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The Matas-L listserv is the place where the worlds of public health and library/information science meet. On this listserv, you’ll (periodically) receive news you can use about quickly and efficiently locating and retrieving scholarly work, database trials such as the one we presently have for PolicyMap, websites, webinars, funding and conference announcements, etc.

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Elaine R. Hicks, MS/LIS, MPH, MCHES

Research, Education, and Public Health Librarian 

Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences

ehicks2@tulane.edu

Current periodicals available in print

Rudolph Matas Library continues to receive several journals in print. These issues are now kept near the magazine and newspaper racks for browsing and reading in the library commons.

Titles include:
European Journal of Endocrinology
General Surgery News
Journal of Neuroscience
Oncology Reports

Public Health Reports

CDC Vital and Health Statistics
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

Thursday Research Hours | 12-3 | Tidewater

Every Thursday: Come to the  i2PH at Tidewater 1714 to work with a librarian. Together we will find literature, reports, data, and/or statistics. We will work on whatever you need, such as navigating Pubmed, using RefWorks and EndNote, etc.

Time: 12:00-3:00 pm
Location: Tidewater Room 1714

RSVP preferred: ehicks2@tulane.edu

28th Annual Health Science Research Days, February 20-21, 2017

The 28th Annual Health Sciences Research Days will be held a few weeks earlier than usual:  Monday February 20th – Tuesday February 21st, 2017. 

We hope that this change from our usual scheduling will permit academic departments to integrate the event into their recruiting efforts for graduate programs.   The Office of Research will distribute the Call for Abstracts in early December with an abstract deadline of Wednesday January 11th, 2017.

Please mark your calendars and share the information with your students and trainees.  We welcome your participation and look forward to another successful event.

PubMed Homepage Enhancements & PubMed Journals

NCBI has just announced several upcoming enhancments to PubMed:

The PubMed homepage will soon be updated with new opportunities to browse content of recent interest. The page will include the new feature, Latest Literature, and two existing features, Trending Articles and PubMed Commons. The Latest Literature feature highlights new articles from highly accessed journals and links to our new feature PubMed Journals (see Find, Browse and Follow Biomedical Literature with PubMed Journals for more information).

Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period. PubMed Commons are the current top comments determined by multiple factors based on members’ ratings of comment helpfulness.

For more information, click here: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so16/so16_pubmed_homepage_enhancement.html

In addition, there will soon be a link to "PubMed Journals". Following the latest biomedical literature can be a challenge, but the new PubMed Journals from NCBI will help you keep up to date.
PubMed Journals lets you:

• Easily find and follow journals of interest.
• Browse new articles in your favorite journals.
• Keep up to date with a Journal News Feed containing new arrivals, news links, trending articles, and important article updates (retractions and more!).

Get started now:

• Visit the PubMed Journals homepage to see a list of popular journals.
• Click a journal title to browse the most recent content and news feed.
• Click the "Follow" button to add to your personal journal list.

To follow a journal, you must be logged into your NCBI account. If you are not already logged in to NCBI, you can try out our completely revamped login experience. The new NCBI login, like the old, works with any existing NCBI account or your eRA Commons, NIH, or federated university account. A link to PubMed Journals will be found on the enhanced PubMed homepage.
For more information about PubMed Journals, visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so16/so16_pubmed_journals.html

HTTPS at NCBI: Guidance for NCBI Web API Users

HTTPS at NCBI: Guidance for NCBI Web API Users. NLM Tech Bull. 2016 Jul-Aug;(411):b5.

2016 July 28 [posted]

On September 30, 2016, NCBI will move all Web services to the HTTPS protocol to meet the Federal HTTPS-Only Standard directive for Federal Web sites and services. While this move will improve security and privacy, it may also disrupt any processes that currently access NCBI APIs using the HTTP protocol.

Please see, HTTPS at NCBI: Guidance for users of NCBI Web APIs, on the Develop action page for a complete discussion of this move and what you need to do, along with some new test servers to help you confirm whether your code will function after the change to HTTPS.

For more on the US Federal government HTTPS-only initiative, see https://https.cio.gov.

For questions, comments, or problems, contact the NCBI service desk at info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

New! Natural Medicines Database

Great News! You now have access to Natural Medicines…the most comprehensive and authoritative resource available on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and integrative therapies.

Access on and off campus:

http://libproxy.tulane.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.naturalmedicines.com 

Search for natural ingredients, alternative therapies, product ratings, and interactions. CE/CME credit is also available (register for a personal CE account under the 'CE/CME' menu).




For more information and features, checkout the Natural Medicines Quick Start Guide (PDF)

How to find Journal Citation Reports

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is part of the database Web of Science. JCR has the impact factors for journals in your discipline, and is a great place to determine where to publish your research for the highest impact. Sure, you can google a journal name + the term impact factor to find impact factors quickly, but to get the correct and up to date impact factor, going to the source is best.

Here's how to find JCR & Web of Science on the Matas homepage.

1. Select RESOURCES (top middle-right of screen)











2. Select WEB OF SCIENCE (center middle of screen)














3. Select JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS (upper left corner of screen)









4. Search by journal name or browse by discipline















More info on using Journal Citation Reports here: http://wokinfo.com/training_support/training/journal-citation-reports/ 

Or contact medref@tulane.edu - Ask Us We Can Help!

Medicine Grand Rounds now available: Pancreas Cancer

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for June 8, 2016: "Pancreas Cancer" by Margit McGowan, DO, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Tulane University, are now available:

http://libguides.tulane.edu/c.php?g=182693&p=3464705

Each week librarians at the Matas library attend Medicine Grand Rounds. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal.

Medicine Grand Rounds now available: Lung Cancer Screening

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for June 1, 2016: "The Pulmonary Nodule and Lung Cancer Screening" by  Neil Ninan, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director Interventional Pulmonology (Tulane Medical Center) are now available:

http://libguides.tulane.edu/c.php?g=182693&p=3464705

Each week librarians at the Matas library attend Medicine Grand Rounds. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal.

We've redesigned our site!

The Rudolph Matas Library website at http://matas.tulane.edu has been redesigned and improved to offer more-streamlined service to the downtown Health Sciences Campus community, the greater Tulane community, and site visitors worldwide. Enhancements include:

• Seamless, responsive design for mobile and tablet access
• Faster access to needed resources such as the Clinical and Public Health Portals
• A single search box for accessing journal articles, eBooks, point-of-care tools, mobile apps, etc.
• Live chat integrated within the home page
• Online forms for requesting library workshops, materials for purchase, group study rooms, and course reserve materials
• Direct connections to Historical Archives in the Tulane Digital Library
• Improved site search functionality

Please contact Rudolph Matas Library at medref@tulane.edu or call (504) 988-5155 if you have any questions about the new site or would like to schedule an overview of the new website and/or any other biomedical or health-related resource for your department.

Medicine Grand Rounds now available: Atopic Dermatitis

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for May 5, 2016: New Drugs to Treat Atopic Dermatitis
by Brittany Stumpf, MD, FAAD, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology are now available:

http://libguides.tulane.edu/c.php?g=182693&p=3350385


Each week librarians at the Matas library attend Medicine Grand Rounds. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal.

#fbf Matas Library flooding April 2014

#flashbackfriday to April 22, 2014, the night an incubator on the 3rd floor of the Hutchinson Building overheated, setting off the sprinkler system in the Matas Library journal stacks.

Medicine Grand Rounds References now available: Any Road to a Cure: the Neuroblastoma Story

Grand rounds welcomed Tulane School of Medicine '95 alum Dr. Christopher Weldon for the annual AOA lecture. Dr Weldon provided a wonderful overview of neuroblastoma - it's history, treatment, and current research. Read more about it on the Medicine Grand Rounds list. 

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for April 13, 2016: Any Road to a Cure: the Neuroblastoma Story are now available:
http://libguides.tulane.edu/c.php?g=182693&p=3266130 

Each week librarians at the Matas library attend Medicine Grand Rounds. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal via the links above.

Please watch your personal items

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A gentle reminder that the Matas library is not responsible for items left unattended. Please do not leave laptops or other personal items unattended in any area of the library.

In the event your items are burgled, we definitely want to know, but more importantly, report the incident to the Security Desk on the first floor of the School of Medicine Building.

Thanks and stay vigilant!

Tulane Police Department Downtown District Contacts

504-988-5555 (emergency)

504-988-5531
https://tulane.edu/police/downtown/

Nine Things You Need to Know About Copyright

The Association of University Administrators recently published their Good Practice Guide to Copyright (Good Practice Guide #42).

It it, you'll find Nine Things You Need to Know About Copyright

Zika update: algorithms, registry, updated CDC guidelines

New Zika resources from the CDC:

US Zika Pregnancy Registry: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/registry.html 

• CDC and state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments request that healthcare providers participate in the US Zika Pregnancy Registry by:
• 1. Reporting cases of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika virus to their state, tribal, local, or territorial health department.
• 2. Collecting pertinent clinical information about pregnant women and their infants on the Pregnancy and Zika Virus Disease Surveillance forms.
• 3. Providing the information to state, tribal, local or territorial health departments or directly to CDC Registry staff if asked to do so by local health officials. 
• 4. Notifying state, tribal, local, or territorial health department staff or CDC registry staff of adverse events (e.g., spontaneous abortion, termination of pregnancy). 
• CDC testing algorithms for Zika virus infection: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/tools.html 
• MMWR: Interim Guidance for Health-Care Providers Caring for Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016 (Updated March 25, 2016): http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6512e2er.htm?s_cid=mm6512e2er_w
• CDC has updated its interim guidance for U.S. health-care providers caring for women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure to include recommendations for counseling women and men with possible Zika virus exposure who are interested in conceiving. The updated guidelines also include recommendations for Zika virus testing and guidance for women residing along the US-Mexico Border

More information can be found on the Zika Subject guide from Matas Library. 

http://libguides.tulane.edu/zika

Medicine Grand Rounds now available: Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans

References from Medicine Ground Rounds for March 23, 2016: Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans: Genes or environment?​ by Dr Keith C. Ferdinand,  Professor of Medicine, Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute, are now available:
http://libguides.tulane.edu/c.php?g=182693&p=3168118

Each week librarians at the Matas library attend Medicine Grand Rounds. Articles and resources mentioned during the presentation are recorded and presented for your perusal.

Hone your diagnostic edge with these 11 videos from VisualDx

Earlier this month we announced a new look and feel for the differential diagnosis tool VisualDx. Known for it's usefulness in dermatology, VisualDx has expanded to include more internal medicine topics. However, the look is a little different.

For example, you can now build a differential diagnosis beyond dermatology, as this video of diagnosing fever in a 59 year old female illustrates:

Results are easy to navigate:

There is also a Ddx stregnth indicator which estimates the likelihood of the diagnosis.

VisualDx is a available for the web and as a mobile app from Tulane Libaries.

Questions regarding the VisualDx? Contact medref@tulane.edu
More videos from Visual Dx via Youtube

Workshop on NIH Public Access Policy/DMP Tool

Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences will offer a workshop on Tuesday, March 29^th at 10:00 AM to discuss the NIH Public Access Policy and DMP Tool for creating ready-to-use data management plans.

Investigators must ensure that all peer-reviewed journal articles supported by NIH funds be made publicly-available no later than 12 months after publication. Failing to comply with the policy could lead to a delay in continuing awards.

In addition to NIH Public Access Policy compliance, an overview and walkthrough of the DMP Tool will also be provided.  Both the NSF and NIH require that a Data Management Plan be included with all new grant proposals.  Don’t miss out on any funding opportunities!  The DMP Tool helps researchers:

·         Create ready-to-use data management plans for specific funding agencies

·         Meet agency requirements for data management plans

·         Get step-by-step instructions and guidance for your data management plan

·         Learn about resources and services available at your institution to fulfill the data management requirements of their grants

Don’t wait until your funding is in jeopardy.  Learn how to prepare for these new mandates today. No appointment or registration is necessary.

Day:  Tuesday, March 29

Time:  10:00 AM

Place:   Rudolph Matas Library, 1430 Tulane Avenue, 2^nd Floor, Mezzanine-Level Computer Lab