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National Medical Librarians Month

It’s National Medical Librarians Month, and we want to take this opportunity to introduce our specialists and let you know how they can help you.

The library supports faculty and student research through consultation and reference services, and teaching and learning opportunities through workshops and seminars on effective literature search techniques.

Reference and research services are available virtually, by booking an appointment online, and in person at our service points:

  • the W. K. Kellogg Library on the first floor of the Tupper building, or
  • the Kellogg Library Learning Commons on the second floor of the Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB).

To contact us, you can:

  • call our reference desk at 902-717-5244 – our hours are 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with voicemail after hour,
  • email kellogg.library@dal.ca to request help or be connected with your liaison librarian, or
  • book a virtual meeting with a specific librarian through our website.

Update: Trial to Dynamed Plus now including ACP Smart Medicine

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Updated August 31

A trial has been set up for Dynamed Plus, which will run until the end of September.  Dalhousie currently subscribes to Dynamed and to ACP Smart Medicine (formerly known as ACP PIER). By the end of the year, ACP Smart Medicine will be discontinued as a stand-alone product and the content will be incorporated into Dynamed Plus.

Please check it out during the trial period and provide your feedback on any advantages a subscription to Dynamed Plus might deliver by the end of September.

Please provide feedback through this online form by the end of  September.

 

eTherapeutics/eCPS renamed RxTx – August 14

On August 14, eTherapeutics/eCPS will switch over to RxTx, a new robust and intuitive product with a powerful search engine that gives you the drug and therapeutic information you need in fewer steps.

The switchover means you’ll see RxTx when you first login. You’ll still be able to access the older interface by clicking on the link in the bottom banner. Please note that the publisher has provided a link to a survey in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.

If you haven’t tried RxTx, we encourage you to do so before the switchover date. You can also register for the RxTx Product Overview webinar.  Attend this live, interactive product tour on August 11th, 12th or 13th to familiarize yourself with the new interface.

Invitation to view a webinar on the Canadian Health Measures Survey

Are you a student, professor, and/or researcher interested in health statistics? The Dal Libraries’ Data Librarian and the Atlantic Research Data Centre (ARDC) invite you to view a webinar on the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) presented by Statistic Canada’s Health Statistics Division.

“The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) aims to collect important health information through a household interview and direct physical measures at a mobile examination centre (MEC), sometimes referred to as a mobile clinic.

During the webinar, a general overview of the CHMS, followed by information related to the CHMS biobank will be presented. Analysts will be available to answer your questions!”

You will be able to view the webinar from 2pm to 3pm on June 29th in room 2019 of the McCain building.

Julie Marcoux and Heather Hobson, Data Librarian and Atlantic Research Data Centre Analyst, will give a short optional demonstration on using Dalhousie’s resources to find DLI or RDC health data after the viewing.

For any questions about this event, or for help finding data and statistics, please contact Julie Marcoux at Julie.Marcoux@dal.ca or 902-494-3189.

 

Easter Hours at the Dalhousie Libraries

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Here is the complete list of Easter hours for the Dalhousie Libraries:

Sir James Dunn Law Library

Good Friday, April 3: 9 a.m.–10:45 p.m.
Easter Saturday, April 4:  noon –10:45 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 5: noon–10:45 p.m.
Easter Monday, April 6: 8 a.m.– 10:45 p.m

W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library

Good Friday, April 3: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Easter Saturday, April 4: 10 a.m.–11 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 5: 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
Easter Monday, April 6: 8 a.m.–11 p.m.

Killam Memorial Library

Good Friday, April 3: 1 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Easter Saturday, April 4: 8 a.m.– midnight
Easter Sunday, April 5: 8 a.m.–3 a.m.
Easter Monday, April 6: 8 a.m.–3 a.m.

MacRae Library

Good Friday, April 3: 1 p.m. – midnight
Easter Saturday, April 4: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 5: noon – 5 p.m.
Easter Monday, April 6: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Sexton Design & Technology Library

Good Friday, April 3: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Easter Saturday, April 4: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 5: 10 a.m.- midnight
Easter Monday, April 6: 8 a.m. – midnight

eBook Days @ Dal Schedule

eBookdaysfeatureimageDid you know that the Dalhousie Libraries provide access to over 400,000 electronic books, in every subject area?

eBooks offer many great features you may not be aware of. Join us for a day of discussion and information sharing at “eBook Days at Dal,” a special event hosted by the Dalhousie Libraries in partnership with publishers Elsevier, Proquest and Springer. Publisher reps will be on hand to answer your questions and give out cool freebies.

When: Tuesday March 17 and Wednesday, March 18

Event Schedule:

MacRae Library
Tuesday, March 17

9 – 11 a.m.   Meet representatives from Elsevier and Springer and ask the experts any questions you have about eBooks and their products

Sexton Library
Tuesday, March 17

2 – 4 p.m.   Meet representatives from Elsevier and Springer and ask the experts any questions you have about eBooks and their products

Kellogg Library
Wednesday, March 18

9 – 11 a.m. Meet representatives from Proquest, Elsevier and Springer and ask the experts any questions you have about eBooks and their products (Tupper Link)

Killam Library
Wednesday, March 18

12 – 1:30 p.m. Author Workshop with Springer and Elsevier * (G70)
* Geared toward future authors as well as those interested in learning about available author tools, these workshops will offer advice from the experts, with an opportunity for discussion as well as Q&A.‎ Springer will host the first half of the workshop and Elsevier the second half.

2 – 4 p.m. Meet and greet with representatives from Proquest, Elsevier and Springer and ask the experts any questions you have about eBooks and their products (Killam Lobby)

Fill out the following survey for a chance to win a prize! https://surveys.dal.ca/opinio/s?s=27818

Results from this eBooks survey will help us make decisions about future purchases and services at Dal. The survey will be open from March 16-31.

If you have any questions about eBook Days @ Dal please email kellelec@dal.ca.

 

Profiling the Medical Humanities Collection at the Kellogg Health Sciences Library

MH_detailTo support research in the Medical Humanities the Kellogg Library provides its users with an eclectic selection of both the substantial works of art engendered by the practice of Medicine and lived experiences of health and wellness as well as the results of current research in the Medical Humanities.

Over the next few months we will be showcasing samples of subject specific books from that collection, and invite you to browse and enjoy.  Drop in to see our onsite display or view our list of books  on our Tumbler account dalmedhumanities.tumblr.com or  on our Medical Humanities Subject Guide at: http://dal.ca.libguides.com/Medical_Humanities

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New Subject Guide: History of Medicine at Dalhousie

Just in time for the long weekend!  We’ve been working behind the scenes on our digital collections and are pleased to announce that one of the first digital collections created at the Libraries has been revamped as a Subject Guide.

The History of Medicine at Dalhousie digital collection was created in the early 2000s to provide a compilation of links, images, and other resources for the study of the history of medicine at Dalhousie (it goes back to 1868!).

The website has been a valuable tool for historians and medical humanities researchers, so we’re thrilled that it has been restored and expanded as the History of Medicine at Dalhousie Subject Guide.

Halifax Medical College Students, 1889-1890 (WKK 73-815)

The guide can be found on the Libraries’ Subject Guides page (under Health Professions and Medicine).  We hope the guide continues to remain a useful resource for historian and researchers in the medical humanities!

Lexi-Comp Interface to Change

On Monday, March 26, 2012 the interface for both Lexi-Comp Online with AHFS (Medicine) and Lexi-Comp Online for Dentistry will change. The new versions offer new functionality, advanced searching capabilities and faster and easier access to clinical content. A link to the old version will remain until June 2012. For more information on the new interface, you may view Lexi-Comp’s short video.

As usual you can access these products from the Libraries web pages, search box or our drug information page.

Springer Open Choice Adopts Creative Commons Attribution License

Leading scientific publisher Springer announced today that it is bringing “Open Choice,” its hybrid open access option, into line with the fully open access journals published by BioMed Central and SpringerOpen. As a result, all open access content at Springer will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. This means that Springer is now allowing commercial use for its hybrid open access program.

Open Choice was launched in 2004 with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license. Springer’s Open Choice option allows authors to publish their articles with open access for the majority of its subscription-based journals. The articles are immediately freely available for anyone worldwide in exchange of paying an article processing charge. The copyright remains with the author.

In addition to Open Choice, Springer offers fully open access journals under the SpringerOpen brand. The portfolio of more than 60 journals was recently joined by SpringerPlus, an interdisciplinary open access journal, publishing research in all STM disciplines. Read more about:

Springer Open Choice

Springer and Open Access

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