MD Consult Continued
Plans are shaping up for InfoFair 2000 to take place in the College of Medicine Conference Room on April 12-13. The keynote speaker will be Dr. George Lundberg, current Editor in Chief of Medscape (http://www.medscape.com/) and former long-time Editor of JAMA. Dr. Lundberg, a figure of national prominence and highly respected in medical and publishing circles, will be a welcome addition to our InforFair experience. Dr. Lundberg will be speaking on the afternoon of April 12 in the MSB Auditorium. He will speak on “New Developments on the Medical Internet.”
InfoFair 2000 will showcase the services of the Biomedical Library and the Media Production Services department of the College of Medicine and will bring exhibits of interest to health care professionals, educators and students. Scheduled for exhibition are: Elsevier’s Science Direct, Gold Standard Multimedia’s Integrated Medical Curriculum, ISI’s Current Contents Direct, Journal Citation Reports, and Web of Science, Medscape, Alabama Virtual Library (NAAL), PubMed and Internet Grateful Med (NN/LM). Other exhibitors will be added as plans are finalized. Visit http://southmed.usouthal.edu/infofair/ for updates.
Another recent addition to MD Consult is the Integrative Medicine Communications’ patient education collection of 185 handouts on herbs, supplements and alternative therapies for specific medical conditions.
The CME Center has added 150 new Grand Rounds conferences sponsored
by the Cyberounds® committee at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Participation in these conferences is free, but fees apply if applying
for CME credit.
Today in Medicine, updated daily, has new findings and current events
in medicine. Topics are available for seven days. If you missed ER
this week and all your patients are asking about it, you can find a synoposis
of the show including a review of the medical condition and procedures
presented.
Mosby’s GenRx can be used to quickly find prescribing information by drug name, class, or indication, or to compare cost of therapy data and review USP off-label uses.
MD Consult can be accessed from http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/mdconsult.htm
A hands-on Internet Workshop for Physicians will be held by the Biomedical Library on February 15,2000, 5pm-10pm. The objectives of the course are:
The instructors for this class are Judy Burnham, Gentry Holbert and Sally Murray. Cost is $50 which includes dinner and up to four hours Category 1 CEU. ($10 discount for individual SOUTHMED members) For information or registration contact Judy Burnham, 460-6888.e-mail and discussion groups navigating the Internet using browsers using search engines to locate information on the Internet using bookmarks major medical sites on the Internet evaluation of webpages
The Biomedical Library is revising its reserve policy. The changes address copyright compliance, length of time an item remains on reserve, number of items on reserve for a class, and what items can and can not be placed on reserve. Notices are being sent to the deans and to faculty members who regularly place items on reserve in the Medical Center or Campus site of the Biomedical Library. If you would like a copy, call the Biomedical Library circulation desk and ask for one to be sent to you. Or, check the library’s homepage at: http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/circ/reservepolicy.htm for the latest edition of the policy.
As indicated in the chart below, the growth of database usage has grown tremendously in the last six years. The addition of OVID Online with the Journals@OVID database has resulted in a substantial increase during the last year.
Diane Williams has been granted the status of Senior member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP). AHIP is the Medical Library Association’s peer-reviewed professional development and career recognition program. The Academy recognizes the personal investment of time and effort required for exemplary professional performance and for contributions to the association and to the profession.
Gentry Holbert presented a session entitled "Designing Your Own Web Page" at the 15th Annual Southeast Regional CME Symposium. At that same meeting, Judy Burnham presented a session on “Locating CME on the Internet.”
Carol Wright, UMC Supervisor, began her term as President of the Bay Area Library Association.
Several Librarians from the Biomedical Library are taking part in a journal club on licensing electronic resources. The group meets monthly to review and discuss articles on the topic and to review license agreements that have been issued by electronic journal and book publishers.
In the Fall Juried Show of the Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society of Mobile, Lynda Smith Touart, medical illustrator in Media Production Services, was given the Francis Palmer Ward Award. The show was judged by Jere Allan, professor of Painting and Drawing at University of Mississippi. It will hang in the downtown gallery of the Mobile Museum of Art through January 2, 2000.
The National Institutes of Health has announced the development of PubMed Central, a repository that will include content from all the life sciences. PubMed Central will be an online archive for medical research papers with two-tiers -- one that would include articles that have been peer reviewed and one with articles that have been screened but not formerly peer reviewed. Access to PubMed Central will be without charge.
The peer reviewed reports will be sent to PubMed Central by participating
publishers and societies that have overseen the review process. Non-peer
reviewed reports will be submitted to PubMed Central by independent organizations.
Most will be preprints but will include other reports that the organization
feels provides valuable data to the research community.
For further information go to http://www.nih.gov/welcome/director/pubmedcentral/pubmedcentral.htm
Funds to purchase books for the library were included in a recent grant received by the College of Nursing. $1600 was made available by the Advanced Practice Gerontological Nurse (APGN) Program, directed by Dr. Norma Doolittle. These funds were used to purchase books in the field of gerontology and geriatric nursing.
When writing grants, remember to include funds to enhance the Biomedical
Library collection.
1998-1999 highlights included the addition of many book and journal titles online. The Biomedical Library has contracted with vendors and publishers to offer library users the latest in online full text resources. A list of electronic publications is available at the BML Homepage at http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/epub.htm. There were over 26,000 searches done on the OVID citation databases alone, plus more than 17,000 full text articles read online or printed. This represents a huge savings in time for BML users, since retrieving an article online and reading or printing it takes a fraction of the time needed to go to the library, check the catalog, find the item on the shelves, and read or photocopy it. It’s a time saver for library staff as well, since there is no need to reshelve or otherwise maintain these volumes.
The College of Medicine Homepage averaged more than 25,000 hits per month, including nearly 3,000 for the Clinical Trials database alone. The Biomedical Library Homepage averaged nearly 12,000 hits per month - including hits from NIH. An analysis of usage shows that interest in the Homepage has become international in scope. During August alone, there were 93 hits from the United Arab Emirates, 691 from Australia, 21 from Bosnia & Herzegovina, 15 from the Czech Republic, 584 Germany, 27 Croatia, 528 Japan, 17 Yugoslavia, 100 from the Russian Federation, and the list goes on to include more than 70 countries world-wide and virtually every state in the USA.
The long search for a replacement for the Libraries’ online catalog has finally come to an end with the selection of the Voyager System produced by Endeavor, Inc. This is a relational database, utilizing Oracle software and is web-based.
The Library initiated a more proactive program to encourage input into collection development from faculty and clinicians from the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health. Each department was assigned a librarian liaison who would keep them informed of new publications and electronic resources and to solicit their input and suggestions.
The Biomedical Library’s outreach activity, SOUTHmed, is now comprised of 11 hospitals, 4 law firms, and 13 individual members. It is expected that services to many of the hospitals and several clinics will expand during the coming year with funding generated by the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) grant which was approved in 1999.
The BML’s educational activities continue to expand with numerous classes and training sessions being offered on-site and elsewhere. Internet classes for physicians were conducted throughout the year and proved very popular.
Upgraded computers were ordered to replace the units in the Microcomputer Lab and it is expected that all older units will be upgraded by the end of the 1999/2000 fiscal year. Most units were upgraded to Windows98 software, and Microsoft Office2000 was acquired.
Two new faculty members joined the library staff. Gentry Holbert was hired to replace Mike Perry as Information Services librarian and Coordinator of Education. Ellen Sayed came on board as Information Services Librarian and will carry double duty as Head of Document Delivery. Due to the “incentive” retirement program this year, the Supervisor in Document Delivery retired and, in accordance with University policy, that position has been “frozen” for one year. The BML’s Assistant Director for Systems, a faculty position, remains vacant as well.
Have you ever wished you could:
Please note that this is a big migration from a mainframe system to
a web-based system, and there may be periods when some library holdings
don’t appear on SOUTHcat. During this time, be sure to ask Biomedical
Library staff if you can’t find something. In particular, there may
be a lag time before more recent issues of journal titles appear as received
on SOUTHcat.
After the migration is complete, the new SOUTHcat will have many more
functions and be easier to use than the present system. Watch for
signs in the library about the migration and for news on the Biomedical
Library web page. The new Voyager SOUTHcat is coming soon!
Classes Offered
The following classes will be offered by the Biomedical Library January-March 2000. All classes will be held at the Biomedical Library Campus site. Advanced registration is required. Contact Gentry Holbert, 460-7045, gholbert@jaguar1.usouthal.edu.
Advantage Internet: Searching & Evaluating
Lost on the Internet? Can't seem to find what you need?
Can't tell if the site you've found is trustworthy? This class helps
answer those questions. It covers utilizing Internet search engines
to find information as well as evaluating Web sites for accuracy, authority,
currency, content, and organization. Participants should have a basic
knowledge of the Internet with some usage.
Internet Basics
This class is designed to give basic knowledge of utilizing the Internet
for medical research. It includes browser navigation, printing &
saving, searching, and subject-oriented sites.
OVID CINAHL*
Learn to effectively search and retrieve articles using OVID CINAHL
as well as techniques to print and save results. *Participants must
have an OVID account and password.
OVID MEDLINE*
Learn to effectively search and retrieve articles using OVID MEDLINE
as well as techniques to print and save results. *Participants must have
an OVID account and password.
PubMed/IGM
Learn how to search and navigate Medline through the free databases
of the National Library of Medicine, PubMed and Internet Grateful Med (IGM).
Learn how to limit results, focus searches, and retrieve articles in print
and online.
Workshops for Research Assistants & Secretaries
Learn about the Biomedical Library's resources and services,
including remote access, library catalog searching tips for books
& journals, article retrieval, and fact finding. Information
includes both print and online resources. Participants will learn
to locate information for incomplete citations, such as when only the first
page and page and name of the journal is known.
Classes will be offered on a per-request basis.
Class times are flexible with
evening and weekend sessions often being accommodated.
Need a few clinical images to sharpen your research paper, lecture or presentation? Check out Medscape’s Medical Image Database. A simple topic search yields dozens of high-quality clinical images, including easy-to-follow instructions on downloading and inserting them into other documents. A search for “fracture”, for example, produces these images:
Use the search engine at the bottom of your Medscape homepage (http://www.medscape.com/)
to search the Medical Image Database.
There was an overall increase in the number of Biomedical Library classes, students, and hours spent in classes from academic year 1997-98 to academic year 1998-99.
Classes included course-related instruction, regular computer resource classes, and SOUTHmed workshops.
Most notable was the number of students taught. The 1998-99 academic year marked a 38% increase with 646 students taught.
Growth of Electronic Journals - 1997-1999
As indicated in the chart above, the number of electronic titles has
increased in the last several years. With the addition of Journals
@ OVID and MD Consult, the number of journals in the Biomedical Library
that are available only electronically is 103. There are 380 titles
available in both print and electronic formats. See http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/epub.htm.
The Biomedical Library Faculty are continuing with the Liaison Program.
Librarians have been visiting departments and developing Speciality webpages
(http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/specialt/.)
To suggest books, journals or web sites for your discipline, contact the
Liaison Librarian for your Department as listed below.
| COM Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Pharmacology, COAHP Biomedical Sciences | Geneva Bush Staggs, 460-6890 |
| COM Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery | Jie Li, 471-7855 |
| COM Comparative Medicine, Medical Genetics, Neurology, Ophthamology, Physiology, Psychiatry | Ellen Sayed, 460-7850 |
| COM Medicine, Structural and Cellular Biology | Diane Williams, 460-6893 |
| COM Family Practice, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Radiology | Sally Murray, 414-8210 |
| CON Adult Health, Maternal/Child, Community/Mental Health | Gentry Holbert, 460-7045 |
| COAHP Cardiorespiratory Care, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Physician Aassistant Studies, Physical Therapy, Radiologic Sciences, Speech Pathology and Audiology | Judy Burnham, 460-6888 |
You may take advantage of electronic table of contents services to stay current with the latest news in science and medicine. This can be done by taking three simple steps at the Research and Publication Manager website http://www.rpmanager.cx/. First click on Journal at the homepage.
The Biomedical Library wishes to thank the following who have contributed materials.
The Biomedical Library celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Week October 4-8 with displays of vital information about breast cancer, a prosthetic breast exam model, mammogram x-rays, pamphlets, and pathfinders to Internet related sites.
More than 2,300 students, faculty, and staff passed through the library that week and viewed the displays created with the assistance of the USA Radiology Department and the Mobile Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
The Biomedical Library was able to raise $487.00 for the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation by allowing employees to wear denim that Friday
in exchange for a donation. The USA Pathology Department joined in
the cause and donated a sizeable portion of the total.
The Biomedical Library was the focus of a lengthy article in the Oct. 24, 1999, Mobile Register. The article, written by Allen Erich, was titled Healthy Reading: State-of the-Art USA Biomedical Library is Open to Public. To read the article go to http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/news/24oct99.html
The SOUTHmed Information Network would like to welcome the newest member, Baptist South. This system includes Baptist Medical Center and Baptist East in Montgomery, Baptist Selma and Baptist Prattville. These hospitals join a growing list of hospitals in Alabama that are provided with the complete information services of the USA Biomedical Library, including reference, database searching, document delivery and training. For further information on joining this network and having access to quality health care information, contact Judy Burnham, 460-6888, jburnham@jaguar1.usouthal.edu.
The University of South Alabama Office of Rural Health has been awarded a grant to establish three AHEC (Area Health Education Center) sites in Alabama -- the Southwest Alabama AHEC (SWAHEC), the Southeast Alabama AHEC SEAHEC) and the West Alabama AHEC (WAHEC). The Biomedical Library has contracted with the Alabama AHEC to provide library services for the centers in the SWAHEC and the SEAHEC. The Biomedical Library is now in the process of hiring a circuit librarian who will travel to the sites and provide reference assistance, document delivery and training in locating information services. In addition to the six centers being established by the SWAHEC and the SEAHEC, the Biomedical LIbrary will continue to provide library services for Stabler Memorial Hospital in Greenville, Monroe county Hospital in Monroeville, Washington County Infirmary in Chatam, Grove Hill Hospital in Grove Hill, Vaughn-Jackson Hospital in Jackson and Atmore Community Hospital in Atmore.
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The Biomedical Library Biofeedback, a publication of the University
of South Alabama Biomedical Library, is published at irregular intervals.
Editor: Judy Burnham. Contributors to this issue were Judy Burnham, Geneva
Bush Staggs, Gentry Holbert, Jie Li, and Diane Williams. Comments should
be addressed to Judy Burnham,
Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002
To make comments, suggestions, or get more information, send email to medlib@jaguar1.usouthal.edu or call (334)-414-8210.
University of South Alabama Biomedical Library
Updated: January 20, 2000