By lnaru | Published:
September 1, 2009
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 [...]
By lnaru | Published:
August 21, 2009
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.
By lnaru | Published:
June 29, 2009
The UIC Library will launch its newly redesigned Web site on July 4, 2009.
The Library utilized patron surveys and usability testing to design a site with easily scanned pages, simplified terminology, clear navigation, and a clean graphic appearance.
Beginning on July 4, users will be redirected to pages on the new site from several pages on [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
May 28, 2009
UIC Library now has subscriptions to AccessAnesthesiology and AccessEmergencyMedicine.
AccessAnesthesiology includes the following features:
Textbooks such as Clinical Anesthesiology by Morgan and Anesthesiology by Longnecker
Calculators
Drug Monographs
Self Assessment Tests with over 1,800 questions
AccessEmergencyMedicine includes the following features:
Textbook such as Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine and Atlas of Emergency Medicine.
CME for completing video library modules.
CORD Cases
Image Index
These resources are available on [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
May 18, 2009
UIC Library has subscribed to two new resources, one geared towards nursing while the other one is a point-of-care tool. Both resources will be added to the Research Guides.
DynaMed is a clinical tool that provides “clinically organized” summaries for 3,000 disease and condition topics. It is updated daily. It also includes over 800 topic summaries [...]
By lnaru | Published:
May 13, 2009
The UIC Library is changing four frequently-consulted Web pages from lists to research guides. Effective May 15, the Library Web site will be updated with the new links, and redirects will forward users from the older pages to the new pages.
Electronic Resources-alphabetical list will be Databases A-Z
Electronic Resources-subject list will be Research Guides (Home)
Health [...]
The UIC Library is pleased to announce the addition of electronic Research Guides to our growing suite of library services. Research Guides are Web-based guides that provide streamlined access to discipline specific databases, books, articles and more for study and research.
UIC Librarians welcome the opportunity to collaborate with faculty to create guides customized to meet [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
April 17, 2009
RefMobile (www.refworks.com/mobile) is a new version of RefWorks that can be accessed from your mobile or smart phone and PDA.
In order to access your RefWorks account through RefMobile, you must use the RefWorks Group Code: RWUIllChicago along with your RefWorks login.
The following features are available:
Search within your account
View all of your references and file attachments [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
March 23, 2009
UIC Library has a new subscription to the Joanna Briggs Institute database, JBI COnNECT. This database provides evidence-based resources for making clinical decisions. JBI COnNECT is made up of a series of speciality ‘nodes’ such as Aged Care, Infection Control, or Midwifery. Users can search through each node separately or search through the entire [...]
By Rebecca | Published:
March 18, 2009
The new Nursing Research Guide has a brand new look! It has the following sections:
Books
Evidence-based Practice Tools
Professional Association Links
Research Databases
RSS Feeds to major nursing journals
Videos and Tutorials
The Nursing Liaisons hope you will find the new page helpful. Please contact us if you have any suggestions about improving the research guide.