Monthly Archives: July 2009

State Profiles of Nursing Education

Want to know the number of qualified students who were turned away from earning a nursing degree in a particular state? The AACN has a new website that has information by state about nursing enrollments and qualified students turned away, Title VIII funding, NINR funding, and testimonials from nursing students who have received Title [...]

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QuicSearch’s New Name

QuicSearch is now called Multiple Resources Search. It has its own box on the Nursing Research Guide on the Research Databases page.  Enjoy!

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Enhanced Version of RefGrab-It

In a previous blog entry, I had written about RefGrab-It, RefWorks’ feature for importing citation information directly from websites.  RefGrab-It has been enhanced with a plug-in feature that is available for both Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers.   These plug-ins can be customized so they can import data directly into your RefWorks account.  RefGrab-It will [...]

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Understanding Peer Review Resource

Need a refresher on what is a peer reviewed article?   The Peer Review Subject Guide, which was created by a librarian in Missouri, explains what is a blind review, editorial review, peer review, and refereed.

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Change in library Hours for the remainder of the summer

LHS-U will be open 8:30a.m. -5:00p.m. starting July 20.

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Library Hours for LHS-U

This week we will have extended hours on three days.
Wednesday – 8:30am-10:00pm
Thursday – 7:00am-10:00pm
Friday – 7:00am-5:00pm

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Copyright Education Tools

Need a refresher on fair use or want to make sure you are following the copyright laws correctly? These tools from the Library of Congress will help you to evaluate fair use and if an item is in public domain:
Exceptions for Instructors
Fair Use Evaluator
Public Domain Slider

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AccessAnesthesiology, AccessMedicine, and AccessSurgery Updates

AccessAnesthesiology has the following new features:
New Guideline Digest:
Preoperative Fasting Guidelines
New Videos:
TEE Probe Insertion Technique Part 1
TEE Probe Insertion Technique Part 2
Parenteral Anticoagulants (G&G animation)
Custom Curriculum
A tool for managing and tracking the workload of anesthesiology residents.  Read the Custom Curriculum Guide for Program Directors
The following new e-book editions [...]

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Link to New APA Style Page

There are two spots on the Nursing Research Guide where you can find the new APA Style web site:

Tutorials & Videos tab
Continuing Education tab

The new web site debuted on July 1st.  In addition to listing the new updates to each chapter in the manual, there are free and fee based tutorials on the APA Style [...]

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New Online Health Tracking Network

The CDC has released the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, the first program available on the CDC website that follows environmental exposures and chronic health conditions.  There are tabs for State and Local Portals, Indicators and Data, and a Secure Portal which requires registration. The different types of data that can be viewed are [...]

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