Due to a system wide upgrade ProQuest resources including RefWorks, PIVOT, and Dissertations and Theses will be unavailable from Saturday January 16th to Sunday January 17th from 10:00 pm – 6:00 am. We apologize for any inconvenience.
RefWorks, PIVOT, and Dissertations and Theses Availability 1/16
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HS/HSL Closed 1/18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The HS/HSL will be closed Monday, January 18th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will begin Spring Semester hours beginning Tuesday, January 19th. For full schedule click here.
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New PubMed for Nurses Tutorials Now Available from the NLM
The National Library of Medicine has released a new series of tutorials, specifically for nurses on how to search the literature in PubMed. Click here to view the tutorials.
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Limited Printing Availability Monday, 1/11 – Wednesday, 1/13
The university’s OneCard system will undergo an upgrade to its software and hardware Monday, January 11th-Wednesday, January 13th. Due to this upgrade, printing in the library will be limited and only available on the first and second floors. To print from this floor during this time, select Commons Yellow Printer and Commons Blue Printer for print jobs to be sent to the first floor. You can also select Commons Red Printer or Commons Green Printer for jobs to be sent to the second floor. During this time you will not be prompted to enter a user name or password, print jobs will be done automatically and at no charge. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you need further assistance please go to the Information Services Desk on the first floor of the library.
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AccessMedicine and AccessPediatrics Now Available
The HS/HSL has added AccessMedicine and AccessPediatrics to its collection. AccessMedicine has over over 85 e-books and other online tools. It contains standard texts including Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. In addition to e-books the database also includes 250 examination and procedural videos, quick reference tools, and more. AccessPediatrics covers the entire span of pediatric practice, from neonatology through adolescent medicine. It includes over twenty leading pediatric textbooks including Rudolph’s Pediatrics. It also provides access to quick references, an extensive multimedia library, and Pediatric Board Review.
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New Bibliometric Measure of Article Influence
In an article posted to bioRxiv on October 22, 2015, four NIH scientists proposed a new bibliometric measure of article influence. This measure, called the Relative Citation Ratio (RCR), is presented as an alternative to using Journal Impact Factor to measure the influence of an individual article. RCR measures the citation rates of articles in a co-citation network, or the set of the articles that have been cited by articles that also cite the target article.
A beta of version of the NIH’s online tool to calculate relative citation ratio for articles in PubMed published between 1995 and 2013 can be found at iCite.
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HS/HSL’s Project SHARE Curriculum to be Used for National AHEC Study
In mid-November the HS/HSL received some great news from the National Library of Medicine (NLM): The HS/HSL’s Project SHARE curriculum was unanimously selected by the National AHEC Organization for a study to test the replicability of teen health information literacy projects. Project SHARE was funded by an NLM information Resource Grant to Reduce Health Disparities (G08LM011079).
Project SHARE team members worked with two cohorts of students from Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy with the goal of developing a replicable curriculum supporting the development of a cadre of teen community health advocates. The Project SHARE curriculum aims to build high school students’ skills to reduce health disparities at the personal, family, and community level. The curriculum aligns with national standards and can be used in diverse settings nationwide: schools, libraries, community-based organizations, and community-academic partnerships.
The curriculum consists of six modules, each with downloadable lesson plans, slides, activities, and references:
- Overview of Health Disparities
- Quality Health Information
- Taking Charge of Your Health
- Smart Food Choices
- Crafting and Delivering the Message
- Promoting Health and Wellness in Your Community
With over 1000 downloads, the curriculum is the second most viewed area of the HS/HSL website. The Project SHARE curriculum is freely available for educational use and can be modified to meet local needs. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The curriculum is available from the Library’s Project SHARE guide.
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Library Genie Results
Over the month of October, the Library Genie asked for your top three library wishes. The number one wish was for water bottle filling stations, followed by requests for better lighting, more of the popular “space pod” study seats, and a wider selection of cables/convertors and charging options. We get the feeling you like being here and just want to make your home away from home more comfortable and convenient! Also popular were requests for coffee vending, more comfortable chairs, and a gender-neutral bathroom.
The Genie is looking into possibilities for granting some of your wishes. We’ll keep you posted.
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Women’s Health Issues Offers Free Access to Articles on Women’s Health
WASHINGTON (December 22, 2015) — The peer-reviewed journal Women’s Health Issues today released a new Special Collection of articles on women’s health in celebration of its 25th anniversary. The 25th Anniversary Collection includes a sample of some of the best work the journal has published since its launch in 1990, all of which are free to read for the next 30 days.
“This collection showcases the breadth and high quality of the work Women’s Health Issues has published over the past 25 years,” said Chloe E. Bird, editor-in-chief of Women’s Health Issues and senior sociologist at RAND. “The selected articles address a wide range of factors that affect women’s health outcomes, from experiences of violence to healthcare services. What they have in common is findings that healthcare providers, policymakers, and others can use to help women lead healthier lives.”
Women’s Health Issues is the official journal of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health, which is based at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. It is dedicated to improving the health and health care of all women throughout the lifespan and in diverse communities, and seeks to inform health services researchers, healthcare and public-health professionals, social scientists, policymakers, and others concerned with women’s health.
Studies in the 25th Anniversary Collection address health conditions from HIV to heart disease; disparities in care and health outcomes; specific populations, from veterans to women with disabilities; reproductive health; healthcare costs and financing; and more. The collection does not include articles that have won the journal’s annual Charles E. Gibbs Leadership Prize, which already receive special recognition and are continually accessible for free. Anniversary collection articles will be free to read until January 22, 2016.
“As this collection makes clear, Women’s Health Issues has benefited enormously from the talent and expertise of our authors, peer reviewers, and editorial board members,” said Bird. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed so much to this journal over the past 25 years.”
See the 25th Anniversary Collection: http://ow.ly/WdZk2
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Happy Holidays from the HS/HSL
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