
Logging in to Library computers
The OHSU Windows 2000 PC workstations in the Library require that OHSU faculty, staff, and students have their Novell log in, password, and context in order to use the computers. This information can be obtained by contacting the OHSU Help Desk at (503)494-2222 or by asking your department's Network Contact for help with interfacing with the Help Desk. The Library staff can assist individuals with looking up their context and getting logged on to the workstations if they know their log in and password.The OHSU Macintosh workstations still require that an individual present their OHSU ID card at either the Reference or Circulation Desk in order to get a sticker for their badge with this information.
If individuals are having problems logging in the first source of contact should be the Reference or Circulation Desk. The personnel at these desks will be able to provide assistance or direct them to someone who can help them.
September 9, 2003
Trial of PDxMD from MDConsult
OHSU is currently having a trial of PDxMD. PDxMD offers tools for differential diagnosis, evaluation and management of medical conditions, patient education and procedure skills review from your desktop and handheld device. To use PDxMD go to http://www.pdxmd.com/home/external/enter.php?prefs=0110&u=OHSUPDXMD-1&p=zippy&u=OHSUPDXMD-1&p=zippySeptember 4, 2003
Electronic access added for older journals
Three retrospective collections of full-text electronic journals have been added to the OHSU Library collection.1. JSTOR – General Collection
JSTOR is a nationally recognized electronic archival collection. Two titles of particular interest to the OHSU community are Science from 1880-1997 and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America from 1915 to 2000. For a complete list of titles, access JSTOR from any OHSU or OGI workstation at http://www.jstor.org/.2. ScienceDirect Neuroscience Collection
This collection of 70 titles starts at volume one and includes all volumes up to 1995. High-use titles include:
- Brain Research Complete Set
- Neuroscience
- Hearing Research
- Trends in Neurosciences
- Neuroscience Letters
- Neuropsychopharmacology
More information on the titles in this collection is available at http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/backfiles/collections/neuroscience/index.shtml
3. American Physiological Society Legacy Collection
This collection is being loaded in stages. The publisher’s intent is to provide access back to volume 1 for all publications by 2004. Titles back to 1966 will be loaded by the end of 2003. Among the titles included in the collection are American Journal of Physiology, Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal of Applied Physiology and Physiological Reviews.All titles are available to authorized users via the OHSU electronic journal page at http://www9.ohsu.edu/library/ejournalsmain/cfejstart.cfm. If you are aware of other back file collections or back issues of individual titles that you would like to recommend for purchase, please notify Diane Carroll at carroldi@ohsu.edu or 503 494-3478, or complete the Library Materials Request Form at https://www.ohsu.edu/library/purrequest.shtml.
August 26, 2003
Labor Day Hours
The Main and Van Hassel Libraries on the Marquam Hill campus will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2003.August 19, 2003
History of Medicine Program Gains Librarian
Sara Piasecki became the History of Medicine Librarian for the OHSU Libraries effective August 4, 2003. Piasecki received her M.L.S. in 1994 from the University of Maryland at College Park. She was previously employed at Yale University as a Rare Book Catalog Librarian and at the OHSU Library from February 2001 through June 2002 as Assistant Systems Librarian. In her capacity as a systems librarian, Piasecki provided technical support for the Library's migration to a new automated system. During the past year, Piasecki worked at the OGI School of Science & Engineering Library.Piasecki and Karen Peterson, Library Archivist, will be able to assist you with your research and reference needs utilizing OHSU's historical collections. Their office is located in the Old Library, Room 300. For additional information, contact Sara Piasecki at piasecki@ohsu.edu or 503 418-2287 or Karen Peterson at peterska@ohsu.edu or 503 494-3239.
August 19, 2003
Update from the National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine recently announced the availability of a new, free application for handheld wireless devices and searching enhancements to PubMed.The new Web application for handheld devices includes three search possibilities: a PubMed search interface, an interface to browse abstracts from 128 core clinical journals, or a search interface for clinical trials. For more detailed information see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ja03/ja03_pda.html.
PubMed users can now limit searches to full text. The subset, free full text [sb], retrieves citations that have a link to full text when no payment or subscription is required. For example, a search on fibromyalgia AND free full text [sb] will retrieve a list of all the full text articles on fibromyalgia that are available to everyone. Another new subset, full text [sb], retrieves citations when there is a link to full text, free or not. Remember to use the PubMed links on the Library Web site in order to take full advantage of linking capability to full text. Go to http://www.ohsu.edu/library/pubmed.shtml to access the OHSU links.
For addition information, contact Dolores Judkins at judkinsd@ohsu.edu or 503 494-3478.
July 31, 2003
Orbis Cascade Alliance Borrowing
Orbis and the Cascade Alliance, two successful academic library consortia, have merged to create the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a private and public collaborative venture serving faculty and students at 26 member colleges, universities and community colleges in Oregon and Washington. New members include Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, The Evergreen State College, University of Washington, Washington State University and Western Washington University.The Orbis and Cascade Alliance union catalogs are in the process of being merged and will eventually contain over 22 million books, sound recordings, films, maps and other materials. Students, faculty, and staff at member institutions can easily request library materials by searching the catalog and selecting the "request" button. Materials generally arrive at the requested location within a couple of working days.
Requests for journal articles are not yet part of Alliance Borrowing and still need to be directed to OHSU's ILL Express service. Other library materials not available from Orbis Cascade Alliance libraries are also available via OHSU ILL Express.
For additional information on borrowing materials from Orbis Cascade Alliance libraries, see http://www.ohsu.edu/library/orbis.shtml. Please contact Cindy Cunningham at cunningc@ohsu.edu or (503) 494-3481 if you have questions.
July 31, 2003
Library Catalog downtime, Friday, August 1
The OHSU Library catalog will be down Friday, August 1, 2003 from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM. for ITG staff to perform maintenance upgrades on the catalog server. During this period the catalog, and links via the catalog to databases and electronic journals, will be unavailable.July 14, 2003
ProQuest Titles Unavailable July 19-20
Due to a maintenance upgrade, ProQuest titles will be unavailable from 10 p.m. Saturday July 19th to 10 a.m. Sunday July 20th. After this upgrade, the next release of ProQuest, PQNext, will be available.PQNext includes an interface that is easier to use. Some of the enhancements include:
- "Browse Topics" will allow users to add the data to their search by clicking "Add to Search"
- Article grouping sorts results by journal type
- The new bibliography print feature supports AMA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian formats
- "My Research Summary" makes it easy to create reading lists and course work.
July 9, 2003
UpToDate
UpToDate is now available on all OHSU and OGI workstations. The Library, along with the Hospital, the Departments of Medicine and Family Medicine and the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Nephrology & Hypertension, have purchased this resource cooperatively. UpToDate is a clinical information resource that includes thousands of original topic reviews written by recognized experts. It is designed to provide quick access to synthesized medical information in an easy-to-use format. To access UpToDate from anywhere on campus, go to: www.utdol.com.June 26, 2003
Ovid browser requirements change
Effective June 30, 2003, Ovid's minimum browser requirements will be upgraded to Internet Explorer 5.x and above, and Netscape 6.x and above. Some of their new features also require JavaScript and cookies to be enabled. You can acquire these new browsers at:
- For Netscape:
- http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp
- For Microsoft Internet Explorer:
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp
June 11, 2003
ProQuest titles unavailable June 14-15
ProQuest titles will be unavailable from 7 p.m. Saturday June 14 until 7 a.m. Sunday June 15. During this time, ProQuest will be performing network infrastructure upgrades and testing.June 10, 2003
OHSU Library Catalog unavailable, Monday June 16
The OHSU Library catalog will be unavailable Monday, June 16 for server maintenance and upgrade. You may use the Orbis catalog to locate items held by the OHSU libraries, as well as other libraries in Oregon and Washington from which you may request materials. Please note that you will not be able to request materials from Orbis during the downtime, but you will be able to search the Orbis catalog and, if an item you need is available at OHSU, come to the library and check it out. For assistance, please contact the OHSU Library Reference Desk, 503-494-3462.June 9, 2003
Lewis and Clark Exhibit
The OHSU Library commemorates the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by hosting an exhibit entitled "Medicine and Surgery during the Lewis and Clark Expedition". The exhibit was created by members of the OHSU History of Medicine Society and will be on display in the Main Library through September 2003.In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent the expedition to find and map a transcontinental water route to the Pacific Ocean. Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the 33-member party, known as the Corps of Discovery. The expedition set out on May 14, up the Missouri River in a 55-foot covered keelboat and two small craft. On Nov. 7, 1805, after a journey of more than 18 months, the Pacific Ocean came into view. Near the mouth of the Columbia, members of the expedition built a stockade, later named Fort Clatsop, where they spent the winter. On March 23, 1806, the entire party started back, reaching St. Louis on Sept. 23, 1806. Travel westward by American settlers and traders began soon after on the route blazed by these brave men and one woman.
In the absence of a doctor, it fell to Lewis and Clark to attend to the injuries and illnesses of their party and only one man was lost during the expedition. Their medical practices were a potpourri of Army medicine, Indian medicine and frontier home remedies. The medicines that Lewis purchased to carry with them fell into four general groups: purgatives (cathartics), emetics, antipyretics and analgesics. The total expense for the medicines and related equipment was $90.60.
For more information, contact Karen Peterson at peterska@ohsu.edu or 503-494-3239.
June 2, 2003
Register for Your ILL Express Account Now!
In April, the Library launched ILL Express for online document delivery services. ILL Express:
- Makes it easier to submit interlibrary loan and photocopy service requests
- Eliminates the need to re-enter your personal information for each request
- Allows you to track the status of your requests via the Web
On Monday, June 2, 2003 a $3 handling fee will be charged for all document delivery requests submitted on paper forms. Avoid this charge by registering for an ILL Express account. Click on the "First Time Users" link at http://www.ohsu.edu/illiad. Complete the registration form and "Add Account" information for billing. Exit to the Main Menu and you’re ready to order documents.
If you have questions about ILL Express, contact the Document Delivery Services Department at libdoc@ohsu.edu or 503 494-3491.
June 2, 2003
CDRC Library Closure
Effective Monday, June 23, 2003, the CDRC Library will close. Materials from the collection will be integrated into the Main Library collection. The move is expected to take about two weeks. The online catalog will reflect the status of materials during the move.If you have questions about the CDRC Library closure, please contact Mary Botcheos at botcheos@ohsu.edu or 503 494-8841.
June 2, 2003
New Hours for Main Library-Effective July 1, 2003
Regular Hours
Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Extended Hours*
Monday-Thursday, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
*Open only to OHSU students, faculty and staff with campus access cards.If you have questions or comments about the change in Library hours, please contact Cindy Cunningham at cunningc@ohsu.edu or 503 494-3481.
May 29, 2003
ERes Downtime
OHSU's electronic reserves system (ERes) will be down for system maintenance on Monday June 2 beginning at 7 pm. Downtime is expected to last 6 hours.For additional information, contact Kelly Wellington, Reserves Coordinator at wellingk@ohsu.edu or 503 494-0963.
May 29, 2003
Downtime for Electronic Journals, Databases Resources, Saturday, May 31
The servers providing access to the library's Electronic Journals and Databases resources will be down for maintenance on Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.. During this time you will not be able to access resources from http://www9.ohsu.edu/library/ejournalsmain/cfejstart.cfm (Electronic Journals) or http://www9.ohsu.edu/library/databases/cfdbstart.cfm (Databases). If you need to access an electronic journal during this time, please refer to the library's static backup pages at:
- http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ejournals/staticpages/ (Electronic Journals)
- http://www.ohsu.edu/library/data2static.shtml (Databases)
If you have questions or concerns regarding accessibility to resources you need during this downtime, please contact Laura Zeigen, Library Web Manager, at zeigenl@ohsu.edu, 503-494-0505.
May 20, 2003
Memorial Day Hours
Hours on Memorial Day, Monday May 26, 2003 for the Marquam Hill Libraries are as follows:Main Library - 1 pm until 11 pm
CDRC Library - CLOSED
Van Hassel (Dental) Library: CLOSED Saturday, May 24 - Monday, May 26
May 15, 2003
Take the OHSU Library Survey
Please tell us what you think! The OHSU Library is conducting a survey of the OHSU community to learn how you use our services and how well we meet your needs. In these challenging economic times, we sometimes have to make difficult decisions about the services we offer. With your input via this survey, we can make more informed decisions that are consistent with the needs of the campus community. The survey is available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=68166212703. It contains 21 questions and should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. If you include your name and e-mail address, you will be entered in a drawing for a $25 gift certificate for a local bookstore. Thanks very much!May 1, 2003
Electronic Book Collection: Stat!Ref
Stat!Ref is a collection of 31 electronic books and Stedman’s Dictionary that is accessible to all OHSU faculty, staff, and students both on and off campus. It is an easy-to-use library that allows users to quickly search for information in one or multiple texts or browse individual titles. Some of the books included are WebMD Scientific American Medicine, Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult and the 5 Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, a number of the Lange Current Diagnosis and Treatment books, and Cassel’s Geriatic Medicine. Next time you want information fast, try out Stat!Ref. You can get to Stat!Ref from the databases page at www9.ohsu.edu/library/databases/cfdbstart.cfm.Dolores Judkins
May 1, 2003
PrimateLit Database
The PrimateLit database provides bibliographic access to the scientific literature on nonhuman primates for the research and educational communities. Coverage of the database spans the years 1940 to present and includes articles, books, abstracts, technical reports, dissertations and book chapters in a wide variety of subject areas including behavior, colony management, reproduction, disease models, developmental and molecular biology and genetics. It is searchable by author, keyword, journal title, date and species and is updated daily.Current Primate References (CPR) is a subset of PrimateLit offering a broad subject approach to recently indexed citations. It covers the current six months of the primatological literature. CPR enables users to keep abreast of newly published articles and books in their areas of interest.
PrimateLit is supported by the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health and is a collaborative project of the Wisconsin Primate Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Washington National Primate Research Center.
For assistance using PrimateLIt or for literature searches for years prior to 1940, contact the Primate Center Library at 503-690-5311 or onprclib@ohsu.edu. For additional resources in primatology, search the PIN (Primate Info Network) at www.primate.wisc.edu/pin.
Cooky Abrams
May 1, 2003
OHSU Library joins BioMed Central
OHSU has recently become an institutional member of BioMed Central (BMC). OHSU faculty, students and staff already download the free, online, original research articles indexed and linked in PubMed. With this membership, OHSU authors will be able to publish in over 80+ journals without paying the $500 per article publication charge. A list of these journals is available at http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/libraries/oajournals.The advantages of publishing in BioMed Central journals over traditional journals include:
- Free online worldwide access to your work; high visibility
- Authors retain copyright and are free to put their work on the Web.
- Rapid online system of submission, peer reviewing and publication.
- View your article's access statistics.
- Articles are immediately indexed in PubMed and archived in PubMed Central.
Authors who choose to publish their research in BioMed Central journals are supporting an open-access model whose aim is to change the way scientific research is published and disseminated. Papers published by OHSU authors are listed at http://www.biomedcentral.com/inst/36759.
According to William Hersh, Professor and Head, Division of Medical Informatics & Outcomes Research, "There is a growing concern among scientists that research results are controlled by an increasingly small number of publishers who have great control over the marketplace. I believe that BMC represents the future of scientific publishing." ("The Way of the Future?" Nature 413: 680 Oct 18, 2001.)
For information on submitting a manuscript, see http://www.biomedcentral.com/manuscript/. For more information about OHSU's membership in BMC, please contact Diane Carroll at carroldi@ohsu.edu.
-- Diane Carroll
May 1, 2003
Free trial through May 25, 2003 of IEEE Biomedical Engineering Library (BEL)
The OHSU Library brings to you for a limited time the IEEE Biomedical Engineering Library, a new online collection of 30,000 IEEE articles and papers on biotechnology and biomedicine. Selected from IEEE and IEE periodicals, conference proceedings and active IEEE standards, all articles and their abstracts are fully searchable through a uniquely designed user interface.Select by topic, by author, by author affiliation, and by keyword to access IEEE's highly cited material in biomedical engineering and biotechnology. Articles are available in fully printable PDF format. A ten-year backfile of documents is supplemented by weekly updates.
Now through May 25, 2003 from any OHSU or OGI workstation click on one of the links below to get to the login/password information.
OHSU Faculty, Staff & Students
OGI Faculty, Staff & StudentsThis trial is only available to OHSU and OGI faculty, staff and students.
Please contact Dolores Judkins at judkinsd@ohsu.edu or 4-3478 with your comments about this database.
April 24, 2003
Changes in Main Library Hours
Hours are being adjusted to facilitate completion of carpet cleaning throughout the library. Please contact Jim Morgan at morgan@ohsu.edu or 503 494-7245 with questions or comments. OHSU Library Hours are listed at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/hours.shtml.Friday, April 25 & May 2 - 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 & May 3 - 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 27 & May 4 - Noon to midnight
April 14, 2003
Library hours 4/18/03 - 4/20/03
Marquam Hill Library hours for 4/18/03 - 4/20/03 are as follows:Main Library
Friday, 4/18 - 7:00 am until 6:00 pm
Saturday, 4/19 - 9:00 am until 6:00 pm
Sunday, 4/20 - CLOSEDVan Hassel Library
Sunday, 4/20 - CLOSEDCDRC Library
Sunday, 4/20 - CLOSEDMain Library hours are adjusting to accommodate carpet cleaning. Hours are listed at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/hours.shtml. Please contact Jim Morgan at morgan@ohsu.edu or 503 494-7245 with questions or comments.
April 10, 2003
ScienceDirect trial over on April 10, 2003
Approximately 1000 of the 1250 online journals on ScienceDirect are no longer available to OHSU from on or off-campus as of April 10, 2003. All of these titles have been removed from the ejournal page Web page. If you have been accessing ScienceDirect database directly you will notice many titles are not available any longer.Results of the OHSU ScienceDirect trial can be viewed at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/depts/colldevcomm/#topic4 and a list of current subscriptions on ScienceDirect, are listed at http://www9.ohsu.edu/library/ejournalsmain/cfejprovider.cfm?provider=ScienceDirect.
For more information about the trial, please contact Diane Carroll at carroldi@ohsu.edu. For problems with access to current subscriptions on ScienceDirect, please contact Kristi DeShazo at deshazok@ohsu.edu or complete the customer support form at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/customersupport.shtml.
Kristina DeShazo
Serials & Electronic Collections LibrarianApril 7, 2003
ILL Express
Today, the Library is launching a new online document delivery service called ILL Express!ILL Express:
- Makes it easier to submit interlibrary loan and photocopy service requests
- Eliminates the need to re-enter your personal information for each request
- Allows you to track the status of your requests via the Web
To register for ILL Express click on the “First Time Users” link at http://www.ohsu.edu/illiad. Complete the registration form and “Add Account” information for billing. Exit to the Main Menu and you’re ready to order documents.
ILL Express replaces the current online forms for interlibrary loan and photocopy service effective May 2, 2003 so register soon!
If you have questions about this service please contact the Document Delivery Services Department at libdoc@ohsu.edu or (503) 494-3491.
March 28, 2003
May 2002 Library Survey Results
The purpose of the May 2002 Library survey was to evaluate current resources and services and to assess future information needs of the OHSU community. About 8% of current faculty, students and staff responded (1,098/13,930).Most respondents were somewhat or very satisfied with overall library services, online journals, electronic books and databases; moderately satisfied with the print collection; and the least satisfied with off-campus access. Lack of study areas and a noisy environment were liked least, and the electronic collections and helpful staff were liked most.
The top six priorities identified for the OHSU library over the next two years are:
- Provide increased access to electronic journals
- Provide free interlibrary loans to OHSU faculty, students and staff
- Provide increased access to electronic books
- Maintain quality of OHSU print book and journal collection
- Purchase permanent electronic back files of core electronic journals
- Provide seamless access to OHSU library resources among Marquam Hill and West campus libraries.
Detailed results and information on actions taken by library staff in response to the May 2002 survey can be found at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/surveys/.
For more information, please contact Diane Carroll, carroldi@ohsu.edu or 503 494-6659
Diane Carroll
March 25, 2003
Digital Resources Library Now Available
The Digital Resources Library is now available at http://drl.ohsu.edu! Include multimedia (images, video, and sound) in conference presentations, classroom teaching, and staff training. Subject areas include medicine, health, and biomedical research. This resource is available on-campus only. Donations welcome. For more information contact Friday Valentine, Digital Resources Librarian at valentif@ohsu.edu, 503 494-6059.March 14, 2003
NLM Announces New Clinical Alert
"Important Interim Results from a Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of Three Protease-Inhibitor-Sparing Regimens for the Initial Treatment of HIV Infection (AACTG Protocol A5095)" was released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAIAD) on March 13, 2003.It is avaliable at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/hiv.htmlThis message forwarded by National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region.
March 14, 2003
Two Trials Available through April 14th from BioMed Central
Access has been made available for the following two services from BioMed Central through April 14th.
- Faculty of 1000, a literature awareness service that highlights and evaluates papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a Faculty of over 1400 of the world's leading researchers.
- images.MD, an online encyclopedia of medical images.
For access and more information check the library Free Trials page.
March 10, 2003
Library Reconfiguration
Beginning Monday, March 24, 2003, the Main Library will begin reconfiguring the 3rd floor. The changes are expected to better control sound in the Library, provide better work and study space and result in better service provision from the reference and circulation desks.The reconfiguration is expected to last one week. The library will be open regular hours during this period but access to workstations will be limited and there will be noise associated with equipment and furniture movement. More details will be provided on the What's New page at http://www9.ohsu.edu/library/whatsnew/wnewstart.cfm as they become available.
For more information, contact Cindy Cunningham at cunningc@ohsu.edu or 503 494-3481.
March 6, 2003
Awards to Library Staff
Two members of the Reference Department recently received awards from the Medical Library Association. Karen Lippert, Reference Librarian, received the EBSCO/MLA Annual meeting grant of $1,000. The award is given to a new medical librarian who shows a continuing interest in the field. Karen began working at OHSU in 2001. Tracy Dana, who is currently a library intern, received the Rittenhouse Award of $500 for the best unpublished paper on health sciences librarianship submitted by a student in an ALA-accredited school of library science. Her paper is "Past, Present and Future of Clinical Librarianship." She is currently a graduate student at Syracuse University School of Information Studies.March 6, 2003
ACS Surgery, Current Index to Statistics Now Available
ACS Surgery
The Library recently purchased a subscription to ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice, available at http://www.acssurgery.com. This is the online version of the text from the American College of Surgeons and is the only online, continually updated service of its kind. It includes all the information found in the print edition and also includes some videos.Current Index to Statistics
The OHSU Biometry Working Group has purchased the Current Index to Statistics database for use by OHSU faculty, students and staff. This is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. The coverage includes citations to articles in over 100 core journals and more than 8,000 books in statistics published since 1974, as well as selected articles published since 1974 from about 900 additional journals in fields related to statistics. Available at http://query.statindex.org/.For more information on these electronic resources, contact Dolores Judkins, 503.494.3478, judkinsd@ohsu.edu.
February 25, 2003
NLM Announces New Clinical Alert
A new Clinical Alert has just been released at NLM. Please disseminate this information to the health professionals you serve.Low Dose Warfarin Prevents Recurrence of Blood Clots NHLBI Stops Study
The alert can be found at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/warfarin.html on the NLM site.
This message forwarded by National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region.
February 14, 2003
President's Day Hours
The OHSU Libraries will have the following hours for President's Day this Monday, February 17:
- Main Library - Open 9:00 a.m. to midnight
- Van Hassel Library - Open 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
- CDRC Library - Closed
- OGI Library - Closed
Regular library hours will resume on Tuesday, February 18.
January 31, 2003
Books24X7 Now Available
The library has begun an annual subscription to Books24X7, http://library.books24X7.com/topics.asp. This resource provides Web access to the full text of over 3,000 published books from the world's top publishers in business and technology. The IT Pro Collection includes publishers such as Wiley, MIT Press, Osborne, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft Press, Que, Sams, Sybex and many others. The Business Pro Collection includes AMACOM, Berrett-Koelhler, Harvard Business School Press, Jossey-Bass, Oxford University Press, and many others.You can search for a book by title or search by subject within a particular book or across all books. You can review chapters and print out selections.
The usage of this collection is limited to 4 simultaneous users but multiple users can be reviewing the same resource at the same time.
Cataloging records for this collection will be added to our library catalog so you will be able to retrieve these books from a catalog search as well as by searching the Books 24X7 site.
Access to these collections is available from off campus by going through our proxy server at https://liboff.ohsu.edu/login?url=http://library.books24X7.com/topics.asp. In order to use the proxy server, you must be registered with the library and have a current barcode. See the OGI Library's web page for an online library registration form, or come to the OHSU main library's circulation desk if you work on the Marquam Hill campus and need a current library barcode.
Contact libogi@ohsu.edu if you have questions about this resource.
Carol S. Resco
Head, OGI School of Science and Engineering LibraryJanuary 30, 2003
Full-Text, Internet-Based Library Resources for Oregon Nurses
Beginning February 2003, OHSU Library will offer all nurses licensed in Oregon (RNs, LPNs, CRNAs, CNSs, NPs) free access to Ovid Technologies’ Lippincott/Springhouse Nursing Collection, an Internet-based library of 12 nursing texts. Funding comes through a Digital Libraries Grant from the National Library of Medicine.The purpose of the 18-month grant is to determine the usefulness of such a resource to nurses in various types of settings and with differing specialties, and to test the feasibility of statewide coverage through a blanket agreement with the resource provider. The library has already established a similar arrangement for Oregon physicians, funded through their license fees, allowing them access to STAT!Ref, another Internet-based, full-text library.
Registration is easy. Go to www.ohsu.edu/library/nurses/ and click on “Register for the Online Library” or go directly to www.ohsu.edu/library/nurses/regform.shtml. Please be sure your email address is correct, as that is how your password and other information will be sent to you.
For more information about this project and the online library, please visit www.ohsu.edu/library/nurses/. If you’re interested in an on-site demonstration or have further questions, please contact Steve Teich, 503.494.3444, teich@ohsu.edu, or Dolores Judkins, 503.494.3478, judkins@ohsu.edu.
January 15, 2003
"Mackenzie's Folly" Exhibit Opens
Picture a world-class health sciences center, perched on a hill, accessible only by winding roads. "Mackenzie's Folly - Marquam Hill: The Beginning," a new History of Medicine exhibit, opens in the lobby of the Main Library on January 9, 2003. The exhibit draws from Library Archives and contains historical materials that document the development of the Marquam Hill campus, including early photographs of "The Hill" before, during and after construction of the first five buildings: Mackenzie Hall (1919), the Multnomah County Hospital (1923), Doernbecher Children's Hospital (1926), Emma Jones Hall (1927) and the Outpatient Clinic (1931). A brochure and poster will accompany the display. For more information on the Library's History of Medicine Collection, see http://www.ohsu.edu/library/hom/.January 15, 2003
Hours for MLK Jr. Day
The Main Library, OGI Library, and CDRC Library will be closed on Monday, January 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Van Hassel Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. All libraries will resume normal hours on Tuesday, January 21.January 9, 2003
2003 Electronic journals
Ovid is getting a facelift soon. The interface will be new, although all the old features will still be there, along with some new ones. Sometime between mid-June and early July, you will see the new Ovid. To help you use the new interface most effectively, the library will hold drop-in sessions on the fourth floor of the library to help you navigate the new interface. Watch for a schedule of these sessions on the library's webpage and listed around campus. Library staff will also be happy to go to your office for an overview.New features that will be coming, but may not be there at the same time the interface changes, are a single citation matcher and a similar articles link. These features are familiar to PubMed users, and will now be available in Ovid as well.
January 3, 2003
ProQuest unavailable January 4-5
ProQuest will be down for maintenance on Saturday January 4 at 10 p.m. ET until Sunday January 5 at 10 a.m. (7 p.m. to 7 a.m. PT). During this time, ProQuest will be unavailable.After the launch of ProQuest version 6.1 on January 5, 2003, the following new features will be available:
ProQuest interface changes
- Interface options for simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and Korean added
- "Search by Publication" will allow keyword searching within a publication (also works in ProQuest SiteBuilder link)
- Date searching tool enhanced to support additional date formats (dd/mm/yyyy, yyyy, mon/yyyy, mon/dd/yyyy, dd/mon/yyyy, yyyy/mon/dd)
- Browsing of NAICS (North American Industry Codes Standard) and insertion of selected code into search box added
- The "Export Citations" feature will support export of abstracts, subjects, and multiple authors, and direct export to RefWorks
- ProQuest MARC Records updated and enhanced (accuracy of coverage information and comprehensiveness of record sets have been improved)
- Improved image quality in full page image (PDF) format (300 dpi images from Text + Graphics format are inserted into PDFs for better image quality)
- Uploading of library holdings simplified, with less required information and more flexibility allowed in file formats
Historical Newspaper interface enhancements
- One search covers entire file (backfile designations eliminated)
- Content-specific help added
- Search options streamlined to only those relevant to HNP
- Date Range tool available from all search screens (includes support for new date formats described above)
Additionally, the Professional Research Collection (Third Party Database) interface will be available in French, German, Spanish, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and Korean.
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