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The Clinical Pharmacology (http://library.duke.edu/metasearch/db/id/DUK02508) user interface and functionality have been completely redesigned, making it extremely intuitive and easy for you to quickly get to the information you need. The new Control Panel feature allows you to search for information, start a report, find patient education materials or other resources all in one place. Each area is grouped together in convenient drop-down menus. To try the new interface, click on the “View Now” button at the above URL.
The Drug IDentifier feature now has its own button, which is available on every page. If you need to accurately identify unknown tablets and capsules, you can use the Drug IDentifier to search on a characteristic (shape, color, or imprint) and see a list of possibilities with associated images.
The Library will continue to link you to the current “classic” version of Clinical Pharmacology for now, since not all of the patient education handouts have been updated and moved to the new interface.
Ovid (https://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/databases/medline/) will be switching to a new interface called OvidSP in February, 2008. Now is your opportunity to become more familiar with the new interface, which is available by clicking on “Try OvidSP!” in the current system. OvidSP contains all of your current alerts, jumpstarts, and saved searches. The current Ovid Gateway platform will be available until February.
Web of Science (http://isiknowledge.com/wos/) also has a new version, which will replace the current version early next year. Click on “Access the new version!” at the top of the Web of Knowledge page to take a look. One of the most important features you will notice is the “All Databases” search function (replaces CrossSearch), which allows you to search across all the Web of Knowledge databases.
Journal Citation Reports (http://library.duke.edu/metasearch/db/id/DUK00839), which enables you to search for journal impact factors, is scheduled to receive a makeover in early 2008. Be on the look out for that update!
We will keep you updated on these databases as we receive more information and modify our training materials.
Due to changes in North Carolina laws and University policies governing credit card payments, the Library must change how it handles billing for Library services.
We can no longer keep credit card information on file, and this includes Duke procurement cards. The Library will continue to bill on a monthly basis for interlibrary loan and document delivery requests, but to pay by credit card, you will need to send us the credit card information each month by mail or fax. Once the charge is made to your card, we will shred the information. The good news is that for document delivery and interlibrary loan requests, we will no longer require prepayment. You or your department will receive a bill at the end of each month after we have filled your request. This also means that document delivery requests will be delivered electronically, eliminating the need for picking materials up from the Library.
Duke departments can continue to notify us of faculty requests that will be paid by the department by sending us a list of names. All requests by faculty on the authorized list will be billed to the department. If you are not on the list and receive an individual bill, please consult your business manager as to whether your requests can be paid by the department.
Patrons and departments still have the option to pay the invoice with a credit card, Duke procurement credit card, or by another method (check, cash, etc).
Please remember that requests for materials from Duke libraries cannot be charged to grant accounts. However, fees for interlibrary loans can usually be charged to grants because those materials are not available at Duke. You can tell the difference between what Duke does and does not have by the cost of the materials — $11 or more per request is charged for materials NOT available at Duke. A $5 charge for a photocopy means it was supplied by Duke.
We will use the same billing and payment procedures for database searches and other services and products.
The Library relies on its revenues to help pay for books, journals, and operating expenses. Since we will now be billing for services after delivery, we will ask for payment within 30 days and send out reminders when invoices are overdue. Please help us by making sure you pay your invoices within the 30 days, so that we can continue to provide you with the services you need.
This year as a part of our Black History Month celebration in February, three special guests will share stories of their experiences as African-American “trailblazers” at Duke: Dr. Brenda Armstrong, Associate Dean of Medical Education, Director of Admission, and Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Duke Medicine; Dr. Joanne Wilson, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Duke Medicine; and Dr. Thelma Brown, President and CEO of Central Homehealth, Inc. and Central Family Home. This year’s event will be held on February 7, 2008, from 2:30 - 4:00 pm on the Duke Medical Center Library’s Mezzanine Level.
The public is invited to attend and will have a chance to ask questions of the panelists. Tea and other refreshments will be served at 2:00 pm; admission is free. For more information, please contact Jessica Roseberry at (919) 383-2653. A summary of last year’s event is available on our Website at http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/about/news/ln04-07.html#tea.
Thanks to a favorable new arrangement for Ovid access to electronic journals published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), the Library has been able to add a number of titles, primarily in nursing, to our E-Journals collection. The new titles, whose dates of availability vary, include:
Advances in Skin and Wound Care
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care
Gastroenterology Nursing
Home Healthcare Nurse
Journal of Christian Nursing
Journal of Patient Safety
Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing
Men in Nursing
Nursing Critical Care
OR Nurse
Point of Care
Professional Case Management (formerly Lippincott’s Case Management)
In conjunction with this arrangement, other LWW titles (e.g., ANS: Advances in Nursing Science, Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, and Nursing Administration Quarterly) that were previously available through distributors such as InfoTrac and EBSCO are now available only through Ovid. We still have access to these titles though the URLs have changed. The links for these titles have been updated on the Library’s E-Journals page (http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/find/ejournals/), through the PubMed “DUMCL Online” button, and through the GetIt@Duke button.
The Duke Office of Information Technology (OIT) has recently launched “WebFiles,” a service that allows University students, faculty, and staff to access personal storage space using a Web browser.
Each individual has an allotted storage space of 5 gigabytes in which to manage and organize files. When in the Library, you can access your Webfile documents and folders. To save files from Library applications, you must first move them to the public “Save Folder” on the Library’s desktop before uploading them to your Webfiles folders.
To access WebFiles, connect to http://webfiles.duke.edu and enter your Duke NetID and password. WebFiles will then display the contents of your home directory.
For more information on Webfiles, visit http://www.oit.duke.edu/comp-print/storage/webfiles/index.php or contact the OIT Help Desk at help@oit.duke.edu or (919) 684-2200.
The Duke Medical Center Archives has installed compact shelving in half of its stacks area. The new shelving allows the Archives to fit more boxes of valuable materials into the space where traditional shelving once stood. Fourteen electronically moveable ranges hold a total of 3,465 standard archival boxes. The new configuration also provides larger aisle space so that personnel can easily navigate the stacks and retrieve materials. A sensor prevents the ranges from closing when any object or person is in the aisle. Plans are also in place to incorporate compact shelving in the remainder of the stacks area.
New Website for History of Medicine
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/hom
Pat Thibodeau, Associate Dean, has been selected by the Association of Academic Health Science Libraries (AAHSL) to serve as a mentor in the Library Leadership Fellows Program. This year she will be working with Mary Piorun, Associate Director for Technology Initiatives and Resource Management, Lamar Soutter Medical Library, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA. The AAHSL Leadership Development Program, cosponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to help train librarians currently in managerial positions who are interested in becoming library directors. The program selects five pairs of mentors and fellows from across the country each year.
| ACP Medicine | Elsevier | Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) | ||
| Duke University Stores | Gold Standard | Ovid Technologies, Inc. | ||
| EBSCO Publishing | J.A. Majors Company | Unbound Medicine, Inc. |
Courtney Courses iPod shuffle (courtesy of Ovid Technologies) |
Winning Entry "Clear as Crystal" |
Beverly Murphy, Assistant Director, Marketing and Publications, received the Award of Excellence at the Fall meeting of the Association of North Carolina Health and Science Libraries (ANCHASL) on November 30, 2007. In honor of ANCHASL’s 25th anniversary, Beverly Murphy and Pat Thibodeau, Associate Dean, were honored as past presidents of the Association.
Vanessa Sellars, Assistant Director of Administrative Services, has been selected as an Honoree of the 2007 Susan B. Clark Administrative Leadership Award, given to individuals for exemplary dedication to the institution, service to others, and strength of character. In her early years at Duke, Vanessa worked with Clark, who rose through the ranks from an entry level position to administrative leadership in the Office of the Chancellor.
Brandi Tuttle, Information and Education Services Librarian, recently participated on a Virtual Reference Services panel at the annual conference of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association in Charleston, SC. The panel focused on academic and hospital libraries and discussed considerations for the implementation and management of virtual reference.
Library staff presented the following initiatives during the poster session held at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association in Baltimore, MD, October 10-11, 2007:
Virginia Carden, Russell Koonts, Richard Peterson, Charlie Lackey, Patricia Thibodeau, and Gene Hobbs (The Rubicon Foundation, Inc.) - Serving Up Hyperbaric Medicine Information - Cooking with the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Society & Rubicon Foundation
Charlie Lackey, Virginia Carden, Richard Peterson, Robert James, Marcos Rodriguez, and Ken Mitchell (Duke University Perkins Library) - Spicing Up In-House Statistical Collection with a Dash of Automation
Beverly Murphy, Richard Peterson, Hattie Vines, Megan von Isenburg, Elizabeth Berney, Robert James, and Marcos Rodriguez - Revolution at the LSD
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The Library’s newest employee, Kathy Beck, joined the Medical Center Library and Archives staff on July 9, 2007. A Durham native, Kathy has worked at Duke in various capacities for 37 years, including positions in Cataloging and in Administration at Perkins Library. In her last position, she worked in support of undergraduate studies in the Department of Chemistry.
As the Assistant to the Associate Dean for Library Services, Kathy is intimately involved with scheduling and administrative support for the two senior administrators in the Library. In transitioning to her new position, Kathy has enjoyed interacting with all the Library staff and credits them for being immensely patient and helpful.
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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
Anne Powers
919-660-1128
MEDLINE: Ovid
Anne Powers
919-660-1128
Library Orientation (drop-in session)
First Tuesday of every month
12:15-12:45 pm
Brandi Tuttle
919-660-1126
Evidence-Based Medicine
Connie Schardt
919-660-1124
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to
Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
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: Library Virtual Tour (video) - http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/about/orientation
Customized Training
If you would like to schedule a customized training session for for yourself or your department on specific resources or topics, please contact Connie Schardt, Associate Director of Public Services - Education Services, 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.
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