By Rebecca | Published:
November 19, 2009
RefWorks has added the APA 6th edition output style to RefWorks. To make this available on your own RefWorks account and in your Write N Cite account, do the following:
Log into your RefWorks account.
Click on the Bibliography tab.
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By Rebecca | Published:
November 19, 2009
Today the Illinois Hospital Report Card Website has made its debut. This website will assist consumers in making better health care choices. Here is some of the data that is available:
volume and cost of services in hospitals and ambulatory surgery treatment centers,
quality and safety data,
nurse staffing data,
patient satisfaction surveys,
summaries and [...]
By rraffer2 | Published:
November 16, 2009
The Library of the Health Sciences – Urbana will have different operating hours during Fall Break.
Friday November 20, 2009 The Library will open early for an M1 test and close early due to the start of Fall Break. 7:00am – 5:00pm.
Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd = Closed.
Monday November 23, 2009 and Tuesday November [...]
The Library acquired HAPI Online – Hispanic American Periodicals Index – with funds from the Library/IT Assessment.
Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) are expanding at UIC. In May 2009, the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a Master of Arts in Latin American and Latino Studies. HAPI Online is a key source for [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
November 13, 2009
Do you need to find evidence-based information on CAM treatments? Try using UIC Library’s latest resource, Natural Standard. This database can be found on the Health Sciences Research Guide or the CAM guide. This database has a grading scale which it uses for evaluating CAM therapies for particular conditions, herbs and supplements, and diet therapies. [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
November 12, 2009
The “Open Media” collection at LHS-Chicago, which is mostly made up of videos, is being relocated from the first floor to the third floor. The collection will be located on 3rd Floor West near the sorting area.
Need help finding what you need? Please stop by the circulation or reference desks for assistance.
Posted in LHS-Chicago | Tagged Open Media |
By Rebecca | Published:
November 11, 2009
PACEsetterS is a quarterly publication from the Joanna Briggs Institute. It covers the global practice of evidence based practice in topics such as nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, aged care, acute care, podiatry, medical radiation, dietetics and more. Back issues and the most current issues are now available for free.
By lnaru | Published:
November 9, 2009
The Daley Library is hosting the traveling exhibit Contemporary Architecture in Warsaw, opening November 6, 2009.
Beginning in 1989, Warsaw experienced an intense period of design and construction of retail, commercial and residential buildings. Changing conditions within Poland and the availability of investment capital transformed the face of the capital city. The number of projects [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
November 9, 2009
Last week, MedlinePlus released a new version of the A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia which now has 400 new Patient Instruction pages. These pages have pre-operative information and instructions, discharge instructions, self-care instructions, and questions to ask your doctor. These pages are available in both English and Spanish and can be found by searching MedlinePlus and the [...]
By val66 | Published:
November 4, 2009
Learn the history of the Cook Country Forest Preserves and discover how preservationists ensured future generations access to some of Cook County’s greatest natural resources.
Most of the material in this exhibit <http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/fdpcc> comes from the Forest Preserves District of Cook County records at the Special Collections department of the Daley Library, at the University of [...]