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Entries from May 2009

Relocation of AV collection

May 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

avThe Library is currently in the process of relocating the audiovisual collection from the lower level Learning Resources Center.  Stand-alone materials will be shelved behind the circulation desk.  These can be identified in the library catalog, Pegasus, by the location H.S. Circulation Desk. CDs that were originally included with the print book are being moved back into the book.  The book and CD will circulate as a set.  This should result in making these materials more accessible to our users.  If you have any questions about AV materials, contact Diane Olson, Head, Technical Services, at dolson@lumc.edu.

We are also relocating many of the public terminals that were located in the Learning Resources Center.  Five terminals are being placed in the carrolls located on the middle stack level.  The rest will be place at the front of the library on the main floor.  If you have any questions about public terminals, contact Mary Klatt, Associate Director, at mklatt@lumc.edu.

You can always e-mail us with comments and suggetions at http://www.formsite.com/ABCD/form298503484/index.html.

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New titles added to Henry Stewart talks

May 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Cell Division Cycle’

‘Obesity: latest developments in the field’

Click here for access: www.hstalks.com/access

List of talks available in ‘The Cell Division Cycle’:

1. START control in yeast

Prof. Curt Wittenberg – The Scripps Research Institute, USA

2. The pRB/E2F pathway

Prof. Jacqueline Lees – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

3. Cell cycle control by the ubiquitin system in mammals

Prof. Michele Pagano – Department of Pathology, NYU Cancer Institute, USA

4. Replication licensing

Prof. Julian Blow – Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation & Expression, University of Dundee, UK

5. Initiation of DNA replication

Prof. Bruce Stillman – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA

6. Nucleosome assembly during DNA replication

Dr. Alain Verreault – University of Montreal, Canada

7. Sister chromatid cohesion: simple concept, complex reality

Prof. Douglas Koshland – Carnegie Institute of Sciences and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA

8. Centrosome duplication and separation in animal cells

Prof. Andrew Fry – University of Leicester, UK

9. Bipolar spindle assembly

Dr. Eric Karsenti – EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany

10. Chromosome biorientation in yeast

Prof. Mike Stark – University of Dundee, UK

11. Regulation of mammalian cell division by the chromosomal passenger complex

Dr. Susanne Lens – University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands

12. Cleavage furrow formation and ingression during animal cytokinesis

Dr. Pier Paolo D’Avino – University of Cambridge, UK

13. The DNA damage response

Dr. Vincenzo Costanzo – Cancer Research UK, UK

14. The spindle checkpoint

Dr. Kevin Hardwick – University of Edinburgh, UK

15. Spindle movement and checkpoint control during mitosis in yeast

Prof. John Cooper – Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, USA

16. The G2/M transition

Prof. Dr. Rene Medema – University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands

17. Mouse models to investigate cell cycle and cancer

Dr. Philipp Kaldis – Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore

18. Cell cycle: a complex network of signals regulating cell proliferation

Prof. Antonio Giordano – Temple University, USA

19. Drug discovery and target validation in the p53 pathway

Prof. Sir David Lane – University of Dundee, UK and Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore

20. Role and regulation of Cdk inhibitors in development and cancer

Prof. Martine Roussel – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA

21. The kinetochore as a target for the development of mitosis specific anti-cancer drugs

Dr. Tim Yen – Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA

22. Recombination and the formation of chiasmata in meiosis

Prof. Matthew Whitby – University of Oxford, UK

23. Genomic regulation of kinetochore orientation

Prof. Yoshinori Watanabe – Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Japan

Latest talks added to ‘Obesity: latest developments in the field’:

1. Body composition

Dr. Steven Heymsfield – Global Director, Scientific Affairs, Merck & Co, USA

2. Adipose tissue metabolism and obesity

Dr. Max Lafontan – INSERM, Paul Sabatier University, France

3. Gastrointestinal peptides and food intake regulation

Prof. Stephen Bloom – Imperial College London, UK

4. Energy expenditure in the lean and obese

Prof. Dale Schoeller – University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

5.Obesity and adiponectin

Prof. Philip Scherer – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA

6. Ectopic fat: causes, consequences and treatment

Prof. Steven Smith – Pennington Biomedical Research Center, USA

7. Bariatric surgery: techniques and mechanisms of action

Prof. Walter Pories – East Carolina University, USA

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Welcome to New Residents

May 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment

homepage2The Health Sciences Library welcomes all new residents.  The Library is located on the main level of Building 101 and is a great place for you to work on a project, to study quietly and reflect, or just to relax with the daily paper or play a game of chess.  We have a seminar room that holds up to twelve, a large, bright reading room, and a comfortable lounge.

The Library also has a full range of information and education services. Our information resources include an extensive print book and journal collection, electronic books and journals, and a range of biomedical databases. The Library also provides the following services: reference, interlibrary loan,  and literature searching.

The Library provides access to OVID databases (Medline, PsycInfo, ACP Medicine, ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, etc.), MD Consult, Micromedex, RefWorks and UpToDate.  All electronic resources are available remotely through our ARCHER proxy server except for UpToDate.  To apply for an ARCHER password, go to http://library.luhs.org/hslibrary/services/technology_services/remote_access.htm.

For more information about us and the Library’s resources, services, and policies, go to our home page at http://library.luhs.org. To keep up-to-date on all the latest the Library has to offer, RSS feed our news blog (http://hslibrarynews.wordpress.com/). Any questions? Contact a reference librarian at 6-9192 or researchservices@lumc.edu.

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Nursing@Ovid available

May 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Nursing@Ovid is a database, with abstracts, that contains more than 400,000 records in the field of nursing.  It focuses on core specialties for the nurse in practice, education, research, and administration.  It is designed so that it can search additional databases, including CINAHL and PubMed.  To learn how to search Nursing@Ovid, go to the e-learning Responsible Searching curriculum and sign up for the module “Searching Nursing@Ovid.  There is also a Quik Guide available on the library website at http://library.luhs.org/hslibrary/training_and_education/guides_and_tutorials.htm

To access Nursing@Ovid,  go to the Quick Links section on the library’s webpage. 

For more information, or for help searching Nursing@Ovid, please call 6-9192 and ask to speak to a reference librarian or email researchservices@lumc.edu

Categories: Education & Training · e-Learning

Responsible Searching e-learning curriculum now available.

May 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Research & Access Services Librarians have update the e-learning curriculum titled Responsible Searching.  Objectives for this curriculum include: learning the skills needed to do responsible and comprehensive searching, Identify and evaluate appropriate resources available through the library and on the web, Recognize that librarians are one of the most important resources available to you in doing research.

Time spent reviewing these modules can be self-reported for category 2 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.   For more information about Responsible Searching please go to our website or call 6-9192 and ask to speak to a reference librarian.

Categories: Education & Training · e-Learning

De-Selection List 7 and 8

May 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Deselection List 7  QT-QU Physiology and Biochemistry8/11/09

Deselection list 8 QV Pharmacology 8/11/09

De-SelectingIn order to maintain a vital collection that meets the needs of our users and utilizes the limited space we have in the stack areas, the Health Sciences Library periodically deselects materials from our collection. The Library will begin this process this week and continue through the whole collection over the next few months. Periodically a list of books slated for de-selection will be posted on this blog.

When a book is de-selected from the collection, it must meet one or several of the following criteria:

  • The item no longer meets the mission of either the Health System or University.
  • The item contains out-of-date information, has incorrect information, or is being replaced by a newer edition.
  • The item is physically redundant as in the case of multiple copies of the same item.
  • The item is not used or infrequently used (excluding historically significant or “rare book” material).

Items chosen for de-selection will, at some point, be placed on our “give away” shelf or sent to Better World Books (Better World Books collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide.).

A critical component of any de-selection project is to consult with our users about the books we have identified for de-selection. If you believe an item or items should be reconsidered, please send a response with justifications to Dianne Olson at dolson@lumc.edu.

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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism

May 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

oriThe Office of Research Integrity (ORI) promotes integrity in biomedical and behavioral research supported by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) (http://ori.dhhs.gov/).  ORI has released a set of guidelines for avoiding plagiarism, written by Miguel Roig in the work Avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and questionable writing practices: a guide to ethical writing.   The full guidelines are available on the Library’s Research Integrity page.

Click here to view the ORI guidelines

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De-selection Project – Lists 4-5

May 4, 2009 · 1 Comment

Deselection list 4 5/4/09

Deselection list 5 5/4/09

When a book is de-selected from the collection, it must meet one or several of the following criteria:

  • The item no longer meets the mission of either the Health System or University.
  • The item contains out-of-date information, has incorrect information, or is being replaced by a newer edition.
  • The item is physically redundant as in the case of multiple copies of the same item.
  • The item is not used or infrequently used (excluding historically significant or “rare book” material).

Items chosen for de-selection will, at some point, be placed on our “give away” shelf or sent to Better World Books (Better World Books collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide.).

A critical component of any de-selection project is to consult with our users about the books we have identified for de-selection. If you believe an item or items should be reconsidered, please send a response with justifications to Dianne Olson at dolson@lumc.edu.

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