By Rebecca | Published:
November 24, 2008
One of my colleagues forwarded me this article from Clinical Infectious Diseases about smartphones becoming more popular in clinical-practice. The article describes the six primary operating systems used by cellular telephone carriers software and available medical software.
By lnaru | Published:
November 21, 2008
Students and other members of the UIC community now have access to the online resource ArchiveGrid, an online guide to historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world. The UIC Library/Information Technology Assessment Committee recommended purchase of this resource, and the Library was able to license it using revenue from [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
November 21, 2008
Let’s say you have several books from the library that you need to cite. Instead of typing out the citation in RefWorks, follow the steps below to save yourself some time:
After doing your search in the catalog, select the records you want.
In the box labeled Print or Email at the bottom of the page, [...]
By lnaru | Published:
November 20, 2008
The UIC Library is participating in a pilot program called WorldCat Direct. In this program, you can search WorldCat, find a book of interest, and request that the book be delivered to your home or office.
When you identify a book of interest, go to the request form to complete information about your home [...]
By jillbarr | Published:
November 19, 2008
The Library of the Health Sciences- Urbana will be open extended hours this week because of an M1 test on Friday. LHS-U will be open:
Thursday, November 20th: 8:30am- 10pm
Friday, November 21st: 7am- 5pm
Saturday, November 22nd: 11am- 2pm
Sunday, November 23rd: Closed
Stay tuned for changes to next week’s hours for Thanksgiving break.
By Rebecca | Published:
November 18, 2008
I was just added to the nursing faculty listserv and saw an email about this report:
“The American Nurses Association (ANA), the National Quality Forum (NQF), along with representatives of 26 other major national health care organizations joined forces today by publicly releasing its report, Aligning Our Efforts To Transform America’s Healthcare Goals designed to set [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
November 17, 2008
On Friday, the AHRQ announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its “first-ever inventory of quality measures that are used for reporting, payment, or quality improvement by its agencies and operating divisions.” This inventory can be found on the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse website in [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
November 12, 2008
The Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) of the Medical Library Association has created a wiki of useful websites for the nursing community. This wiki began over two months ago. Links are available in categories such as evidence-based practice, nursing history, nursing theory, and professional development.
By rraffer2 | Published:
November 11, 2008
Do you need a quick break from studying?
In the Student Life Collection you will now find word find puzzles, sodoku, and games like chess, checkers, and dominoes.
Want to play a game, but can’t find a playing partner? Ask a librarian!
Pick up a game or puzzle and forget about your studies for a [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
November 10, 2008
If you care for patients from the military or work with military families, the Department of Defense’s new web portal may be a helpful resource to recommend. Warrior Care has health resources and programs for the Air Force, Army, Department of Defense, Marine Corps, and Department of Veteran Affairs. The Wounded Warrior Resource Center is [...]