The libraries have begun transitioning to a new link-resolver system; that’s “library-talk” for the mechanism that helps you get from an article citation in one database to the article content that may be available from a different provider.

The SFX icons that you’ve seen in the past will be going away and will be replaced by the bold new icon you see above.  This change will be phased in through the month of June; watch for it in your favorite databases!

The Get It change is more than cosmetic — our new link-resolver system promises us more frequent updates, and more accurate information about our electronic journal subscriptions. Changes in our catalog and electronic journal finder will also make the linking process smoother and more error-free.

GET IT = new icon – easier linking – better service!  Got it?

Nature Chemical Biology, available through the Libraries’ e-journal collections, has added some very useful new features and enhancements.

• Enhanced online functionality: Nature Chemical Biology has already integrated several online resources to enable readers to better access and use chemical information in published papers. Readers will now see further enhancements to the online chemistry functionality of Nature Chemical Biology papers, including:
  • two-dimensional structure and reference pop-ups on the article page
  • a richer database of information on each compound
  • enhanced rendering of three-dimensional compound structures
  • more file formats for chemical information

• More research highlights: On the basis of positive feedback from our readers, we are expanding our monthly research highlights section, which will provide more space to highlight a wider range of chemical biology papers each month.
• Primers: Starting this year, we will be publishing a series of peer-reviewed “Primers”, which are one-page summaries of chemical or biological topics designed to jump-start your user’s ability to comprehend research in a particular area. Available as a tear-out sheet in print issues and also as a PDF download, these primers can be posted on bulletin boards or used as bookmarks for easy reference. The first primer, which will feature green fluorescent protein, will be published in the February issue.

Some exciting new additions to our collections of e-journals include:

Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, and Current Protocols in Cell Biology, both available through Wiley Interscience.

New Health Sciences e-books include:

• Microbiology (McGraw Hill professional; 2nd ed.)
• Wallace/Maxcy-Rosenau-Last public health & preventive medicine (McGraw Hill professional; 15th ed.)
• McGraw-Hill’s manual of laboratory & diagnostic tests (McGraw Hill professional)
• Mayo Clinic medical neurosciences : organized by neurologic systems and levels (5th ed.)
• Mayo Clinic internal medicine : Concise textbook
• Acute medicine : a practical guide to the management of medical emergencies (4th ed.)
• Anesthesiology (McGraw Hill professional)
• Current essentials : Pediatrics (McGraw Hill professional)
• Handbook of psychophysiology (3rd ed.)
• Essential practice guidelines in primary care (Current clinical practice)
• Mayo Clinic cardiology : Concise textbook (3rd ed.)
• Dewhurst’s textbook of obstetrics & gynaecology (7th ed.)
• Development of the nervous system (2nd ed.)
• Principles of molecular medicine (2nd ed.)
• Medical management of the surgical patient : A textbook of perioperative medicine (4th ed.)

Please note that these titles have not yet been added to the list of Core Health Sciences E-books, but are available through the Library Catalog.