By lnaru | Published:
October 31, 2008
A legal dispute between Sprint-Nextel and Cogent Communications made the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database (CSA Illumina) temporarily unavailable to some customers including the UIC Library.
Service was reinstated on November 2.
The Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Internet database service is an electronic resource that provides access to numerous databases covering major areas of research, including materials science, environmental [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
October 30, 2008
Want to save time typing up your paper? Install Write-N-Cite on your computer. Write-N-Cite, a RefWorks utility, allows you to insert in text citations into your paper from references you exported into RefWorks. Then Write-N-Cite creates your bibliography for you based on your references.
To download Write-N-Cite, login to RefWorks then click on Tools. Select Write-N-Cite [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
October 27, 2008
Need help with writing a literature review? Here is a list of recent books available at UIC Library. These are either for students or health care professionals. If one of these books is not available at your library site, click on the Request feature in the catalog to have that book sent to your library. [...]
By rraffer2 | Published:
October 27, 2008
The Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana will be open extended hours this coming weekend because of the M1 tests on Monday November 3rd.
LHSU will be open:
Friday from 8:30am – 8:00pm
Saturday from 9:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday from 1:00pm – 10:00pm
and opening early at 7:00am on Monday
By Rebecca | Published:
October 23, 2008
I saw this on the ANA Insider. The Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence is supporting this show.
“This special, The Nursing Shortage and the Crisis in Healthcare, supported by the Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund and the Jonas Center, will air on NOW on PBS Friday evening, October 24, 2008 with David Brancaccio as the [...]
You are invited to two ARTstor training sessions:
- Thursday, October 23, 9:00 am- noon, in the ELL, 1st floor, Daley Library. This is an intensive “Train-the-trainer” session intended to provide detailed instruction.
- Friday, October 24, 10:00 am – noon in the Graphic Design Lab, 2312 Art & Architecture Building. This session is open to any [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
October 21, 2008
The 2007 College Student Health Survey Report may be the first to show a direct link between college students’ health and their academic achievement. The survey was done by the University of Minnesota Boynton Health Service. Out of 24,000 students randomly selected for this study, 9,931 students completed the survey. The undergraduate students who [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
October 20, 2008
CINAHL has some great limits that you can use, especially when you have more than enough results.
Where can you find your limits? After running your search, click on the Search Options link on the right side of the page. The limits will come up in a box. Select the limits you need then hit the [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
October 17, 2008
This profile is of Ryan Rafferty, the liaison in Urbana.
How long have you been working at UIC?
I’ve been the Visiting Assistant Health Sciences Librarian at LHSU since January of 2007. Prior to that, I was a Graduate Assistant at LHSU from August 2005 to August 2006 while I finished my MLS.
When did you get [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
October 17, 2008
The FDA released a new website for both consumers and health care providers. There will be links to drug labeling, safety alerts, information on specific drugs, consumer articles on drug safety, and how to report problems to the FDA through its MedWatch program. There is also a searchable database on postmarket studies and a link [...]