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Proteopedia is a new wiki developed and created by researchers at the Weizmann Institute (Israel), University of Massachusetts, and University of Maryland. Read this brief article about Proteopedia in this week’s Chronicle.

Proteopedia provides interactive 3D images of proteins, RNA, DNA, and additional biomacromolecules. Unique features of this resource include:

AllPsych Online is one of the largest and most comprehensive psychology websites on the Internet. It contains an estimated 3000 pages of freely available material as well as links to over 920 individual cross-referenced web pages. The Reference Section has a history of psychology timeline, a dictionary, and more. Free online texts include basic psychology, personality, statistics, and research methods. Other sections are available through the home page : Psychiatric Disorders, Online Tests and Quizes, and Fun and Games (with optical illusions and crossword puzzles).

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You may have noticed that Mulford’s article and book request forms look a bit different! That’s because we recently upgraded to a new interlibrary loan (ILL) system.

The forms require you to log-in with your first name & last name and your SSN or Rocket ID. From one form, you can now select whether you want to submit a 1) book request; 2) journal article request; or 3) request for items available at the NW Ohio Book Depository. Then, all you need to do is complete the form and click the Submit This Request button (for Mulford patrons, there is no need to enter your campus mail stop number; all ILL requests processed through Mulford will be e-mailed to you).

If you are in the middle of submitting a request, but then decide you do not need the material, simply click the red Log-Out button at the top to securely exit the system.

Also, be sure to click the Log-Out button after you’ve submitted a request.

Remember: before submitting an interlibrary loan request, always double-check to see if OhioLINK has the material you need, whether it be an article from the Electronic Journal Center or a book you can borrow by requesting it within the OhioLINK catalog.

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As reported earlier in the Mulford Library Blog, “NIH Public Access Policy takes effect this Monday, April 7, which requires that all final manuscripts arising from NIH-funded research be submitted to the PubMed Central archive within 12 months of publication.”

The Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently made several updates to the NIH Public Access web page to clarify the submission process. The site explains four methods to ensure that a manuscript is submitted to PubMed Central in compliance with the NIH public access policy. These methods vary based on the version of the paper submitted and the actions undertaken by the author and publisher. For more information, see the NIH public access FAQ.

Additional information may be found on this page of the Mulford Library Web site .

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The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews are based on the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care. This resource is restricted to UT faculty, residents, staff, and students.

Podcasts (audio summaries) of selected reviews are now available through the Cochrane Web site. Topics incuded in the the current 27 titles: hand washing, music therapy, NSIADs, dust mites, back pain, and medication adherence.
A podcasting guide gives directions on how one can listen to these audio summaries.

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Looking for specific nursing information, but unsure of where to go? Check out the Mulford Library’s new Nursing Information Portal. This portal is designed to be a “one stop shop” for nursing resources available at Mulford.

The entire nursing community at the Health Science Campus is encouraged to utilize the portal, including UTMC staff nurses and College of Nursing students, faculty and staff. Nursing-specific information can be found via the following portal links:

In addition, there is a section covering College of Nursing Course-Related Information. This section provides relevant links to instructional materials for nursing courses in which Mulford librarians have guest lectured.

If you have any comments or suggestions regarding the Nursing Information Portal, please contact the College of Nursing Librarian, Jodi Jameson, at 419-383-5152 or jodi.jameson@utoledo.edu . The portal is still in its early stages, and Jodi welcomes any insights or suggestions on how it can be improved to meet the needs of the nursing community.

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The Mulford Library is pleased to announce that for fall and spring semesters, it will be open 24 hours a day for most of the week. We will open Sunday mornings at 10:00 am, then stay open around the clock until we close at 7:00 pm on Friday evenings. We will be open our regular hours on Saturdays, 10:00 am - 10:00 pm.

For more information, contact the Mulford Library.

A new feature has been added to Pubmed which allows a user to identify a batch of PMIDs with their associated PMCIDs. This new feature is the NCBI PMID-PMCID converter, which allows you to enter one or more identifiers and translate one type of ID to the other. The converter is located at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/pmctopmid

Case reports are clinical presentations that may be followed by evaluative studies which in turn may eventually lead to a diagnosis. While they may not definitely indicate causality, they may indicate areas of further research. Case reports are also often used as continuing education tools.

Several journals and professional organizations publish case reports as a continuing education tool for readers.

A sampling:

** BMJ Interactive Case Reports follow the format of initial presentation, case progression, case outcome, questions and answers. Readers may reply by email (Rapid Response). Limited to initial presentations in emergency medicine or primary care areas. 2003-present.

**Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital is a recurring feature of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each case report includes the following: presentation, differential diagnosis, discussion and diagnosis. Users may search by keyword and limit the search to presenting complaint or final diagnosis. Alternatively, specialties may be browsed. Some cases have associated lab, radiology, and/or histopathology details.
NEJM also includes a recurring feature, Clinical Problem-Solving, that uses a narrative approach to work through diagnosing and treating a patient case. Clinical Problem-Solving articles may be searched at the NEJM home page using a phrase as “Clinical Problem Solving” AND “aortic aneurysm”. 2000-present.

**Journal of Medical Case Reports publishes cases on a variety of general medicine topics. 2007-present.

**PubMed indexes more than 1 million case reports. The Limits tab includes Case reports (under Type of article). 1950-present.

** Clinical Cases and Images blog features links to general information for clinical knowledge-building (such as ECG training, step-by-step procedure guides, and physical examination videos) as well as cases in a variety of medical specialties.

From: Online Case Reports (JMLA Case Studies in Health Sciences Librarianship, April 18, 2007)

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Just this summer, the National Library of Medicine debuted a new web page on Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health.

This resource contains a large collection of links to web resources in the following categories:

Also, this web page provides links to pre-run searches in the PubMed database. Just click on the appropriate links, and you’ll be taken to updated PubMed search results on topics in disaster recovery/enviro. health.

Also included, as a featured site, is a disaster recovery hospital checklist from the Greater NY Hospital Association.

If you need additional help locating information on disaster and emergency preparedness, feel free to contact Mulford Reference Assistance.