Free Flu Information Resources from EBSCOhost
Friday, November 20, 2009
The medical and nursing editors from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) continue to offer the latest evidence-based, flu-related information for free.
These resources are located at http://www.ebscohost.com/flu . They are divided into three sections: For Clinicians, For Nurses, and For Patients.
The continuously updated, evidence-based clinical information is obtained from DynaMed and Nursing Reference Center, EBSCO\'s clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center.
To learn about EBSCO\'s editorial processes for systematically identifying, evaluating and selecting evidence, visit this page.
Additional Swine Flu Resources may be found in the Mulford Libray blog items Swine Flu Information and H1N1 (Swine Flu) Resources
Also, please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance with any questions on this topic.
We are also always here to provide professional timely results with rapid turnaround to meet your reference and research needs!
Springer Exemplar Explores Article Words in Context
Monday, November 16, 2009
Springer Exemplar lets you search for and then see how a particular term or phrase is used in peer-reviewed material published by Springer. Obviously the search is limited to only Springer content. However Springer is a large publisher and the interface is easy to use. Subject, Country and Journal category filters that appear with search results. There\'s also a year of publication visualiser in graph format. This is potentially useful in searching for unique keywords and specific years or subjects. It could also serve as an additional search to more focused Pubmed searches involving MeSH terms (Medical Subject Headings).
Please do not hesitate to contact Mulford Reference Assistance with your information and research needs.
Mulford Hours for Veterans Day
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Mulford Library will be open its regular hours (7:30 am - midnight) tomorrow, Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
Exam Master log in change, Nov. 16
Monday, November 9, 2009
Exam Master OnLine will be switching to your email address as your primary login.
This change will be effective Monday, November 16 (one week from today).
You will be able to access your account using the email address where you are receiving this message and your normal password.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact customer_service@exammaster.com for assistance.
Lost in Transmission - FDA Drug Transmission that Never Reaches Clinicians
Monday, November 9, 2009
By Janice
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a report which cautions against solely relying on the PDR. (The Physicians Desk Reference is based on package inserts supplied by drug manufacturers). Information from preclinical studies and clinical trials often is often lost between between an FDA review and the approved label. Missing information may include data on harms and efficacy. Additionally the authors believe “a sense of uncertainty about the net benefit of drugs is almostalways lost”. While the FDA is addressing the incompleteness of drug labels, the Mulford Library would like to emphasize not only its LibGuide for drug resources (many going beyond the PDR basics) , but its literature search services for faculty and staff who are strapped by time or are having challenging research questions.
Also, remember there are many ways to Ask-A-Health Science Librarian for personalized reference assistance.
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