Dental Campus & Library

The Dental Campus (and Library) are closed today (1/3/18). There is no running water on campus.

*Edit* The Dental Campus & Library reopened this morning, Thursday, January 4th.

ScienceDirect EBS Collection: Finance and Mathematics

As tax time approaches, thoughts turn to the complexities of finance and mathematics. Or maybe not. At any rate, this week will focus on two related categories of the ScienceDirect EBS Collection.

The Finance group of ebooks contains a selection of books relating to funding for research in pharmaceuticals and health services. If you are considering expanding your horizons in 2018, you might want to take a look at Global Mobility of Research Scientists: The Economics of Who Goes Where and Why.

And – heads up biostatistics people! – the Mathematics category may be of particular interest to you. There are several tomes on statistics and data mining, as well as texts relating to mathematical applications in simulation modeling.

So give these categories some of your attention. This special collection is available until the end of June. After that, only the most viewed books will be added to our permanent ebook collection. Your participation is critical to our selection process.

Libraries are Open!

And we’re back! Both the Dental and Isché Libraries are open!

Welcome to 2018!

See you in 2018

Both Libraries are now closed for Winter Break. All online library resources are available even if we aren’t.The Library Commons (downtown) should be available at all times, unless the building is closed for some reason.

See you January 3, 2018

Journal cancellations for 2018

Due to low use or extremely high cost-per-use, the following journals will not be renewed for 2018:

• AIDS Education and Prevention (Guilford Press)
• Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic (Guilford Press)
• Cell and Tissue Research (Springer)
• Drugs and Aging (Adis/Springer)
• Experimental Brain Research (Springer)
• Free Radical Research (Taylor & Francis)
• Genome (NRC Research Press)
• Histochemistry and Cell Biology (Springer)
• International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (Taylor & Francis)
• Journal of Child Language (Cambridge University Press)
• Journal of Parasitology (Allen Press)
• Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (Springer)
• Pfluegers Archiv (Springer)
• Social Service Review (The University of Chicago Press)
• Virchows Archiv (Springer)

We examined statistics for these journals over a number of years in order to get a better picture of usage trends. The Library will still maintain access to older volumes, and if you need a more recent article you may request it via our Interlibrary Loan Service.

If you have any questions or need assistance with any Library resources, please contact us.

Intermittent Wireless Access – 12/18/17 5pm

Wireless access on campus will be upgraded this evening starting at 5pm. Expect intermittent access for at least 30 minutes.

*Update* Maintenance was complete by 5:21pm

ScienceDirect EBS Collection: Engineering and Materials Science

This week we are highlighting two categories from the ScienceDirect EBS Collection. Engineering and Materials Science are related categories encompassing the biomedical and chemical fields.

Amongst the tomes on asphalt, aircraft, and bridge construction in the Engineering group, you will find such ebooks as Healthcare Technology Management Systems, Mechanical Circulatory & Respiratory Support, and Mechanical Testing of Orthopaedic Implants.  You might also want to check out the multi-dimensional selections such as 3D Bioprinting & Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Nanomedicine, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering are also on display in the Materials Science category.  There are several texts relating to chemical engineering developments and you might want to review Antimicrobial Nanoarchitectonics: From Synthesis to Applications, which brings together research in antimicrobial nanoparticles, especially in reducing the side effects of antibiotics, decreasing their pharmacological effect, and improving the solubility and stability of antimicrobials.

So please take some time to explore the offerings in these two groups.  Your participation is important as most of the ebooks in this package will be disappearing at the end of June 2018.  Only the books with the most usage will be added to our permanent electronic collection.

Winter Break Hours

The Isché Library will begin Winter Break Hours on Sunday, December 17th and will be open from 12 noon to 8:30 pm. From Monday, December 18th through Friday, December 22nd, the Isché Library will be open from 8am to 6pm.

The Dental Library will begin Winter Break Hours on Monday, December 18th and will continue through Friday, December 22nd. The Dental Library will be open from 8am to 5pm.

Both Libraries will be closed Saturday, December 23rd through Tuesday, January 2nd for the University Holiday.

ScienceDirect EBS Collection: Specialty Surgery

Though small in stature, the force is strong with this week’s spotlighted group. You might even say that Specialty Surgery is the Yoda of the ScienceDirect EBS Collection. Or not.

This category primarily covers cosmetic and orthopedic surgery.  All twelve of the ebooks in this group were published this year and, you will excuse the pun, are cutting edge.  Sorry.

We will have access to this collection through June of 2018.  After that, we will only be retaining the texts that are most viewed.  So please take a moment to explore this and any other category of the collection.

Do or do not, there is no try.

ExamMaster Gone for 2018

The Library will not be renewing ExamMaster after this year. For your test prep needs we will still provide access to Board Vitals and other resources, which can be found on the Library’s database page or via the LibGuides.

For Medical: Practice Exams: Home

For Dental: Dental Resources and Important Links: Test Prep

ScienceDirect EBS Collection: Veterinary Medicine

This week’s examination of the ScienceDirect EBS Collection is focused on the Veterinary Medicine category so I thought I’d let my cat, Katana Lee, draw your attention to some of the exciting titles available for your review.

There seems to be a great many titles devoted to equine medicine, but there are also some gems. If you have decided to raise llamas or alpacas post medical career, you might want to read Llama and Alpaca Care by Chris Cebra, et al. If herding cats is more your speed, there are a variety of books on feline care and diseases.  You could study the books on canine care over the Christmas break to prepare for health issues with your furry best friend or in anticipation of a second career in wolf rehabilitation and management.  Or perhaps the lure of the Old West is calling you to buy a ranch and raise cattle or horses.  Then this is the category for you.

Whatever your reason, please take a moment to explore selection.  This special collection of ebooks will only be available until the end of June 2018.  After that most will disappear and only those that receive the most use will be added to our permanent ScienceDirect database.

Faculty Publications Spotlight for December

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. They can be viewed in the Reference area, on the wall between the main entrance and the Library elevator, on the third floor of the Resource Center Building.

Here is a list of the newest articles to be featured, with the LSUHSC-NO researchers in bold print:

1. Byerley LO, Samuelson D, Blanchard E,4th, Luo M, Lorenzen BN, Banks S, Ponder MA, Welsh DA, Taylor CM. Changes in the gut microbial communities following addition of walnuts to the diet. J Nutr Biochem. 2017;48:94-102.
2. Holley MT, YekrangSafakar A, Maziveyi M, Alahari SK, Park K. Measurement of cell traction force with a thin film PDMS cantilever. Biomed Microdevices. 2017;19(4):97-017-0239-3.
3. Lilje C, Cronan JC, Schwartzenburg EJ, Owers EM, Clesi P, Gomez R, Stender S, Hempe J, Chalew SA, Cardinale JP. Intima-media thickness at different arterial segments in pediatric type 1 diabetes patients and its relationship with advanced glycation end products. Pediatr Diabetes. 2017;[epub].
4. Muncie HL, Sirmans SM, James E. Dizziness: Approach to evaluation and management. Am Fam Physician. 2017;95(3):154-162.
5. Paige JT, Khamis NN, Cooper JB, American College of Surgeons Accredited Education Institutes Faculty Development Committee. Learning how to “teach one”: A needs assessment of the state of faculty development within the Consortium of the American College of Surgeons Accredited Education Institutes. Surgery. 2017;162(5):1140-1147.
6. Polhemus DJ, Trivedi RK, Gao J, Li Z, Scarborough AL, Goodchild TT, Varner KJ, Xia H, Smart FW, Kapusta DR, Lefer DJ. Renal sympathetic denervation protects the failing heart via inhibition of neprilysin activity in the kidney. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017;70(17):2139-2153.
7. Semler MW, Janz DR, Russell DW, Casey JD, Lentz RJ, Zouk AN, deBoisblanc BP, Santanilla JI, Khan YA, Joffe AM, Stigler WS, Rice TW, Check-UP Investigators, Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group. A multicenter, randomized trial of ramped position versus sniffing position during endotracheal intubation of critically ill adults. Chest. 2017;152(4):712-722.
8. Zhang GR, Zhao H, Cook N, Svestka M, Choi EM, Jan M, Cook RG, Geller AI. Characteristic and intermingled neocortical circuits encode different visual object discriminations. Behav Brain Res. 2017;331:261-275.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions, click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.
Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.

Thieme MedOne Radiology Trial

The library obtained a one month trial for the Thieme MedOne Radiology resource until December 27^th. Radiology faculty had requested that we investigate the product. Please take a bit of time to look it over before the holiday break and let us know if this resource is of interest.

The resource contains ebooks, Radiology cases, E-journals, and media. Includes Top Score of the Radiology Boards: Q&A for the core and certifying exams. (the 2018 first edition)

To access this on-campus, please use this link: https://medone-radiology.thieme.com/home/

To access it off-campus, please use this link to authenticate through our proxy system: http://ezproxy.lsuhsc.edu/login?url=https://medone-radiology.thieme.com/  You will need your library barcode and PIN.  If you don’t have a PIN, follow the instructions as prompted to create one

Please contact Marlene Bishop with your evaluation of the resource before the holiday break.

 Marlene Bishop, MLIS, AHIP
Head, Collection Development

Phone: 504-568-6109
Email: mbisho@lsuhsc.edu

ScienceDirect EBS Collection: Social Sciences and Forensics, Security, and Criminal Justice

This week we want to explore two categories of the ScienceDirect EBS Collection. Many of the ebooks in these categories relate to the impact technology has had and continues to have on our society.

The Social Sciences category includes the topics of Higher Education, Library Science, and Research.  If you’re interested in how academic libraries have been impacted and have evolved in the digital age, there is a wealth of information in this category.  You can also read about digital applications for research and higher education.

In Forensics, Security, and Criminal Justice you will uncover some interesting texts. If you are thinking about penning a medical thriller, you might want to examine the offerings of this category.  Here you will discover everything from the psychology of criminal behavior to crime scene analysis.  Investigate the advances of technology on the field of law enforcement and hospital and healthcare security.  There’s even a book on polygraph fundamentals.

Please take some time to examine these categories. And remember, we will only have access to all of these titles until the end of June 2018. Then many of them will disappear and only the most used will remain.

Thanksgiving Hours

Both the Dental and Isché Libraries will be open regular hours Monday and Tuesday (November 20th and 21st) of Thanksgiving week. Both Libraries will close early on Wednesday, November 22nd, Dental at 5pm and Isché at 6pm. The Libraries will be closed Thursday through Saturday, November 23rd through 25th. And will reopen on Sunday, November 26th with normal business hours.