tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345370532024-02-19T00:08:48.659-05:00Library p.r.n. for COPHSCatch up on new information resources at the Swilley Library (and beyond) for the Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.Jack Tarver Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521978891801513901noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-56522782123248808872012-08-03T11:20:00.001-04:002012-08-03T11:20:36.489-04:00Library.prn is MovingThe hosting site for Library.prn has been moved to http://libraries.mercer.edu/blogs/libraryprn/. This current Blogger site will no longer be updated, however new content and archived information will be available at the new Mercer University address. Please bookmark the new address.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-74460106868740431042012-06-26T08:45:00.004-04:002012-06-26T08:45:35.917-04:00NLM's Drug Information PortalThe National Library of Medicine (NLM) recently released a mobile-optimized version of its Drug Information Portal. If you access the portal via a mobile phone or other mobile device, you will automatically view the mobile-optimized version of the Web site. The Drug Information Portal is a free resource offering current easy-to-use information on more than 32,000 drugs. The resource includesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-50283202594697953662012-05-16T08:59:00.000-04:002012-05-16T08:59:16.897-04:00PubMed Filters Sidebar Replaces the Limits PagePubMed has replaced its Limits option with a sidebar that allows you to filter your results. This change is an attempt to make the PubMed database more user friendly and easier to manipulate. For more information, please read the technical bulletin from the National Library of Medicine linked below.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj12/mj12_pm_sidebar.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-6203080166045748612012-03-19T15:45:00.002-04:002012-03-19T15:45:44.333-04:00Get to Know...IDIS
WHAT IS IT?
The Iowa Drug Information Service (IDIS) is a powerful drug
information database that indexes more than 200 peer-reviewed English-language
journals from medical and pharmaceutical journals. Only articles that cover
drug use in humans are included and indexed articles are available online as
full text PDF documents from 1988 to the present.
WHAT’S IT GOT?
IDIS was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-13093804560168090382012-02-07T16:32:00.000-05:002012-02-07T16:32:25.242-05:00Get to Know… New and Improved Lexicomp Online
WHAT IS IT?
Lexicomp Online is an Internet-based collection of clinical databases and clinical decision support tools that
provides users with a wealth of drug information. In November of 2011, Lexicomp
Online launched a comprehensive redesign which will become
the default interface in Spring 2012.
WHAT’S IT GOT?
Find a variety of drug and disease information byUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-40803587493428578542012-01-31T16:55:00.001-05:002012-01-31T16:55:27.799-05:00Get to Know… Journal Citation Reports (via Web of Knowledge)
WHAT IS IT?
Journal
Citation Reports is a journal evaluation resource published by Thomson Reuters
that is now available to Mercer University through the Web of Knowledge
database portal. Journal Citation Reports makes available Impact Factors and other
metrics allowing researchers to view the rank of more than 8000 science
and technology journals in a variety of disciplines.To access Journal Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-21409187981804263742012-01-04T09:26:00.000-05:002012-01-04T09:26:09.991-05:00Galileo PasswordThe Galileo password has changed. In order to access the new password, go here: http://library.mercer.edu/patroninfo and type in your name and MUID. The new password will appear on the screen.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-61576270198297549762011-12-15T16:15:00.003-05:002011-12-15T16:15:37.518-05:00PubMed Advanced Search Page Updated
On
December 12th, 2011, PubMed updated its Advanced Search feature to provide
users with a more intuitive interface for multiple-term searching. The new
design allows searchers to select fields from a drop-down box and combine terms
in a single step rather than relying on the search history. For more
information, please read the National Library of Medicine Technical Bulletin
article here: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-61485924450732368572011-11-30T10:55:00.009-05:002011-11-30T11:17:34.051-05:00Get to know…Essential Evidence PlusWHAT IS IT? Essential Evidence Plus, published by Wiley Blackwell is a clinical point-of-care tool providing access to over 13,000 evidence-based, synthesized topics with links to other supporting resources. Essential Evidence Plus is available through the Georgia Interactive Network for Medical Information (GaIN) provided at Mercer University Libraries and to the College of Pharmacy and HealthUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-12052034664491677582011-11-07T10:12:00.003-05:002011-11-07T10:15:48.537-05:002011 GALILEO Annual User SurveyThe annual GALILEO user survey will start Monday, November 7, and this year’s incentive is an iPad drawing. An iPad will be awarded in a random drawing of survey respondents. In addition to the drawing, the survey gives users an opportunity to relate their experience with GALILEO and to share their ideas for the future. Go here: http://galileo2011.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey to take the surveyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-10322966607432164592011-10-07T14:45:00.000-04:002011-10-07T14:46:39.146-04:00Effective Dec. 31st, 2011 MD Consult (available to you as part of your GaIN membership) will no longer include the following journals: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Back issues will be removed as well. However, they are adding Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Journal of Critical Care, Wilderness and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-42536228270520337482011-10-07T10:17:00.002-04:002011-10-07T10:22:23.202-04:00For those of you running mobileMicromedex Calculator product on Palm or PocketPC...mobileMicromedex Availability NoticeBecause Micromedex now offers more robust mobile options, Micromedex 2.0 web-based mobile will replace the mobileMicromedex Calculator product on Palm and Pocket PC. As of November 30, 2011, Calculators on Palm and Pocket PC will no longer be available. Micromedex 2.0 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-23090147232794001412011-09-15T08:33:00.005-04:002011-09-15T08:43:04.831-04:00Announcing the 2010 Facts & Comparisons Enhancement Scholarship As part of the Facts & Comparisons Academic Partnership Program your Pharm.D. students are exclusively eligible to apply for the Facts & Comparisons Enhancement Scholarship. (To be eligible, students must be attending a school, such as yours, that participates in the Facts & Comparisons Academic Partnership Program.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-36088781897812588322011-02-25T13:58:00.014-05:002011-02-25T17:48:34.640-05:00New Books for COPHS @ SwilleyThe following titles are now available at the Swilley Library for checkout:BF727.P57 U53 2009Understanding psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness and disability : a handbook for evidence-based practitioners in rehabilitation / editors, Fong Chan, Elizabeth da Silva Cardoso, Julie AChronisterhttp://library.mercer.edu/record=b1663289QA47 .M315 2003CRC standard mathematical tables and formulae /Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-76937088419134793622010-12-08T14:08:00.000-05:002010-12-08T14:08:40.053-05:00New Books for COPHS @ Swilley
Acute Care Handbook for Physical TherapistsRC55 .P375 2009Amputations and Prosthetics: A Case Study ApproachRD553 .M425 2002Clinical Electrophysiology: Electrotherapy and Electrophysiologic TestingRM872 .S68 2008Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor: Bridging Science and Clinical Practice RG484 .E94 2007Geriatric Rehabilitation Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-65596276032597178952010-11-10T09:59:00.000-05:002010-11-10T09:59:45.720-05:00Journal of Visualized Experiments
The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is an online research journal employing visualization to increase reproducibility and transparency in biological sciences. It is peer reviewed and indexed in PubMed.
Categories include Basic Protocols, Microbiology, Immunology, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Cellular Biology and Plant Biology.
Come to the library to check out a digital Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-39845666590391364392010-10-19T09:34:00.000-04:002010-10-19T09:34:33.413-04:00National Open Access Weekwww.openaccessweek.org
Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. “Open Access to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It hasUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-30329783867219508922010-10-13T13:52:00.000-04:002010-10-13T13:52:50.887-04:00Online Exhibition: African Americans in Civil War Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/bindingwounds/index.html
The National Library of Medicine presents an online exhibition about the contributions of African Americans as nurses, surgeons and hospital workers during the Civil War. The exhibition includes photographs, diaries, and online activities.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-60517549732847017642010-10-07T15:55:00.000-04:002010-10-07T15:55:40.855-04:00Natural Standard Trialhttp://www.naturalstandard.com
The Swilley Library is participating in a trial of Natural Standard in conjunction with the Mercer School of Medicine Library and the Savannah Health Sciences Library at Memorial University Medical Center.
Swilley currently subscribes to Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. When testing the Natural Standard database please evaluate whether it offersUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-59054111785169828642010-09-14T15:31:00.000-04:002010-09-14T15:31:44.720-04:00Scientific Collaboration on Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-4331429207043887832010-08-19T11:13:00.000-04:002010-08-19T11:13:49.612-04:00Radical Science
Who is this man and why should you care?
He's Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google. Genetic tests have shown that he has a mutation in his LRRK2 gene and is at increased risk for Parkinson's disease. He's donated over $50 million dollars to Parkinson's research and he wants to do the research differently and faster. According to this article in Wired, he "is proposing to bypass Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-57517391376156822682010-08-05T09:26:00.000-04:002010-08-05T09:26:06.477-04:00Medline Plus Redesign
http://www.medlineplus.gov
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients. The website has recently been redesigned to be more user friendly and more easily searchable. Major categories are Health Topics, Drugs & Supplements, and Videos/Cool Tools. Cool Tools includes interactive tutorials, and surgery and anatomy videos. A mobile version and an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-52153439395820338672010-07-20T10:13:00.011-04:002010-07-20T10:31:08.452-04:00New Books for COPHS @ SwilleyThe following titles are now available at the Swilley Library for checkout<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-11375189402092510142010-05-25T13:05:00.004-04:002010-05-25T13:12:45.791-04:00UpToDate Online TrialFrom now until July 31st, Mercer University has TRIAL access to UpToDate Online accessible anywhere!The Swilley Library is assessing interest from GBCN and COPHS faculty and students in UpToDate.UpToDate is an good background resource for faculty and students interested in updating their knowledge base. For each clinical issue, an expert in the field reviews the topic, synthesizes Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34537053.post-2697164152393009912010-04-28T09:52:00.016-04:002010-04-28T10:31:15.064-04:00New Books for COPHS @ SwilleyThe following titles are now available at the Swilley Library for checkout;Advanced drug formulation design to optimize therapeutic outcomesRS420 .A42 2008Chronopharmaceutics: Science and technology for biological rhythm-guided therapy and prevention of diseasesRS200 .C47 2009Clinical and Translational Science: Principles of Human ResearchR850 .C555 2009Clinical pharmacokinetics and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0