Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

Biomedical Library Thanksgiving Weekend Hours

Paul Camp — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:15:29 +0000

Biomedical Library’s hours for Thanksgiving Weekend:

Wednesday, November 25, 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thanksgiving Day, November 26, Closed
Friday, November 27, Closed
Saturday, November 28, Closed
Sunday, November 29, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

<submitted by Bob Freel>

New tutorial video available for the UCLA Library Catalog

Amy Chatfield — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:54:02 +0000

Need help finding books in the UCLA Library Catalog? Try watching our newest tutorial video, “Finding Books by Title in the UCLA Library Catalog.” Keep watching this blog for more tutorial videos and other help with using UCLA Library resources. If you have suggestions for future videos, leave a comment or email the Biomedical Library Reference Service.

<submitted by Amy Chatfield>

New Book Available in Psychiatry Online: Dulcan’s Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Paul Camp — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:42:20 +0000

Dulcan’s Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is useful to residents and faculty in a variety of specialties at UCLA including psychiatry, pediatrics, neurology and nursing. This edition provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive online text in child and adolescent psychiatry. Each chapter highlights what we know about evidence-based practices in assessment and treatment. At the end of each chapter are educational summary points. There are new chapters on bereavement and traumatic grief; ethnic, cultural, and religious issues; aggression and violence; and fundamentals of genetics relevant to child and adolescent psychiatry. This edition expands treatment coverage from 7 to 18 chapters and includes psychopharmacology, brain-based innovative treatments, and a spectrum of psychosocial approaches that focus on individual, family, therapeutic milieu, and systemic models of care. A new section on consultation provides guidance on interactions with schools, primary care practitioners, and the juvenile justice system. Psychiatry Online is a powerful web-based portal that features DSM-IV-TR®, the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world.

If you’re off-campus connect to Psychiatry Online and then look for “Dulcan’s Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry”.

<submitted by Tania Bardyn>

New Web Site Highlights Research Supported by Stimulus Legislation

Paul Camp — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:44 +0000

From the 11/17/2009 issue of Chronicle of Higher Education:

Top public and private universities teamed up with members of Congress today to launch a new Web site and related efforts to highlight the role of the multibillion-dollar economic-stimulus legislation in fostering research both on and off campus. The centerpiece of the program is a Web site, ScienceWorksforUs, which uses a map and other means to draw attention to research in all 50 states that is being supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was enacted last February and directed $21.5-billion toward scientific research. The initiative is being sponsored by the Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, and the Science Coalition.

2010 ICPSR Research Paper Competitions

Paul Camp — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:31 +0000

This year ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) is sponsoring THREE competitions – two for undergraduates and a new competition for Master’s level students!

The purpose of these competitions is to highlight the best student research papers using quantitative data. The objective is to encourage students to explore the social sciences by means of critical analysis of a topic supported by quantitative analysis of a dataset(s) held within the ICPSR archive and presented in written form.

The winner of each competition receives $1,000 cash and the paper will be published.
Deadline for submission is January 31, 2010.

More information, submission guidelines, and promotional posters are found by visiting the competition website.

New Mobile Interface for CINAHL Plus

Paul Camp — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:59:52 +0000

EBSCOhost has released their new interface for mobile users. This application is tailored for the smaller screens of mobile devices. To get started on using your mobile device to access CINAHL Plus and other EBSCOhost databases, review this FAQ and learn about :

EBSCOhost Mobile features
how to access the application
which devices are supported

<submitted by Cathy Brown>

NIH Manuscript System (NIHMS) Web Site will be unavailable this weekend

Paul Camp — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:15:45 +0000

The NIH Manuscript System (NIHMS) web site will be unavailable beginning Friday, November 13 at 12:00 p.m. until Monday, November 16 at 7:00 a.m. (PST) due to scheduled maintenance. During this time previously-submitted manuscripts will be processed, although users will not be able to make new submissions, give approvals, or check the status of current submissions via the NIHS web site.

<submitted by Janet Carter>

Introduction to New PubMed at UCLA Interface

Amy Chatfield — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:03:25 +0000

Wonder what happened to your PubMed Limits tab or where the Single Citation Matcher went? PubMed at UCLA released its new streamlined interface this fall, relocating some tools, changing display defaults and improving functionality of PubMed. A Biomedical Librarian will be on hand on November 20, 2009 from noon - 1 p.m. to walk you through the changes and improvements as well as provide tips for optimizing your search and saving you time and to answer your questions. This online class does not require any prior sign up or registration. Simply join online at http://tiny.cc/kMW5T on November 20th at noon.

If you have questions about this session, contact the Biomedical Library via email.

Genetics and Genomics Subject Guide Launched

Amy Chatfield — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:46:14 +0000

Visit the new Genetics and Genomics subject guide created by the Biomedical Library. This guide includes links to and descriptions of journals, databases, and other tools needed to study these topics. Rate or comment on the guide itself, or contact the Biomedical Library with suggestions for other content to include.

Lost in Transmission – FDA Drug Information that Never Reaches Clinicians: why to use DailyMed

Paul Camp — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:05:24 +0000

I would like to call your attention to an article from the current New England Journal of Medicine, Lost in Transmission - FDA Drug Information That Never Reaches Clinicians by L. M. Schwartz and S. Woloshin. Keep in mind that DailyMed is providing the latest FDA drug insert information and we are directing all of our UCLA physicians and pharmacists to this important new resource from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). It has over 5000 drugs listed and is adding more all the time.

<submitted by Tania Bardyn>