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Preview PubMed’s New Look!

There will be a new version of PubMed coming soon! Go to the preview website to see the new look.  Please keep an eye on the UIC Library blog for further updates.

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Online Workshops Available in RefWorks, for New CON Patrons, and More

UIC Library is offering several workshops, including several geared towards new CON faculty, staff, and students.  Here is a list of what is being offered for the next few months:

CINAHL
Discover Your Health Sciences Resources
HaPI-Health & Psychosocial Instruments
Finding Medical Images
Gideon/Global Health
Library 101 for the UIC Nursing Community
Online Consumer Health Information You Can Trust
RefWorks

To see the dates [...]

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Text a Librarian at 773-442-ASKS

You can text a UIC librarian at 773-442-2757 to ask where to find facts, how to start your research, which resources will help you in a particular course, and get answers to your other information needs.
Text a Librarian is a new way to contact the UIC Library, in addition to instant messaging, email, telephone, in-person [...]

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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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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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Fall Workshops at LHS-Chicago

Want to learn more about RefWorks, Google Tools, or how to strenghten your grant proposal with research?  Register for one of the five workshops being offered at LHS-Chicago this fall:
Google Tools
Tuesday September 15, 2009, 1:30-2:30 PM
RefWorks
Tuesday October 6, 2009, 1:30-2:30PM
Web 2.0
Tuesday October 13, 2009, 1:30-2:30PM
How do I know I found everything?
Tuesday October 27, 2009, 1:30-2:30PM
Strengthening [...]

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Direct Export Now Available in EMBASE

Starting this month, it is much easier to export citations from EMBASE into RefWorks. Here is how you do it:

Select the citations you want  to export.
Select the Export option which is available above the results of your search.
A box will open on your screen. Select RefWorks Direct Export.
Click on the Export button.
RefWorks will open [...]

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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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