Monthly Archives: September 2007

LHSU is Department of the Month!

For September 2007, the Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana was recognized as Department of the Month. Watch our promotional video:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsu/temp/newerproj.html
*Make sure you have Flash Player installed on your computer, and cue up the sound!

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Banned Books Read-Out! Sept.29 in Pioneer Square

Libraries celebrate Banned Books Week every year and hold events to highlight free speech and the right of each individual to read all viewpoints on all issues. This year, Banned Books Week will be observed Sept. 29 through Oct. 6.
One event in Chicago is the Banned Books Week Read-Out! at the Pioneer Plaza (on [...]

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Libraries and E-Government: Current Status and Key Issues

In recent years, libraries have taken on a range of roles and responsibilities in the provision of e-government services and resources. John Carlo Bertot, professor and associate director of the Information Use Management and Policy Institute at Florida State University, addresses this topic in the UIC Library’s Nakata Lecture on October 25. Bertot’s lecture, Libraries [...]

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XreferPlus is now Credo Reference

Last year, the Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana/UIC libraries began providing access to XreferPlus, an exciting online resource. Recently, XreferPlus underwent a name change, and is now known as Credo Reference.
Everything you want from the old XreferPlus is still there, and much more! Credo Reference links you to nearly 3 million [...]

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Extended Hours, Sept. 15 & 16

It’s exam time at the College of Medicine! The Library of the Health Sciences will have extended hours the weekend of September 15th and 16th for COM students.
Extended hours schedule:
Saturday, September 15th: 11 AM – 8 PM
Sunday, September 16th: 1 PM – 10 PM
For regular operating hours, visit the hours page:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsu/services/hours.shtml

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PDA Users- Request your Password for Clinical Pharmacology On-Hand

UIC PDA users wishing to download Clinical Pharmacology On-Hand to their PDA from off-campus need to contact the Library of the Health Sciences for a promotional code. Instructions for obtaining a promotional code are available at http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/guides/Clinicalpharmacologyonhand.pdf
Clinical Pharmacology contains current, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional [...]

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Time to Renew Clinical Pharmacology On-Hand

If you are a current user of Clinical Pharmacology On-Hand, your password is set to expire Sept 30, 2007. To ensure you do not lose access, please contact the Library of the Health Sciences to obtain a new promotional code. Instructions for obtaining a promotional code are available at http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/guides/Clinicalpharmacologyonhand.pdf.

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Bates Guide to Physical Examination

Have you looked at the Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination? You can view these instructional videos from the comfort of your own home or office, provided you have your netid login handy. The Bates’ Visual Guide is divided into eighteen chapters which describe and demonstrate the latest techniques in comprehensive audiovisual detail. Here’s how [...]

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Fall Hours – Regular

Monday through Thursday 8:30 AM – 10 PM
Saturday 11 AM – 4 PM
Sunday 3 PM – 8 PM

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New resources: Religion databases

The Library has purchased six new databases for the study of religion, theology and philosophy. The ATLA/ATLAS database, produced by the American Theological Library Association, is brought to users by EBSCO instead of another provider, FirstSearch. EBSCO uses specialized search terminology and more accommodation for users with a visual disability. [...]

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