Monthly Archives: August 2009

Daley Grind grand opening September 1-3

The Daley Library and Campus Dining are celebrating the grand opening of the Daley Grind Cafe September 1- 3. For these three days, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors can taste the coffee, take advantage of pastry specials, and enter a raffle sponsored by the Library for coupons, mugs, and other prizes.
The Daley [...]

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Essential Evidence Plus Searching Enhanced

Searching Essential Evidence Plus has been enhanced with the following features:

Suggests search terms based on indexed terms and your previous searches
Use of Boolean operators
Ability to enter multiple search terms to refine a search
Search Tips to help you find what you need with ease
Sort options by date, relevance, and alphabet

Want to know more?  Check out [...]

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CINAHL & Nursing Reference Center CE Update

The CE modules in CINAHL and Nursing Reference Center have been awarded two years’ accreditation by the ANCC!  Nursing Reference Center has over 300 CE modules and will be doubling its CE offerings over the next year.  CINAHL has over 100 CE modules.  The modules  will take between an hour to several hours to complete. [...]

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Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology

Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd ed., is now available electronically in Access Medicine.   Ganong’s review has been updated to reflect the latest research and now has full color illustrations. You can also take an interactive self-assessment, which includes 241 questions. It will be a great study tool for med students no matter what their [...]

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Raszewski, Rebecca

Raszewski, R., “Review of The Encyclopedia of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery,” Library Journal 134 (8):101-104, 2009.

Raszewski, R., “Review of Dying to Please: Anorexia, Treatment, and Recovery,” Library Journal 134 (12):118, 2009.

Raszewski, R., “Review of the database AccessMedicine.” Charleston Review 10(4):5-7, 2009.

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Free Manual on Buprenorphine for Nurses

SAMHSA released last month the manual, Buprenorphine: A Guide for Nurses. The guide is #30 in the Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) series released by SAMHSA’s Knowledge Application Program (KAP). TAPs are compilations from various sources that provide practical guidance and information related to the delivery of treatment services to individuals with alcohol and drug [...]

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Electronic journals records upgraded in library catalog

The UIC Library upgraded records for more than 50,000 electronic journals in its library catalog (UICCAT).
All titles listed in the Journals page now have records in the library catalog.

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New CINAHL and Finding Full Text Articles Tutorials

Rebecca Raszewski, the Nursing Liaison from LHS Chicago, has created three sections of tutorials. These can be found in the Tutorials & Videos section of the Nursing Research Guide:
Searching CINAHL Tutorials: These tutorials will show you how to do subject heading and keyword searches, how to combine your search terms, and how to apply [...]

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LHS-U Fall Semester Hours

Fall semester hours at the Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana begin Monday, August 24th.
The operating hours for the library are:
Monday – Thursday = 8:30am – 11:00pm
Friday = 8:30am – 6:00pm
Saturday = 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Sunday = 1:00pm – 11:00pm
Reference assistance will be available:
Monday = 9:00am – 11:00am, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Tuesday – Thursday = 9:00am – 11:00am, [...]

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O’Brien, Kevin

O’Brien, Kevin, “Brookings Institution” in Encyclopedia of Health Services Research, vols. 1-2,  ed. by Ross M. Mullner.  Los Angeles: Sage, 2009,  Vol. 1, pp. 108-110.

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