New: Database & Article Finder (MetaLib) ... beta testing for searching multiple databases

MetaLib, a suite of tools for searching across multiple databases, as well as for database discovery, is now live in beta testing. It is linked from the from the Matas Library website as “NEW Database & Article Finder.” It is located at metalib.tulane.edu. Please try it out. If you have any observations or questions, feel free to contact the Matas Librarians at medref@tulane.edu.

Over the course of the summer, we will be making choices for health science database categories and gathering feedback from users. Further modifications to enhance usability and aesthetics, integrating it with the library’s web sites, and creating instructional materials are in the works. We hope that this will become a valuable new tool to enhance our users' ability to locate research materials over the many electronic resources available to Tulane users.

Swine Influenza A (H1N1) - News & Updates

Swine Flu Investigation

The CDC is actively investigating isolated human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) in several states (CA, TX, OH, KS, NY) and is working closely with Canada and Mexico and with the WHO. The CDC is continuously updating investigation information

As with any infectious disease, CDC recommends that people should take everyday preventive actions.

For more information on Pandemic Flu Preparedness and Planning: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

Exam Master - Scheduled Server Down Time - Friday, June 12, 1:00am through 4:00am CST

A Message from the Team at Exam Master - Scheduled Server Down Time
Friday, June 12, 2:00am through 5:00am EDT

As we continue to upgrade our system performance, there will be some downtime for system availability. Please note and plan accordingly: On Friday, June 12, from 2:00am through 5:00am (EDT), Exam Master OnLine will be unavailable.

We appreciate your patience during this upgrade!

Cardiosource Plus NOW available to the Tulane community

Cardiosource Plus now available to Tulane Users.

This resource is a portal for Cardiology core content and includes American College of Cardiology journals, self-assessment programs, CME/CE credit resources and tools, and Heart Songs 2.

Cardiosource Plus is made available to the Tulane community by the Rudolph Matas Library, the Department of Medicine at Tulane University and the Tulane University Heart & Vascular Institute.

Users will need to create an account to use the CME resources. There is no charge for a personal account. You must be on the Tulane computer network to create an account.

See the Matas Library Research Guide for Cardiology for more information.
http://libguides.tulane.edu/cardiology

Please contact the Matas Library if you have questions.

Congratulations to all Health Sciences Graduates!

The Matas Library extends our best wishes for the future, for all our 2009 graduates from the Graduate Programs, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and School of Medicine!

Read recent articles from the New Wave:

A Katrina Class Story: ‘This Is My Home’- an article about Ashley Doucette, School of Medicine Graduating Class, 2009 including a slide show.

Global Degrees: Public Health’s First Undergrad Class an article about the first public health class to earn four-year undergraduate degrees.

We applaud your accomplishments!

Upcoming Seminar - Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed

Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed
Friday, May 29, 2009
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Tidewater Bldg., Rm. 1218

To register for the classes, go to: http://nnlm.gov/scr/training/register.html

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) will be offering Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed in the Tidewater Bldg., Rm. 1218 on Friday, May 29, 2009. The session is hosted in New Orleans by Tulane University at the Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Science.

With a hands-on approach, this class will show attendees how to use the features of PubMed effectively. Attendees will be able to describe the contents of PubMed; formulate basic search strategies; display, print, and save results in various formats; revise and refine searches; and use special features such as Related Articles, Clinical Queries and the Advanced Search. The instructor will demonstrate online searches and students, at computers connected to the Internet, will be invited to follow along. Time for individual practice will be provided.

If you have any questions, please contact Karen J. Vargas, MLS , Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region.
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Courier Service

The Matas Library is pleased to announce that courier service between the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, The Offsite Depository and the Matas Library has begun!

Please contact the ILL office via your ILLiad account (from the Library homepage, medlib.tulane.edu). First time users of the ILLiad system will need to register.

Matas users requesting an item from Howard-Tilton or the Offsite depository click here.

Howard-Tilton users requesting an item from Matas click here or enter your request via the Howard-Tilton homepage, library.tulane.edu.