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.