The UT Libraries are sponsoring a trial for Knovel, a database that focuses on emerging trends for engineers. Subjects covered include Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Toiletries, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology and Food Science. For more information and to access the database visit http://www.info.knovel.com/universityoftoledo/utweek1.html. The trial runs through August 21st, 2009.
Posted by G. Natal
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health now has links to nursing procedure videos. Click on the Browse Tab and select Video Training Programs. Seventy-five (75) videos are currently available, ranging from 2002 to the present.
A sampling of titles —
*Bloodborne Pathogens Safety (2007)
*Patient Safety, Your First Concern (2008)
*Wound Care, Nursing Interventions (2007)
*Enteral Feeding Tubes (2006)
*Preventing Medication Errors (2002)
Please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance with your research and information needs.
We’ve seen people use the foo dogs at Mulford the same way! On-campus users can access the article directly; students, staff, and faculty members off-campus will need to access the Chronicle of Higher Education through the catalog and search for the article.
eMedicine bills itself as a continually updated clinical reference.
The evidence-based content, updated regularly by more than 8,000 attributed physician or health care provider authors and editors, provides the latest practice guidelines in 38 clinical areas. The eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base contains articles on over 6,500 diseases and medical topics, and is richly illustrated with some 28,000 multimedia files.
Information about their peer review process and editorial board may be found here.
eMedicine articles are grouped by specialites - medicine, surgery, and pediatrics. Most articles include a definition, epidemiology, etiology, clinical features, DDX, as well as prognosis and predictive factors. References are included.
This is a great complement to other Full Text Resources provided by the Mulford Library as UpToDate, AccessMedicine, and MDConsult.
Free, but registration is required.
Please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance with your research and information needs.
The [16 page] [ White Paper on Novel H1N1 presents a very readable “in-depth understanding of the problem and the issues, now and as they change”.
It includes a short background on the influenza virus, an overview of the current epidemiological picture and cross-protection, actions and interventions (including non-pharmaceutical methods), patterns from past epidemics, and the future of novel H1N1.
The author, John Barry, is a Distinguished Scholar, Tulane University Center for Bioenvironmental ResearchMember, and a member of the Advisory Board, MIT Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals.
He wrote The Great Influenza :The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History about the 1918 flu epidemic. This book is available through OhioLINK, an audio recording is available at the Carlson Libary.
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From the August 2009 issue of PC World, a great article on how to avoid Facebook and Twitter disasters.
The University Libraries will be hosting trials to two new databases: GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy and Natural resources) and Global Issues in Context.
GREENR provides current information on ecology and emerging green technologies. Information on topics such as Energy, Law and Politics, and Science and Technology are presented in a variety of media, including interactive maps, podcasts, and customizable news.
Global Issues in Context brings together a variety of sources and media formats focused on issues of global importance; categories include Business & Economy, Health & Medicine, and Science & Technology. Among the many offerings are a research guide, reference documents, statistics, and links to government sites and organizations.
Access to both resources will be available through the middle of August. Your comments are welcomed — please send to gerald.natal@utoledo.edu.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) provides access to substance abuse and mental health research data . It strives to promote the sharing of these data among researchers, academics, policymakers, service providers, and others. The goal is to increase the use of the data to most accurately understand and assess substance abuse and mental health problems and the impact of related treatment systems.
SAMHDA holdings consist mainly of data derived from surveys and administrative records. These data were originally collected for specific research or administrative purposes. However, the data have research potential that outlives the original purposes for which they were collected.
Data may be found through the search box at the main page, and links within the search box as the browse function and the codebooks list (study description and organized variable lists). Data may be analyzed online. Quick Tables allow you to produce analytic tables by choosing from among pre-selected high-interest variables in drop-down menus.
The main page includes links to tutorials and FAQs, as well as links to other data resources.
Please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance with your research and informational needs.
The Mulford Library has a free trial of the NCLEX-RN online preparation and review guide via ExamMaster. Below are the log-in instructions for accessing this free trial. Check it out and let us know what you think!
1. Go to your custom gateway:
http://www.exammaster2.com/wdsentry/utoledo.htm
2. Complete the registration form, click [Submit Registration]
3. Confirmation of registration and your temporary password will be e-mailed to you immediately.
4. Log-in with your “User Name” and “Temporary Password.”
5. The Welcome Page gives a description of the button functions and On Screen Help is available throughout the application.
6. Select [New Exam] to build exams and study sessions.
7. Select [Active Exams] to access exams and study sessions.
Comments, Questions, Suggestions? Contact a librarian.
Research Gate strives to connect science researchers through a a Web based network. Research Gate provides possibiliites to find research partners, collaborate with scientists and explore journal articles. The communities of Researchers entails disciplines as Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology, and Pediatrics.
Registrants may divulge as little or as much about themselves and their work as they wish.
The Literature tab allows one to search abstracts and find experts or colleagues from all over the world.
Registered members have options to connect with colleagues to build scientific networks, discover new methods, papers, and people with our comprehensive research based search engine, and collaborate using a suite of applications built specifically for researchers. Background information about ResearchGate (at their Web site) may be found here.
Please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance with your informational and research needs.