New books and ebooks

Several ebook titles have been updated to new editions.Updated ebooks on Statref include : Current diagnosis & treatment critical care, 3^rd ed., 2008; Current medical diagnosis & treatment, 49^th ed., 2009; Current diagnosis and treatment, pediatrics, 19^th ed., 2009; Degowin’s diagnostic examination, 9^th ed., 2009.

Updated ebooks on MDConsult include : Harriet Lane handbook, 18^th ed., 2009; Kelley’s textbook of rheumatology, 8^th ed., 2008.

New ebooks on Pubmed include: the Epilepsies: seizures, syndromes and management, 2005; NCBI style guide, 2004; NCBI news, 2008; Baculovirus molecular biology, 2008; Animal models of cognitive impairment, 2006; Intolerable burden of malaria, a new look at the numbers, 2001.

The following new titles have been added to the print collection: added to the Gruhn collection: EmDee, 1916, published by the Junior class of the Bennett Medical College (W 19 E53); added to the reserve collection: Harriet Lane handbook, 18^th ed. (WS 29 H297 2009); added to the reference collection : Manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests, 8^th ed. (REF QY 25 F528m8 2009) ; United State Government manual, 2008-2009 (REF JK 464 U58); Official ABMS directory of board certified medical specialists, 2009 (REF W 22 O32.1); Directory of physicians in the United States, 2009 (REF W 22 D598.25)

Annual Report FYO8

The Health Sciences Library’s 2008 Annual Report is now available at:
http://library.luhs.org/Annual%20Report/AnnualReportFY08.pdf

A few highlights include:
-Collections increased by nearly 2,000 volumes.
-Nearly 12,000 journal titles are accessible via the library’s webpage.
-Library conducted over 100 information management classes.
-Health-E Illinois now contains over 10,000 records to healthcare services
-Elearning system has over 11,000 active users.
-Nearly 111,000 Medline searches were completed