Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin is now available from v. 32(1994)- via the web. The print version of this title is available in the Kellogg Health Sciences Library from 1970. DTB contains information on conditions and treatements and is noted for unbiased drug information for physicians and pharmacists. DTB claims to be wholly independent of the pharmaceutical industry, Government and regulatory authorities. DTB is also free of advertising and other forms of commercial sponsorship.

Access this title through Novanet or connect directly now.

Wednesday January 28 10 – 11:30 Basic
Monday February 9 11 – 12:30 Advanced
Thursday February 19 1 – 2:30 Basic

All sessions will be held in the Carleton Computer Lab

Register here.

For more information on the sessions, click here.

Reduce or clear your book fines–with food!

For every non-perishable food item donated, participating Novanet libraries will reduce your library fine by $2, to a maximum of $20. All donations will be given to Feed Nova Scotia.

Bring your donations to the Circulation Desk at any of the participating libraries.**

**Food For Fines is an initiative of the libraries at Mount St. Vincent University, Dalhousie University, University of King’s College, Cape Breton University, Atlantic School of Theology, St. Francis Xavier University, Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and the Nova Scotia Community Colleges.

If you are doing work in the field of Occupational Health and Safety, this collection of databases will be a crucial resource. Researchers can retrieve results well beyond the scope of PubMed or Embase references.

Created by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety , CCOHS is a unique collection of occupational health and safety databases that can be searched all at once or selectively.

Among the databases you can search via CCOHS are:

• Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
• MSDS : Material Safety Data Sheets from manufacturers and suppliers
• CHEMINFO : Comprehensive health and safety information on pure chemicals
• Oshline: Exclusive CCOHS database providing excellent coverage of articles from peer-reviewed journal literature and reports from a wide range of disciplines including behavioural sciences, toxicology, engineering, occupational hygiene, medicine, nursing and safety (1998-2007)
• NIOSHTIC: US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) . Over 100 years of occupational health and safety information from indoor air quality to ergonomic evaluations of jobs to human health effects.
• NIOSHTIC-2: Featuring NIOSH-published or sponsored reports, NIOSHTIC-2 covers 1971 to present
• HSELINE: UK and other European health and safety literature. An invaluable source of periodicals, books, conference proceedings, reports, and legislation.
o HSELINE includes:
— All publications from the UK Health and Safety Commission and Health and Safety Executive
— A wide range of journal articles, books, conference proceedings, reports, and legislation from international sources
— Excellent coverage of safety and industrial hazards with materials from diverse subject areas
— An emphasis on engineering, manufacturing, agriculture, mining, hazardous substances, occupational hygiene, railways, and offshore safety
• Canadiana: Canadiana is an exclusive CCOHS database offering references related to Canada. Includes references to reports, articles, conference proceedings, monographs and unpublished or limited distribution materials. Also includes selected TOXLINE® records from the US National Library of Medicine. Canadiana (French) includes references to French-language materials.

You can find CCOHS in our extensive list of databases. Please let us know what you think of it, or if you could use a hand.

Have you ever had a link to an ejournal article that worked when you created it but wouldn’t work when you wanted to use it again? That’s because the URL was not “persistent” or “durable.” A persistent URL uses an intermediary link to locate the desired resource. The location of the article may change, however, your persistent link will continue to find the resource. A persistent URL can be embedded in your course syllabi, bibliographies and anywhere else where a stable link is required.

The Dal Libraries offers two brief onlne tutorials to explain what persistent URLs are and how to make a persistent URL.

What is a Persistent URL? (2:31)
How to Make a Persistent URL (3:42)
Note: The instructions in this tutorial must be followed exactly to ensure the URL will continue to work with Dalhousie Libraries’ Proxy Server.

The Kellogg Writing Centre will reopen on Tuesday Jan 13th, 2009. The days and times for 2009 will be: Tuesday and Wednesday 1:30-4:30.

The American Heart Association (AHA) has launched its first new journals in nearly three decades. Extensions of Circulation, the new Circulation portfolio of journals will deliver tightly focused information on areas at the cutting edge of cardiology, as well as clinical information designed to help practitioners in their daily practice. These six new Circulation journals are now available via Novanet or the Electronic journals search page. They are:

• Circulation: Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
• Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics
• Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
• Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
• Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
• Circulation: Heart Failure

As of Nov. 28, 2008 this problem has been resolved.

Articles from Ovid journals in PDF format are currently unavailable off campus. Systems staff members in cooperation with Ovid are working to resolve the problem. The HTML versions of articles are accessible; however, if you require the PDF version we advise you to use our Document delivery service option.