Jennifer Lloyd

New Library Staff

The Library is pleased to welcome back both Debbie Sibley, Associate Director and Valerie Hernandez, Cataloging/Serials Associate. Debbie worked for LSUMC New Orleans from 1978-1981. Valerie worked as a Circulation Associate at the Dental School prior to Hurricane Katrina. We are happy to welcome them both home to New Orleans.

5 classes to be offered in April

In conjunction with Medical Information Day 2007, the Isch?â?® Library will be offering 5 unique classes in April.

We will be offering the following classes from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on the following days:

  • Advanced Googling on Tuesday, April 17th
  • General Library Systems on Wednesday, April 18th
  • Navigating E-Journals on Monday, April 23rd
  • Exploring EMBASE.com on Tuesday, April 24th
  • Excavating E-Books on Wednesday, April 25th.
  • New in the Library – 2006

    December
    Extended Exam Hours

    The Library has extended its Exam Hours to being open until Midnight each night through December 21st.

    November
    Exam Hours

    The Library has reinstated Exam Hours for the month of December.

    Exhibit

    Three new exhibits are available in the Isché Library. One solves the mystery of Evidence-Based Medicine; the second discovers what is “Beyond MEDLINE” ; and the third features highlights from the career of John P. Isché, former Director of Libraries, for whom the Resource Center Library was named in 1991.

    October
    Resource

    Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database offers clinically relevant drug information about prescription and non-prescription drugs.

    September
    Resource

    Protein Lounge provides access to system biology databases and research tools.

    Resource

    Springer eBook Collection provides access to more than 10,000 of SpringerÔÇÖs scientific, technical, and medical books in both fully searchable PDF and HTML. These titles have been donated to New Orleans area universities by the publishing company in support of post-Katrina rebuilding.

    August
    Resource

    ExamMaster is an online resource which provides access to medical exam and preparation review resources.

    Exhibit

    A new exhibit features photos of the Health Sciences Center during the flood and the post-storm recovery process in the Library.

    Journal

    Science is now available full-text online from 1997 to the present.

    Trial Database

    Protein Lounge is a system biology database. LSUHSC Libraries have arranged a two week trial from August 5th until August 19th. Let us know what you think.

    Resource

    Book Index with Reviews (link removed) is a database that provides information on over 3.8 million book titles.

    July
    Resource

    Access to the Thieme ElectronicBook Library is now available. This resource provides access to the publishers Flexibook Atlases and Textbooks Series.

    Resource

    EMBASE provides access to current biomedical and pharmacological literature.

    Resource

    IHM: Images from the History of Medicine is a database of over 60,000 images in the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) historical prints and photographs collection.

    WebPage

    A new page highlighting PDA Resources (link removed) available via LSUHSC Library subscriptions has been created.

    Service

    The General Library Class and ILLiad Class are now scheduled for July through September.

    June
    Service

    ILLiad is a new interlibrary loan management system that is now available. Its features include one-time online registration, web-based tracking of ILLs, and automatic email notifications.

    Resource

    DynaMed is an evidence-based primary care research tool. PDA access is available.

    Re-Opening!

    The Isché Library is please to announce that it will be re-opening on Monday, June 12th at 8 a.m.

    April
    Resource

    Mosby’s Nursing Consult provides access to both full-text books and journals, as well as other resources of use to nurses and nursing students.

    January
    Journal Titles

    In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, the Library has attempted move to electronic versions of most of its journals; please check INNOPAC for specific titles.

    New in the Library – 2005

    November
    Resource

    PsycArticles provides access to searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.

    August
    Resource

    PsychiatryOnline from APPI provides access to several American Psychiatric Press monographs, including the DSM-IV-TR, as well as 5 journals.

    July
    New Look
  • Ovid has a new look with release 5.0 on July 12th.
  • June
    Resource
  • McGraw-Hill’s AccessMedicine provides access to Harrison’s Online and several other full-text books.
  • May
    School Liaison Program
  • The Reference Librarians at the Isch?® and Dental libraries begin the Libraries’ School Liaison program.
  • April
    Medical Information Day Exhibit
  • The Library hosts an exhibit in the Atrium on Monday, April 11th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate Medical Information Day.
  • The Library adds 5 new classes for our patrons.
  • January
    Expanded Access
  • Web of Science(Science Citation Index & Social Sciences Citation Index) Now available from 1970 to the present; part of the Web of Knowledge suite of databases
  • Journal Titles
  • Embargo Lifted13 journal titles, including Biochemistry, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and American Society for Microbiology Press Titles
  • New Subscriptions54 new titles in print, online, or both
  • Resources
  • Current Protocols7 Current Protocols titles
  • GIDEON Online(Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network) a global infectious disease knowledge management tool
  • Images.MDan online encyclopedia of medical images
  • InfoPOEMs (link removed)(Patient-Oriented Evidence that MattersÔäó) Clinical Awareness System
  • Services
  • RefWorksa Web-based bibliography and database manager