By Rebecca | Published:
July 2, 2009
The 2008 State Snapshots gives state specific information on overall health care quality. The information for each state shows the strengths and weaknesses and suggestions for improvement in the following categories:
- Acute, Chronic, and Preventive Care
- Settings of Care such as Hospitals and Nursing Homes
- Care by Clinical Area in areas such as Cancer, Diabetes, and Maternal and Child Health
- Focus on Clinical Preventive Services, Disparities, and Healthy People State 2010
The information is based on data collected for the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR).
A block was triggered on IEEE servers by an incident in which a UIC user’s ACCC common password was stolen and used in China to download more than 12,000 PDFs within an hour. Pending an investigation into the incident, no one off campus will be able to access the IEEE Xplore database.
Please learn from this and be sure to guard your common password vigilantly. The ACCC cautions: If someone does steal your ACCC common password, they will have access to all accounts and services. You must be more careful with this password because more is at stake if it is compromised.
If you have any questions, please email Library Systems.
By Rebecca | Published:
July 1, 2009
Nursing Reference Center has a new tab labeled Skills & Procedures. This section has clinical papers detailing the necessary steps to achieve proficiency in specific nursing tasks and procedures. Details include:
- A clear definition of each skill
- Why the skill should be performed
- What nurses need to know
- How to perform the skill, and more!
By Rebecca | Published:
June 29, 2009
Want to know which library resources can be downloaded to your PDA or smartphone? Peg Burnette, the Nursing Liaison at LHS-Peoria, has created a research guide, PDA’s and Clinical Medicine. This guide has a tab for each library resource that can be used with a PDA or smartphone, and lists which devices are compatible. The other content tab includes links to both free and fee-based programs.
By lnaru | Published:
June 29, 2009
The UIC Library will launch its newly redesigned Web site on July 4, 2009.
The Library utilized patron surveys and usability testing to design a site with easily scanned pages, simplified terminology, clear navigation, and a clean graphic appearance.
Beginning on July 4, users will be redirected to pages on the new site from several pages on the current site. Users are encouraged to provide comments and suggestions via the feedback link on the new site.
By Rebecca | Published:
June 23, 2009
Proud of a search you did in CINAHL? You can share your search history (the steps of how you did the search) with others by printing, emailing, or saving it! Here’s how you can do that:
- Add the citations you want to your folder.
- Go up to the Folder icon towards the top of the page.
- You will see icons for printing, saving, emailing, and exporting. Select your citations.
- Click on the printing, saving, or emailing icon. The Export icon will allow you to export your citations into RefWorks.
- On the right side of the screen, make sure Current Search History is selected. Then finish printing, emailing, or saving your citations.
Don’t want to redo your search? After finishing your search, click on the Alert/Save/Share link which is located above your search on the main search screen.
Click on the Add Search to Folder link. Make sure you have an account in CINAHL that you can save searches and citations to your folder. It will be under the section, Persistent Links to Searches.
By lnaru | Published:
June 22, 2009
The Daley Grind at the UIC Daley Library is open for business. The cafe is located on the first floor of the Library, just south of the west entrance to the building.
The Daley Grind is operated by Sodexo, the company that provides dining services at UIC, and features organic, fair trade Green Mountain coffee and a menu of coffee drinks and teas, sandwiches, and pastries.
For summer semester, the Daley Grind will be open Monday – Friday from 7:30 am – 3:30 pm.
The cafe is one of several improvements the Library is making to its physical spaces and is a convenience for patrons who need a study break. The Library has allowed covered drinks in the building for the past few years and now will permit patrons to consume food in the designated area of the Daley Library — a nook by the Electronic Learning Lab, steps from the cafe.
By Rebecca | Published:
June 19, 2009
Ryan Rafferty, the Nursing Liaison from Urbana, has published two research guides:
Nursing Theory
Transcultural Nursing
These guides were based on research guides which were previously on the library website. Please contact Ryan at rraffer2@uic.edu with any questions.
By Robin | Published:
June 15, 2009
This is an interesting discussion on some findings about the general public’s knowledge of anatomy.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/15/body.knowledge.survey/index.html
By Robin | Published:
June 15, 2009
LHS-U has models for you to check out.
The models are located behind the circulation desk. They can be checked out and used in the library for 3 hours.
We hope you find these useful. Along with the ones shown we have an eye, a kidney, a larynx, a male skeleton, and a cervical vertebra.
Skull
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Sphenoid
