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Confused about whether MEDLINE will only be available through PubMed or continue through Ovid? Well, the Library has had an equally difficult and confusing time determining what it can and cannot afford from year to year. Each year the costs of electronic books, journals, and databases increase far beyond standard inflationary prices for other goods and services. When the Library’s budget stays flat, the professional librarians must carefully evaluate each resource on an annual basis to determine the best resources for Duke that can be supported by the budget.
Libraries have now entered the era of negotiating contracts and prices for most electronic resources. Years ago, when there were set prices for library materials, we selected a database and then paid an established price. Now prices can vary depending on the vendor, how many resources are purchased, and the size of the institution. The Library must negotiate new contracts with vendors every one or two years to try to get the best deals and most cost- effective prices for the selected databases and electronic tools. When our two-year agreement with Ovid ended this year, we began new negotiations.
Bottom line – Ovid MEDLINE is staying for at least the next year. Rick Peterson, MCL’s Deputy Director, worked with the Ovid sales representatives to find the best pricing structure for Duke. Not only were we able to keep MEDLINE, but we added the HAPI database to meet increasing demands for information on survey instruments. We also did some comparison shopping and looked at other database vendors for many of our key databases, but Ovid continued to be the strong contender.
Why did we consider moving exclusively to PubMed? It was not because of problems with the Ovid system but primarily an issue of the best use of our budget. The National Library of Medicine’s PubMed system is FREE! It’s difficult to beat that price, especially since PubMed has added a lot of new features, is more current, and has a wider range of publications in the database. Because a large number of our users have already switched to PubMed for MEDLINE access, we are often asked why we are continuing to pay for Ovid. Simply put, many patrons still prefer the power and features of Ovid MEDLINE.
What will happen next year? That depends on the price increases for all our resources, our level of funding for the year, and the success of our negotiations for the best and most cost-effective prices and contracts.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released its Public Access policy (http://www.nih.gov/about/publicaccess) in February, 2005, and launched its system for submitting articles reporting on NIH-funded research in May. Below are some of the highlights of the policy and implementation procedures.
The Basics
If you have any questions or problems, please contact me at thibo001@mc.duke.edu.
Unbound Surgery, produced by Unbound Medicine, Inc., is an evidence-based resource covering topics related to surgery and trauma. Content is written by surgeons from top programs in the U.S. and edited by Duke University’s Theodore N. Pappas, M.D., Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery. Unbound Surgery may be accessed from DUMCL Online via the Databases menu at http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/databases.
Unbound Surgery has four main features:
1. Main Content
2. Library
Rick Peterson joined the Library in March 2001 as Deputy Director, after serving as Associate Director, Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University. He points out that Pat’s role is that of visionary and strategist, while his responsibilities lie more in daily operations. His involvement in long and short range planning initiatives for new projects facilitates group collaboration. One such new project is the Library’s recent acquisition of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society collection. Being part of a wide variety of activities and working with a creative and strong staff are among Rick’s favorite parts of the job. Some of his other tasks are handling license agreements for electronic resources and budget planning.
Vanessa Sellars joined the staff in 1995. As Business Manager and Assistant Director of Administration, she helps prepare the budget, monitors purchases, and handles Library personnel issues and payroll. She is also in charge of facilities, including regular building maintenance and renovation projects, such as the new carpet installation in 2003. Troubleshooting is a big part of Vanessa’s job, but she finds that coming up with the right solution is very rewarding.
Michael Davidson, Wilma Morris, and Tanika Hayes perform a multitude of tasks in support of daily operations. They assist patrons with copy card sales, place supply orders, respond to maintenance needs, handle shipments, and the list goes on. They have also recently taken on the billing process for Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan.
Introducing Unbound Surgery
Marlyse H. MacDonald, Information and Education Services
3. Medline (This option is not recommended for comprehensive searching)
4. Handheld Content (for PDA, Palm, and PPC devices)
Spotlight on ... Administration
Jennifer Blab, Acquisitions
 | Michael Davidson, Assistant to the Associate Dean for Library Services, joined the staff in 1999. A master scheduler, he is responsible for maintaining Pat’s busy calendar, as well as those for Library events and meetings. His favorite part of the job is being involved in special projects with other staff members, which allows him to use his creative side. Wilma Morris, Payroll/Purchasing Clerk, has been with the Library since 1974 and seen many changes along the way. In addition to processing timecards and the biweekly payroll, Wilma helps coordinate the Library’s numerous vendor services, a favorite part of her job. Tanika Hayes joined the Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Department in 1999 and moved to Administration in 2001, where she now serves as Accounting Assistant. Some of her responsibilities include reconciling financial statements, handling the monthly payroll, and processing the Library’s mail. Tanika loves interacting with patrons and has aptly dubbed Administration “the heartbeat of the Library.” |
Ginger Carden joined the Library staff in 1986 and has spent much of her time between two departments, Reference and Circulation (where she served as Head). She moved to her current position of Administrative Research Librarian in December 2004. Ginger continues to work regular shifts on the Library Service Desk, but she spends a majority of her time on special projects and compiling Library statistics for annual reporting to the Academic Research Libraries and the Association of Academic Health Science Libraries. She also tracks for Dean Williams where Duke Medical Center departments, divisions, and institutes publish. Having worked in various areas of the Library, Ginger is a great source for information and likes being able to share her knowledge with patrons.
Pat Thibodeau, Associate Dean for Library Services, commented that the “Duke Medical Center Library is very pleased and honored to become the new home of the UHMS library collection. In addition to serving the UHMS worldwide membership, these unique materials will support the research information needs of Duke’s Center for Hyperbaric and Environmental Medicine, and the Divers Alert Network, also located in Durham...” Through interlibrary loan and document delivery, the collection will also be accessible to researchers at other institutions.
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is an international, non-profit organization serving over 2,000 members from more than 50 countries. Most UHMS members are diving or hyperbaric scientists and physicians. The mission of the UHMS is to provide scientific information to protect the health of commercial, sport, and military divers; to improve the scientific basis of hyperbaric oxygen therapy; promote sound treatment protocols and standards of practice; and provide continuing medical education (CME) accreditation.
The UHMS collection consists of over 250 linear feet of books, reports, journals, abstracts, reprints, and other assorted materials, and archival collections of several prominent UHMS members. Much of the material will be entered into the online catalogs of the Medical Center Library and Archives, making the holdings information for these collections accessible online to the public for the first time. UHMS members will be provided with desktop delivery of scanned articles, a full array of reference support including mediated literature searches, and access to the Society’s archival collections.
Don Chandler, UHMS Executive Director, stated that “Relocating the Shilling Library to the Duke University Medical Center Library is something I am sure Dr. Shilling would approve. The UHMS holdings will be available to a much larger audience than would have been possible by leaving the holdings at the UHMS corporate offices. We look forward to a long and fruitful association with the Duke University Medical Center Library.”
Additional information about the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is available at http://www.uhms.org.
Connie Schardt, Education Coordinator, presented a continuing education workshop, “Introduction to Study Design and Critical Appraisal,” for the Metro Detroit Medical Library Group on April 4, 2005.
Connie Schardt co-presented a workshop with Duke physicians Martha Adams, Paul Fontelo, Catherine Kaminetzky, Sheri Keitz, and Thomas Owens at the annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine on May 13, 2005. “PICO - Pushing the Evidence Cart to the Point of Patient Care” focused on using PDAs to answer clinical questions.
Connie Schardt will be part of the faculty tutor team for the “How to Teach Evidence Based Clinical Practice” annual workshop to be held at McMaster University from June 5 - 10, 2005.
Pat Thibodeau, Associate Dean, Rick Peterson, Deputy Director, and Robert James, Associate Director, Public Services, were guest speakers at the Association of North Carolina Health and Science Libraries (ANCHASL) Spring Meeting held April 1, 2005 titled, "It's Open Access – No Fooling!" Pat's presentation was on "Open Access: An Introduction and Overview," and Rick and Robert presented "Open Access Resources."
Megan von Isenburg, Information and Education Services Librarian, was initiated into Beta Phi Mu, the International Library and Information Science Honor Society, on May 12, 2005.
Medical Center Library staff presented the following initiatives during the poster sessions held at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association in San Antonio, TX, May 16-17, 2005:
Beverly Murphy, Virginia Carden, and Hattie Vines - Celebrating Our Future in Work Diversity.
Connie Schardt and Carol Jenkins, Director, UNC Health Sciences Library - CORE: Center for Research and Education.
Pat Thibodeau, Charlie Lackey, Rusty Koonts, Mira Waller, and Sally Wardell - Preserving the Past for the Future.
Judy Woodburn, Beverly Murphy, and Rick Peterson - Dealing with Journal Cuts - Magnificent Future?!
On May 1, 2005, several personnel changes became effective in the Access Services Department.
Lee Bowers, Senior Library Assistant, was named Evening Desk Manager.
Barbara Busse, Library Clerk, transferred from the History of Medicine Collections to the Access Services Department. She will assume various duties including working at the Library Service Desk, and will continue to work some hours in History of Medicine.
Michael Campbell, Library Assistant, moved to the evening shift where he handles Library Service Desk and Interlibrary Loan duties.
Maurice Reece, Day Desk Manager, assumed added responsibilities for overdue notices and billing and management of the Reserve Collection. Inquiries about placing books on reserve or retrieving electronic reserve materials should now be directed to Maurice Reece (660-1100; reece001@mc.duke.edu).
Louis Wiethe, formerly Evening Desk Manager, is now the Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Manager. Inquiries about document delivery and interlibrary loan activities should be directed to Louis Wiethe (660-1100; wieth002@mc.duke.edu).
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Collection Acquired
The Medical Center Library announces the acquisition of materials from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) Charles W. Shilling Library. The array of materials, received from UHMS headquarters in Kensington, Maryland, on March 9, 2005, will strengthen the Library’s undersea and hyperbaric medicine collection. 
Staff News
Virginia Carden and Pat Thibodeau - Tracking Where Institutional Authors Publish.
Staff Changes
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Website Survey. Your feedback about our new Website will be invaluable. |
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
Introduction To EndNote
Ginger Carden
919-660-1184
Introduction To Reference Manager
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 June: Web of Science - http://www.isinet.com/tutorials/webofscience5/
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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