Health Care Reform News and Views

The Washington Post has created a special section on the health care reform bill and associated news. View the full suite of stories and features online at http://voices.washingtonpost.com/health-care-reform/.

CDC Releases County-Level Atlas of Heart Disease Hospitalizations

The CDC recently released the 2010 Atlas of Heart Disease Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries, its first atlas showing hospitalization rates for heart disease at the county level. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. These new maps chart wide disparities based on race/ethnicity and geographic location.

2010 Atlas of Heart Disease Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries:
http://www.cdc.gov/DHDSP/library/heart_atlas/index.htm

Interactive Heart Disease & Stroke Maps:
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh2/

PubMed Redesigned!!

New changes are in effect at PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's search interface for MEDLINE. Most of the features you are familiar with are still available, they just may be in a new place.

One notable change is that the tabs for Details, History, and Limits are no longer on your results page.

• To see how your search terms were mapped, look for the Details box on the righthand side of your results list. You may need to scroll down a bit as it is below other features such as "Also Try," "Titles With Your Search Terms," and "Find Related Data." Details is also accessible on the Advanced Search screen.
• To combine search sets (formerly accomplished on the History tab), click on Advanced Search. If you do not see your full list of searches, click on "More History" to see your activity.
• To limit your search results to a specific age group, language, publication type, etc., click on Advanced Search. Options from the Limits tab are now included on the Advanced Search screen.

Other changes include:

• Filters, such as the default filters for Review Articles, Systematic Reviews and dukemlib (articles available in print or electronically through the Duke Medical Library) are now located on the righthand side of the results screen. Customized MyNCBI filters are also located here when you are signed into your MyNCBI account.
  
• Suggested terms appear as you are typing terms into the search box. Note: these are not MeSH terms and thus should be used with caution. To find MeSH terms for your topic, change the database selection option from PubMed to MeSH on the drop-down menu on the results screen or click on the MeSH database link on the bottom of the Advanced Search page.
  
• The Single Citation Matcher is now linked from the main PubMed home screen. Additionally, the library's links to the Single Citation Matcher remain functional.

For help using the redesigned PubMed, please IM, email, or call us at 660-1100 and ask to speak to a librarian, or read more about the changes to PubMed online.

New H1N1 Resource for your iPhone

Get the latest information on the H1N1 Influenza A Vaccine with WebMD's free drug app for your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Features:

• Look up adult/pediatric dosing information
• Learn about the adverse affects, cautions, and drug interactions
• See information for pregnant and lactating women

This app has drug information for over 6,000 generics and brands as well as OTC medications and supplements.

Go to http://www.medscape.com/public/iphone to download the Medscape app.

Get Text Updates on H1N1

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just launched an H1N1 flu mobile texting pilot!

You may sign up now to have CDC information about H1N1 flu and other topics delivered directly to your mobile phone!

In September 2009, CDC launched a three-month text messaging campaign pilot to share important, timely health information directly to users.

To subscribe to the pilot, text HEALTH to 87000.

Subscribers can expect to receive about three health messages a week during the three-month pilot. Standard text messaging rates will apply. For more information about the pilot, visit http://www.cdc.gov/mobile.

Community Reads Together

Copies of Something for the Pain are available at the Medical Center Library!

Durham County Library has selected "Something for the Pain" by Durham resident Dr. Paul Austin for Durham Reads Together 2009, the library's bi-annual community-wide reading event. The book, which Library Journal calls "a definite page-turner and a riveting debut," is a deeply-felt and deftly rendered first-person account of the life of an ER doctor.

Durham County Library encourages everyone to read the book in preparation for programs and events (listed online) throughout the month of October. Durham Reads Together will conclude with a Meet the Author event on Sunday, November 1 at 3:00 pm at the Doris Duke Center in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 426 Anderson St., Durham. All Durham Reads Together programs are free and open to the public. For more information about the book, the author, and events and programs, visit www.durhamcountylibrary.org/drt. Durham Reads Together 2009 is sponsored by the Friends of the Durham Library.

With support from the Friends of the Durham Library, Durham County Library has purchased more than 200 additional copies of Something for the Pain to ensure that the book circulates easily throughout the community.

Now that the title has been announced, everyone in Durham - individuals, community organizations, businesses, book groups, high school and college students, healthcare workers and members of the faith community - is encouraged to read and discuss the book, and attend programs in October.

This is the third Durham Reads Together project coordinated by the Durham County Library. In 2005 the book featured was James McBride's The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother. In 2007 Durham Reads Together featured Darcy Frey's The Last Shot.

Durham County Library provides the entire community with books, services and other resources that inform, inspire learning, cultivate understanding and excite the imagination. For more information about the library, visit us online at www.durhamcountylibrary.org

Go Mobile!

If you have a Blackberry, iPod Touch, iPhone, or wireless PDA, you can now access a mobile version of the Library's Website. Search PubMed, use a medical calculator, read an article, or look up a quick clinical question in Dynamed. It will all be at your fingertips!

Bookmark us! http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/m

Dietary Supplements Labels Database Improved

NLM's Dietary Supplements Labels Database includes information from the labels of over 3,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements. It now includes several interface improvements, more products, and an auto-complete (search) feature. Other recent additions/changes include:

• Search box on every page
  
• Age/gender categories under "Products"
  
• Glossary page with A-Z anchor links
  
• Updated FDA Recalls, FDA MedWatch and FTC Actions
  
• More products (3000)
  

The database is designed to help both the general public and health care providers find information about ingredients in brand-name products, including name, form, active and inactive ingredients, amount of active ingredient/unit, manufacturer/distributor information, suggested dose, label claims, warnings, percentage of daily value, and further label information.

Athletic tape, auriculotherapy, autovaccines...

What do athletic tape, droughts and nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy have in common? They are all new MeSH terms for 2009!

While you know that medicine, clinical care and research are constantly evolving, you may not be aware that those Medical Subject Headings (or MeSH terms) that describe articles in the MEDLINE database also undergo changes and revisions every year. The National Library of Medicine, the agency that maintains MEDLINE and PubMed, analyzes MeSH every year to determine if new terms are needed and if old terms should be edited or retired.

While this reload of MeSH takes place, no new indexed citations are added to the MEDLINE database. For most people, this will have a limited impact: if you are a PubMed user, just be sure that you search using textwords in addition to MeSH terms (this is the default method when using the main search box); for Ovid users looking for the most current citations, be sure to search the in-process file (accessible from the change database link within Ovid) in addition to the MEDLINE file. Generally this process lasts just a few weeks in December.

If you have saved searches, you may want to check the new 2009 MeSH term list to determine if your strategy is still appropriate.

If you have any questions or would like assistance in evaluating a saved search, contact a reference librarian at 660-1100, mclref@mc.duke.edu, or via IM.

NIH Launches New Site on Medical Research for Children

National Institutes of Health has created a new site Children & Clinical Studies to offer parents and health care providers an insider's guide to children's medical research.

Find out more on these topics:
Importance of Research In Kids
Why is research important, how is it different, safety and protections, are there benefits, your right to say no

Getting Started In a Study
Information on the research team, what you might need to ask, and what role kids play in participating

Once In a Study
Information on how studies affect the family and what kids think, what happens if you leave a study or what happens when it ends

Resources
Know what rights you have, where to find information, and terms that you may hear in a study

If you have other questions about clinical trials, call the Library at 660-1100.

Google Flu Trends

How does Google Flu Trends work?
Google believes that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity by state.

Each week, millions of users around the world search for online health information. As you might expect, there are more flu-related searches during flu season, more allergy-related searches during allergy season, and more sunburn-related searches during the summer. You can explore all of these phenomena using Google Trends.

Can search query trends provide an accurate, reliable model of real-world phenomena?

New! Web of Knowedge Citation Map

ISI Web of Knowledge has rolled out a Beta version of their Citation Map tool. "A Citation Map is a graphical representation that shows the citation relationships (cited references and citing articles) between a paper and other papers using various visualization tools and techniques." You can use the tool to easily see who is citing you or see who you are citing. You can customize the interface and organize the results by year, author, title, institution, country, etc.

You must be on a full record page to see the Citation Map option. To see a full record click on a title from your search results page and look for Citation Map under the journal title.

More information and instructions can be found at:
http://cm.isiknowledge.com/support/help/h_citation_map.html

PubMed Update

National Library of Medicine is working on a PubMed redesign and in the process new features are being tested. These tests may cause you some issues while searching PubMed, read on for a simple solution!

The following features, based on the search query, may be encountered in PubMed in the upcoming weeks:

• Also Try - Searches done by other users on the same topic for you to try.
• More PubMed Articles - Other articles that, based on your search terms, may be of interest.
• Recent Activity - A display of your recent PubMed searches and AbstractPlus views, PubMed Central® searches and Full Text views, Gene database searches and Full Report views.

These resources are being introduced on an experimental basis. They may be made available to a small percentage of users so as to gauge their effectiveness, and may even be presented in different ways in order to see if one format is better than another. Based on what NLM learns they will decide how soon to enable a feature for all users, whether to try a different format, or even to go back to the drawing board.

As a result of these tests, you may have intermittent issues with PubMed losing cookies for your search session. You'll know this happened when you don't see the dukemlib tab above your search results or the DUMCL Online or Stacks buttons on the abstract view. To get your cookies back, simply open a new tab/window or go to the Library's Website and click on MEDLINE to restart PubMed. Don't worry! Your search history will be available from the history tab for 8 hours.

Free Books!

We have gently-used books currently on the Free Bookshelf you don't want to miss. There are some great pre-test materials, BLS, and reference books waiting for new homes. The Free Bookshelf is located inside the library across from the Library Service Desk.

Every Thursday, we put out donated materials that are not added to the Library's collection. So stop by to see what's been added!

If you have books and other materials that you are finished with, consider donating them to the library. For more information on how to donate, see our Gifts and Donation page. We will provide a general letter of acknowledgement for your tax purposes and recognize your gift, if added to the collection, with an ascribed bookplate.

Happy Labor Day weekend!!

JAMA - A Cover Without Art

Did you notice that this week's issue of JAMA is missing a cover image? It has become a tradition for JAMA to omit a cover image on the theme issue devoted to HIV/AIDS. Once again they are observing this tradition. A Cover Without Art appeared previously on July 10, 1996; July 1, 1998; July 12, 2000; July 10, 2002; July 14, 2004; and August 16, 2006.

On a similar thread, Day Without Art (DWA) began in 1989 as the national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis. To make the public aware that AIDS can touch everyone, and inspire positive action, some 800 U.S. art and AIDS groups participated in the first Day Without Art, shutting down museums, sending staff to volunteer at AIDS services, or sponsoring special exhibitions of work about AIDS. Since then, Day With(out) Art has grown into a collaborative project in which an estimated 8,000 museums, galleries, art centers, AIDS Service Organizations, libraries, high schools and colleges take part on both the national and international levels.

Fulltext Unavailable for Blackwell Journals

Wiley Publishing has recently purchased the British publisher, Blackwell. Due to the merger of e-journals from both publishers, fulltext for the Blackwell Synergy journals is intermittently unavailable.

New PDA Resources Added

The Library added new resources to the PDA Subject Guide. These new applications are designed for medical students, residents and physicians interested in emergency medicine. There are applications for risk stratifying patients with decision rules, scores and calculators and additional applications for the management of sepsis, stroke and heart attacks. All programs are free and available under the Pro Palm software listings.

We are also getting ready to add more information on smartphones like iPhones and Blackberries. Have a tip or application you'd like to recommend to your colleagues?
Let us know!

DukeReads-Online Book Club

DukeReads is an online book club that provides alumni and friends a chance to discuss a range of books -- contemporary, classic, fiction, and nonfiction -- from the comfort of a computer. Seven titles, offered over seven months, are selected by Duke bibliophiles.

The summer book choice is "What is the What" by Dave Eggars. For more information on the book club, how to register, or how to order the books online from Gothic Bookstore with a discount, see: http://www.dukereads.com/

Happy reading!

Sneak Peek at the New CINAHL

EBSCO Publishing, which makes CINAHL and other databases available on its EBSCOhost search platform, will be launching an updated version of its search interface sometime in July. EBSCOhost 2.0, as it will be called, will retain the functionality of the current system but offer improvements in limiting features and the way search results are displayed. A beta or preview version of the new interface is now available for testing. To try it out, just follow the links to CINAHL on our Website, click on New Features! in the upper right, then EBSCOhost 2.0 BETA Test Drive. You'll have to choose the database you want to try; the most complete version of CINAHL is "CINAHL Plus with Full Text."

The test version of EBSCOhost 2.0 will demonstrate the variety of upcoming new features, but results (search stategies, selected references, etc.) can only be saved temporarily in the beta version and will NOT carry over to your current "My EBSCOhost" account. (Use your current account in the current interface if you want to be sure you are saving items permanently. For more information about the functionality of the BETA version of 2.0, click here.) When the new system is fully implemented in July, however, any saved searches, personal folders, and folder items stored in your "My EBSCOhost" account will be available. The default search mode for Duke users is Advanced search mode, both in the current interface and EBSCOhost 2.0.

We encourage all CINAHL users to try the new search interface and become familiar with its new features before the official transition to 2.0 in July! If you have any questions, please feel free to Ask a Librarian!

Web of Science Expands Regional Coverage

We're happy to report that the Web of Science coverage recently expanded to include 700 regional journals:

• 199 from Asia Pacific
• 364 from the European Union
• 80 from Latin America
• 50 from the Middle East and Africa
• 7 from North America

The complete integration of these new journals builds a bridge between significant regional studies and the global research community - increasing the visibility of topics of regional concern...

Have searching questions? Feel free to Ask Us!

Foreign Language Patient and Consumer Health Information

Need patient information in languages other than English and Spanish?

On May 7, MedlinePlus released a multilingual feature, providing access to health information in languages other than English and Spanish. This new service contains over 2,500 links to information in more than 40 languages and covers nearly 250 topics.

You can navigate the new collection either by language or by topic. In addition, a languages box with a list of language names displays on the English health topic pages. The language names link to information on MedlinePlus in multiple languages for that topic.

You can also use the MedlinePlus search tool to find these pages. A new collection called Multiple Languages appears in the MedlinePlus search results.

Web of Knowledge Enhancements

Better options to refine your results:

• Exclude results to analyze search results
• Sort alphabetically or numerically
• Faster refine with standardized and simplified document type options when searching across all databases.

EndNote Web upgrades:

• Link to full text of articles directly
• Designate read/write access for shared folders

Happy Searching!

FDA Drug Warnings via E-Mail

Healthcare providers can now sign up to be notified via e-mail of FDA warnings for drugs or medical devices. The Health Care Notification Network's free alerts system is "designed to improve the speed and efficacy of the delivery of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated patient safety alerts to physicians and other healthcare providers." Faster alerts can improve patient safety and reduce liability.

For more information or to enroll: http://www.hcnn.net

Search TRLN to Find Materials at Local Libraries

Finding materials from the Duke, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central libraries just got easier. Search TRLN is a single catalog interface that allows you to search and browse through the collections of the four university libraries that make up the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN).

Search TRLN represents a new breed of library catalog, featuring better keyword searching, relevancy ranking, and the ability to drill down your search by subject, type of library (eg, health sciences), author, type of material, etc. It even allows you to search for chapter titles and authors and to view book jackets for many books.

You can also use Search TRLN to request delivery of materials from other libraries, which is expected to take 48 hours. Duke faculty, staff and students may also borrow materials from the TRLN libraries in person.

Get the Help You Deserve!

The Library has redesigned the Tutorials & Training Web page. Each resource has helpful links organized by type (handout, instruction, etc) so you can easily find the information you need.

View the calendar to see upcoming classes, see instructional videos, download handouts for future reference, or contact a Librarian for more help!

There's something for everyone! Check it out and let us know what you think!

OvidSP Enhancements

OvidSP will release new platform enhancements on Monday, March 31st. Some of the enhancements include:

• Annotation Export: You will be able to export search result annotations to standard bibliographic citation managers, such as EndNote®, helping you to organize your research.
  
• Search Screen Position: After a search has been executed, the search screen will no longer "jump", causing the search results set to appear at the top of the page. The search box will now appear above the search results set.
  
• Non-English Translations: French, German, and Spanish interfaces will be available. View a non-English interface from either the Database Selection page or the Main Search page.
  

Making the Most of Google Maps...

Google Maps has completed their Street View maps of the Triangle area! You may have seen a Google car driving slowly through neighborhoods capturing this data awhile ago. Now you can search for an address and click on the street view option. Next time you know you'll be looking for a specific house or business, view a picture of it before you head out the door. If you are wondering what this means, click on this Google Map link to see the library in Street View mode.

Traveling to a conference? This tool can help you get a sense of where your hotel is, get some early sightseeing accomplished, or find out exactly where a restaurant is located. You can "walk" up or down the street, turn 360°, or zoom in to get a better view. Over 25 cities have been completed, check out this map to see which US cities have been done.

For more on how to use Google Map Street View, watch this short video.

Happy Sightseeing!

New Web of Knowledge Interface

Web of Knowledge, which includes Web of Science (WOS), has a new interface. Designed for both the novice and experienced user, ISI offers access to articles in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. One of the most important features you will notice is the "All Databases" tab search (which replaces CrossSearch). This feature allows you to search across all the Web of Knowledge databases. If you prefer to search only one citation database, such as the Science Citation Index Expanded, just click on the "Change Limits and Settings" link to select your database.

Looking for impact factors? You'll need to use the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), another product from Web of Knowledge. Click on the "Select a Database" tab and select JCR to begin your search. For more information on finding impact factors, see our three minute video tutorial.

OvidSP Has Replaced Ovid Gateway! (Jan. 31st)

The Ovid Gateway has switched to the new interface, OvidSP, as of January 31st. The Gateway version is no longer available. Ovid is used to search MEDLINE, Books@Ovid, PreMEDLINE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA), Journals@Ovid Full Text, HAPI, PsycINFO, and SPORTDiscus.

OvidSP offers several different types of search styles:

• Advanced Ovid Search(originally called Ovid Syntax) Recommended - Supports Boolean search terms and traditional Gateway searching (maps you to a subject heading in MEDLINE).
• Basic - Allows you to enter queries using everyday language with results ranked by relevancy.
• Find Citation - Find a known article using its citation information.
• Search Tools - Use specific tools, such as trees, permuted index, scope notes, explode, and more to find information.
• Search Fields - Search using abstracts, author name, ISSN, and other specific criteria.

NOTE: We recommend that you use the default Advanced Ovid Search tab for best results when searching OvidSP.

Don't worry, all of your alerts, jumpstarts, and saved searches will be available in the new interface using your same Ovid login information.

For more information on the new features of OvidSP, see this video produced by Yale's Medical Library (9:36). It discusses the general features of OvidSP such as searching techniques, the results manager, RSS feeds, and browser requirements.

We will keep you updated as we modify our training materials. As always, if you have any questions, please contact a librarian at (919) 660-1100.

Reminder: Scopus Canceled

This is a reminder that the Scopus database was canceled effective December 2007.

We have a page up to explain the cancellation, what other alternatives there are to Scopus, and other issues.
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/databases/canceled/scopus

If you have concerns or questions regarding this cancellation, contact Karen Grigg at grigg012@mc.duke.edu

Facebook and MySpace...We're Out There!

If you...

• Love our helpful reference librarians available in person, via telephone, email or IM (buddy name: dumclref)
• Access a database to help you answer a clinical question, assist in your research, or finish an assignment
• Read an electronic book or journal at home

Then you might just be a Duke University Medical Center Library fan!

Click on the link and become our next Facebook fan today!

http://duke.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6326259677

You can see upcoming classes, read our blog, and connect to others through the Library.

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We're also on MySpace! Become a friend today!
Visit us at: http://www.myspace.com/dumcl

Send Us a Text Message!

Now you have another way to contact us during our normal reference hours of Monday thru Friday from 9 am - 5 pm.

How to send a text message to the Reference Librarian on duty:

1. Initiate a new text message
2. Type dukemclref: then your question
3. Don't forget to include the colon between your question and our name!
4. Send to 265010 (your normal fees for text messages apply)

The reference librarian on call receives your message and will send an answer back to your cell phone.

Don't forget you have a lot of other ways to contact us ... email, phone, and IM!

Business Services Available at the Library

Need to send a fax? Need color copies or a document notarized? We can help!

The Library can assist in sending faxes (locally, nationally, and internationally). Receive a fax at the Library for only $1/page. Send a fax to a local or 800 number for a $1/page. Send a fax long distance for $2/page for the first page ($1.50/each additional page). International faxing is also available! You can also get a color copies done for $1/page.

Finally, several people on our staff are commissioned to notarize documents. This is a free service! Just call or stop by to see if a notary is available. Scheduling an appointment ahead of time is preferable. (Please note that our staff will not notarize car title changes.)

Any questions? Just contact the Library at 660-1100.

Science Blogging Conference in RTP

Science Blogging Conference
Saturday January 19, 2008 in Research Triangle Park
http://scienceblogging.com/

Register now to reserve your place to discuss the future of science communication. The conference addresses a variety of issues and perspectives on science communication, including science literacy, the popularization of science, science in classrooms and in homes, debunking pseudoscience, using blogs as tools for presenting scientific research, writing about science, and health and medicine.

Looking for Clinical Trials?

ClinicalTrials.gov has launched a new interface to improve navigation. This is its first big change since 2000. ClinicalTrials.gov is the NLM-developed Web-based registry of clinical research studies.

"It provides patients, clinicians, researchers, and other members of the general public with access to information about interventional and observational studies including clinical trials of drugs, devices and other interventions. As of August 2007, ClinicalTrials.gov contained over 44,000 clinical research studies in all fifty states and in 150 countries."

Now a search box with four navigation links at the top right of each page has replaced the menu bar, allowing new searches for studies to be launched at any time. New features provide users with different options to display results lists and study information based on their needs.

Clinical Pharmacology is getting a new look!

Clinical Pharmacology (CP) will be switching to a new interface. We will have access to both the current version of CP and the new interface until March 31, 2008. This is a great opportunity to become more familiar with the new interface.

UPDATE: The Library will continue to link you straight to the classic version as not all of the patient education handouts (now called MedCounseler Sheets) have been updated and moved to the new interface. But you can always move to the new platform sooner!

More about the new version...

CP's user interface and functionality have been completely redesigned, making it extremely intuitive and easy for you to get to the information you need for fast answers. The new Control Panel in Clinical Pharmacology feature enables you to easily search for information, start a reports, find patient education materials, or other resources all from one place. Each area is grouped together in convenient drop-down menus.

The Drug IDentifier feature now has its own button and is available on every page! Need to accurately identify unknown tablets and capsules? Use the Drug IDentifier search on a characteristic (shape, color, or imprint) and see a list of possibilities with images!

We will keep you updated as we receive more information and modify our training materials. If you have any questions, contact a librarian at 660-1100.

OvidSP is Unveiled!

OvidSP is scheduled to launch on Thursday, October 25, 2007. Remember, you will have access to the new OvidSP platform as well as the current Ovid Gateway Platform.

What Will You See in Ovid Gateway on October 25th?
Access to OvidSP will be available by 7:30 am. Just click on the "Try OvidSP!" link. This link will be on every page in Ovid and will take you to the new interface.

We will have access to both the current version of the Ovid Gateway Platform and the new OvidSP interface until February 2008. This is a great opportunity to become more familiar with the new interface. For more information on OvidSP, see this blog post.

Ovid is Getting a New Look!

Ovid will be switching to a new easy-to-use interface named OvidSP. This new interface will be available beginning October 25th. We will have access to both the current version of the Ovid Gateway platform and the new interface OvidSP interface until February 2008. This is a great opportunity to become more familiar with the new interface. But you can always move to the new platform sooner!

OvidSP promises an "intuitive new search interface and better user workflow tools for a more powerful, simplified, and faster search experience." Don't worry, all of your alerts, jumpstarts, and saved searches will be available in the new interface.

For those Ovid users who prefer the current version, you will still be able to access it through the new version via "Ovid Syntax," which will look similar to the current version of Ovid.

We will keep you updated as we receive more information and modify our training materials. As always, if you have any questions, contact a librarian at (919) 660-1100.

Two health reports on North Carolina released

The NC Institute of Medicine has recently posted to its website the final report of a task force which has been studying the issue of low health literacy skills in North Carolina. For a description of the project and link to the report, click here. The report discusses the problems associated with low health literacy and makes recommendations for addressing this.

Another report that has just been posted on the NCIOM website (http://www.nciom.org/index.html) is the 2007 North Carolina Child Health Report Card. This report highlights data and trends for children in North Carolina. For example, in 2006, 13.2% of NC children age 0-17 years were uninsured, a 20% increase from 2001.