News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
All instructional sessions at WHSC Library are now scheduled in advance, using an interactive calendaring tool, available from the library website. The self-service calendar enables anyone to sign up for a session, add this event to the personal calendar in Outlook or any other calendaring service of choice. If anything unexpected comes up, the calendar provides Read More …
One of the most recent WHSC Library acquisitions is the Journal of Visualized Experiments, JOVE. JOVE’s publishers created an interesting concept of a peer reviewed You Tube for science. The strong point of the journal is its’ educational value, teaching undergraduates the concept of experimental methodology. It can also be used for training purposes, when graduate Read More …
Learn to enhance PubMed search results with the use of the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) database. The National Center for Biomedical Information (NCBI) and the U.S. National Library of Medicine have created a 3 minute YouTube video tutorial on using the MeSH database to expand or refine a PubMed search. Additional online tutorials and webcasts can be Read More …
Comprehensive Physiology is a dynamic online publication comprised of both theHandbook of Physiology and updated review articles by leaders in physiological research. Comprehensive Physiology is published by the American Physiological Society for scientists and advanced students in life sciences and medicine. The content is arranged by topics which include both new articles and chapters from all 34 volumes Read More …
DynaMed provides a convenient way to browse updates to evidence in various medical specialties and subspecialties. For example, bookmark this link to view a list of recent practice changing updates to evidence in cardiovascular medicine. Just click on an update topic to display the full topic page. Select “View Update” under each citation to link to bullet points Read More …
A reminder of when doctors had a rudimentary understanding of human anatomy, performed surgery without antiseptic and used primitive forms of anesthesia for operations and dental work. “Medical Treasures,” on display through October 2013, features materials from the WHSC Library’s historical collections, which include 18th- and 19th-century works on human anatomy, pathology, surgery, midwifery and Read More …
Physicians who complete the post-test associated with DynaMed’s EBM Focus will receive CME credit. EBM Focus is a weekly newsletter compilation of one to five articles most likely to change clinical practice. Subscribe here to receive weekly emailed issues. CME credit options are available on the left-hand sidebar of each issue. For questions regarding this and other clinical Read More …
Visit the WHSC Library’s Specialized Software Lab to access a host of geospatial software such as ArcGIS, ENVI, and GeoDa. The lab features ArcGIS 10.1, ENVI 5.0, a tool used to extract information from geospatial imagery, Google Earth, TerraGo Toolbar, a plug-in that enables users to share PDF maps and imagery, GeoDa 1.4.0, a software package that aids in spatial Read More …
The MedCalc 3000 can now be found in the title list on the STAT!Ref Mobile App. This evidence-based point of care tool and mobile access is free to Emory users. To learn more about mobile applictions available through the WHSC library, visit our Mobile Resources page or contact Ask-A-Librarian.
DNAStar has released an update to Lasergene 11. Version 11 contains many new improvements. Watch the following video to learn about improvements. To update Lasergene go to Emory software express and download the appropriate installer: Mac or PC. Select the desired programs and install the update. For any questions or problems contact Research Informationist Jeremy Kupsco at jkupsco [at] emory Read More …