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May, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Hidden gem: Special Collections Room
2. Leaving the Anschutz Medical Campus? Suggestions for a smoother transition to your new organization
3. RESOURCE UPDATES: finding e-journals, Pharmacy study questions now in Exam Master, resource donations to the library, more
4. TECHNOLOGY TIPS: how to download references
5. PUBLISHING NOTES: 10 simple rules
6. John Fielder's Colorado on display at the library gallery
7. NATIONAL HEALTH OBSERVANCES - May is Mental Health Month
8. LIBRARIAN PICKS - Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia
9. Support the UCD Health Sciences Library!

1. Hidden gem: Special Collections Room

Have you wondered what's behind the unassuming door on the south side of the library's third floor?
 

The Special Collections Room is one of the most distinctive and beautiful spaces in the new library. This bright, airy room features fixtures and furnishings in warm wood, comfortable seating, and a bank of windows bringing in natural light and mountain views.

Designed to bring together the library's collections of unique, specialized, and historically significant resources, the Special Collections area houses and preserves library treasures that were previously located in multiple areas throughout the old library building.

The Special Collections Room is open during library hours. Most items shelved in the Special Collections Room can be checked out. Items in the Rare Materials Collection are maintained in a state-of-the-art security and climate controlled area adjacent to the Special Collections Room and may be used by appointment.

The Health Sciences Library's four special collections are briefly described below. Check out these wonderful resources and the Special Collections Room for a quiet, comfortable area for relaxed reading and study!

• The Amesse Collection of leisure reading resources includes best-selling novels, nonfiction, popular magazines, newspapers, and DVDs. Recent additions include Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife and Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men. The collection was established in memory of John C. Amesse, MD, one of three generations of Amesse physicians affiliated with the School of Medicine. This endowed collection honors his love of books.
   
• The James J. Waring MD History of Medicine and Health Sciences Collection comprises two groups of resources. A circulating collection of 10,000 titles covers all aspects of the history of medicine and related fields. The Rare Materials Collection includes items that, because of age, value, or rarity, require special handling and security. These items include books, journals, artifacts, archival items, and a small collection of prints and photographs, mostly related to the history of the campus.
   
• The Florence G. Strauss Complementary and Indigenous Medicine Collection offers books, journals, databases, and other resources related to complementary health practices and indigenous therapies from around the world. The resources in this endowed collection provide an opportunity to learn about different healing traditions, philosophies, and attitudes toward health and disease.
   
• The Henry and Janet Claman Medical Humanities Collection (formerly the Arts in Medicine Collection)  includes resources related to the humanities (literature, philosophy, ethics, history and religion, social sciences, anthropology, cultural studies, psychology, sociology), and the arts (literature, theater, music, film, and visual arts) and their application to medical education and practice. Books, DVDs, and online resources are included in this endowed collection.

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2. Leaving the Anschutz Medical Campus? Suggestions for a smoother transition to your new organization

This time each year, students, residents, fellows, and faculty prepare to leave the Anschutz Medical Campus to pursue careers elsewhere. We've compiled the following suggestions to help those who are leaving have a smoother transition.

• Find out if you will have access to a library with your new affiliation. If you will be affiliated with a hospital, health system, or academic institution, you should have access to a library or information center. Check the institution's website or contact administrators to find out about library services. Don't hesitate to contact the health sciences librarian at your new institution. He or she will be a valuable source of information about your new organization as well as clinical and research information.
   
• Email your Ovid search strategies. If you will have access to Ovid databases at your new institution, you may want to email your saved searches to yourself before your Ovid account with the Health Sciences Library expires. You can then recreate your searches in your new Ovid account.
   
• Get help setting up PubMed search queries. Many of you will use the freely available PubMed to search MEDLINE. PubMed allows you to save searches and receive regular updates to current articles in your field. To learn how to set up a My NCBI account to save searches in PubMed, visit the My NCBI web page. 
   
• Use Loansome Doc to obtain copies of journal articles. If you are entering private practice or joining an organization without a library, consider opening a Loansome Doc account to obtain copies of journal articles (usually for a fee) from a hospital or academic medical library in your area. To find out about your options for document delivery and other support services, contact the National Network of Libraries of Medicine at 1-800-338-7657.
   
• Evaluate clinical point-of-care resources. If you will be located at an institution that does not provide access to clinical point-of-care resources, you may opt to purchase a personal subscription to one of these resources. Evaluate clinical resources offered by the Health Sciences Library before you leave. Current individual subscription prices for some of these products are provided below.
   

  ACP PIER– Available at no charge with an American College of Physicians membership	HSL Link to ACP Pier
  The Cochrane Library –Individual subscription for one year: $285	HSL Link to The Cochrane Library
  First Consult – Pricing varies according to subscription type	HSL Link to First Consult
  Essential Evidence Plus – Individual subscription for one year: $79	HSL Link to Essential Evidence Plus
  UpToDate – Pricing varies according to subscription type	HSL Link to Up to Date

• Check out local libraries in your new location. Visit the public library in your new location and ask about resources. Even libraries in small towns may offer access to major medical and science journals. Libraries at public colleges and universities sometimes offer services to local communities so if you will be located near a public college or university, explore the options they offer.
   
• Take advantage of resources available with professional memberships. The benefits of membership in professional societies usually include access to the society's publications. For example, membership in the American College of Physicians includes free access to ACP PIER. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers a discount on personal subscriptions to MD Consult and First Consult. 
   
• Use open access information resources. While most online information resources come at a price, there are some freely available resources on the web. Here are a few sites to check out.

BioMed Central: 150+ peer-reviewed open access health sciences journals
Directory of Open Access Journals: 3,300+ open access journals in all subjects including dentistry, medicine, nursing, and public health
eMedicine World Medical Library: Directory of information on more than 7,000 diseases and disorders, including images and multimedia content
FreeBooks4Doctors: 630+ medical textbooks arranged by specialty
Free Medical Journals: 430+ medical/health journals
Free Resources for Health Professionals: A compilation of full-text resources for health professionals
Guideline Index: 1,800+ summaries for various diseases and conditions from the National Guideline Clearinghouse
HighWire Press Free Online Full-Text Articles: 100+ journals that provide open access journal articles (most, but not all, embargo current content)
Medicine Index: Online medical textbook from the Cleveland Clinic
Medscape: Healthcare information from various medical publishers (registration is required)
MerckMedicus: Medical news, online learning resources, and diagnostic tools (registration is required)
NCBI Bookshelf: A collection of 62 online biomedical books from the National Library of Medicine
PLoS Journals: Open access, peer-reviewed journals published by the Public Library of Science (PLoS)
PubMed Central: A free digital archive of life sciences journals from the National Library of Medicine
RxList: The Internet Drug Index: An easy-to-search database of information about prescription medications

The faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Library wish you luck as you move on to exciting new endeavors. If we can be of assistance as you plan your departure, please contact us:

• Try our web page
• Contact our Ask-a-Librarian service
• Visit/Call our Service Desk: 303-720-2152
• Email us
   

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3. RESOURCE UPDATES

Removing e-journals from the online catalog
Effective June 1, library staff will begin phasing out e-journal records in the IMPULSE online catalog. Our Find Journals portal is the place to go for access to all library journals.

Why are we no longer cataloging e-journals? As access to e-journals ballooned from several thousand to more than 30,000 titles over the past few years, it simply became too costly and labor intensive to maintain e-journal records in the Impulse catalog and in the Find Journals database. Anecdotal evidence and statistics show that most library users prefer the simplicity and ease of using Find Journals.

What's the difference between accessing journals via the Find Journals portal and the IMPULSE catalog?

• Find Journals includes ALL of the library's 30,000+ journals – print and online; records are continually updated
• IMPULSE includes all print journals but only a fraction of the library's e-journals; records are no longer maintained so many have become inaccurate

Enjoy the benefits of fast, accurate access to 30,000+ e-journals via Find Journals! Search for journal titles directly at Find Journals OR using the Search box on our home page (type the title in the Search box, click the "Journal Titles" radio button, and click "Search"). You can also browse journals by subject and by publisher/provider at Find Journals.

Please contact our Ask-a-Librarian service if you have questions or need assistance finding e-journals.

The Health Sciences Library is grateful for the following recent generous contributions:

• NursingConsult renewal – Patricia Moritz, RN, PhD, FAAN, Dean and Professor, UCD College of Nursing
• NursingConsult renewal – Mary Krugman, RN, PhD, FAAN, Director of Professional Resources, University of Colorado Hospital
• Subscriptions to Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology – Lawrence Hunter, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Medicine

Exam Master now offers access to more than 900 questions to help students prepare for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX). Take practice tests, view your results, and benefit from detailed explanations for every question.

Exam Master also recently released version 1.2 of its 350 question USMLE Step 1 Practice Exam. The 350 questions are divided into seven blocks of 50 questions each. Each block is timed for one hour, a total of seven hours for the entire exam. Approximately 15% of the questions in version 1.2 are different than in version 1.0.

Access ExamMaster online from our home page or our Databases web page.

The Health Sciences Library is offering a free trial of Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection. Access the trial from our Databases web page. Henry Stewart Talks provides online access to more than 700 seminar style talks by world experts in the biomedical and life sciences. Presentations include animated slides with accompanying synchronized narration. Send your feedback about this resource to Catherine Reiter, Head of Acquisitions and Collections, at Catherine.Reiter@uchsc.edu .

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4. TECHNOLOGY TIPS

Download references from the library catalog into Endnote and Reference Manager
Follow these simple instructions to download book references from the IMPULSE catalog into EndNote or Reference Manager.

In the IMPULSE library catalog:

• Search for items by keyword, title, or author;
• Check the boxes for the references you want to add to your EndNote or Reference Manager Library;
• Click the "Save Marked Records" button;
• Click the "View Saved" button;
• Click the "Export Saved" button;
• Click "End-Note/RefWorks", then "Local Disk";
• Save the "export.txt" file to your desktop.

In EndNote or Reference Manager:

• Click "File/Import";
• Choose the "export.txt" file from your desktop for the "Import Data File";
• Choose "EndNote Import" or "Reference Manager (RIS)" for the Import Option;
• Click the "Import" button.

Some references may require minor editing. For example, you may have to select a slightly different reference type or cut and paste author names into the author field. Punctuation may need to be deleted in some fields.

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5. PUBLISHING NOTES

Ten Simple Rules
Ever wish you had that mythical grandfatherly (or grandmotherly) mentor, guiding you along the path to success in your career? Why not avail yourself of an online mentor who fits that mold?

The Public Library of Science (PLoS) has prepared a collection of easy-to-use, practical guides for graduate students and junior faculty just beginning their academic careers. The Ten Simple Rules Collection, created primarily by PLoS Computational Biology Editor-in-Chief Philip E. Bourne, offers short guides to topics including:

Ten Simple Rules for Graduate Students
Ten Simple Rules for Doing your Best Research
Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation
Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations
Ten Simple Rules for a Successful Collaboration
Ten Simple Rules for Selecting a Postdoctoral Position
Ten Simple Rules for Reviewers
Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants
Ten Simple Rules for Getting Published

A seasoned researcher, Bourne has firsthand knowledge of the interpersonal and professional skills required to successfully compete for grants and take research from inspiration to publication. Benefit from his wisdom via the Ten Simple Rules collection. Struggle less and enjoy the trip to the top of your field with Bourne's sage advice!

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6. John Fielder's Colorado on display at the library gallery

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7. NATIONAL HEALTH OBSERVANCES

May is mental health month: Get Connected!

Get Connected, the theme for Mental Health Month this year, is designed to focus attention on the role of social connectedness in promoting and protecting mental health. For more information and materials on Mental Health Month, visit the Mental Health America web site.

The Health Sciences Library offers many resources to help you "Get Connected" to information in psychiatry, psychology, and related mental health disciplines.

• PsychiatryOnline: This online portal aggregates full-text resources from the American Psychiatric Press including the DSM Library, APA textbooks including Gabbard's Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders and Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology, APA journals including The American Journal of Psychiatry and Academic Psychiatry, and APA Practice Guidelines. Self-assessment tools for study, board certification, and lifelong learning as well as clinical and research news are also included.
• PsycINFO: Available via OVID, this bibliographic database indexes literature in psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, medicine, nursing, sociology, pharmacology, and physiology. References and abstracts to journal articles from approximately 2,000 journals, dissertations, book chapters, and books are covered.
• PsycARTICLES: This online journal collection includes 66 full-text psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, and allied organizations. Journals include Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Access these journals via Find Journals.
• Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI): Available via OVID, the HAPI database provides references to information on measurement instruments including questionnaires, index measures, coding schemes and manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, and tests in the health fields and psychosocial sciences. HAPI can help you identify measures for research studies, grant proposals, patient assessment, class assignments, and dissertations.
• MEDLINE: Available via OVID and PubMed, MEDLINE indexes information from the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, allied health, and the pre-clinical sciences.
• CINAHL: Available via OVID, CINAHL indexes the literature related to nursing and allied health including psychiatric and mental health nursing. References cover more than 1,600 journals, books, nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, practice standards, educational software, and audiovisual materials in nursing.
• The Cochrane Library: This full-text aggregation of evidence-based databases includes: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects; The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; The Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews; The Cochrane Methodology Register; Health Technology Assessment Database; and the NHS Economic Evaluation Database.
• EMBASE: This bibliographic database is similar in coverage to MEDLINE, but has a more European focus and strengths in psychiatry, pharmacology, and biomedical engineering.

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8. LIBRARIAN PICKS

Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia. Kurt Snyder; Raquel E Gur; Linda Wasmer Andrews. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. Library call number: WM 203 S6754m 2007

"When I realized I had a mental illness I was very ashamed of myself for several months…Depression was an acceptable diagnosis for me but schizophrenia was not," relates author Kurt Snyder in this interesting and practical book.

There are few books on schizophrenia written specifically for teenagers and young adults and even fewer first person narratives sharing what having schizophrenia actually feels like. A memoir and guidebook, Me Myself and Them looks at schizophrenia from multiple points of view, including Snyder's struggle to overcome his illness as well as stories from some of the 24 million people worldwide who have this fascinating condition.

The authors provide practical advice for young people on understanding and managing the challenges of their disease at home, school, and work, as well as in relationships with friends and family. Information about the various types of schizophrenia, how the condition is diagnosed, and treatment methods is covered and an FAQ section, glossary, and pages of educational and organizational resources are included. Me, Myself and Them provides insight and hope to young people with schizophrenia and their families.

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Contributors to this issue: Melissa DeSantis, Tina Drew, Emily Epstein, Lynne Fox, Catherine Reiter, Lynn Schwalm, and Beth Tweed

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