Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Online Encyclopedias

NOVELNY, a project of New York State's Internet Library gives New York Libraries, including our Library, online access to a large collection of encyclopedias and other reference books. Subjects include American history, business, economics, and literature, among many others.

You can access this collection by going to the Library's Databases page and clicking on Gale Virtual Library.

Take a look!

American Men and Women of Science Online

The Library now has online access to the 25th edition of American Men and Women of Science. Originally published in 1906 as American Men of Science, American Men and Women of Science is a leading biographical reference on North American scientists. Go to the Library's Databases page to find the link. Previous editions are available in the Library's print collection.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Library Exhibit Honors Editors of Journals and Web Sites

Come to the Library and see our exhibit recognizing faculty members at Einstein and its affiliated hospitals who hold editorial positions with journals or Web sites. The exhibit, which is on display in the Library lobby, pays special tribute to the following faculty members and their publications.
  • Michael H. Alderman, M.D., American Journal of Hypertension
  • Zeynep Altun, M.D., Ph.D., WormAtlas, WormImage
  • Matthew R. Anderson, M.D., Social Medicine, Medicina Social
  • M. Donald Blaufox, M.D., Ph.D., Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
  • John B. Chang, M.D., International Journal of Angiology
  • Ricardo Cruciani, M.D., Ph.D., Advances in Pain Management
  • Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D. Ph.D., Aging Cell
  • Anne M. Etgen, Ph.D., Hormones and Behavior
  • John D. Fisher, M.D., Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
  • Margaret Comerford Freda, Ed.D., R.N., MCN -- The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing
  • Leonard Freeman, M.D., Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
  • Paul Gross, M.D., Pulse --Voices from the Heart of Medicine
  • David Hall, Ph.D., WormAtlas, WormImage
  • T. Byram Karasu, M.D., American Journal of Psychotherapy
  • Benjamin Kligler, M.D., Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
  • Russell Portenoy, M.D., Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Cedric S. Raine, Ph.D., D.Sc., Journal of Neuroimmunology
  • Jesse Roth, M.D., Diabetes and Metabolism Research and Reviews
  • Robert J. Ruben, M.D., International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
  • David J. Shulkin, M.D., Hospital Physician
  • Clyde Lanford Smith, M.D., Social Medicine, Medicina Social
  • Cy A. Stein, M.D., Oligonucleotides
  • Herbert B. Tanowitz, M.D., American Journal of Pathology
  • Ping Wang, M.D., International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Congratulations, all!