Friday, June 19, 2009

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.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

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