FYI ...

New Neurosurgery Database

Jacob Nunnally — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:19 +0000

The HSL has happily added Thieme eNeurosurgery to our database collection. This fantastic database – with content focused exclusively on neurosurgery – contains almost 90 ebooks, 250 peer-reviewed procedures, and 30,000 images. Surgeons and neurosurgeons alike are sure to benefit from this outstanding resource.

We have a “1-concurrent user” license, so when you are finished . . . → Read More: New Neurosurgery Database

BrowZine – New, Amazing iPad App (for reading/organizing scholarly journal articles)

Jacob Nunnally — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:15:53 +0000

The HSL is excited about a new iPad app trial - BrowZine, free to download in the App Store.

As you can see from the image above, the clean, crisp layout makes reading and organizing scholarly journal articles easier than ever. Just go to the App Store, download BrowZine, select New . . . → Read More: BrowZine – New, Amazing iPad App (for reading/organizing scholarly journal articles)

Health Sciences Library Classes — May 2013

Shawn Manning — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:25:27 +0000

Please register ahead of time by using the calendar found at http://nymc.libcal.com/hsl_classes . For further information, stop by the Reference Desk in the Library. We recommend that you sign up for classes at least 24 hours in advance to avoid cancellation.

Other options: If a class you wish to take is not being offered, or . . . → Read More: Health Sciences Library Classes — May 2013

Extended Study Hours at the Health Sciences Library

Mandy Kaufman — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:09:51 +0000

The HSL Library will have extended study hours this Friday and Saturday. The new hours will be Friday, April 26th from 8AM – 5PM, with study hours from 5PM – 12AM and Saturday, April 27th from 11AM – 12AM.

JournalTOCs – Your Virtual New Journals Shelf

Phoebe Stein — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:57:05 +0000

Do you want to keep up with the most recent articles from your favorite journals? The Health Sciences Library has recently subscribed to JournalTOCs, a current awareness service that lets you create a personalized list of journals to view the latest tables of contents. Our JournalTOCs subscription includes 780 journals for which . . . → Read More: JournalTOCs – Your Virtual New Journals Shelf

New Trial Database – Isabel

Jacob Nunnally — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:18:13 +0000

The library has just begun a trial of Isabel that will last until May 10, 2013.

It is highly recommended that users of DynaMed explore this new option: “Physicians using DynaMed can further improve diagnosis accuracy with Isabel, the premier diagnosis decision support tool. Evidence-based content from DynaMed is seamlessly integrated into Isabel‘s diagnostic process, . . . → Read More: New Trial Database – Isabel

MDConsult to ClinicalKey – Important Database Trial

Jacob Nunnally — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:40:52 +0000

MDConsult is being superseded and replaced by a new product from Elsevier called ClinicalKey. The vendor asserts that ClinicalKey “is a Clinical Insight Engine, so called because it does more than just search keywords. All of Elsevier’s medical/surgical content is semantically enriched using Elsevier’s proprietary medical taxonomy – EMMeT. This ClinicalKey exclusive is what powers the . . . → Read More: MDConsult to ClinicalKey – Important Database Trial

New Trial Database: JAMA Evidence

Jacob Nunnally — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:26:46 +0000

The Health Sciences Library has just begun a trial of JAMA Evidence, an evidence-based database that “helps decisionmakers identify the best available evidence by providing guides to the systematic consideration of the validity, importance, and applicability of claims about the assessment of health problems and the outcomes of health care.”

Off-campus users click here to . . . → Read More: New Trial Database: JAMA Evidence

Printing, Photocopying, and Scanning Options at the Library

Mandy Kaufman — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:43:23 +0000

Printing Options:

All printers are located at the Circulation Desk. Patrons must print from one of the computers in the Mastronardi Computer Lab and come to the Circulation Desk to pick up the printouts and pay. Patrons must use the public computer adjacent to the Reference Desk to print on the color printer. Come to the Circulation . . . → Read More: Printing, Photocopying, and Scanning Options at the Library

Meet the New Librarian: Amanda (“Mandy”) Kaufman!

Marie Ascher — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:13:12 +0000

We’d like to introduce you to one of the newest librarians at the Health Sciences Library, Amanda (“Mandy”) Kaufman, who is our Access Services Librarian:

Mandy Kaufman, HSL Access Services Librarian

Where did you grow up, go to school, what did you study?

I grew up in Western Maryland. I received my Bachelors . . . → Read More: Meet the New Librarian: Amanda (“Mandy”) Kaufman!