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APA 6th Edition Output Style Available in RefWorks

Rebecca — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:40:22 +0000

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.
Click on the pull down menu for the Output Style field.
From the Pull-down menu – select Output Style Manager.
Look for APA on the list and you will see several options for APA 6th ed.
Select the one you want and click on Add to Favorites (repeat as necessary)

This post was written by Sandy DeGroote, Scholarly Communications Librarian and Associate Professor

Illinois Hospital Report Card Website Debuts

Rebecca — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:05 +0000

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 links to Illinois laws that ensure consumer protection.

Search boxes on the side of the page allow consumers to search by zipcode, the facility’s name, or by county. More information will be added to the website during the course of the year which will include the number of hospital-acquired infections for each facility.

Fall Break Hours at LHSU

rraffer2 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:43:23 +0000

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 24, 2009 = 8:30am – 5:00pm.

Wednesday November 25, 2009 = 8:30am – 4:30pm.

Thursday November 26, 2009 – Saturday November 28, 2009 = Closed.

Sunday November 29, 2009 the Library will resume regular hours. 1:00pm – 11:00pm.

Our operating schedule also appears on our Library Hours web page.

New CAM Database: Natural Standard

Rebecca — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:25:08 +0000

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. It also has a section on patient education and a nutrition database.

The following features are also included:

blog
calculators
dictionary
directory for finding a CAM practitioner
podcasts
symptom checker
webinars

New RefWorks, EndNote, & Reference Manager Guide

Rebecca — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:06:57 +0000

Need help with using RefWorks or EndNote? Sandy DeGroote, the Scholarly Communications Librarian & Associate Professor, has created a RefWorks, EndNote, & Reference Manager Guide. This guide has a summary of each bibliographic management program and links to helpful guides and websites for each one. It also has links to websites which will explain the differences between RefWorks, EndNote, and Reference Manager.

New Look to PubMed

rraffer2 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:18:58 +0000

You may have noticed PubMed has a new look.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?otool=uiclib

Over the past year (or so) they’ve been working on and refining this new
interface to PubMed. At first glance it may seem as though some features
have disappeared. Fret not, everything is still there, but it might take
some time to find and get used to where they are now.

The one feature I feel has received the biggest ‘cover-up’ is setting
limits on a search. That function has been absorbed into PubMed’s
“Advanced Search” screen. So, if you conduct searches in PubMed and want
to set limits on those searches, click the ‘advanced search’ link just
above the search box.

If you have troubles with this new interface and need some assistance,
please contact the Library at your convenience and we’ll do our best to help!

Corrections to 6th Edition of APA Manual

Rebecca — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:31:22 +0000

Corrections to the APA Style Manual, 6th edition, are available online as a PDF document. This has been posted to the Nursing Research Guide in the Tutorials & Videos section.

Updated RefWorks Quick Start Guide is Available!

Rebecca — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:20:02 +0000

New and updated sections on the RefWorks Quick Start Guide include:

Exporting References into Cochrane and EMBASE
Using RefGrab-It with PubMed
Updated Write-N-Cite section and more!

JBI COnNECT Update

Rebecca — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:37:09 +0000

There are two new nodes that you can search through in JBI COnNECT:

Burns Care
Mental Health

Access is also available for Psych Evidence Matters, an evidence-based tool. This new tool can be found by clicking on the JBI COnNECT + link on the left side of the screen.

Preview PubMed’s New Look!

Rebecca — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:23:26 +0000

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.