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No. 328.............................................February 2010
Megan von Isenburg, Public Services - Information Services
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The Medical Center Library has made big changes in its hours in order to provide better access to Library resources, while creating a safer and more secure environment for patrons.
| Library Staff on Duty Reference Services - 9 am to 5 pm |
Restricted Access - Duke ID Badge Reader ONLY Security Guard on Duty Self-checkout for Books |
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| Monday - Thursday | 8 am to 7 pm Doors will lock at 6 pm for restricted access |
6 pm to 12 midnight |
| Friday | 8 am to 6 pm Doors will lock at 6 pm for restricted access |
6 pm to 12 midnight |
| Saturday | Not available | 12 noon to 8 pm |
| Sunday | Not available | 12 noon to 12 midnight |
Restricted access to the Library is available primarily for faculty and students on the Duke Medicine campus and Duke University Hospital clinical staff (i.e., nurses, pharmacists, RT, OT, PT, etc.). If you find that you do not have access and you are in this user group, please complete the online request form at http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/services/getaccess. We will respond to your request within two business days.
Exceptions will be made for other Duke employees who need to use the Library on evenings and weekends for educational and research purposes, but NOT for personal or recreational use, such as email or searching entertainment, sports, or shopping Websites. Students and faculty from TRLN institutions (UNC, NCSU, and NCCU) may call the Library Service Desk at 919-660-1100 (M-F, 8am -5pm) to obtain temporary evening and weekend access for specific days and times.
Did you know that Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) was the first Black professional nurse in the United States. In honor of Black History Month, the Medical Center Library revisits “Black History Month: A Medical Perspective,” a popular display first exhibited in 1999. This virtual exhibit (http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/hmc/exhibits/blkhist) contains a wealth of information including a chronology of achievements of African Americans in medicine, a section on folk medicine, and a selective bibliography.
Brandi Tuttle - Public Services
Late last year the PubMed search interface was redesigned. (See our article in the 2009 December newsletter issue at http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/about/news/ln12-09.html/#pubmed).
All of your favorite search tools are still available, just in a different place. Most of the popular features have been moved to the Advanced Search page. We have put together a short video highlighting these changes and giving tips on how to get the most out of PubMed. It includes how to find the Single Citation Matcher, MeSH Database, and Clinical Queries, as well as information that used to be on the Limits, History, and Details tabs.
Watch the video at http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/training/pubmed/newpubmed.
http://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/sysreview
Connie Schardt, Public Services - Education Services
This new library guide provides a central place to find information and resources for developing systematic reviews of the literature for comparative effectiveness research. It includes links to manual, such as the Cochrane Collaboration Handbook, a section on searching with tips and examples of search filters, a list of databases that help identify grey literature (not formally published), resources for pharma data, and tools for authors.
The guide was created to help support the comparative effectiveness reviews that are being developed by Duke’s Evidence Practice Center. The intention is to make this a working resource that gathers together all the background information needed to produce a systematic review.
We welcome your suggestions for adding other useful resources to the guide. Please contact connnie.schardt@duke.edu if you have suggestions or comments.
The Medical Center Library’s main book drop is located outside the front entrance of the Library on the walkway between Duke Hospital North and the South Clinics. Materials deposited in the 24-hour book drop are picked up twice a day.
Medical Center Library items may also be returned to any Duke library branch.Duke Hospital North
PRT Lobby, Lower Level, near the walkway to Parking Garage II. Pickup: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday ONLY at 9:30 a.m.
Sands Building, on the Jones Building side near the rear exit door. Pickup: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday ONLY at 9:30 a.m.
Due to construction of the new concourse, the book drop in the Duke Clinic PRT lobby is no longer available. The book drop in the Sands Building will be removed on March 3rd due to lack of usage.
To avoid overdue fines, please pay particular attention to the pickup schedules or return all journals, books, and interlibrary loan items directly to the Library. Audiovisuals should be returned to the Library Service Desk to avoid damaging them.
Pat Thibodeau, Associate Dean for Library Services and Archives, is the new President-Elect of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries.
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, congratulates the Medical Center Library as one of 14 libraries in the region that has filled 82% - 92% of the requests received from other libraries. Special thanks go to Louis Wiethe, Randy Marsh, and Ashley Brown for making our Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery services strong and responsive.
Maurice Reece, former Day Manager of the Library Service Desk at the Duke Medical Center Library, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009.
Reece, a member of the Library Newsletter Editorial Board for many years, retired in February, 2006, after fifteen years of service at Duke Medical Center. He had a lifelong interest in the arts and was an avid collector of American cut glass.
Jessica Roseberry, Medical Center Archives
Barbara Dietsch began work at the Library on January 6, 2010, as the new Acquisitions Manager. In this role she will work with serials subscriptions and gift programs, place orders, pay invoices, assist with collection development, and help cover the Library Service Desk.
Barbara comes to Duke from the Environmental Protection Agency Library, where she was responsible for print and electronic subscriptions and interacting with vendors to ensure access. She has had a varied career path, including working at the Savannah River Ecology Lab at the University of Georgia, where she captured, tracked, and released reptiles and amphibians in the Savannah River swampland!
Geana Mitchell began her role as Staff Assistant on January 4, 2010. She will be helping Library Administration and other Library staff to remain organized by scheduling meetings, handling letters and billing, and performing many other administrative tasks. Geana comes to the Library from the Department of Cell Biology at Duke, where she did grant work. She is glad to be continuing her service at Duke, where she finds the employees to be “good people.”
Geana has worked in HR at UNC Wilmington, as well as management roles at Lyon Park Clinic and the American Red Cross. Although some of her previous roles presented challenges, such as the necessity to brush up on her Spanish while at Lyon Park Clinic, they have given her a can-do attitude. She also volunteers at the Food Bank and with the Weekend Backpack program, an organization that helps public school children get food assistance on weekends.
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| MEDLINE PubMed | Megan von Isenburg | (919) 660-1131 | |
| NIH Public Access Policy | Pat Thibodeau | (919) 660-1150 | |
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| RefWorks | Megan von Isenburg | (919) 660-1131 | |
| RSS | Brandi Tuttle | (919) 660-1126 | |
| Web of Science / Web of Knowledge | Megan von Isenburg | (919) 660-1131 |
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