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.