The library now has a subscription to Ulrich's Periodicals Directory. Ulrich's gives detailed information on over 290,000 periodicals from across the world.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory is listed on the Databases page.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
Now available! -- EndNote Web
EndNote Web is a new tool that helps you to easily explore research literature, write papers and collaborate via the Web. With EndNote Web, you can:
- Search ISI Web of Science, PubMed and other databases directly
- Import references from Ovid Medline, PsycINFO, PubMed, Current Contents Connect, and other databases
- Store up to 10,000 records per user account
- Edit references — add notes and keywords, modify any field
- Use over 2,300 publishing styles to format in-text citations and bibliographies
- Cite While You Write™ in Microsoft Word (requires plug-in)
- Format papers in other word processors using RTF (rich text format) files
- Share EndNote Web folders with colleagues
- Use EndNote Web toolbars in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla® to access your reference library in one click, and capture citation data easily (requires plug-in)
For a comparison between EndNote (Desktop) and EndNote Web see http://www.endnoteweb.com/encompare.asp
EndNote Web is free to AECOM faculty, students, and staff. You must first register by clicking on Web of Science on the library's home page and creating a user name and password.
Once registered, you can login into your account at www.myendnoteweb.com or via Web of Science.
For more information contact the Reference Desk at 718-430-3104 or email askref@aecom.yu.edu
- Search ISI Web of Science, PubMed and other databases directly
- Import references from Ovid Medline, PsycINFO, PubMed, Current Contents Connect, and other databases
- Store up to 10,000 records per user account
- Edit references — add notes and keywords, modify any field
- Use over 2,300 publishing styles to format in-text citations and bibliographies
- Cite While You Write™ in Microsoft Word (requires plug-in)
- Format papers in other word processors using RTF (rich text format) files
- Share EndNote Web folders with colleagues
- Use EndNote Web toolbars in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla® to access your reference library in one click, and capture citation data easily (requires plug-in)
For a comparison between EndNote (Desktop) and EndNote Web see http://www.endnoteweb.com/encompare.asp
EndNote Web is free to AECOM faculty, students, and staff. You must first register by clicking on Web of Science on the library's home page and creating a user name and password.
Once registered, you can login into your account at www.myendnoteweb.com or via Web of Science.
For more information contact the Reference Desk at 718-430-3104 or email askref@aecom.yu.edu
Monday, December 11, 2006
Free Trials and Demos
Looking for the free trials and demos page? Free trials and demos are now listed directly on the Databases page, instead of listed separately. They are listed alphabetically, with the trial expiration date noted next to the resource. Most are restricted to on-campus use only. Check them out and let us know what you think!
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Renovated Beren Center
Although the renovated Beren Center has been in use for almost 2 months there were finishing touches to be completed. Today, wonderful photographs were put up. Please stop by to see them. If you can't make it to the library, a sample will be on the Renovation News site on our home page.
http://library.aecom.yu.edu
http://library.aecom.yu.edu
Monday, November 27, 2006
How much was a gallon of gas in 1915, a quart of milk in 1967?
Sometime in 2006 the United States will reach a population of 300 million people. To spotlight this event the Census Bureau has compiled statistics comparing contemporary life with 2 other years of significant population milestones. 2006 is compared to 1967 when the U.S. reached 200 million people and 1915 when it reached 100 million people.
For example:
Tuberculosis
Death rate from this disease per 100,000 population.
2006: 0.2
1967: 3.5
1915: 140.1
(Sources: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007; data pertain to 2003 and 1967. <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-1995_2000.html>, 1999 edition, Table 1420. Data pertain to 1915.)
Living Longer
Life expectancy at birth.
2006: 77.8 years
1967: 70.5 years
1915: 54.5 years
<http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html>, Table 96. Data pertain to 2005.
(Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; data pertain to 1967 and 1915.)
For the 1915 price of gas and the 1967 price of a quart of milk go to the U.S. Census Bureau web site.
For example:
Tuberculosis
Death rate from this disease per 100,000 population.
2006: 0.2
1967: 3.5
1915: 140.1
(Sources: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007; data pertain to 2003 and 1967. <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-1995_2000.html>, 1999 edition, Table 1420. Data pertain to 1915.)
Living Longer
Life expectancy at birth.
2006: 77.8 years
1967: 70.5 years
1915: 54.5 years
<http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html>, Table 96. Data pertain to 2005.
(Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970; data pertain to 1967 and 1915.)
For the 1915 price of gas and the 1967 price of a quart of milk go to the U.S. Census Bureau web site.
Mouse Atlas Project (MAP)
The Mouse Atlas Project (MAP) is a project of the Laboratory of Neuroimaging, UCLA.
" ... [It] aims to develop a dynamic, probabilistic atlas of the adult and developing C57BL/6J mouse.
The framework, in the form of a digital atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse brain, is composed of volumes of data acquired from uMRI, blockface imaging, histology, and immunohistochemistry and a set of visualization, database, mapping and measurement tools. Users can import their own data into the atlas and use the same tools to visualize, compare and measure domains of gene expression in normal, gene-targeted knock-out, or transgenic mice. "
The web site includes software, databases and atlas of brain structure, gene expression and imaging.
" ... [It] aims to develop a dynamic, probabilistic atlas of the adult and developing C57BL/6J mouse.
The framework, in the form of a digital atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse brain, is composed of volumes of data acquired from uMRI, blockface imaging, histology, and immunohistochemistry and a set of visualization, database, mapping and measurement tools. Users can import their own data into the atlas and use the same tools to visualize, compare and measure domains of gene expression in normal, gene-targeted knock-out, or transgenic mice. "
The web site includes software, databases and atlas of brain structure, gene expression and imaging.
Monday, November 20, 2006
News Made Easier
Want to keep up to date with the latest library news without checking back each day? Consider setting up an RSS feed.
In Firefox, simply go to the "bookmarks" link at the top of your browser, and select "subscribe to this page."
Or select the orange RSS feed indicator
in the address window on the top right hand-side of the the page.
In Internet Explorer 7, select the orange RSS feed indicator
in the top-right corner of the web page, and then select your desired feed format (Atom, RSS, etc).
That's all there is to it.
In Firefox, simply go to the "bookmarks" link at the top of your browser, and select "subscribe to this page."
Or select the orange RSS feed indicator
in the address window on the top right hand-side of the the page. In Internet Explorer 7, select the orange RSS feed indicator
in the top-right corner of the web page, and then select your desired feed format (Atom, RSS, etc).
That's all there is to it.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
National Influenza Vaccination Week November 27th. - December 3rd., 2006
Every year in the United States, on average 5% to 20% of the population becomes infected with influenza virus. More than 200,000 people are hospitalized from influenza complications and about 36,000 people die from influenza. Vaccination is the best way to prevent influenza and its severe complications. Anyone who wants to reduce their risk for getting influenza should be vaccinated during each influenza season.
To help raise awareness about the importance of influenza vaccination in November and beyond, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Influenza Vaccine Summit and other partners announce a National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) to take place from Monday, November 27 through Sunday, December 3, 2006. CDC encourages state and local health departments, public health partners, and providers to plan influenza vaccination clinics and activities to promote influenza vaccination.
Free materials are available for easy printing at the"flu gallery" (www.cdc.gov/flu/gallery), including posters and educational flyers.
To help raise awareness about the importance of influenza vaccination in November and beyond, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Influenza Vaccine Summit and other partners announce a National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) to take place from Monday, November 27 through Sunday, December 3, 2006. CDC encourages state and local health departments, public health partners, and providers to plan influenza vaccination clinics and activities to promote influenza vaccination.
Free materials are available for easy printing at the"flu gallery" (www.cdc.gov/flu/gallery), including posters and educational flyers.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Finding the Needle in the BBA Haystack
Do you have a Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) reference with only the volume number and year? Have you search fruitlessly for the section?
There is now an easy way to find the section. ScienceDirect recently posted a chart called BBA Decoder that lists volume numbers with links to sections. It is a project of the University of California at San Diego Libraries. The section link takes you directly to the top page for that section. Once at the section the volume numbers are listed on the left-hand side. Find your volume, and, voila, you are there.
There is now an easy way to find the section. ScienceDirect recently posted a chart called BBA Decoder that lists volume numbers with links to sections. It is a project of the University of California at San Diego Libraries. The section link takes you directly to the top page for that section. Once at the section the volume numbers are listed on the left-hand side. Find your volume, and, voila, you are there.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
New Resources Added To PsychiatryOnline
Two books have been added to PsychiatryOnline:
Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2nd ed edited by Alan F. Schatzberg and Charles B. Nemeroff, c2006.
This is the latest edtion of Schatzberg and Nemeroff's Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology is a synopsis and update of the most clinically relevant material from The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychopharmacology, 3rd ed.
What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications, by Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky and Robert H. Chew, c2005.
This provides printer-friendly Medication Information Patient Handouts for every major psychiatric medication.
Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2nd ed edited by Alan F. Schatzberg and Charles B. Nemeroff, c2006.
This is the latest edtion of Schatzberg and Nemeroff's Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology is a synopsis and update of the most clinically relevant material from The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychopharmacology, 3rd ed.
What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications, by Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky and Robert H. Chew, c2005.
This provides printer-friendly Medication Information Patient Handouts for every major psychiatric medication.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Free Database Trial
From on-campus, try out a free trial of EMBASE.com. Simply go to: http://www.embase.com.
EMBASE.com has:
EMBASE.com has:
- Comprehensive, timely access to pharmacological, biomedical literature
- More than 18 million records
- 11 million+ EMBASE records from 1974-present and 7 million+ unique MEDLINE records from 1966-present
- The most current version of EMBASE available with records online on average within 10 working days
- Daily updates with more than 2,000 records added every working day
- 600,000+ records added annually
- 7,000+ journals from over 70 countries indexed; close to 2,000 more journals than covered by EMBASE or MEDLINE individually
- Comprehensive international coverage
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Google News Archive Search
With the new Google News Archive Search, you can search back over 200 years of news, including numerous articles not previously available on Google. Sources include Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Guardian and the Washington Post. News results can be found in three ways. You can search the archives directly through the News Archive Search page (news.google.com/archivesearch), which includes basic and advanced search options. News archive results are also included when you search Google News or do a regular Google search if relevant historical news results are available. Both free and fee-based content are included. Search results requiring a fee are labeled “pay-per-view” or with a specific price indicated. Articles are grouped together from a given time period. Links to content from specific time periods are included, as is a timeline showing how an event evolved.
Visit the New, Improved Beren Center
The Beren Center renovations are almost finished. The new furniture is here, and the colored glass windows have been installed. Stop by and check it out!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
New Books
The Library’s New Books truck resides outside the Beren Center for Information Technology. Newly processed books stay on the truck for two weeks. If you are interested in borrowing a new book, put your name on the slip in the book and you will be notified when the book is ready to be circulated. Listed below are samples of recent acquisitions.
- The Embryo: Scientific Discovery and Medical Ethics, Shraga Blazer andEtan Z. Zimmer, eds., Karger, 2005. QS 620 E535 2005
- From Basic Pain Mechanisms to Headache, J. Olesen and T.S. Jensen, eds.,Oxford University Press, 2006. WL 342 F931 2006
- Counseling and Family Therapy with Latino Populations: Strategies thatWork, Routledge, 2006. WM 430.5.F2 C755 2006.
Cultural Competence
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has begun an initiative to assess education in cultural competence in the undergraduate medical school curriculum in accordance with the objectives set by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The AAMC has developed an instrument to measure cultural competence education for medical students called Tool for
Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT). In conjunction with TACCT, the AAMC has created useful resource guides and bibliographies on cultural competence. You may link to them from the Library’s Web site. Go to http://library.aecom.yu.edu/resources/resource.htm and click on Cultural Competence.
Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT). In conjunction with TACCT, the AAMC has created useful resource guides and bibliographies on cultural competence. You may link to them from the Library’s Web site. Go to http://library.aecom.yu.edu/resources/resource.htm and click on Cultural Competence.
Spotlight on STAT!Ref
STAT!Ref, is a searchable collection of 46 current medical books. The books can be browsed or searched, at either a basic or advanced level. Advanced searching allows you to select individual or multiple titles, set the precision setting, and include related concepts or suffixes.
Results are sorted by categories, such as drug information, patient information, and point of.
You can customize your view of STAT!Ref by clicking on the "Preferences" link in the upper right hand corner of the page. My STAT!Ref users have the ability to add, edit, or delete their own personal search sets. STAT!Ref also includes a number of additional resources:
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, self-assessment tools for medical students and residents, and MedCalc 3000, a medical reference and tool set that encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools. STAT!Ref books can be accessed individually from the Library’s E-Books link, or through the STAT!Ref link on
the Library’s Databases list.
Results are sorted by categories, such as drug information, patient information, and point of.
You can customize your view of STAT!Ref by clicking on the "Preferences" link in the upper right hand corner of the page. My STAT!Ref users have the ability to add, edit, or delete their own personal search sets. STAT!Ref also includes a number of additional resources:
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, self-assessment tools for medical students and residents, and MedCalc 3000, a medical reference and tool set that encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools. STAT!Ref books can be accessed individually from the Library’s E-Books link, or through the STAT!Ref link on
the Library’s Databases list.
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
The Library has begun an electronic subscription to Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. This is an interactive source of new and classic research techniques searchable by keyword and subject, and
presented in a step-by-step style. The coverage includes cell and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, and imaging. The Protocols can be found by clicking on the Databases link on the Library’s home page.
presented in a step-by-step style. The coverage includes cell and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, and imaging. The Protocols can be found by clicking on the Databases link on the Library’s home page.
Web of Science Update
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2005 data became
available in mid-June. Be sure to clear the cache/history in
your browser before going to Web of Science to access the
new data.
The Web of Science/Current Contents Connect interface
has also changed, and there are some new features. Author
Finder is a search refinement feature that enables you to
more precisely locate the author you seek by allowing you
to include variant spellings, subject categories and
institutions. Another new feature is improved topic
searching. Now, if you enter multiple terms in the Topic
field, your results will include every record containing all
these words found anywhere in a Topic-related field. To
look for an exact phrase, use quotation marks.
In-Cites (http://in-cites.com) is a free resource featuring
interviews with scientists, and articles about research,
journals, institutions, and nations. View selected overall
and field rankings and pertinent statistics. Updated weekly
is SCI-BYTES, a summary of what’s new in research.
Additional free resources, including ISI Highly Cited.com,
a gateway to influential scientists and scholars worldwide,
are available at http://scientific.thomson.com/free/.
available in mid-June. Be sure to clear the cache/history in
your browser before going to Web of Science to access the
new data.
The Web of Science/Current Contents Connect interface
has also changed, and there are some new features. Author
Finder is a search refinement feature that enables you to
more precisely locate the author you seek by allowing you
to include variant spellings, subject categories and
institutions. Another new feature is improved topic
searching. Now, if you enter multiple terms in the Topic
field, your results will include every record containing all
these words found anywhere in a Topic-related field. To
look for an exact phrase, use quotation marks.
In-Cites (http://in-cites.com) is a free resource featuring
interviews with scientists, and articles about research,
journals, institutions, and nations. View selected overall
and field rankings and pertinent statistics. Updated weekly
is SCI-BYTES, a summary of what’s new in research.
Additional free resources, including ISI Highly Cited.com,
a gateway to influential scientists and scholars worldwide,
are available at http://scientific.thomson.com/free/.
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