The Library will be closed on Monday, July 2, 2007.
Pre-1970 Journals to Storage
In order to free up much needed space, the Kellogg Library is in the process of moving its pre-1970 journals into storage. To obtain a copy of an article from our pre-1970 journals, simply go to our document request form on our website and place your request there. Please count on 3 business days for these requests to be filled. This service is free for Dalhousie users.
If you require assistance please drop into the Library or call our reference desk at 494-2482.
StatRef E-book Presentation
The Kellogg Library will be hosting a presentation by Stat Ref representative Karen Ennis in Theatre E, Tupper Bldg. on July 24th from 1300 – 1500 hrs.
Stat Ref is a highly regarded electronic resource for health care professionals that includes
— a searchable database of electronic textbooks,
— Anatomy TV : an interactive Anatomy tool
— Med Calc 3000: encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools used everyday by clinicians, medical educators, nurses and health care students of all types.
All are welcome to attend.
Welcome Message from the Health Sciences Librarian
Welcome to the news blog for the W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library at Dalhousie University.
This new initiative is part of our overall plan to keep you better informed on news and events at the Kellogg Library. Here, we’ll keep you up-to-date on new acquisitions, changes to our services, changes in access to electronic resources, events, tutorials, important announcements, and more. In addition, this blog gives you an easy way to send us your comments, and we encourage you to do so.
Over the past several years, the Kellogg Library has transformed its journal collection from being predominantly in-house and print-based to one which is electronically available anytime, and from anywhere. This past year has seen a marked shift to purchasing more electronic books than ever. See the notices in this blog relating to major new e-book collections that have been recently acquired. This shift to electronic resources helps us better deliver content to our distant user populations.
The most comprehensive way to access to our e-books and e-journals is through the Novanet Catalogue found in many places on our website. Novanet will lead you to all Dalhousie Libraries resources, both print and electronic. You may also check our e-journals and e-books pages on our website.
To search for electronic resources only in the Novanet Catalogue, try the following:
Go to the Novanet Catalogue Webpage
Select A Library
DAL Network Resources
Search for electronic books by subject, author, journal name, etc.
Subscribe to our blog to ensure you are always up-to-date. We look forward to receiving your comments.
Sincerely,
Patrick Ellis
Health Sciences Librarian
STAT!Ref
The Kellogg has acquired STAT!Ref, a collection of up-to-date core textbooks for medicine, nursing and pharmacy. It includes dictionaries and drug compendiums, as well as key resources such as ACP’s PIER, MedCalc, and An@tomy.TV.
Individual titles are accessible from the Novanet Catalogue or you may access the whole collection from the Kellogg Library’s webpage or via this link.
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Ebook Collection from Books@OVID
The Kellogg Library has acquired the Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins electronic book collection from Books@OVID. There are 143 books covering the fields of clinical medicine, nursing, pharmacy and pharmacology, physical therapy, life sciences, psychiatry and psychology, and more.
You can access individual titles through Novanet, or link to the whole collection via our e-books webpage or directly through this link. Access is available from on and off campus.
When approaching the collection from the Ovid@Books website, Click “Continue” and then choose “Books”.
AccessMedicine Lange Educational Library
AccessMedicine is a collection of 36 online textbooks, plus a self-assessment tool with 3800 USMLE-formatted questions, answers and explanations, and Lange case files in several disciplines. This package also includes image and audio files, a drugs database, sections on diagnosis and differential diagnosis, laboratory tests, guidelines and patient education information.
You can access individual titles through Novanet, or link to the whole collection via our e-books webpage or directly through this link.
Access is available from on and off campus.
Dal Library Video Goes Viral
The Dal Libraries have created a promotional video that just topped one million viewers. The video shows a librarian answering a reference question using only her feet.
Wainwright Launches New Novel
7:30 p.m. Thurs. March 29, 2007
Archives & Special Collections Reading Room
5th floor, Killam Library
Dept. of English Prof. J.A. Wainwright will celebrate the publication of his latest novel The Confluence with a book launch at the Killam.
The Confluence (Mosaic Press, March 2007) is the story of Kate Bradley, who is haunted by the loss of her father in a wild British Columbia river and takes up residence in a remote part of France; of Alain Auberjean, a concert violinist who believes his father was a Resistance hero executed by the Nazis; and of the elderly and mysterious Madeleine Serault who fought with the Maquis during World War Two and now tries to protect a troubling secret in a small French village.
J.A.Wainwright is McCulloch Professor in English at Dalhousie University, and has previously published five books of poetry and two novels. A Deathful Ridge: a Novel of Everest was shortlisted for the Boardman-Tasker Prize in Mountain Literature in 1998.
Wainwright will be introduced by poet Peter Sanger, and there will be a reception afterwards at which copies of his book will be available for purchase. All are welcome! Please phone 494-3615 for more information.
Document Delivery Changes
The Dalhousie Libraries are integrating their Document Delivery services as of January 1, 2007. Changes include:
- the elimination of Document Delivery and Novanet Express fees for Dalhousie faculty, staff and students for items picked up at a Dalhousie library
- the elimination of delivery fees to registered Dalhousie Distance students
- a single online request form which allows you to choose your preferred Dalhousie “pick up” library and includes request tracking capabilities
- the introduction of “return to any Dalhousie Library” for Document Delivery items
Further information regarding access and policies can be found on our Document Delivery page.