Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

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.

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PubMed Available Again

Paul Camp — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:37 +0000

It appears that the problems with PubMed have been resolved.

PubMed Unavailable

Paul Camp — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:55:45 +0000

From the PUBMED-ALERTS service of the National Library of Medicine:

PubMed is unavailable due to a problem in the NLM computer room. We hope to have this resolved as soon as possible.

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Biomedical Library Welcomes Daming Su

Paul Camp — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:59 +0000

Daming Su, Visiting Librarian, from the Institute of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS) is replacing Dr. Weiyu Fan on the UCLA-CACMS Information Center for East-West Medicine project beginning on November 4, 2009. Join us in welcoming Daming to the Biomedical Library.

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New Patient Instruction Pages in MedlinePlus

Paul Camp — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:33:29 +0000

Yesterday, MedlinePlus released a new version of the A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia that includes approximately 400 new Patient Instruction pages, covering pre-operative information and instructions, discharge instructions, self-care instructions, and questions to ask your doctor.

The Patient Instruction pages are available in both English and Spanish, and you will be able to find them in the MedlinePlus search engine and A-Z index pages for the encyclopedia. Additionally, you will see links to related Patient Instructions in the side-bar of many encyclopedia articles.

This change may not be apparent at first glance. For a good example of this feature and the new look of the Encyclopedia pages, take a look at the entry for knee joint replacement. If there are such pages related to a topic, they will be clearly marked as Patient Instructions on the right side of the Encyclopedia page. To see how these pages are listed, go to the Encyclopedia in MedlinePlus.gov, and choose one of the letters in the A-Z list. Scroll down, and take note of the topics. Now you will see topics that include new wording such as “what to ask your doctor”, “self-care” and “discharge”.

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AMA Manual of Style Now Online!

rikke.ogawa — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:25:37 +0000

Having a hard time remembering whether the journal name is italicized or the volume number is printed in bold face? You can now reference the AMA Manual of Style online. The 10th edition of the manual is browseable by table of content or index and includes a full text search in the upper right hand corner of the Web site. Also included is a Word of the Month and Tip of the Month feature on the manual’s homepage. This month’s word, “how to uses ellipses properly.” Also included on the manual’s Web Site are SI Conversion Tables and Quick Links to glossaries of statistical terms, publishing terms and correct and preferred usage.

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CRISP Database Replaced by NIH RePORTER

Paul Camp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:01:58 +0000

The CRISP database which provided a searchable database of biomedical research projects funded by NIH was retired on October 31, 2009. For many years, CRISP was one of the most common ways for the public, faculty, and researchers to find information on NIH research programs. The CRISP system has been replaced by the RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) tool.

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The Website for SHERPA/RoMEO has been Upgraded

Paul Camp — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:37:10 +0000

SHERPA (Securing a Hybrid Environment for Research Preservation and Access) was founded in 2002 at the Centre for Research Communications in an effort to support the establishment of open access repositories in UK universities. Since then, it has expanded to facilitate the rapid and efficient worldwide dissemination of research.
Their RoMEO service is a definitive color-coded listing of over 600 publisher’s copyright agreements and retained author rights. The major upgrade gives:

an extra category for the self-archiving of the publisher’s version/pdf
expanded journal coverage
extra search options for journal abbreviations and electronic ISSNs
new tabular browse view for publishers
selective display of publishers’ compliance with funding agencies’ mandates

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Trick or Treat! Halloween Reads and the New PubMed

rikke.ogawa — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:00:16 +0000

On Tuesday of this week, PubMed at UCLA released a new interface. If you still have not checked out PubMed’s new look and feel, the Biomedical Library would like to suggest a few Halloween related readings (linked to the new PubMed, of course) that you may enjoy:

Stewart RM, Durnian JM, Briggs MC. “Here’s egg in your eye”: a prospective study of blunt ocular trauma resulting from thrown eggs. Emerg Med J. 2006 Oct;23(10):756-8.

Sandvik H, Baerheim A. [Does garlic protect against vampires? An experimental study]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1994 Dec 10;114(30):3583-6.

Breitenbach RA. ‘Halloween diarrhea’. An unexpected trick of sorbitol-containing candy. Postgrad Med. 1992 Oct;92(5):63-6.

Happy Halloween!