Articles for 2006
The OHSU Library has 45 What's New stories from 2006, with most recent stories first.
November 15, 2006
Thanksgiving, Winter Holiday schedule
The Main Library will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24, but open regular hours on Saturday and Sunday, November 25 and 26.In December, the Main Library is going to close weekends once Fall term ends (12/15) through the first of the year. The Main Library will be closed the following days in December and into January:
- Saturday and Sunday, December 16-17
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, December 23-25
- Saturday and Sunday, December 30-31
- Monday, January 1
October 25, 2006
New acquisitions in History of Dentistry
Historical Collections & Archives recently acquired four titles for the History of Dentistry Collection:SERRES, Antoine Étienne Reynaud Augustin (1786-1868). Essai sur l’anatomie et la physiologie des dents, ou novelle théorie de la dentition. Paris: Chez Mequignon-Marvis, 1817. First edition. Inscribed by the author. This work includes the first description of the Serres glands (also called Epstein’s pearls).
BLAKE, Robert (fl. 1798). An essay on the structure and formation of the teeth in man and various animals.... Revised and corrected with notes, by C. O. Cone. Baltimore: American Society of Dental Surgeons, John W. Woods, Printer, 1848. First American edition. Includes important criticism of earlier writers on the subject, an early description of the cementum, the third hard tissue component of the teeth (termed crusta petrosa), and the bands of the enamel as Cortex striatus.
BLANDIN, Philippe Frédéric (1798-1849). Anatomy of the dental system, human and comparative.... Translated from the French, for the American Journal of Dental Science, by Robert Arthur. Baltimore: American Society of Dental Surgeons, John W. Woods, Printer, 1845. First American edition.
HOLMES, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894). "The claims of dentistry," an address delivered at the commencement exercises of the Dental Department in Harvard University, February 14,1872. Reprinted by the College of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, with the kind permission of Harvard University Dental School, 1900.
The History of Dentistry Collection, comprised of books on the history of dentistry and books on dentistry published before 1926, was transferred from the School of Dentistry to Historical Collections & Archives in the Fall of 2003. For questions on the collection or topics in the history of dentistry, contact Sara Piasecki, History of Medicine Librarian, at piasecki@ohsu.edu or 503-418-2287.
October 25, 2006
Online access to Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies
OHSU users now have online access to the Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies.The Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies supports the information needs of research managers and scientists working in drug discovery environments in academia, industry, and government. A carefully structured program of online updating will ensure that the Handbook reflects the latest information on new molecular entities, clinical trials, drug approvals, and post-approval studies of new drugs.
The addition of this e-book to our collection complements two other Wiley e-books, Online Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics and Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering, that were added to the OHSU collection last summer.
With articles written by established leaders in the field as well as by rising stars, the Online Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics is an essential reference tool for all members of genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics and bioinformatics teams, from students, to post-docs, to senior scientists.
The Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering is ideal for students, research scientists, and experts. Articles are included in the following areas: Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Education, Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation, Human Performance and Reverse Engineering, and Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Engineering.
Electronic access to all three of these titles is available by searching for their titles in the library catalog.
October 3, 2006
New Exhibit on Herbert Merton Greene
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives proudly presents the exhibit Through His Eyes: The World of Herbert Merton Greene. The exhibit features images, documents, certificates and licenses, artifacts, and publications from the Herbert Merton Greene Collection that highlight the themes of his long, successful career as a physician and researcher, his commitment to the military, and his involvement in Free Masonry and the Anglo-Saxon Christian Association. Complementing the collection is the WWI military uniform worn by Dr. Greene, a generous loan by the Greene family.A 1904 graduate of the University of Oregon Medical School, Greene went on to serve at Camp Lewis in WWI, teach and maintain a private practice in Portland, and run a successful side business out of his home. Among other accomplishments, he developed the Greene special puncture needle, designed to minimize trauma from spinal taps.
Questions or comments about the exhibit or the collection can be directed to Sara Piasecki, History of Medicine Librarian (503-418-2287 or piasecki@ohsu.edu ) or Karen Peterson, Archivist (503-494-3239 or peterska@ohsu.edu ).
September 25, 2006
Western States Chiropractic College (WSCC) added to OHSU Library catalog
Western States Chiropractic College (WSCC) library has joined the library catalog hosted by the Oregon Health & Science University libraries and shared with the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM). With the addition of WSCC’s holdings, this catalog is one of the most comprehensive and unique medical literature repositories in North America. Library patrons can now search across the catalogs of all OHSU affiliated campuses, NCNM and WSCC with one mouse click. Access to medical literature and informatics, whether traditional or alternative/complementary, has never been easier.Users can search each school’s collection individually or search the entire collection. They can also request materials from any of the collections online and choose the most convenient library for pick up. Participating libraries include the OGI School of Science & Engineering, Oregon National Primate Research Center, OHSU Main Library, NCNM and WSCC. With the extensive, in-depth collections of each school, the collective catalog now covers medicine, nursing, chiropractic, massage, dentistry, primatology, medical informatics, natural medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, business, computer science, and environmental engineering. The catalog can be accessed via links on the web sites of the participating libraries or directly from http://catalogs.ohsu.edu.
The combined catalog runs on Millennium software from Innovative Interfaces, Inc. The project was managed jointly by Janet Tapper, Director of Learning Resources at WSCC, and Janet Crum, Head, Library Systems & Cataloging, OHSU Library; it was funded in part by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant. Under federal legislation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, through the Library Services and Technology Act of 1996, provides funds to State Libraries using a population-based formula. These federal funds are used to support activities that use technology to share information. The Oregon State Library awarded the LSTA funds to Western States Chiropractic College in October of 2005. The catalog merger was completed in August of 2006.
September 12, 2006
Easy Access to World's Largest Library Network
The OHSU Library recently added Worldcat.org search functionality to the OHSU Library catalog. Worldcat.org, the world's largest library network with over 71 million records, allows you to search many libraries for an item, then locate the item in a library nearby.
Worldcat.org is similar to the Summit catalog to which OHSU-affiliated users already have access, but differs from Summit in that the WorldCat.org listings also include listings of items in public libraries and also include reviews. In addition, WorldCat.org breaks down keyword search results by author, content, format, language and year, better enabling you to navigate to your desired information. Although you cannot request books to be delivered to the OHSU Library in WorldCat.org as you can through Summit, WorldCat searches can be useful for seeing what books exist on a certain topic and also if there is a copy available at a library nearby.
To see more information about what you can do with Worldcat.org, visit the What is WorldCat? page or contact the OHSU Library if you have questions about how to best utilize this newly accessible resource.
To find Worldcat.org, go to the Library catalog (http://catalogs.ohsu.edu) and look for this searchbox towards the bottom of the page:
September 6, 2006
Flash cards available on Reserve
Do you need an alternative study method? Check out the following flash cards that are available on Reserve:Netter's Anatomy - QS18.2 N474 2002
BRS Pharmacology - QV18.2 K49b 2004
BRS Pathology - QZ18.2 S972b 2002Just stop by the Circulation Desk and ask for any of the above by title or call number.
August 30, 2006
Historical Collections & Archives Launches Blog
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives has just launched a new blog, "Historical Notes from OHSU" (http://ohsu-hca.blogspot.com/).
Now you can check in with us every day to see what's happening in the History of Medicine Room by reading our blog--a lighthearted, informal look at daily life in the archives and historical book collections. Here, you'll get a flavor of what we do every day, what mysteries we unearth, what connections we make, what unusual things we come across. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Historical Notes from OHSU is an series of unofficial communications from Historical Collections & Archives at Oregon Health & Science University. If you are unfamiliar with us, please have a look at our website to learn more formally about our collections and services: http://www.ohsu.edu/library/hom/.
August 29, 2006
New Library hours starting September 25, 2006
New Library hours effective Monday, September 25, 2006 are as follows:Regular Library Hours
Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Extended hours*
Monday-Thursday, Sunday 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
*For OHSU faculty, staff and students with access cards.
August 29, 2006
Library closed September 4
The OHSU Library will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2006 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, September 5.August 22, 2006
Library Closed Friday, August 25
The OHSU Library will be closed on Friday, August 25 for a library in-service. The library will resume normal hours on Saturday, August 26.August 14, 2006
Summit downtime, Tuesday August 15
Summit , a catalog of combined holdings from major Oregon and Washington academic libraries brought to you by the OHSU Library's membership in the Orbis Cascade Alliance, will be down for several hours on Tuesday, August 15. This downtime will start at 8 a.m.. The system should be available again at http://summit.orbiscascade.org starting in the early afternoon.
August 8, 2006
Improved A to Z Journal Browse Now Available
Browsing the catalog for journals has just been made easier. Visit the journal search page and click on a letter of the alphabet. You will be presented with a complete listing of print and electronic journals that start with that letter for all library locations. Titles available in electronic format are noted with asymbol.
Clicking on the title will take you to the catalog record that will show you exactly what years are available in print and/or electronic format. This new browse feature also allows you to limit to electronic journals only or print titles by library location. For more information, contact Kristina DeShazo, Electronic Serials Librarian, at deshazok@ohsu.edu or 503-494-1637.
July 24, 2006
Books@Ovid added to library e-book collection
The OHSU Library has relied on Ovid to supply most of its heavily used databases and many of its online journals. Now we've added 11 books under Books@Ovid. All are the most recent editions. You may browse the indexes or tables of contents of individual texts or use the same Ovid interface you're used to seeing for Medline and CINAHL to search one or all titles for keywords and subjects. Look for Books@Ovid on the list of databases you see when starting an Ovid session.OHSU's Books@Ovid collection now includes:
Bonica's Management of Pain
3rd edition, 2001Clinical Evidence
2006 (updated monthly)Clinical Neurology
6th edition, 2005Danforth's Obstetrics & Gynecology
9th edition, 2003Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation
7th edition, 2005Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine
6th edition, 2003Handbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing
4th edition, 2006Manual of Common Bedside Surgical Procedures
2nd edition, 2000Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests
7th edition, 2004Nursing Care Plans & Documentation: Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems
4th edition, 2004Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice
11th edition, 2006
If you have questions regarding these new electronic books, please contact the OHSU Reference Department at refer@ohsu.edu or 503-494-3462.
July 19, 2006
Help redesign the Library Web site
Have you ever come to the Library Web site and not been sure how to get to where you wanted to go or where to find a particular Library service or resource? Over the next year, we are planning to redesign the Library Web site to alleviate such problems, but in order to do so, we need your help! Over the next year we will be collecting usage information and suggestions, as well as conducting in-depth usability tests.If you have ideas about improvements we could make to the Library Web site, please fill out the short survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=769342290009.
If you have questions about the survey or the upcoming usability testing, please contact Laura Zeigen, Library Web Manager, at zeigenl@ohsu.edu or 503-494-0505.
July 6, 2006
Surgeon General Report on Secondhand Smoke
The Surgeon General just came out with a new report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General.This comprehensive scientific report concludes that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. This link includes the full report, fact sheets, press conference webcast, and remarks by the Surgeon General. Read this report at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/.
July 6, 2006
ScienceDirect General Medicine Archives Available
The OHSU Library staff has purchased the General Medicine archive collection from ScienceDirect. This collection starts at volume one of the journal and ends in December, 1994. Titles of interest include: American Journal of Medicine, Medical Hypotheses, Preventive Medicine, and Urology.To better serve OHSU faculty, staff and students, journals frequently retrieved from the off-site storage are identified and electronic back files purchased as availability and budget allow. Titles are often sold in collections that cost in the $5,000 - $50,000 range.
If you have suggestions for titles where back files (pre-1995 issues) would be of use, please write Diane Carroll at carroldi@ohsu.edu or complete a Library Materials Request form at https://www.ohsu.edu/library/purrequest.shtml.
Diane Carroll, Collection Development Librarian
June 27, 2006
Library closed July 1 and 4
The Library will be closed on Saturday, July 1 for carpet cleaning and on Tuesday, July 4 in observance of the July 4 national holiday. The Library will be open normal hours on Sunday and Monday July 2 and 3.June 27, 2006
OGI Library launches Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection
The OGI Library is proud to announce the availability of the OGI Electronic Thesis & Dissertation Collection.The OGI School of Science & Engineering is now publishing the theses and dissertations of its Masters and PhD students in online format. The OGI Library also is gathering pdf files or scanning in the previously published theses from the Oregon Graduate Center, the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology and the earlier dissertations from the OGI School of Science & Engineering. As the library obtains authors' copyright permissions for publishing in the database, dissertations will be added. The ultimate goal is to have a complete collection of OGI theses and dissertations online.
The OGI Electronic Theses and Dissertations collection can be accessed either by going to the Digital Resources Library at http://drl.ohsu.edu and clicking on the "OGI Electronic Theses and Dissertations" link, or going there directly at http://www.ogi.edu/library/theses/online.cfm.
If you have questions about this project, please contact Carol Resco (rescoc@ohsu.edu) or Friday Valentine (valentif@ohsu.edu).
June 20, 2006
Free trial to Scientific & Medical ART through July 14
SMART, Scientific & Medical ART, is now available on trial. SMART is a collection of 10,000+ high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and many, many other topics. Users may download images for educational, non-commercial use in lectures, presentations, slide shows, web sites and more. Go to http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=scitrial for access to the database. The trial will end on July 14th.The library would like your input on this product. Please fill out this short survey (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=232902280981) to help us evaluate this resource. If you have questions or comments you can contact Dolores Judkins at 503-494-3478.
June 20, 2006
Three new electronic encyclopedias added to collection
OHSU users now have online access to Online Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics & Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering. The third title, Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies has been purchased and will be accessible to OHSU users when it is released in the fall of 2006.With articles written by established leaders in the field as well as by rising stars, the Online Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics is an essential reference tool for all members of genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics and bioinformatics teams, from students, to post-docs, to senior scientists.
The Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering is ideal for students, research scientists, and experts. Articles are included in the following areas: Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Education, Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation, Human Performance and Reverse Engineering, and Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Engineering.
The Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies supports the information needs of research managers and scientists working in drug discovery environments in academia, industry, and government. A carefully structured program of online updating and successive print editions will ensure that the Handbook reflects the latest information on new molecular entities, clinical trials, drug approvals, and post-approval studies of new drugs.
Electronic access to these titles is available either by searching for their titles in the Library Catalog, or by looking them up on the Library E-Books page at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ebooks/.
June 6, 2006
Free trial to Cell Research during June 2006
The OHSU Library will be sponsoring a trial of Nature Publishing’s Cell Research, China’s leading journal in life sciences. Access to this publication is available during the month of June at https://liboff.ohsu.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/cr/index.html.If you think this title would be an important addition to the OHSU Library collection, please contact Diane Carroll at carroldi@ohsu.edu or complete the library material recommendation form at https://www.ohsu.edu/library/purrequest.shtml.
Excerpts from Nature promotional materials follow:
China's relevance and importance to the international community continues to grow rapidly. Cell Research, China's leading journal in the life sciences is at the heart of Chinese research and gives you a unique insight into research from this region, as well as publishing quality papers from authors worldwide.
Cell Research is published on behalf of Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and has now joined the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) portfolio of groundbreaking international journals. Editorial excellence is assured and users benefit from the functionality and versatility of nature.com.
The journal publishes original research and reviews, commentaries and short communications in cell, molecular and developmental biology, and related fields. Cell Research's scope covers the whole of cell and molecular biology and includes:
- Apoptosis
- Immunology
- Neurobiology
- Signal Transduction
- Cancer
- Stem Cells
Diane Carroll, Collection Development Librarian
May 17, 2006
New artificial heart valve collection
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives has recently received a collection artificial heart valves, including 27 Starr-Edwards valves and one Kay-Shiley valve, as well as one valve from the heart of a pig. The materials were donated by Jeri Dobbs, a perfusionist who worked at OHSU with Dr. Albert Starr starting in 1966. We also received a set of seventy-two 35mm slides with images of other models of artificial heart valves and images of damaged valves that had been removed from recipients. This collection will be a wonderful addition to our Medical Museum, which to date had housed only a single Hufnagel valve. Questions about the collection can be addressed to Sara Piasecki, History of Medicine Librarian, at 503-418-2287 (piasecki@ohsu.edu) or Karen Peterson, Archivist, at 503-494-3239 (peterska@ohsu.edu).
May 17, 2006
Library closed Monday, May 29
The OHSU Library will be closed on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day.May 2, 2006
New Nature Titles Online
Online access to Nature Physics http://catalogs.ohsu.edu/record=b1147288 and Nature Chemical Biology http://catalogs.ohsu.edu/record=b1147289 has been added by the OGI School of Science & Engineering Library and made available to all OHSU faculty, staff and students. In addition, the OGI Library has purchased access to Nature Nanotechnology which will begin in October, 2006. The OHSU Main Library has purchased Nature Protocols which will start in June, 2006.Oregon National Primate Research Center Library and OGI School of Science & Engineering Library have jointly purchased permanent access to the online archival collection: Nature, 1987–1996 http://catalogs.ohsu.edu/record=b1084259. In addition, all OHSU library users with have archival access to Nature Research journals including:
- Nature Biotechnology and former title Bio/Technology from 1983
- Nature Genetics from 1992
- Nature Medicine from 1995
- Nature Structural Biology from 1994
Access to all electronic journals is available from the library catalog at http://catalogs.ohsu.edu/search~S5. Cooperative collection development efforts of OGI, ONPRC and Main Library staff for electronic resources are designed to benefit all OHSU faculty, staff and students regardless of location.
For questions or additional recommendation for journal purchases, please complete the form at https://www.ohsu.edu/library/purrequest.shtml or contact Diane Carroll at carroldi@ohsu.edu.
April 18, 2006
Public Health Nurses Web Page
OHSU Library reference librarians, Dolores Judkins and Steve Teich, have been working on a project with public health nurses in Oregon to produce a web site specifically for them.Through an award from the National Library of Medicine, the librarians were able to meet with focus groups of public health nurses in Portland and Pendleton to design and develop the site. Early in 2006 the page was available for comments and many nurses responded, requesting additional links be added and giving comments about the site. There have been a number of sessions around the state to introduce the web site to groups of public health nurses, and the response has been uniformly positive.
The site is now available for anyone to use, but continued input from the nurses is encouraged and the librarians will continue to update the site as needed. The web site is available at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/publichealth/.
If you have further comments or questions about this site, please contact Dolores Judkins, judkinsd@ohsu.edu.
April 18, 2006
Number of OHSU Authored Papers Almost Doubles
Over the last five years, OHSU authored journal publications have nearly doubled (Source: search performed in ISI Web of Science database). In 2005, OHSU authors published 2,392 journal articles which was an 87% increase compared to the 1,280 articles published in the year 2001. As would be expected, the number of papers referenced by OHSU authors increased from 23,823 to 64,363 articles per year over this same time period.Development of a joint electronic journal collection by the OHSU, OGI and ONPRC Library Staff has supported all faculty, staff and students during this tremendous time of growth. Full text downloads of electronic journal articles have increased 10 fold from 131,302 articles in the year 2001 to 1,416,641 articles in 2005. To purchase this number of articles directly from publishers would have cost OHSU departments approximately 30-40 million dollars.
Access to all print and electronic journals is available via the library catalog at http://catalogs.ohsu.edu/search~S5 . For more information on how journals are selected and the annual review process please go to the OHSU Collection Development page at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/depts/colldevcomm/ .
To recommend the purchase of a journal, book or other library material, please complete the form at https://www.ohsu.edu/library/purrequest.shtml .
Please direct any questions you may have about the OHSU Library journal collection efforts to Diane Carroll, Collection Development Librarian, carroldi@ohsu.edu or call 503 494-6659.
April 18, 2006
Summit catalog downtime, April 25
The Summit catalog (http://summit.orbiscascade.org) will be down on Tuesday, April 25 for a hardware upgrade. Access to this catalog should be restored by Wednesday morning, April 26.April 11, 2006
Trial Access to Medical Images Collections
From April 4 to May 17, 2006 only, OHSU faculty, staff and students will have trial access to Images.MD (http://www.images.md), an online encyclopedia of medical images.Images.MD features more than 48,000 medical images, each one accompanied by authoritative text from 2000 of the world’s leading medical experts. More than 90 subject collections can be found on the site ranging from allergies to cardiology, from neurology to urology.
Features on the site include:
- Create your own image library
- Personalize your collection
- Add, edit, or delete text, rename or add personal notes to the images
- Create your own PowerPoint® presentation
- Browse and search the image database by specialty, collection, keyword, or image type
- Email images to colleagues
- Order CD-ROMs of your presentations
Do you think access to this collection would be of value to your work at OHSU?
Please complete the short survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=516001998700 or contact Dolores Judkins, Head, Reference and Research Services, judkinsd@ohsu.edu with your comments.
April 11, 2006
Herbert Merton Greene Collection Acquired
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives is pleased to announce our most recent acquisition: the Herbert Merton Greene Collection.
A 1904 graduate of the University of Oregon Medical School, Dr. H.M. Greene was recently profiled in the School of Medicine's magazine Focus (Fall 2003, vol. 14, no. 2, p. 18-19). In addition to serving as chief surgeon at Camp Lewis during World War I, Greene had a private practice in rural Lacrosse, WA, before returning to Portland in 1918. From 1918 until his retirement in 1957, Greene taught at the medical school, maintained a private practice in the Medical Arts Building, and ran a small business out of his home, selling barbicide and pharmaceutical preparations. Greene was also very active in the community with organizations such as the Freemasons and the Anglo-Saxon Christian Association. Among other accomplishments, Greene developed the Greene special puncture needle, which was designed to minimize trauma associated with spinal taps. Greene died in 1962 at the age of 87 after a long struggle with deteriorating health and diminished eyesight--the aftereffects of radiation exposure from his time as operator of the first x-ray machine on the West Coast, back in 1898.
The collection includes photographs, correspondence, research, patient records, certificates and awards, medical instruments and equipment, and other personal effects. Also included are some materials related to Greene's second wife, Jenny Todd Booth, who was chief nurse at Camp Lewis during the First World War. The collection was donated by the Greene's granddaughter, Karen Kullberg Faw.
Questions about the collection or Dr. Greene can be addressed to History of Medicine Librarian, Sara Piasecki (piasecki@ohsu.edu) or to Archivist Karen Peterson (peterska@ohsu.edu).
H.M. Greene (foreground) and colleagues at the Multnomah County Hospital, circa 1904April 4, 2006
Tax forms
Federal, State and local tax forms are not available in the Library. However, downloadable versions of most if not all of the forms published by the following organizations are available from their respective web sites.Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/Oregon Department of Revenue
http://egov.oregon.gov/DOR/PERTAX/formspit.shtmlWashington Department of Revenue
http://dor.wa.gov/content/forms/Multnomah County Personal Income Tax
http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/tax/
April 4, 2006
Library closed Sunday, April 16
The OHSU Library will be closed Sunday, April 16, 2006.March 21, 2006
Off-campus resources unavailable, Thursday, March 23, 5:30-6:00 a.m.
Library e-journals and databases will not be available from off-campus on Thursday, March 23 from 5:30 to 6:00 a.m. due to a server software upgrade.March 20, 2006
Reading E-journals Online - Looking beyond the PDF Format
After you locate an electronic journal article, you will need to select between an Abstract, HTML or PDF format to view the article. Selecting the PDF format may be the best choice if you want to print the article, however, if you are reading the article online you may want to try a different format.
- The HTML format often has links that help you locate additional information or references.
- Check out supplementary information that could include lecture notes, data, movies or other multimedia materials (i.e. Nature and Cell have this format for some articles).
- Articles in the Biochemical Journal linked at http://catalogs.ohsu.edu/record=b1102383 include a newly developed format called EESI-View. According to the publisher, Portland Press, "Enhanced electronic serials interface (EESI)-View was developed to address the shortcomings of existing HTML articles which were traditionally flat, linear representations of the printed version with the entire article, including figures and tables, constituting one HTML "page". The new screen presentation allows you to read the text and see the figure at the same time.
The electronic journal environment is rapidly improving and you may want to explore the new methods of presenting scientific articles on the web. If you have any questions or exciting examples of improvements beyond the printed article, please contact Diane Carroll, Collection Development Librarian, carroldi@ohsu.edu.
March 7, 2006
New Resources from the OHSU Library
The OHSU Library has recently added a variety of new resources for educational support.
The Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination is a comprehensive way to learn and refine physical examination skills using the well-known Bates' method. Each lesson is dedicated to a specific body system and includes a step-by-step demonstration of appropriate examination techniques. This 4th edition includes 18 DVDs which are on reserve in the Library and can be checked out at the Circulation Desk.
Sets of flash cards for study purposes are now available in the library. Sets currently available include pharmacology, pathology, Netter's anatomy, anatomy of orofacial structures, muscle anatomy, and basic arrhythmias. These are available as reserve items that can be checked out at the Circulation Desk. Further sets are planned, and to get a quick list of what is available, a keyword search in the OHSU catalog on "flash cards" will bring up a list of what the library currently owns.
Exam Master Online is test preparation for the USMLE and board exams. Users are able to study at their own pace, discover their weak areas, and work specifically on those items. It includes timed tests and can be individualized for each user. It can be accessed both on and off campus. The on-campus link is http://www.exammaster2.com/wdsentry/ohsu.htm.
If you have questions about any of these resources, please contact Dolores Judkins, Head of Reference, judkinsd@ohsu.edu, 503-494-3478.
February 27, 2006
Library Journal Cancellation Survey
The Library staff is asking for your help in deciding whether to cancel about 160 journal titles. Some of these journals may be important to your work at OHSU but are being considered for cancellation because the library staff is unable to acquire use data.The survey starts with five multiple choice questions about how you obtain articles not available through the library, next is a question about what journals you would recommend the library add, and then a final section asking you to evaluate your use of the journals being considered for cancellation in 2007.
The survey will be available from February 27 to March 17, 2006 at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=531621721736.
Titles under consideration for cancellation fall into seven broad categories (Basic Sciences, Behavior Sciences, Child Development and Rehabilitation, Dentistry, Library/Information Science, Medicine and Nursing). OHSU faculty, staff and student use data collected will be linked to each category. You will be asked to review only the categories in your area of expertise. It is estimated the survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete depending on how many categories you review.
Respondents who complete the survey and give their name and contact information will be included in a random drawing for a $25 Powell’s Book Store gift certificate, three T-shirts and 2 small radios.
For questions or problems with the survey, please contact Diane Carroll, carroldi@ohsu.edu, 503-494-6659, OHSU Library Collection Development Committee, Chair
February 13, 2006
Presidents' Day Hours
The OHSU Library will be closed on Monday, February 20 in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday.February 13, 2006
ILL Express service now available to ONPRC Library users
The ONPRC Library now is accepting requests for photocopies or interlibrary loans through ILL Express. This service will make it easier for patrons to order articles selected from Ovid and PubMed searches and have them delivered to their desktops.The ONPRC Library will continue to accept requests for photocopies or interlibrary loans via paper and email. However, ILL Express is a faster and more efficient option, particularly for those preferring electronic delivery. All ONPRC Library services are free to ONPRC and VGTI patrons.
ILL Express has been available to OHSU Main and OGI Library users since 2003. The addition of ONPRC Library to the service completes the installation of this service at all OHSU libraries.
For more information, contact Denise Urbanski, ONPRC Librarian, at urbanksd@ohsu.edu.
January 31, 2006
Library Journal Additions and Cancellations for 2006
For the third consecutive year, the OHSU Library canceled approximately $100,000 of library resources to cover journal inflation and to release budget dollars to purchase new journal titles. In 2006, 7% of current subscriptions are available only in print, 33% are available in print and electronic, and 60% of current subscriptions are available online only. The ability to save dollars by canceling print in favor of electronic format no longer exists as the print format is the archival copy and no electronic archives are available for 33% of our subscriptions.A summary of 2006 journal selection priorities and criteria for adding or canceling is available at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/depts/colldevcomm/colldevcomm2006.shtml. This page will link to a detailed listing of title changes made in all OHSU library collections.
Some of the highlights are:
- 75 titles are being added to the collection including the Nature Materials and four new Nature Clinical Practice titles; institutional access to the Chronicles of Higher Education; and two lab manuals in the Current Protocol series: Microbiology and Pharmacology.
- The complete collection of Annual Reviews (online only) have been added as well as the ScienceDirect Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology back volume collection.
- About 270 titles formerly received in print and electronic format are available online only in 2006; Nature Publishing titles have been renewed in electronic format and canceled in print except for Nature.
- 45 low use or high costs per use journal subscriptions have been canceled.
The Collection Development Committee will be seeking input from OHSU faculty, staff and students about cancellation and additions for 2007 in an OHSU Library Journal Survey that will be announced soon. Please send us requests for new library material purchases any time by completing the form at https://www.ohsu.edu/library/purrequest.shtml.
If you have any questions or would like detailed information on how decisions were made, please contact Diane Carroll, Collection Development Librarian, carroldi@ohsu.edu.
OHSU Library Collection Development Committee
January 24, 2006
NIH Clinical Alert on HIV/AIDS
International HIV/AIDS Trial Finds Continuous Antiretroviral Therapy Superior to Episodic TherapyThe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced that enrollment into a large international HIV/AIDS trial comparing continuous antiretroviral therapy with episodic drug treatment guided by levels of CD4+ cells has been stopped. Enrollment was stopped because those patients receiving episodic therapy had twice the risk of disease progression (the development of clinical AIDS or death), the major outcome of the study.
For more information, go to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/aids_smart.html.
January 24, 2006
18 ScienceDirect titles added
The OHSU libraries, in cooperation with the Orbis Cascade Alliance, have added access to 18 additional titles from Elsevier ScienceDirect for the next three years. This special purchase, while not providing permanent access, will give the ability to download full text articles from 1995 on for a fraction of the subscription price.The majority of this collection provides much needed access to journals in the chemistry area. Some of the titles included are:
- Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
- Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
- Colloids & Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
- Computational Biology & Chemistry
- Continental Shelf Research
- Experimental Gerontology
- Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology
- Phytochemistry
Check the library’s journal index at http://catalogs.ohsu.edu/search~S5 for a complete list of the Library’s journal holdings.
January 17, 2006
Free trial of EXAM MASTER ONLINE
The Library is currently running a trial of Exam Master OnLine. This is an interactive test preparation database for the USMLE and Board Exams."EXAM MASTER ONLINE is a newly updated USMLE and board preparation and review tool that provides access to thousands of basic and clinical sciences questions. The completely revised interface allows for quick and easy navigation, and provides students with the ability to create very customized practice exams and study blocks.
In November, EXAM MASTER completely revised the testing interface to closely match what is actually used on the USMLE exam. This new test mode interface has excellent navigational tools, and includes other features found on the exam including the ability to attach notes to each question."
This system is in use at over 40 academic health centers and teaching hospitals as both a way to prepare for the USMLE and as a curriculum support tool to help students identify their strong and weak areas.
The trial will be ongoing through February 28th.
To try it out, go to http://www.exammaster2.com/wdsentry/ohsu.htm. You will have to register the first time you use it, as it will set up your specific profile.
Please send any comments about Exam Master to Dolores Judkins at judkinsd@ohsu.edu.
January 9, 2006
Library closed Monday, Jan. 16
The OHSU Library will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2006 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.January 9, 2006
NIH Clinical Alert on Advanced Ovarian Cancer
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, on January 5 issued an announcement encouraging treatment with anticancer drugs via two methods, after surgery, for women with advanced ovarian cancer. The combined methods, which deliver drugs into a vein and directly into the abdomen, extend overall survival for women with advanced ovarian cancer by about a year.Read the full text of the alert at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/ovarian_ip_chemo.html.
January 9, 2006
Converting departmental libraries from physical to electronic
Closing your Department Library?The Library staff has helped several departments with the conversion of their departmental libraries from physical to electronic collections. Depending on the publisher, subscriptions not being purchased by the library may be added to library electronic journal licenses with the department continuing to pay for the subscription.
Advantages are:
- Library provides access to and maintains ejournal links and holdings in the catalog.
- Library adds seamless linking from reference databases to articles.
- More back years may be available; Price may be lower and annual inflation. may be capped on the library contract (we maintain over 100 license agreement for electronic resources).
- Dollars spent by your department will benefit the entire OHSU community and if titles are on the Ovid platform, you will benefit all Oregon licensed health professionals.
- We are specialists in electronic journal licensing, setting up ejournal access and troubleshooting access problems.
Disadvantages are:
The Library purchases titles most used by all OHSU faculty, students and staff. If your department has a specialized interest and has been purchasing subscriptions not held by the library, this may be a way to improve the library collection and service to your department faculty, students or staff.
- Sometimes the price is higher because all subscriptions must be institutional and not individual.
- It takes a few months to get the subscription set up.
For more information, contact Diane Carroll, carroldi@ohsu.edu, Collection Development Librarian.
