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Nine months ago the National Institutes of Health (NIH) implemented a new Public Access Policy, which strongly encouraged that articles resulting from NIH-funded research be deposited within twelve months to PubMed Central (PMC), the National Library of Medicine’s repository. The hope among the general public, Congress, and librarians was that researchers would support “open science” and open access by making their research results immediately and freely available. Unfortunately, the response rate has been disappointingly low. Several surveys of academic institutions and researchers have revealed that most faculty are aware of the policy but do not have the time or motivation to comply with an optional policy.
The NIH Public Access Working Group met on November 16, 2005, to discuss the participation rate and make recommendations for improving the policy. After reviewing statistics and hearing comments about the policy, the eleven Working Group members present were asked to state their recommendations.
So what’s next? If the recommendations are accepted by NIH, the following process will be implemented:
When will this happen? The Public Access Working Group will meet again in April where I am sure there will be discussion on implementation strategies for the future. In the meantime, Duke is carefully monitoring these developments. If you have concerns about the transition to a mandatory policy, please let me know. As a member of the NIH Public Access Working Group, I can bring your concerns and suggestions to the discussion.
Several years ago we talked about the Cell Press journals and how we could not afford to subscribe to them. What appeared to be an impossible choice in the past has now been revisited.
We have heard from you how important these titles are to your work and studies at Duke, and that waiting twelve months for free access to the online articles is not what you need. You need immediate access to the most current articles.
Therefore, we have changed our stance and signed a site license for the Cell Press titles, now published by Elsevier. The following journals are now available online:
| Cancer Cell | Developmental Cell | |
| Cell | Immunity | |
| Cell Metabolism | Molecular Cell | |
| Chemistry & Biology | Neuron | |
| Current Biology | Structure |
Thank you for sending in your comments and concerns. We hope you find this new and immediate access helpful to your work.
Pugh-Myers graduated in the Durham School of Practical Nursing’s 1949 class of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), the first certified LPNs in the state of North Carolina. The clinical portion of the training for this program was held at Duke, and many of the women who graduated from the program went on to work at Duke Hospital. Nichols, a 1970 graduate of Duke’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program, was the first African-American woman to become a PA anywhere in the world.
Both women spoke eloquently and humorously about their experiences at Duke and in their communities. Other members of the first LPN class and subsequent classes were also in attendance, and a number of them shared their stories as well. Audience members were enlightened and entertained by the insights given by these trailblazers.
Fast, online access to drug information is important to the Duke medical community. While multiple drug information resources are available via DUMCL Online, MICROMEDEX and Clinical Pharmacology are the most popular and comprehensive. These tools allow clinicians, students, and other patrons to quickly locate vital information on drugs, including potential interactions, contraindications, and more. Connect to these resources directly or from the Medical Center Library’s “Databases” page at http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/databases. Handheld versions of both resources are available for free download from their Websites.
IIn this issue of the newsletter, we will focus on MICROMEDEX. Access to this resource is limited to Duke faculty, staff, and students using Duke Medical Center computers or Health System Virtual Private Network (VPN) accounts.
MICROMEDEX consists of a collection of databases, featuring DRUGDEX (proprietary drug monographs written by subject specialists and heavily referenced and supported by the literature) and well-known resources like Martindale, Physicians’ Desk Reference, TERIS, and Shepard’s. By default, the system searches the Integrated Index, which includes multiple drug, disease, reproductive risk, and toxicology databases. Search results are organized by the type of information (drug, disease, etc.), then by the database. Boolean logic (AND, OR, NOT) is not allowed, and search terms are automatically truncated unless you select “Find exact term only.” The interface to MICROMEDEX has a DOS look and feel, in which few graphics are used. Because the text is presented in outline form, users must “drill down” for further information.
To search for generic, brand name, herbal, nutritional, and investigational drugs
Enter terms in the search box on the main page (called the Integrated Index). From the results page, follow the links under “Drug Information” for monographs from DRUGDEX, Physicians’ Desk Reference, or Martindale.To search for drugs by indication or adverse reaction
Use the Integrated Index to search, and follow the link under Drug Information to DRUGDEX Drug Evaluations. For indications see “use in,” and for adverse reactions see “cause of.”To search for the toxicology and reproductive risks of drugs, chemicals, and household products
Use the Integrated Index to search, and follow the links under “Toxicology Information” and “Reproductive Risk.”To identify adverse interactions among products
From the main page, click on “Drug Interactions” under “Use a Tool.”To identify unknown products by imprint code
Use the Integrated Index to search, and follow the link under “Toxicology Information” to the IDENTIDEX System.To find disease and treatment information
Use the Integrated Index to search, and follow the links under “Disease Information” to retrieve Emergency Medicine Clinical Reviews or Abstracts.To find drug, disease, and procedure information in English or Spanish for patients
From main page, click on “The CareNotes System.”
The body of Holder’s work in medical ethics largely focuses on pediatrics, but she is passionate about the history of reproductive rights. Her presentation will focus on abortion and also touch on contraception, which Holder says are important issues to see in their historical context.
For example, she theorizes that there is a link between the nation’s growing opposition to abortion and the push to educate women after the Civil War up until the twentieth century. As they became educated, upper-middleclass and upperclass white women were said to be “deserting their destinies,” because they were not having enough children at a time when Eastern Europeans were moving into the country. Those who were of British descent were no longer in control of the nation, and attitudes about abortion began to gradually shift from a legal and religious acceptance to one of stigma and punishment. Contraception, as well, began to be viewed as women’s denial of their basic destinies.
Holder’s research interest in reproductive rights began in the 1970s when she started studying artificial reproduction technology. At that time there was a high possibility of malpractice litigation due to the risks involved in artificial reproduction. Couples were almost always offered the option of abortion to lower the incidence of birthing a child with a drastic deformity.
Join us for Tuesday’s presentation as Holder delves into the historical background of this controversial topic.
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For libraries without Ariel systems, our e-mail PDF Interlibrary Loan service is just the thing. Here’s how it works.
Just specify “E-mail PDF” in your ILL request. We suggest using a generic e-mail account that is accessible by all your staff. We will e-mail you scanned journal articles as PDF files, which you can then forward to your patrons’ e-mail accounts. This will enable them to open articles from their offices, home computers, or wireless laptops.
Questions? Please contact Louis Wiethe, ILL/Document Delivery Manager, at (919) 660-1100 or louis.wiethe@.duke.edu.
| With the addition of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society collection to our Library, we now have materials to support naval and underwater research, as well as hyperbaric medicine. Due to our unique collection, we are also being contacted by other institutions and societies. For those faculty and scholars interested in navy medicine, we have received the following information about the formation of a new society. |
Announcing the Formation of the Roddis Society |
| Interested persons are urged to send contact information to: Tom Snyder, MD, Captain; Medical Corps, U S Navy, Retired; 131 el Camino Real, Vallejo, CA 94590-3464; thomaslsnyder@gmail.com; +1.707.643.8937 (Home/Office); +1.707.557.5117 (Fax) |
Connie Schardt, Education Coordinator, has received the 2006 Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award from MLA. The award, established in 1998 in honor of one of MLA’s most respected members, recognizes outstanding practicing librarians or library educators in the field of health sciences librarianship and informatics who demonstrate skills in one or more of the following areas — teaching, curriculum development, mentoring, research, or leadership in education.
Relabeling of the collection at the Perkins Library to replace Dewey call numbers with Library of Congress (LC) call numbers officially kicked off in February 2006. As a result, two new messages regarding “in process” status now appear in the online catalog.
The first, more frequent status, is “In process LC,” which means that the item is in the process of being relabeled. This message will appear only on items within a given Dewey range that are targeted for completion each day. At the end of the day (by 5:30 p.m.), these items should be shelved by their LC call numbers in their new locations.
“In process LC - Cat. Dept.” represents those items in the target Dewey range that could not be relabeled during the first sweep. This status will display in the online catalog if the item was not on the shelf or one or more match points on the item was in conflict with information on the matching label. If you are attempting to locate an item with this status, please contact a Perkins staff member.
In January Brandi Tuttle became the newest Information and Education Services Librarian at the Medical Center Library, bringing with her a diverse array of technological and library experiences and a passion for helping people find quality health information.
Prior to coming to Duke, Brandi worked at North Carolina State University as Special Projects Librarian. There she was involved in a variety of initiatives including conducting training in Web page development and working on “Living Off the Land,” a grant project through the Special Collections Research Center that involved selecting and digitizing materials, creating metadata, and assisting with general workflow.
Brandi moved to North Carolina from Illinois, where she attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning a B.A. in Anthropology and an M.S. in Library and Information Science. While in school, she served as a Graduate Assistant in the Instructional Technology Office, as a volunteer at the Independent Media Center, and as a truck driver in the Army National Guard. In her hometown of Effingham, Brandi worked as Reference and Adult Services Librarian at the Helen Matthes Library.
As the latest addition to the Information and Education Services department, Brandi joins a team of librarians who conduct classes and consultations, develop Web pages and tutorials, and provide reference assistance to the Medical Center community. If you need her assistance, you may contact her at 660-1126 or brandi.tuttle@duke.edu.
Book Drop Locations and Schedules
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.Duke South Clinics
Personal Rapid Transit Lobby. Pickup: Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m.
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.
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Library Educational Offerings |
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To arrange for a session, please contact the librarian listed under your topic of interest.
MEDLINE: PubMed
Megan von Isenburg
919-660-1131
MEDLINE: Ovid
Anne Powers
919-660-1128
Library Orientation (drop-in session)
First Tuesday of Every Month
12:15-12:45 pm
Megan von Isenburg
919-660-1131
Evidence-Based Medicine
Connie Schardt
919-660-1124
Cumulative Index to Nursing and
Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
Anne Powers
919-660-1128
EndNote: Saving and Importing Citations
Ginger Carden
919-660-1184
Reference Manager: Saving and Importing Citations
Ginger Carden
919-660-1184
Grants Information on the Web
Community of Science and Other Resources
Anne Powers
919-660-1128
Clinical Tools
Connie Schardt
919-660-1124
Introduction to Sources for Health Statistics
Hattie Vines
919-660-1125
Self-Instruction
For self-paced learning, online tutorials for many of the Library’s resources can be found on the Tutorials and Training page of the Library’s Website at http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/training.Featured Tutorial for April: Ovid CINAHL (nursing) - http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/training/cinahlovid
Customized Training
If you would like to schedule a customized training session for your department on specific resources or topics, please contact Connie Schardt, Education Coordinator, at 660-1124 to make arrangements. Sessions can be scheduled in the Medical Library Education Center (Room 104; Lower Level of the Library) or at a location within your department.
For more information about these offerings, connect to the Library's Website at http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/training |
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