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Beat the cheats with this handy chart

Of course we don’t have a problem with plagiarism here at LSUHSC, but it never hurts to be aware of the different software available to detect would-be cheaters. Josh Fischman of The Wired Campus, the Chronicle of Higher Education’s technology blog, reports on a handy chart PDF comparing several anti-plagiarism tools.

Crime Maps from the City of New Orleans

The City of New Orleans & NOPD have redesigned their Crime Maps database. A great new site!

Need information on property around town? There’s also an address search.

Handy & free tool – PDF document converter from NLM

DocMorph is an online tool that converts files among multiple formats. For example, it will create PDFs from MS Office Documents. It is a totally free, web-based service of a federal agency, and is open to the public.

It can convert over 50 file types (MS Word documents, Raw Text, RTF, PDF, HTML, image files, etc.) into PDF, TIFF, Raw Text, or Synthesized Speech. It also does OCR.

DocMorph is simple to use: upload the document, and wait briefly for the output to appear in the browser.

You need to register and log in — registration is free and logging in requires simply your e-mail with no password.

Who can you thank for this useful & free tool?
Why, the super folks National Library of Medicine, of course!

We can’t stop talking about RSS

RSS (aka Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a format for sharing and distributing Web content, and it is taking over!

For example, check out all the RSS feeds available from the NIH & the National Library of Medicine. Whether you want updates on consumer health news, high quality information about marketed drugs, or NIH Clinical Alerts & Advisories, there’s a feed for you. You can even set up an RSS feed on your specific research interests in PubMed. Now that’s one way to impress your colleagues!

RSS still confusing? Don’t let it threaten you. Check out this quick & easy overview of RSS from USA.gov & become an RSS-pert.

Autism Awareness – Sites worth a look

In line with our spotlight on Autism awareness this month (have you checked out the new display by the OT department yet?), here’s some links to informational pages on autism from various government agencies:

Autism Information Page – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/autism.htm

MedlinePlus Autism Page – National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/autism.html

Autism Spectrum Disorders – National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm

Autism Information Center – Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.htm

Autism Research at NICHD – National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/autism/

Introducing REMM: Radiation Event Medical Management

The Department of Health and Human Services has developed its first comprehensive web site to assist health care professionals, primarily physicians, who may have to provide medical care during a radiation mass casualty incident.

Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM) (http://remm.nlm.gov) provides easy to follow algorithms for diagnosis and management of radiation contamination and exposure, guidance for the use of radiation countermeasures, and a variety of other features to facilitate medical responses.
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