Last week NLM implemented a change to the PubMed interface that many searchers may find convenient. The “Limit” link has disappeared from the search results display, replaced by a list of Filters to the left of the results. The Filters offer the same choices that were previously available through limits — Languages, Publication Dates, Article Types, etc. For each category, the most frequently used choices are immediately visible — additional choices for each category are available by clicking the MORE link. As with the Limits, Filter choices “stick” through subsequent searches, and can be cleared using a “Clear All” link at the top of the search results or the list of Filters.
BEWARE of Full Text Available limits!
They restrict your results to articles that selected publishers have indicated may be available online. That does not necessarily have any relationship to what is available through Drexel Libraries’ subscribed sources. To see what is available to you through Drexel, first, access PubMed via the links from the Libraries website — these links include “coding” that connect you to Drexel resources. When you click the title of a citation, you’ll see the more complete record (including the abstract when available) with the Drexel “GetIt” button to the right. Alternatively, you can change the display of your full list to show abstracts and the “GetIt” buttons, using the Display Settings link at the top of the list.
My NCBI
Of course, if you set up and log in to your own My NCBI accounts, you can use the Outside Tool (in Site Preferences) to always display Drexel linking. A My NCBI account also gives you the opportunity to set up customized filters for your searchers and, of course, to save search strategies and receive alerts via email when new articles match your interests.
Our Health Sciences librarians are happy to help you set up a My NCBI account, or brush up your PubMed searching skills: just call us at 215-762-7184 (Hahnemann Library) or 215-991-8740 (Queen Lane Library).
Up-To-Date is no longer available at Hahnemann Library; access will end shortly at Queen Lane Library.
The producer of this resource is no longer making it available in a format for use on a single computer, and the cost of a subscription for network-wide access continues to be prohibitive.
Through the Libraries’ website, access is offered to Epocrates Premium and Dynamed, both well-respected point-of-care clinical information tools (with Dynamed also available for smartphone use). The Libraries also offer an extensive listing of key textbooks and clinical handbooks in e-book format, as well as the Cochrane Library (the gold standard for evidence-based practice). Please contact the Hahnemann or Queen Lane Libraries if you would like assistance in accessing or using any of these information sources.
Haz-Map is offered by the Specialized Information Services branch of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), as part of its Environmental Health and Toxicology services. It can be used for questions like:
• What adverse effects may occur in workers using disinfectants?
• What job tasks are connected to heavy metal poisoning?
• Which work-related diseases tend to occur in plumbers?
For answers, try the option lists under Browse Haz-Map on the Search Haz-Map page:
• Under Hazardous Agents click By Types of Agents, then click Other Uses to find Biocides/Disinfectants. Click one to see adverse effects.
• Under Occupational Diseases, click By Types of Diseases to find Heavy Metal Poisoning. Click a specific type to see related job tasks.
• Under High Risk Jobs, click Alphabetical and click P to find Plumbers. Click a job task to see associated diseases.
For easy future access, there is a link to NLM’s Environmental Health/Toxicology site in the Health Sciences Libraries’ Subject Guide on Public Health.
For help with Haz-Map or any other information need, please contact us at:
Hahnemann Library: 215-762-7184 OR Queen Lane Library: 215-991-8740
AARS GoldMiner® is a free, Internet-based search engine for quickly locating high quality radiology images from peer-reviewed journals.
To find an image from AARS GoldMiner’s®collection of nearly 250,000 images,
- Search a disease name, imaging finding, or anatomic feature.
- Use the advanced search feature to filter the results by imaging modality (CT, MRI, X-ray, etc.), patient age, and patient sex.
Results will include thumbnail images with a partial caption for each image retrieved.
- Click a thumbnail to view a full-size image with complete caption from the original journal’s website
- A link offers to obtain a “PowerPoint Slide for Teaching.”
- Source and title of the article where the image appears is displayed. Click the title to open full-text of the article.
AARS GoldMiner® is optimized for mobile devices.
A link to AARS Goldminer® has been added to the library’s Radiology Subject Guide (under “Other Resources”) for easy future access.
Have questions about ARRS Goldminer® or any other information need? Please call: Hahnemann Library: 215-762-7184 OR Queen Lane Library: 215-991-8740
DynaMed is a ‘point-of-care’ clinical reference tool that provides evidence-based summaries for over 3,200 clinical topics, with daily updates. Update features introduced in July include:
- The “Recent Updates” page can be filtered to show results for a specialty like Critical Care, and can be further filtered to show Practice-Changing Updates Only
- Personal email alerts can be set up for a specialty, with the option of receiving Practice-Changing Updates only.
To create a personal alert,
- Click “Recent Updates” on the blue bar at top of DynaMed screen.
- Select a specialty using the “limit by category” menu. If you wish, check “Practice Changing Updates Only”.
- Click the Alert icon (ringing bell) in the Tools section on the right side of the screen.
- Select alert frequency. “Once/day” is the only option now; weekly and monthly choices will be available this Fall.
• Add your e-mail address, then click “Create Alert”
• Follow the instructions in your e-mail to confirm you want to receive these alerts.
For easy access to DynaMed, there is a Quick Link on the Health Sciences Libraries home page. Instructions for setting up DynaMed on a mobile device are available at: https://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/guides/healthsciencesguides/dynamed-for-pdas/:
Have questions about DynaMed alerts or any other information need? Please call:
Hahnemann Library: 215-762-7184 OR Queen Lane Library: 215-991-8740
The Drexel University Libraries are trialing the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, a full-text , evidence-based resource which provides extensive information on natural medicines and their efficacy. The Libraries are considering subscribing to this product, so please check it out at www.naturaldatabase.com, see how you like it, and make sure to send your comments to Linda M.G. Katz, Associate Director, Drexel University Health Sciences Libraries, at lk32@drexel.edu. The trial will expire after July 8, 2011.
An initiative of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, the Neuroscience Information Framework is a dynamic inventory of Web-based neuroscience resources. It includes registered datasets and a literature collection indexing the contents of a core set of neuroscience journals. Webinars on use of NIF resources are provided, and a news board highlights neurosciences-related news stories from journals, newspapers and other sources.
The Neuroscience Information Framework has been added to the list of databases on the Libraries’ website, available through the alphabetic list, and the lists of recommended databases for Health Sciences and Medical/Biomedical Sciences.
The problem encountered last week when exporting citations from CINAHL to RefWorks has been resolved.
However, it is always useful to know how to export citations from any database into RefWorks. The instructions below apply specifically to the CINAHL database; when using other databases that don’t provide a direct export function, look for an option that allows you to save citations to a file (preferably a text file). Then, using the RefWorks Import function, look for the appropriate import filter for that vendor and database.
- From the CINAHL folder containing the citations you want to save, click the Export icon.
- Under “Save Citations to a file formatted for” select “Generic bibliographic management software”
- Click “Save”
- From the display screen, use the File-Save As function of your browser to save the page as a .txt file.
- Open your RefWorks Account
- Under References, select Import
- For the Import Filter/Data Source, select “EBSCOhost”
- For the Database, select CINAHL
- Under “Import Data from the following Text File” browse to the text file you saved (above), then click IMPORT.
If you have any difficulties with this process, please contact the reference desk at 215-762-7184.
The Libraries have canceled our subscription to First Consult, after determining that the level of usage did not justify the expense. We will, of course, continue to subscribe to MD Consult, which continues to be a very popular information source.
As substitutes for those seeking at-hand clinical information, we recommend Dynamed — watch for an announcement later this week about PDA/cell-phone access to Dynamed! We’re also arranging a trial subscription to Epocrates; watch for more news about this in coming weeks.
The Health Sciences Libraries have chosen to subscribe to the Cochrane Library via Wiley InterScience to address access issues that have occured with our current subscription via OVID; our Wiley subscription will have no limit on simultaneous uses.
Currently, you’ll find the Wiley version of the Cochrane Library available through our lists of database (both the Medicine/Biomedical Sciences list, and the alphabetical list). Watch for it as an addition to our homepage QuickLinks in coming weeks for fast, convenient access to the valuable evidence-based practice resource. Please note that the Cochrane Databases will be be removed from the list of databases available in OVID at the end of this month.
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Cochrane reviews represent the highest level of evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions. The Cochrane Library also includes the Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane Methodology Register, Technology Assessments, and Economic Evaluations. Each section can be searched by keywords or MeSH (medical subject headings); the Reviews can also be browsed by topic, by review group or alphabetically. PDFs are provided for printing.
