Check out the HS/HSL’s new Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) subject guide for trustworthy information resources and the latest headlines from the CDC, WHO, New York Times and others.
New Ebola Virus Disease Subject Guide
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Essential Science Indicators Cancellation
For the past year the MPower Virtual Research Library initiative has licensed Essential Science Indicators for researchers and students at UMB,UMCP, and the Universities at Shady Grove. Unfortunately, the MPower Virtual Research Library budget was reduced this year to the point where we can no longer support this resource. The last day of availability will be August 31, 2014. Please send any comments or concerns to M.J. Tooey, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Executive Director, HS/HSL at mjtooey@hshsl.umaryland.edu.
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NCBI Webinar August 13th: Using the New NCBI Variation Viewer to Explore Human Genetic Variation
On August 13th, NCBI will host a webinar entitled “Using the New NCBI Variation Viewer to Explore Human Genetic Variation”. This presentation will show you how to find human sequence variants by chromosome position, gene, disease names and database identifiers (RefSNP, Variant region IDs) using NCBI’s new Variation Viewer (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/variation/view).
This presentation will show you how to find human sequence variants by chromosome position, gene, disease names, and database identifiers(RefSNP, Variant region ids) using NCBI’s new Variation Viewer (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/variation/view). You will learn how to browse the genome, navigate by gene or exon, filter results by one or more categories including allele frequencies from 1000 Genomes or GO-ESP, and link to related information in NCBI’s molecular databases and medical genetics resources such as ClinVar, MedGen and GTR. You will also be shown how to upload your own data to add to the display, and download results. Anyone who works with clinical or research variation data will find that the Variation Viewer provides a convenient and powerful way to access human variation data in a genomic context that is fully integrated with all other NCBI tools and databases.
To register, please go to: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2762824590748330498.
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ClinicalKey Cancellation
For the past year the MPower Virtual Research Library initiative has licensed ClinicalKey for researchers and students at UMB,UMCP, and the Universities at Shady Grove. Unfortunately, the MPower Virtual Library budget was reduced this year to the point where we can no longer support this resource. The last day of availability will be August 30, 2014. Please send any comments or concerns to M.J. Tooey, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Executive Director, HS/HSL at mjtooey@hshsl.umaryland.edu.
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Coming Soon! Use Your UMID to Request Articles and Books (ILLiad)
On August 26th, UMB faculty, staff, and students will be able to use their UMID and password to access ILLiad, the system that allows you to place article and book requests. A separate password for ILLiad will no longer be needed. One less password to deal with and the service is still free.
PLEASE NOTE:
- August 8 to August 15, no new ILLiad registrations will be accepted; people with existing accounts can still place requests.
- August 15, 4 p.m. to August 25, the ILLiad system will be down.
- August 26, UMID access to ILLiad goes live!
UMMC employees with an appointment in one of the UMB schools (for example residents/fellows) can also access ILLiad using their UMID. UMMC employees without an appointment in one of the UMB schools will no longer be eligible for the Article and Book Request service. Resources are still available by coming to the Library or you may want to consider becoming a Loansome Doc member. For information about this service, visit http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/services/LD_RegForm.doc.
If you have any questions, please contact Resource Sharing at rs@hshsl.umaryland.edu or call 410-706-3239.
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Access Pharmacy Discontinued
For three years the Health Sciences and Human Services Library and the School of Pharmacy have co-funded a pilot to provide access to McGraw-Hill’s AccessPharmacy to all of UMB. For a number of reasons including escalating resource costs, the inability to “unbundle” core texts from the package, and budget constraints, the HS/HSL and the SOP have mutually agreed to discontinue co-licensing this resource. Please send any comments or concerns to M.J. Tooey, Associative Vice President, Academic Affairs and Executive Director, HS/HSL at mjtooey@hshsl.umaryland.edu.
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HS/HSL Closed 4th of July Weekend
The HS/HSL will be closed Friday July 4th – Sunday July 6th for the 4th of July Holiday Weekend. We will resume hours on Monday July 7th.
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PsycTests Database Now Available
Updated monthly, PsycTests is a repository for ready-to-use tests and measures from the APA features instruments that are relevant to psychology and related fields, such as psychiatry, education, medicine, business, social work and more.
International in scope, this resource provides access to thousands of actual test instruments, most of which are available for immediate download and use in teaching and research. PsycTESTS is an authoritative source of structured information about tests of interest to a variety of fields, and while focused on contemporary instances of test use, has coverage that spans more than a century. Click here to access.
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Network Maintenance Wednesday 6/25
Campus IT will be performing maintenance on core network routers on Wednesday June 25th from 4-6 am. While no downtime is expected, there is the possibility of a network outage during this maintenance period. If this downtime does happen, access to library resources may be unavailable. We apologize for any possible inconvenience.
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Medical and Health Information Directory and National Faculty Directory Now Available
The HS/HSL now has access to the Medical and Health Information Directory and the National Faculty Directory.
Medical and Health Information Directory provides a comprehensive guide to organizations, agencies and institutions; publications and information sources; and services and programs in the medicine and health-related fields.
National Faculty Directory helps you find names, departmental affiliations and institutional addresses of professionals at thousands of American colleges and universities, as well as at approximately 200 Canadian institutions that use instructional materials primarily in English.
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