By Rebecca | Published:
September 30, 2008
I get a daily email from iHealthBeat, which reports on “technology’s impact on health care.” The email mentioned a series of articles in the New York TImes Health section about the internet resources available for patients and how they search for information. One article dealt with self-diagnosis while another article highlighted other resources to look [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
September 25, 2008
OpenOffice (a free office software suite) works with RefWorks with creating your bibliography. Use the Firefox browser instead of Internet Explorer. While testing this in RefWorks, Internet Explorer 6 (which is what I have on my computer) , RefWorks froze after I clicked on the Create Bibliography button. Here is what you need to do:
Go [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
September 22, 2008
Most of us know that CINAHL and MEDLINE are two databases to look at when you are doing research. But there may be another database to consider, PsycINFO. This database can be found in the Health Sciences Databases list. PsycINFO covers more than 1,500 journals, the majority being peer reviewed. It also provides citations to [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
September 19, 2008
While scouting around for some websites for a presentation, I found these podcasts about library databases such as CINAHL, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library. These podcasts were created by the DiMenna-Nyselius Library of Fairfield University which is located in Connecticut. They are mostly “interviews” with library databases. Each database has its own persona which talks [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
September 17, 2008
While browsing through some old emails, I found an email about a free ebook from the AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). Patient Safety and Quality: an evidence-based handbook for nurses includes chapters on working conditions and the work environment for nurses and tools for quality improvements on patient safety. In addition to being [...]
By lnaru | Published:
September 17, 2008
Illinois voter registration applications are available at various service points in the Daley Library, including the east entrance desk and the Circulation Department, as well as at the Circulation desk in the Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago. The forms can be used to apply to register to vote in Illinois, to change your address [...]
By rraffer2 | Published:
September 16, 2008
The M1 class has tests on Friday, September 19th and Monday, September 22nd.
LHSU has extended hours this weekend. The library will be open:
Friday, September 19th from 7am – 8pm
Saturday, September 20th from 9am – 8pm
Sunday, September 21st from 1pm – 10pm
Monday, September 22nd from 7am – 10pm
Come study at LHSU!
By Rebecca | Published:
September 15, 2008
Starting this week, additional training are being offered about RefWorks for students who attended the Nursing 526 Library sessions. The session times are listed below. Additional sessions will be offered later this semester. Please keep an eye on this blog when these additional sessions will be offered.
Tuesday, September 16, 5 pm–6 pm
Wednesday, September 17, 8 am–9 am
Wednesday, [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
September 12, 2008
Found the perfect citations in CINAHL but only have a few hours before your paper is due? Use RefWorks to save some time. Export your citations from CINAHL into RefWorks then use RefWorks to create your bibliography! Here is what you would do:
After finishing your search In CINAHL, click on the Add to Folder link [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
September 11, 2008
While walking to the train this morning, a man in a red polo shirt was handing out American flags. When I got to my office, one of the first links emails I saw was about the September 11 Digital Archive. This website has thousands of first-hand stories, images, audio, and videos from this tragic day. [...]