Henry Stewart Talks : Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection

The Library has begun a trial to Henry Stewart Talks : Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection. The trial will last through June 2008.

This is a collection of over 700 seminar-style talks. They have been specially commissioned from leading scientists and are presented in a format of animated slides with synchronized narration. Drs. Chaim Putterman and Ronald Nagel have contributed talks. Dr. Putterman's talk is on autoimmunity and Dr. Nagel's talk is on protein epidemiology.

The suggestion is that you start with the intro talk. The link appears on the left-hand side of the site's home page.

Let us know how you like it. Send feedback to askref@aecom.yu.edu.

New Book Analyzes Current Tensions in American Medicine

Our Present Complaint: American Medicine, Then and Now, a new book by noted medical historian Charles E. Rosenberg, is now available in the library. Rosenberg examines fundamental questions confronting the medical community: how it thinks about itself and its moral and intellectual responsibilities and what the public's expectations are. Providing the historical background to the current situation, Rosenberg then goes to to address current issues, including those surrounding genetics, psychiatry, and complementary medicine.

2 Freebies for your PDA or smart phone!!

The AECOM Library has a trial of the PDA version of The Merck Manual and Clinical Evidence from Unbound Medicine.

Both titles can be downoaded to Palm or PocketPC devices. BlackBerry and other smartphone users can access The Merck Manual and Clinical Evidence online through their device's web browser.

The trial is available to all members of the AECOM community through April, 2008. Registration is required. Get Clinical Evidence and The Merck Manual from Unbound Medicine.

Let us know how you like it. Send feedback to askref@aecom.yu.edu.

CABI Global Health database trial extended

The Library's free trial of CABI Global Health has been extended through April 30, 2008.

Global Health is a bibliographic database of international public health research and practice. It includes more than a million records from 1973 to the present.

The information is taken from serials, books, conference proceedings, patents, theses and other difficult-to-obtain sources. Publications from more than 125 countries in 50 languages are abstracted, and non-English language papers are translated.

40% of the material contained in this database is unique to Global Health. Basic and more advanced searching options are available.

Let us know how you like it. Send feedback to askref@aecom.yu.edu.

Foundation Directory Online

The Library now has access to the Foundation Directory Online courtesy of Yeshiva University.

It is one of the most comprehensive resources for private funding research. Included in the database are more than 92,000 grantmakers, 3,700 sponsoring companies and 1.3 million grants. The grant makers include private foundations, community foundations, and grantmaking public charities. There are various ways to search: grantmaker, corporation, geographic focus (state and city), fields of interest, and types of support.

For more information contact the Reference Dept, x3104, or askref@aecom.yu.edu

RefWorks & EndNote

The Library now has 2 ways to help you manage your references.

RefWorks & EndNote are bibliographic software tools available free of charge to AECOM faculty, postdocs, students, and staff.

RefWorks & EndNote allow you to:

• Create & organize a personal database.
• Import references from a variety of online sources, including PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, & SciFinder Scholar.
• Insert these references into your papers & articles.
• Easily change the formatting according to hundreds of publishers' style requirements.

Find out more at:
http://library.aecom.yu.edu/resources/bms/endnote_vs_refworks.htm

RefWorks is available on the web at: http://library.aecom.yu.edu/resources/bms/refworks.htm

Request your EndNote program CD from a Reference Librarian:
718.430.3104 or askref@aecom.yu.edu

NIH Public Access

On December 26, 2007, President Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2007 (H.R. 2764) which directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide public access to its funded research. NIH implemented its Public Access Policy as a voluntary measure in 2005. This new mandate requires researchers funded by NIH to submit their manuscripts to PubMed Central®.
The NIH Public Access Web site provides more information about the policy.

Scientists who publish in journals that do not submit articles directly to PubMed Central must deposit their manuscripts using the NIH Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) system.

Need a laptop?

The Library has three wireless laptop computers that can be borrowed for a two-hour period for use within the Library.

The laptops can be connected to the large LCD panels in the Group Study Rooms. Printing is not available. Laptops come loaded with the following software:

• Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• RefWorks' Write-N-Cite plug-in for Word
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Internet Explorer
• FireFox
• SciFinder Scholar
• QuickTime
• RealPlayer
• Windows Media Player

For more information, read the AECOM Library's Laptop Loan Service policy.

January NIH News in Health Now Online

The January issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter with practical health news and tips is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/.

The current issue features articles about controlling cholesterol and effects of TMJ disorder.

Try the Global Health Database

The Library now has a free trial of Global Health until the end of February 2008. Global Health is a bibliographic database of international public health research and practice. It includes more than a million records from 1973 to the present. The information is taken from serials, books, conference proceedings, patents, theses and other difficult-to-obtain sources. Publications from more than 125 countries in 50 languages are abstracted, and non-English language papers are translated. Reportedly 40% of the material contained in Global Health is unique to the database. Basic and more advanced searching options are available.

The link provided here will take you to a screen asking for a User ID and password. Call the Reference Desk at 718-430-3104 or email us at askref@aecom.yu.edu for this information.

Give Global Health a try and let us know what you think.