Q & A Clinic Thursdays

The D. Samuel Gottesman Library Offers Extra Help Every Week!

• Puzzled by the new PubMed?
• Stymied by SciFinder Scholar?
• Does Journal Citation Reports give you the jitters?
• Need EndNote enlightenment?
  

No worries! Librarians are here to help you find the answers to these and other research-related questions.
Drop-in help is available every Thursday from 4:00 - 5:00pm in the Library Conference Room, Forch 119N.

No appointment necessary!

Of course, you can reach us any other time in person at the Reference Desk, or call 718.430.3104 or e-mail askref@einstein.yu.edu .

Einstein Book Club

Add the novel Galileo's Daughter, by Dava Sobel, to your reading list and then join the D. Samuel Gottesman Library staff for a lively discussion of the book.

Open to the entire Einstein community, the book club will convene evey other month with a lunchtime meeting. Bring your lunch. The Library will provide cookies and coffee.

For more information or to RSVP, contact the Library Reference Department at askref@einstein.yu.edu, 718.430.3104, or visit the Library.

• Date: January 13, 2010
• Time: 12:00pm- 1:00pm
• Location: Forchheimer 119N Library Conference Room

The following meeting will be held on March 10, 2010 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. The book selection will be Saturday by Ian McEwan.

In the meantime, please join our virtual Book Club at http://einsteinbookclub.ning.com and share your ideas online.

TransFac trial

The D. Samuel Gottesman Library and Research Informatics Core (RIC) are sponsoring a trial of TransFac, a database on gene regulation and transcription factors.

Along with Proteome, which is currently available from the Library, TransFac is part of Biobase Knowledge Library (BKL). BKL allows users to make queries and to generate new information based on data from the literature.

Also available in this trial is the accompanying tool, ExPlain. To use Explain, you must create a free account on the BKL site.

While we have the trial for TransFac and ExPlain please use your Remote Access ID and password to login.

The trial will run through the middle of November 2009.

Did you find these resources useful?

Contact Florence Schreibstein at x3110 or florence.schreibstein.einstein.yu.edu, or Dr. Dan Schwartz at x2494 or dan.schwartz@einstein.yu.edu.

BMJ Case Reports trial

The Library has begun a trial to BMJ Case Reports that will continue until October 2009.

BMJ Case Reports is a peer-reviewed collection of cases in all disciplines. It includes common and rare conditions, and has more than 1000 articles from over 55 countries. The aim is to publish cases so that healthcare professionals and researchers can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions. Case reports published in other BMJ Journals will also be adapted for publication.

"The challenge of medicine is not only in managing the routine and well researched, but in recognising the strange... It is the minority of cases, that are not what they seem, that present the greatest challenge and risk."

"Case reports stimulate learning and research. As a time-honoured tradition of medicine they are capable of developing new subject areas, providing educational material and are among the most read content in journals. Case reports are very sensitive for detecting novelty which is useful in recognising new diseases as well as new side effects of drugs, both adverse and beneficial."

Did you find this resource useful? Send your comments to Judie Malamud, x3108 or judie.malamud@einstein.yu.edu

Got EndNote? Got questions about EndNote?

Come to the Library Conference Room (Forch. 119N) at 2:00 on Thursday, September 17.

Bob Farrell, Senior Account Representative from Thomson Reuters will be here to answer your questions and introduce you to what's new in EndNote X3.

Space is limited. RSVP to askref@einstein.yu.edu or 18-430-3104. If you have specific questions, please include them in your message. We will forward your questions to Bob, so he will come prepared with detailed answers.

Please note. This is not an EndNote class. The next Introduction to EndNote workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 13 9:30-12:00.

Download your copy of EndNote X3 at
http://library.aecom.yu.edu/resources/bms/EndNoteAgreement.htm.

Einstein Book Club

Add the novel Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks, to your reading list and then join the D. Samuel Gottesman Library staff for a lively discussion of the book.

Open to the entire Einstein community, the book club will convene quarterly with a lunchtime meeting. Bring your lunch. The Library will provide cookies and coffee.

For more information or to RSVP, contact the Library Reference Department at askref@einstein.yu.edu, 718.430.3104, or visit the Library.

• Date: October 14, 2009
• Time: 12:00pm- 1:00pm
• Location: Forchheimer 119N Library Conference Room

In the meantime, please join our virtual Book Club at http://einsteinbookclub.ning.com and share your ideas online.

New E-books at the D. Samuel Gottesman Library

Here are some of the new e-books purchased by the Library:

The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of substance abuse treatment

Case Files: Neurology

Case Files: Neuroscience

Case Files: Physiology

Designing Clinical Research, Stephen B. Hulley ... etal., 3rd ed.

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Ann Aschengrau and George R. Seage III., 2nd ed.

First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1 - 2nd Ed. (2009)

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2009: A Student-to-Student Guide

First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 1 - 2nd Ed. (2009)

Foundations of Clinical Research : applications to practice, Leslie G. Portney and Mary P. Watkins, 3rd ed.

Langman's Medical Embryology, 11th ed.

Medical Epidemiology, Raymond S. Greenberg, 4th ed.

Measures for Clinical Practice and Research : a sourcebook, Joel Fischer, Kevin Corcoran, 4th ed.

Rapid Interpretation of EKG's by Dale Dubin, 6th ed.

Resolving Ethical Dilemmas : a Guide for Clinicians, Bernard Lo, 4th ed.

The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need by Malcom S. Thaler, 6th ed.

Please send your comments and questions to askref@einstein.yu.edu

List of Journals That Submit All NIH-Funded Final Published Articles to PubMed Central

A list of journals that make the final published version of every NIH-funded paper publicly available in PubMed Central no later than 12 months after publication, without author involvement, is available here.

Journal Editors Exhibit

The annual exhibit honoring faculty members who hold editorial positions at journals, annuals and Web sites is on display in the Library lobby through the end of September. Stop by and take a look. You can see the exhibit online on our Web site.

Access to Karger journals

The Library has arranged for access to all of the journals published by S. Karger, one of the few family-owned independent medical publishing companies located in Basle, Switzerland. Over 65 journals will be available online from 1998 to 2009.

Their journal list includes such titles as Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, Audiology and Neuro-Otology, Blood Purification, Breast Care, Gerontology, Human Development, Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, Neuroepidemiology, Neuropsychobiology, NeuroSignals, Oncology, Respiration, Tumor Biology and Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy.

For more information call or email Florence Schreibstein, 718-430-3110, schreibs@aecom.yu.edu

New Book: Medical Research for Hire

More than 75 percent of U.S. drug trials are now being outsourced to non-academic physicians. A new book, Medical Research for Hire: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials, published by Rutgers University Press, looks at the effects and implications of the new economic climate surrounding medical research. Decreasing revenue for doctors and increasing costs for patients have combined to create this major change in the way medical research is performed.. Focusing on the professional roles of those involved, as well as key research practices, Fisher assesses the risks and advantages for physicians and patients in this new environment.

Dr. Fisher is Assistant Professor in the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University. Chapter titles include: Clinical Trials: Coming Soon to a Physician Near You, Purusing Contract Research and Monitoring the Clinical Trials Industry. The book is in our book collection; call number QV 736 F534m 2009.

PsychiatryOnline August Book-of-the-Month

The August Book-of-the-Month from PsychiatryOnline is Professionalism and Ethics: Q & A Self-Study Guide for Mental Health Professionals, by Laura Weiss Roberts and Jinger G. Hoop.

This is a case-oriented approach to mental health ethics consisting of questions and answers that draw on 16 experts' personal experience in the care of people with mental illness, mental health research, and clinical training. Scenarios are presented that pose ethical issues: some narrow, to-the-point; and others that require a more nuanced approach.

The Book-of-the-Month can be accessed from the home page of PsychiatryOnline.

Understanding & Using Digital Object Identifiers

Digital object identifiers or DOIs are links guaranteed to remain valid even if articles move between DOI-compliant platforms such as ScienceDirect.

Regardless of the publisher or author of an online publication, the structure of a DOI link is always the same, which makes DOIs easy to use.

DOI links have the following structure: http://dx.doi.org/doi.
An example is http:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2003.11.004.
A DOI entered in a Web browser must be preceded by http://dx.doi.org/.

On ScienceDirect, the DOI appears in the top left area on each article. When Elsevier-published articles are cited, Elsevier asks that their DOIs be included. Stating the DOIs may help current or future researchers find cited articles.

Elsevier. (2008). Ways to use journal articles published by Elsevier: A practical guide (Library Connect pamphlet No. 4, 3rd ed.). http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcp/0403/lcp040302.html.

Psych Evidence Matters

The Library has begun a trial to last through the end of the year to Psych Evidence Matters. This information resource uses evidence-based principles to help choose the best therapy options for a specific psychiatric patient with a confirmed diagnosis. The results are organized in an evidence-based manner into summary graphs or tables, based on therapy effectiveness, safety, and cost.

Let us know what you think. Write to askref or call x3104. How does it look? Would it be useful to you?

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

The Library has begun a subscription to the online version of The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. It has numbers to all kinds of questions involving the biomedical sciences.

Not only numbers, it has names, symbols, values, properties, mathematical data, and lots more.

uCentral now supports iPhone, BlackBerry & more!

Answer clinical questions quickly and easily with free mobile resources. You can access these titles through the D. Samuel Gottesman Library's subscription to uCentral™ now:

• Merck Manual
• Clinical Evidence
• Unbound MEDLINE

Sign up today for free and download these popular references to your PDA or smartphone!

• BlackBerry
• iPhone/iPod touch
• Palm
• Windows Mobile
• Android

No mobile device? No problem!
Access these resources on the web at uCentral.

Activation is as easy as 1,2,3!

1. Go to:
   http://library.aecom.yu.edu/databases/database.htm
   
2. Select uCentral. (Log on to Remote Access if you're off campus)
3. Click "Register for PDA Download" and follow the instructions.

It's that easy to access mobile references whenever and where ever you need answers. And, Unbound MEDLINE delivers more than 17 million journal citations directly to you for evidence-based care.

For more information contact the D. Samuel Gottesman Library Reference Department at 718.430.3104 or email askref@aecom.yu.edu.

MedEdPORTAL 2.0

MedEdPORTAL, a Web site from the Association of American Medical Colleges that provides access to peer-reviewed educational teaching and assessment resources online, has undergone major improvements. The Web site now allows you to easily download 90 percent of the 1,300 publications available. The remaining 10 percent of publications will continue to be disseminated by MedEdPORTAL staff.

The new MedEdPORTAL Web site also features an improved search function and other enhancements. Take a look at the new site at www.aamc.org/mededportal.

AMA Manual of Style : a Guide for Authors and Editors

The library has begun a subscription to AMA Manual of Style.

The American Medical Association and Oxford University Press have teamed up to produce the 10th edition of AMA Manual of Style on the web. The web edition will include style policy changes, new policies, learning and training resources, monthly tips from JAMA/Archives editors, periodic updates, and web-only new material.

There is extensive search and browse options, including searching in context and advanced searches for sections, subsections, section and subsection headings.

An interactive conversion calculator for SI units is also included.

For more information contact the Reference Dept, 718-430-3104 or email askref

Try USMLEasy!

The Library now has a trial subscription, through June 13, to McGraw-Hill's USMLEasy. This online resource prepares you for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 of the USMLE, with thousands of online questions and powerful customization features.

USMLEasy includes:

* Step 1: 2,000+ USMLE-format questions
* Step 2 CK: 4,000 USMLE-format questions
* Step 3: 800+ USMLE-format questions

All questions are derived from McGraw-Hill’s test prep books, including PreTest and Lange Q&A. Customization features include the ability to create exams sorted by discipline, organ system, or subspecialty and to time yourself, as well as many other options.

USMLEasy is available from the Library's Databases page.

STAT!Ref Goes Mobile

STAT!Ref, a searchable collection of the full-text of over 40 current medical books, now works on mobile devices. Log in as you normally would: Click on Databases from the Library's home page, then click on STAT!Ref.

Most mobile devices will be automatically redirected to the mobile URL and you can begin searching.

If you have an Apple iPhone, you may need to log in using this mobile URL: http://online.statref.com/mobile/. However, the full site version also works with this device.

H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Information

The Library has compiled a list of resources from local, state, federal, and international sources on the H1 N1 Influenza Flu.

There is also information at the medical school's home page.

Immigration Explorer

Immigration Explorer, from the New York Times, is an interactive map that displays historic U.S. immigration patterns since 1880. A sliding bar allows you to focus on a specific time period (by decade), and a drop down box allows you to limit your results to a specific country of origin. You can also zoom into to view individual states and query data values by county.

SciBX - Science-Business eXchange

The library has begun a 60 day trial to SciBX: Science-Business eXchange. It is a weekly publication with concise and understandable analysis of the scientific content and commercial value of the most important translational research papers from the life science literature.

SciBX is a publishing collaboration between BioCentury Publications, Inc. and Nature Publishing Group that brings together the business intelligence of BioCentury and the scientific acumen of Nature Publishing Group.

The editorial team at SciBX mines thousands of articles across the literature each week and distill the flood of information down to the 25 most important developments.

The trial will run until May 15, 2009. Send your comments about the database to askref.

March PsychiatryOnline Book-of-the-Month

The March Book-of-the-Month is Psychiatric Genetics: Applications in Clinical Practice edited by Jordan W. Smoller, Beth Rosen Sheidley and Ming T. Tsuang.

This book is the first to focus on clinical applications of genetics in psychiatry. It covers issues involved in genetic counseling, the interpretation of familial and genetic information for clinical use, information regarding risks associated with specific psychiatric disorders, risk/benefit considerations related to medication use during pregnancy, and the ethical and social implications of psychiatric genetic knowledge and research—including the prospects for genetic testing. This volume is addressed to practitioners.

The link to the PDF can be found on the PsychiatryOnline home page.

Evolution Resources from the National Academies

The National Academies recently redesigned their Evolution Resources web site to honor Charles Darwin's 1859 publication "On the Origin of Species". In doing so, they created a number of new sections for their users.

The "Introduction" area introduces visitors to brief summaries of evolution in agriculture, industry, and medicine. The "Definitions" area offers decisive definitions of relevant evolutionary terms. The "Books and Reports" area, offers full-text reports such as "Science, Evolution, and Creationism" and "Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origins". The site is completed by a list of upcoming events.

Health Workforce Information Center

The Health Workforce Information Center (HWIC) is a new Web portal designed to help health providers, educators, researchers and policymakers to develop strategies to meet future workforce demands.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration and operated by the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, HWIC will offer the latest on health workforce programs and funding sources; data, research and policy; educational opportunities and models; and news and events, also available through e-mail updates.

Coming Soon from Exam Master

Exam Master, an online USMLE and board review tool that provides access to thousands of basic and clinical sciences questions, is updating its offerings. Soon to come:

An updated version of Step 1 Practice Exam, which will be available in time for students who need to prepare for USMLE Step 1 in the spring.

A new Step 3 practice exam that will include scoring feedback and detailed explanations.

Access Exam Master through the Library's Databases list.

New on AccessMedicine!

The fifth in a series of six animations on cardiac electrophysiology and pharmacology from Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th Edition.

New Toxicology Resource: Lexi-Tox

A new module has been added to the Library's Lexi-Comp Online subscription.

Lexi-Tox is a toxicology resource designed for point-of-care use in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of poisonings and drug overdoses.
Lexi-Tox contains information on agents of toxicity including:

• chemicals
• pharmaceuticals
• envenomations
• nuclear, biologic, and terrorism agents
• nontoxic agents
• antidotes and decontaminants
• household products
• toxicology-specific calculations

IEEE All-Society Periodicals Package

Yeshiva University has had to cancel their subscription to the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) package of electronic journals.

Use the interlibrary loan link on the Library's home page to request needed material.

For more information call or email Florence Schreibstein, 718-430-3110 or schreibs@aecom.yu.edu