BIOFEEDBACK: Biomedical Library Newsletter

In This Issue

InfoFair 2000
Baugh Biomedical Library Dedicated
MD Consult
PDR.net
Faculty/Staff News
PubMed Central
Integrated Medical Curriculum
Web SOUTHcat
Media Production Services
AHEC
Classes Offered
Faculty Publications
ClinicalTrials.gov
Microcomputer Lab Update
Users’ Guide to EBP
SOUTHmed

InfoFair 2000 will be held at the College of Medicine Conference Room, April 12-13, 2000.  Dr. George Lundberg, Editor of Medscape (and former editor of JAMA) will be the key note speaker on April 12 at 9am in the MSB Auditorium.  Following Dr. Lundberg’s presentation, the exhibits will be open at 10am and will remain open until 6pm.   On April 13, the exhibits will be open 9am-6pm.  Refreshments will be provided both days.  Exhibitors will include MD Consult, Elsevier Science Direct, Institute for Scientific Research, CINAHL, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Network of Alabama Academic Libraries, Daniels Communications, Gold Standard Multimedia, COM Telemedicine and AHEC Departments and several departments from the Baugh Biomedical Library and Media Production Services.
For further information on InfoFair 2000, http://southmed.usouthal.edu/infofair/
 

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Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library Dedicated

Baugh began at USA  in 1973 as a professor and chair of Biochemistry.  He was named Associate Dean for Basic Medical Sciences in 1976 and Dean of the College of Medicine in 1987.  He retired in 1993, but in 1998 put his retirement on hold and returned to USA as Dean.

At USA he was involved in the creation of the Health Services Foundation medical practice plan, the South Alabama Medical Sciences Foundation and PrimeHealth health maintenance organization.

Dr. Baugh was instrumental in obtaining the building and remodeling for the current location of the Baugh Biomedical Library.  As a strong supporter of the library in his various positions, it is very fitting that the Biomedical Library be named in his honor.
 

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PDR.net http://www.pdr.net

PDR.net also makes the fulltext of 13 journals published by Medical Economics available, without charge, online for anyone. Most journals are from January 1996 to present. The journal titles are: Business & Health, Contemporary OB/GYN, Contemporary Pediatrics, Contemporary Urology, Drug Topics, Hospital Pharmacist Report, Internal Medicine, JAAPA Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, IM Medical Economics, RN, Office Nurse, Patient Care, and Strategic Medicine. Consumers who wish to use the Physicians' Desk Reference or Stedman's Medical Dictionary online must purchase a monthly or yearly subscription for online access, which costs $9.95/month or $99.95/year.

"MDConsult is a convenient resource for biomedical information.  It allows for rapid access to a variety of databases".                  Dr. Jack DiPalma

MDConsult is the most comprehensive online clinical information resource available. The integrated collection of the most trusted medical books, journals, drug information, and many other resources make it easy for students, physicians,  and clinical staff to quickly find answers and stay up-to-date in medicine.

Recently the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) conducted a poll across all levels of  medical education regarding technology. In the answer to 'what technology resource has made the biggest difference in your work this year?', MDConsult was the second most frequent information resource mentioned, following only PubMed.

In a  recent journal article [Graber, MA; GR Bergus; C York. "Using the World Wide Web to answer clinical questions: how efficient are different methods of information retrieval?" Journal of Family Practice, July 1999, 49(7): 520-524],  MD Consult was one of 16 sites, search engines and meta-lists used to answer ten questions.  MD Consult was the only source to answer  6 questions. The others ranged from 5 to zero questions answered.  MD Consult met all eight Health on the Net (HON) Criteria (guidelines for health information on the web, see http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html), and it averaged the second lowest number  of Web pages viewed before finding an answer (2.8, vs. 2.6 for HotBot).

MD Consult is available from any campus hard-wired computer.  To access MD Consult, go to http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/mdconsult.htm

During a recent Faculty Senate meeting, Sally Murray was commended for her work on the Faculty Senate web page.  Sally is responsible for updating and maintaining the page.  She is also Webmaster for the COM homepage and the Baugh Biomedical Library.

Tom Williams has been appointed Chair of the Fellows and Hononary Members Committee of the Medical Library Association.  He has also been elected Section Council Representative for the International Cooperation Section of MLA. Judy Burnham has been appointed a member of the Scholarship Jury for MLA.

Judy Burnham has received notification of her acceptance in the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) as a Distinguished member.  AHIP is the credentialing agency of the Medical Library Association.

Belinda DiSario has been appointed the new Supervisor of  Circulation and Reserves.

PubMed Central, the barrier-free NIH repository for peer-reviewed  primary research reports in the life sciences, began accepting  journal articles in January 2000.

FREE fulltext can now be viewed in PubMed Central, both as HTML, through your web browser, and as downloadable PDFs. Features include:  links from article reference citations to PubMed abstracts, figures sized for on-screen viewing, and support for supplementary information such as data tables, streaming video, and high-resolution images.

Coming within the next few months will be direct links from PubMed search results to the fulltext of articles in  PubMed Central, the development of new search engines, and flexible  support for new scientific publishing models, such as "electronic-only" journals.

To access PubMed Central go to http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

This web site has added a Clinical Pharmacology section which includes:

•  Investigational Drugs - Drugs "in the pipeline," such as those in Phase III FDA trials
•  Combination Drugs - Multiple-agent preparations, including many OTC products
•  Less Common Drugs - Drugs which are infrequently used or for which there is little information
•  Nutraceuticals - Herbs, trace elements, and dietary supplements used in a therapeutic manner
•  Nutritional Products - Products given as nutritional supplementation, with component RDA’s and nutrient/drug interactions

Forget the old text-based SOUTHcat, you can access the new SOUTHcat from anywhere in the world through your WWW browser. With it, eligible users can link directly to web versions of journals to which the library subscribes.  Not all e-journals will be available off campus.  You can perform hyperlinked searches, so when you find a book you’re interested in, you can click on the author’s name to find more by that author.  You can also click on a subject to search for more items with that subject heading.

To check your personal account status -  how many and which books you have checked out, when they’re due, if you owe fines, the status of books you’ve requested - you can login to SOUTHcat with your patron barcode number.  After using this feature, be sure to logoff, so no one else has access to your information.

If you’d like assistance using the new SOUTHcat or want more information, come to the Reference Desk at either site, or contact us by telephone or email (See chart on page 2 for contact information).  We can help you get the most from the new system.

To access the library’s new catalog, point your WWW browser to: http://southcat.usouthal.edu

New OCR Software
Our  Optical Character Recognition software, OmniPage Pro 10, is the latest in OCR technology.  With this software Media Production Services can scan your pages and convert them to editable text.  This eliminates the need for saving pages of text as large graphics (and using huge blocks of memory), or of  retyping text in order to make needed changes.  Thus time  and money are saved.

New Poster production
Publication Services has acquired a new large format color printer for printing posters up to 54 inches wide by any reasonable length. The charges are substantially less than  fees changed by outside vendors, and Media Production Services has teamed up with Publications to provide even more savings.

Everly Brown has been appointed as Circuit Librarian to provide library services for the Learning Resource Centers that will be a part of the USA AHEC (Area Health Education Center) program.  The USA AHEC program has identified six potential sites in the SEAHEC and SWAHEC service areas.

Everly Brown has completed a grant proposal to the National Library of Medicine to procure funding for the development of a communications infrastructure at the sites.  Two sites will receive funds to cover the overall cost of a connection to the Internet, including:  gateway or router equipment, associated communication hardware, a leased line and its installation, local area network user support staff, and Internet service provider fees.  The grant will be awarded by September 2000.

The following classes will be offered by the Biomedical Library April-June 2000.  All classes will be held at the Biomedical Library Campus site. Advanced registration is required.  Contact the reference desk at 460-7044 or by e-mail  at medlib@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 and 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.

The new beta version of PubMed is available and includes the following enhancements:

• Pull-down menus to limit searches by age, gender, publication type, language and publication date.
• Different display formats including brief, abstract, and summary
• A search history allowing users to combine results from different searches
• A clipboard to save as many as 50 unique citations from different searches.

The College of Medicine Microcomputer lab has new 500 Mhz Pentium computers with Microsoft Office.  College of Medicine students now have access to Word, Power-Point, and Excel as well as Word-perfect.

The working documents behind the “Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature”, published in JAMA from 1993-1999 are available online.  These articles are intended to serve as a guide for the practicing physician to help in interpreting the literature.  The series covers such topics as

How to Use Primary Studies About:

• Therapy or Prevention
• Diagnosis
• Harm
• Prognosis

• Overviews
• Decision Analyses
• Practice Guidelines
• Utilization Analyses
• Outcomes Analyses
• Health-Related Quality of Life Measurements
• Economic Analysis of Clinical Practice
• Method for Grading Health Care Recommendations
• Applicability of Clinical Trials

The U.S. National Institutes of Health launched a new consumer-friendly database, ClinicalTrials.gov, in February 2000.  The database was created to provide patients, families, and the general public with current information about clinical research studies, with the aim of making it the most comprehensive central listing of such.  Initially, the database will primarily contain information on studies supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but will work toward adding those sponsored by other Federal Agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, and private nonprofit organizations.

Users will be able to search for clinical trials by disease or condition, by sponsor, or use a “Focused Search” page to find studies meeting specific criteria, such as: location, age group, study phase, and enrollment status.
 To reach the ClinicalTrials.gov page, go to http://clinicaltrials.gov

Everly Brown has joined the faculty of the Baugh Biomedical Library as Circuit Librarian.  Everly will be responsible for providing library services to the AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Learning Resource Centers.  Everly will travel to the sites and provide reference assistance, document delivery, and training in locating information services.

The SOUTHmed Information Network would like to welcome the newest member, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.  This hospital joins a growing list of hospitals in Alabama that are provided with the complete information services of the USA Baugh 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.

An article in March issue of  American Way, the magazine of American Airlines, quotes Judy Burnham, Assistant Director for Administrative and Regional Services.  The article,” Web Sites for Good Health,” focused on the importance of evaluating health care web sites for accuracy, authority and  currency.  For more information on evaluation of web sites, call the Baugh Bioimedical Library.

SOUHmed will be exhibiting at InfoFair2000.  Stop by the booth to obtain further information on membership.

*Eligible patrons not charged for inhouse                                                                           **All other USA go to UL

Service	COM Faculty, Staff, Students, Housestaff	All other USA	SOUTHmed Network Members	All Others
Verification	$2.00/citation	$2.00/citation	$2.00/citation	$3.00/citation
Fax Sending (receiving not available)	.50 page to 334 numbers ($2.00 minimum); $1.00 page to other numbers ($3.00 minimum)	.50 page to 334 numbers ($2.00 minimum); $1.00 page to other numbers ($3.00 minimum)	.50 page to 334 numbers ($2.00 minimum); $1.00 page to other numbers ($3.00 minimum)	$1.00 page to 334 numbers ($4.00 minimum); $2.00 page to other numbers ($6.00 minimum)
Photocopy USA Biomedical Library Articles*	NC (first 20/mo, then $3.00) (patrons on site - $3.00) +Fax $2.00	NC (fist 20/month,then $3.00) for CON, COAHP fac, staff, students (patrons on site -$3.00) $3.00 all others +Fax $2.00	$5.00 +Fax $2.00  NC for hospital members	$20.00 Pickup/mail +Fax $5.00
Borrower's Card	Free first time, $5.00 replace	Free first time, $5.00 replace	Free first time, $5.00 replace	Not Available
Interlibrary Loan (includes UL items) (items at Bindery will be free)	No Charge (first 20/mo, then $5.00+royalty) $2.00 Fax $5.00 Rush	NC CON, COAHP fac,Staff, Grad Student (first 20/mo, then $5.00+royalty) CON, COAHP UG at cost** +$2.00 Fax +$5.00 Rush	$10.00 +applicable royalty fees +$2.00 Fax +$5.00 Rush	Not Available
Novell Access	NC	NC	NC	$5.00/hour
OVID Databases- End User Searching	No Charge	CON & CAHP students $10.00/semester, faculty NC; All others $4.00/half hour (annual rates available, call for information)	Call 460-6888 for information	$8.00/half hour
Mediated Online Searches- MEDLINE,CINAHL	$10.00 Current 5 Years +$5.00 for Backfiles	$10.00 Current 5 Years +$5.00 for Backfiles	$10.00 Current 5 Years + $5.00 for Backfiles NC for hospital members	$35.00 Current  5 Years + $10.00 for Backfiles
Mediated Online Searches - Other Databases	$5.00/database  + cost incurred;  $10.00 minimum	$5.00/database  + cost incurred;  $10.00 minimum	$5.00/database  + cost incurred;  $10.00 minimum	$35.00/search  + cost incurred
Consultations	Call 460-7044 for information	Call 460-7044  for information	1 Free per year;  $150.00 per day; $100 per half-day	$350+expenses/day $200 + expenses/half day
Copicard or Photocopy	$.10 per copy +$.55 per card	$.10 per copy +$.55 per card	$.10 per copy +$.55 per card	$.10 per copy Card Not Available

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

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