Mulford Library Blog

Effective January 4, 2009, the Mulford Library will no longer lend headphones.  Students will need to provide their own headphones/earbuds.  The HSC Bookstore has them available for sale for $10.*  In addition, headphones are also available for use in the Computer Learning Resource Center on the sixth floor of the Library.

* Other local sources for headphones/earbuds:
Walmart - starting at less than $10
Best Buy - starting at less than $10
Target - starting at approximately $10
Meijer - starting at approximately $10
Office Depot - starting at approximately $10
Office Max - starting at approximately $10

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is the nation’s only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use. The organization strives to provide impartial, timely, and accurate medication safety information.
The Institute’s initiatives seek to improve the medication use process. These initiatives, which are built upon a non-punitive approach and system-based solutions, fall into five key areas: knowledge, analysis, education, cooperation, and communication.
Although some products require a subscription, many resources are free.

A sampling…
Education and Awareness Resourcesfor health care practitioners and consumers include newsletters, consulting services, and consumer tips
Medication Safety Tools and Resourcescontains links to a confused drug name list, textbook errata, an error-prone abbreviation list, and much more
Productsavailable through their online store include books, posters, brochures, videos, and pocket guides

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance.

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is currently being revised by panels of psychiatrists. According to a recent news article a number of areas are being debated for possible exclusion including binge eating, gender identity, and diagnoses of illnesses involving children.
The ramifications of these decisions will be far reaching. Doctors depend on this manual to make diagnoses. The manual provides the necessary diagnostic codes that insurers require for treatment reimbursement. Inclusion and exclusion of syndromes and diseases will also greatly impact research (including funding) and individuals’ psychological identity for years to come.

Please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance with your research needs. Let us save you time and alleviate frustration!

The University of Toledo Libraries will proceed with a system upgrade today at 2:00 p.m.  There will be no direct access to the library catalog –  UT materials can still be searched in the OhioLINK catalog during this time. Expected downtime is one hour. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Sci Feeds delivers the most recent life science literature as it is published direct from RSS feeds. Articles appear here 4-5 days before they appear in Medline.

Over 100 journals are arranged alphabetically and by subject. The most recently updated Tables of Contents may be viewed and searched. See the most ‘popular’ articles, and if you register, you can do a lot more. There are links to the full text of articles. (If you are UT affiliate, you should be able to access the full text of articles, for free, in publications subscribed to by the university.)

The most popular articles in the last seven (7) days are also listed.

Please contact Mulford Reference Assistance if there are any questions.

Global Library of Women’s Medicine is currently available in beta.
It bills itself as a comprehensive reference to current clinical practice for clinicians and other medical professionals. More than 650 world experts aim to provide the latest therapeutic options in women’s medicine for doctors as well as for women who are concerned about their health. Medical professionals who register have access to additional resources including laboratory tests, atlases and patient information.
All material is peer reviewed. Contents include gynecology, obstetrics, maternal and fetal medicine, gynecologic oncology, and a section on reproductive endocrinology, infertility, and genetics.

Please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance for further information.

The Radiation Event Medical Management System (REMM) can now be downloaded to mobile devices (Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm) with selected key files from the full online version.
Scroll down to About this site and click on Download REMM to your computer/mobile device
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For Blackberry download, click on http://remm.nlm.gov/mremm/blackberry from your Blackberry email and follow the directions.

REMM provides:

* Guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical diagnosis and treatment during mass casualty radiological/nuclear (rad/nuc) events
* Just-in-time, evidence-based, usable information with sufficient background and context to make complex issues understandable to those without formal radiation medicine expertise
* Web-based information that is also downloadable in advance, so that it would be available during an event if the internet is not accessible.

REMM is produced by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Planning and Emergency Operations, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, Division of Specialized Information Services, with subject matter experts from the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many US and international consultants.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance.

Academia.edu is a recent effort to create a Facebook-like social network specifically for researchers. Others include Graduate Junction and Labmeeting.

So far about 20,500 researchers from about 15 disciplines have set up profiles on the site. The site’s goal is enable one to find peers online with similar research interests.

Academia.edu does two things:

* It displays academics around the world in a tree format, according to what university/department they are affiliated with.
* It enables an academic to have an easy-to-maintain academic webpage. A sample page on Academia.edu is here: http://oxford.academia.edu/RichardPrice

The top of the page has links to Facebook, an Invite page which also allows one to search for colleagues on Academia.edu, and a Signup page.
One may browse by university or over 1,273 research interests.
The bottom of the page has links to FAQs, and a Bugs Link with meebo and email reporting options.

Please contact Mulford Reference Assistance for further information.

The Nursing & Allied Health section of the Medical Library Association recently published a Nursing Resources Wiki!

Created using the free Google Site service, this wiki contains links to a variety of resources that may be helpful for nursing students. Some highlights include:

Questions? Contact Mulford Reference Assistance.

It’s hard to believe that the end of the semester is right around the corner! 

Exam Week Hours

Because of our 24/5 hours this fall, we don’t have to expand our hours for exam week by much.  Starting Sunday, December 7, we will be open 24/7 through the end of Finals Week.  This includes Friday, December 12, and Saturday, December 13.  On Friday, December 19, we will close at 7:00 pm.

Winter Break Hours

Saturday, December 20:  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 21:  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, December 22:  7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 23:  7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 24: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, December 25:  closed
Friday: December 26: closed
Saturday, December 27:  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 28:  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, December 29:  7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 30:  7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 31:  7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, January 1: closed
Friday, January 2:   7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 3: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, January 4: open 10 am, resume 24/5 operations for Spring Semester.

Best of luck on exams!  Have a safe, fun, and relaxing break!