In early July, the Libraries announced that the CINAHL database would now be available only on the EBSCOHost platform. Due to new contractual agreements between CINAHL and EBSCO, CINAHL is no longer available through OVID. All links on the Library website have been changed to reflect this.
While the EBSCOHost platform differs in some functionality, it does offer parallels to many of the popular OVID features:
Mapping to Subject Headings -> Suggest Subject Headings
The Advanced Search mode of EBSCO includes, by default, a function to map key words to CINAHL subject headings. The Subject Heading display includes Explode functions (i.e., include narrower subject headings in search) and subheadings.
Combining Searches – > On displaying the “Search History”, one can combine search terms to construct more complex search strategies.
Limits -> Refine Results
Search Options or Refine Results offers the full spectrum of limits: Peer Review, Research, Nursing journals only, etc.
Results Manager/Saved Searches -> “My Folder/My EBSCOHost”
Citations selected from a search are stored in the active Folder. By creating a personal account (My EBSCOHost) stored citations and search strategies can be saved across sessions. A folder sharing option offers the possibility of sharing search strategies and results between instructors and students or among the members of class.
Instructors who would like assistance in adapting CINAHL search assignments to the EBSCO platform should contact Gary Childs or Kathleen Turner in the Hahnemann Library.
Library Journal reports that Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), chair of the congressional subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, has announced that no further action will be taken on the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act until next year. Copyright experts including Villanova law professor Michael Carroll and Peter Suber, author of Open Access News blog have commented on some of the implications of the proposed bill.
Library Journal reports today that on September 11th, the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on a bill that could seriously impact the National Institutes of Health’s public access mandate. Tenatively titled “Fair Copyright in Research Works Act” the bill responds to claims by publishers that NIH’s policy encroaches on their ability to manage copyrighted content.
NIH’s Public Access Policy, which is strongly supported by the library community, ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded research. In July 2008 alone, nearly 4,000 articles were submitted to PubMed Central in accordance with the mandate.
To read more from Library Journal, please see: http://www.libraryjournal.com/info/CA6594400.html?nid=2673#news1.
Obesity, the official journal of the Obesity Society, is now available in our e-journal collections. Obesity “is dedicated to increasing knowledge, fostering research, and promoting better treatment for people with obesity and their loved ones. Obesity publishes important peer-reviewed research and cutting-edge reviews, commentaries, public health and medical developments.”
Find Obesity through our catalog or electronic journal finder.
Aimed at the pharmacology researcher, xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference “covers molecular Targets, including receptors, enzymes, transporters and ion channels, chemical Agents, including both drugs and endogenous compounds, clinical Disorders, and basic pharmacological Principles.”
This Elsevier-produced reference work is available through a trial subscription through October 3rd. Give it a try, and send your feedback to Lenore Hardy, Director, Health Sciences Libraries at hardy@drexel.edu.
Did you know that animation videos are available in the online version of Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics? Videos are highlighted on the contents listing for the book.
A new one was recently added to those already online: Sinus Node Electrophysiology This animation focuses on the ion channels and transporters that are the primary targets of neurotransmitters of the autonomic nervous system that affect heart rate and drugs used to treat arrhythmias.
To open the e-book (Drexel staff/students only), click here:
Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
The Department of Bioethics at the NIH is offering a course on the ethical and regulatory aspects of clinical research. The course will be held September 24- November 12, 2008 at NIH’s Bethesda campus. Webcast lectures and podcast lectures will also be available, although CCME credits are available only to those who attend in person. Registration is required only for those that plan on attending in person.
This course is offered to anyone interested or involved in clinical research involving human subjects. The target audience . . . includes multiple disciplines including, but not restricted to, physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, administrative staff, students, and others. There are no background requirements in terms of education, knowledge, or experience, just an interest in clinical research with human subjects. This course is readily accessible to the non-medically trained as well as to those in the field of scientific research. As a rule, background education includes a mix of MD, PhD, RN, MPH, SW, MPH, and BA/BS.
Further information, including the agenda and list of speakers is available at: http://www.bioethics.nih.gov/hsrc/index.shtml
