May 04, 2012

Journals migrating platforms in May 2012

http://library.uchc.edu/libpub/jama.pdf

Posted by Robert at 10:21 AM |

April 27, 2012

May 2012 Library Database Classes

Searching and Accessing Health Science Information Resources
Location: Computer Education Classroom #2

These noon-time classes will provide hands-on training and demonstrations by Health Center Reference Librarians. Each class will outline quick and efficient means of searching and managing citation information for the databases listed below. There is no charge for these classes but enrollment is limited to Health Center personnel only. To register in advance for any of these quick courses, go to http://hsecfs1.uchc.net/eventregistration/, send an email to ref@nso.uchc.edu, or call the Library Information & Education Services Department at x4051.

REFWORKS
Friday, May 4 – 12noon to 1pm
A Web-based bibliography and database manager (whereas EndNote is a Desktop software for PC and MAC). This class covers how to create a personal database by importing references from text files or online databases and using these references in writing a paper, automatically formatting the paper and generating the bibliography.

ANALYZING IMPACT FACTORS AND CITATION INDEXING
Tuesday, May 8 – 12noon to 1pm
This class is intended for Researchers, Faculty and Ph.D. students. It covers various library databases that are used to identify journal and author impact factors as well as ways to identify who is citing your publications.

GOOGLE SCHOLAR-What it is/What it isn't
Thursday, May 10 – 12noon to 1pm
Since 2004, the search engine known as Google Scholar scours the Web for links to scholarly papers, books, abstracts, technical reports and conference proceedings in broad academic disciplines. Google Scholar is a great way to find materials in the "hidden web" but should be searched in conjunction with our UConn subscription databases and journals. Learn more about how and when to use Google in this class.

ENDNOTE
Tuesday, May 15 – 12noon to 1pm
Bibliographies made easy. Learn how to use this tool to search online bibliographic databases, organize the references and build lists of cited works automatically. It includes additional features such as unlimited storage capacity (number of references), Customized views & displays, Work Offline (anytime/anywhere), Local Personal Files and Documents, and many more.

PUBMED – BEYOND THE BASICS
Wednesday, May 16 – 12noon to 1pm
This class focuses on searching PubMed with greater precision. Topics covered include using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), finding information in specific journals, locating systematic reviews or EBM articles with “Clinical Queries”, and storing search strategies on NLM’s server for re-execution at a later date. Attendees are expected to be familiar with the basics of PubMed.

LIBRARY BASICS
Thursday, May 17 – 12noon to 1pm
In this session, we will review citation matchers to locate full text articles, basic search skills for the library’s catalog and electronic journals, and how to locate other relevant assistance and much more.

ONLINE DRUG RESOURCES
Tuesday, May 22 – 12noon to 1pm
Learn how to access, search and use library-sponsored online drug references for research and clinical practice.

HEALTH CARE BUSINESS RESOURCES
Wednesday, May 23 – 12noon to 1pm
UConn Library provides access to a great collection of standard US and international business/marketing and statistical information resources. This new class will show you how to use research databases such as Lexis-Nexis, ABI/Inform, Factiva and Business Source Premiere.

MEDICAL APPS FOR YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
Thursday, May 24 – 12noon to 1pm
This class provides an overview of mobile devices (phones, Blackberry, Android, etc.) and resources available for them. The class will cover subscription based resources from the library as well as free applications provided by reliable health/medical institutions. Detailed instructions on how to use individual resources will be available upon request from class attendees at a separate time.

Library Information & Education Services Department, x4051, ref@nso.uchc.edu

Posted by Robert at 08:35 AM |

April 19, 2012

OneSearch: New Search Tool

The library unveiled its newest and most exciting search tool, OneSearch. OneSearch is a discovery tool that lets you search across our library’s collections simultaneously. This means that you can search for books, media, journals, and articles from resources like PubMed, Web of Science and more in one search.

OneSearch is as simple as using Google-- enter your keywords and search.

OneSearch’s sign-in feature (last name and library barcode), recognizes you as a UCHC affiliate and unlocks additional resources to include in your search.

OneSearch can save time by cross searching library resources, displaying relevant results first, discovering content that could have been missed by searching just one resource, and narrowing down your results with facets like publication date or format.

OneSearch connects you with the information that you want by letting you view it online (if available), requesting it in the library, or borrowing it from another library through interlibrary loan.

OneSearch is in beta phase and we welcome any and all feedback that you have to help us improve OneSearch.

Posted by Jessica Kilham at 10:03 AM | Announcement

April 05, 2012

Half the Sky Author to Speak at Main Campus On Thursday, April 19

Half the Sky Author to Speak at Main Campus On Thursday, April 19, noted New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, co-author of the nonfiction best-seller Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Knopf, 2009), will be on the Storrs campus to deliver a lecture to the University community. The lecture is free and open to the public with book signing following lecture. The event will be streamed live to UConn's regional campuses. Details to come.

The two-time Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist has served as an op-ed columnist with The New York Times since 2001. He is an advocate for human rights and social justice. Half the Sky is a nonfiction account centering on the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. He and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn – also an award-winning journalist and a co-author of Half the Sky – have written several other books together, including China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power (Vintage, 1995) and Thunder from the East, Portrait of a Rising Asia (Vintage, 2001).

Posted by webmster at 01:55 PM |

March 29, 2012

April 2012 Library Database Classes

Searching and Accessing Health Science Information Resources
Location: Computer Education Classroom #2 – Lyman Maynard Stowe Library

These noon-time classes will provide hands-on training and demonstrations by Health Center Reference Librarians. Each class will outline quick and efficient means of searching and managing citation information for the databases listed below. There is no charge for these classes but enrollment is limited to Health Center personnel only. To register in advance for any of these quick courses, go to http://hsecfs1.uchc.net/eventregistration/, send an email to ref@nso.uchc.edu, or call the Library Information & Education Services Department at x4051.

ENDNOTE
Tuesday, April 17 – 12noon to 1pm
Bibliographies made easy. Learn how to use this tool to search online bibliographic databases, organize the references and build lists of cited works automatically. It includes additional features such as unlimited storage capacity (number of references), Customized views & displays, Work Offline (anytime/anywhere), Local Personal Files and Documents, and many more.

REFWORKS
Thursday, April 12 – 12noon to 1pm
A Web-based bibliography and database manager (whereas EndNote is a Desktop software for PC and MAC). This class covers how to create a personal database by importing references from text files or online databases and using these references in writing a paper, automatically formatting the paper and generating the bibliography.

PUBMED – BEYOND THE BASICS
Wednesday, April 11 – 12noon to 1pm
This class focuses on searching PubMed with greater precision. Topics covered include using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), finding information in specific journals, locating systematic reviews or EBM articles with “Clinical Queries”, and storing search strategies on NLM’s server for re-execution at a later date. Attendees are expected to be familiar with the basics of PubMed.

LIBRARY BASICS
Tuesday, April 24 – 12noon to 1pm
In this session, we will review citation matchers to locate full text articles, basic search skills for the library’s catalog and electronic journals, and how to locate other relevant assistance and much more.

Library Information & Education Services Department, x4051,

Posted by Robert at 09:02 AM |

CoS : Community of Science : PIVOT

The UConn Libraries and Office for Sponsored Programs are pleased to announce that University of Connecticut researchers now have access to Pivot, the most comprehensive source of grant funding available on the web, with 26,000 funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 billion:

UConn’s site-wide license to Pivot will allow researchers at all campuses to:

• identify a wide array of potential funding opportunities - for research, travel, fellowships and training - available through state, federal, corporate, non-profit, and foundation sponsors.

• identify potential collaborators within UConn and at other universities based on research expertise and publication information in Pivot Profiles – faculty profiles available for more than 3 million scholars around the world.

Pivot will allow faculty, graduate students, and others to search for funding opportunities relevant to their research, share opportunities with colleagues and collaborators, and receive funding alerts about new or updated opportunities.

Pivot is pre-populated with many UConn researcher profiles. For information on claiming and updating your profile, see the Pivot Scholar Profiles FAQs link at http://pivot.cos.com/profiles/main .
Office for Sponsored Programs is in the process of updating faculty profiles in Pivot with current title and contact information from Human Resources, but you may claim and update your Pivot profile now.
More information is provided at the UCHC Library LibGuide titled - CoS : Community of Science and Pivot
http://uchc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=308466

Arta Dobbs
Collection Management Librarian

Posted by Robert at 08:59 AM |

March 14, 2012

Elsevier's SciVerse notification of potential service interruption March 17-18, 2012 & Network Configuration Change for ScienceDirect

We are continually focused on improving the usability of the SciVerse suite for our customers with minimal downtime where possible. Our next set of upgrades is planned for this coming weekend (March 17-18, 2012). While we expect things to go smoothly as we implement these changes, it is possible that users may experience temporary service disruptions while accessing SciVerse, SciVal, Journal Consult and the Admin tool on these dates.

Some highlights around our upcoming changes can be found below:
• ScienceDirect: Increasing search speed and article rendering; solving issues with PDF downloading and RSS feeds
Note: To optimize your PDF downloading experience, your network may require a configuration change, please click here to learn more.
• Scopus: Increasing interoperability with Hub allows for continued discovery across web and patent sources
• Hub: Adding sortable refine results filters to make searches even more relevant

The possible disruption of service by region may occur during the following time period:
• Eastern Daylight Time: 8:30AM EDT-9:30PM EDT, Saturday, March 17th 2012
• Greenwich Mean Time: 12:30PM GMT Saturday, March 17th - 1:30 AM Sunday, March 18th 2012
• Singapore Time: 8:30PM SGT Saturday March 17th - 9:30AM SGT Sunday, March 18th 2012
We encourage you to share this information with your users to minimize the impact of any possible disruptions to their research schedule.

We apologize for any inconvenience while we improve your Elsevier products.

Kind regards,

The SciVerse Team

Posted by Robert at 09:37 AM |

March 13, 2012

Library Links, Spring 2012

The Spring issue of the library newsletter, Library Links, is now available at http://library.uchc.edu/libpub/librarylinks/Spring2012/Spring_2012.html

This issue has answers to the following 4 questions:
1.What is "Health Literacy" ?
2.How do I get CME online ?
3.Where can I find funds to publish in OA journals ?
4.How is E-Science being practiced at UCHC ?

Click the newsletter link above to find out!

Editor: Jennifer Miglus, Librarian

Posted by Robert at 04:46 PM | Library Links

March 09, 2012

New Issue/ Library’s Consumer Health Newsletter

The newest issue of Healthnet News is now available on Healthnet’s website at http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/hnews.html

This issue has information about using the Twitter feed at MedlinePlus – http://MedlinePlus.gov , new Spanish language guides to medical treatment, weight management apps for your iPhone, “Super Tracker” guides for healthy food choices, an African American Heritage food pyramid, and reviews of new consumer health books.

The Library’s consumer health newsletter is published by Healthnet: Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network, a program of the University of Connecticut Health Center Library. Its web address is http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/

Posted by Robert at 12:07 PM |

February 22, 2012

March 2012 Library Database Classes

Searching and Accessing Health Science Information Resources
Target Audience: Physicians, Researchers, Faculty, Staff and Students
Location: Computer Education Classroom #2 – Lyman Maynard Stowe Library

These noon-time classes will provide hands-on training and demonstrations by Health Center Reference Librarians. Each class will outline quick and efficient means of searching and managing citation information for the databases listed below. There is no charge for these classes but enrollment is limited to Health Center personnel only. To register in advance for any of these quick courses, go to http://hsecfs1.uchc.net/eventregistration/, send an email to ref@nso.uchc.edu, or call the Library Information & Education Services Department at x4051.

REFWORKS
Tuesday, March 6 – 12noon to 1pm
A Web-based bibliography and database manager (whereas EndNote is a Desktop software for PC and MAC). This class covers how to create a personal database by importing references from text files or online databases and using these references in writing a paper, automatically formatting the paper and generating the bibliography.

ENDNOTE
Thursday, March 8 – 12noon to 1pm
Bibliographies made easy. Learn how to use this tool to search online bibliographic databases, organize the references and build lists of cited works automatically. It includes additional features such as unlimited storage capacity (number of references), Customized views & displays, Work Offline (anytime/anywhere), Local Personal Files and Documents, and many more.

ANALYZING IMPACT FACTORS AND CITATION INDEXING
Tuesday, March 13 – 12noon to 1pm
This class is intended for Researchers, Faculty and Ph.D. students. It covers various library databases that are used to identify journal and author impact factors as well as ways to identify who is citing your publications.

PUBMED – BEYOND THE BASICS
Wednesday, March 14 – 12noon to 1pm
This class focuses on searching PubMed with greater precision. Topics covered include using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), finding information in specific journals, locating systematic reviews or EBM articles with “Clinical Queries”, and storing search strategies on NLM’s server for re-execution at a later date. Attendees are expected to be familiar with the basics of PubMed.

LIBRARY BASICS
Thursday, March 15 – 12noon to 1pm
In this session, we will review citation matchers to locate full text articles, basic search skills for the library’s catalog and electronic journals, and how to locate other relevant assistance and much more.

ONLINE DRUG RESOURCES
Tuesday, March 20 – 12noon to 1pm
Learn how to access, search and use library-sponsored online drug references for research and clinical practice.

HEALTH CARE BUSINESS RESOURCES
Wednesday, March 21 – 12noon to 1pm
UConn Library provides access to a great collection of standard US and international business/marketing and statistical information resources. This new class will show you how to use research databases such as Lexis-Nexis, ABI/Inform, Factiva and Business Source Premiere.

GOOGLE SCHOLAR-What it is/What it isn't
Thursday, March 22 – 12noon to 1pm
Since 2004, the search engine known as Google Scholar scours the Web for links to scholarly papers, books, abstracts, technical reports and conference proceedings in broad academic disciplines. Google Scholar is a great way to find materials in the "hidden web" but should be searched in conjunction with our UConn subscription databases and journals. Learn more about how and when to use Google in this class.

MEDICAL APPS FOR YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
Tuesday, March 27 – 12noon to 1pm
This class provides an overview of mobile devices (phones, Blackberry, Android, etc.) and resources available for them. The class will cover subscription based resources from the library as well as free applications provided by reliable health/medical institutions. Detailed instructions on how to use individual resources will be available upon request from class attendees at a separate time.

Library Information & Education Services Department, x4051, ref@nso.uchc.edu

Posted by Robert at 04:25 PM |