EndNote and RefWorks specialists at the Matas Library

Looking for help with EndNote or RefWorks? The Matas Library has specialists in both. If you need help, you can either stop by the library or contact our specialists directly.

For EndNote help, contact Keith Pickett at 504-988-2406 or kpicket1@tulane.edu.

For RefWords help, contact Molly Knapp at 504-988-2410 or mknapp2@tulane.edu.

Don't forget about Interlibrary Loans!

Are you looking for a book but the library doesn't have it? What about a journal article that we don't have access to?

Don't forget about Interlibrary Loans (ILL) through the Matas library. If we don't have a book or journal article that you want or need, we can get it from a different library for you for no cost. To order a book or journal article through ILL, go to the Matas library webpage, look under the Ask Us! We Can Help box, and click Interlibrary Loan. We can get it!

If you are using ILL for the first time, just click First Time Using ILLiad? and fill in the form. It's quick and easy, and if you need help, just come up to the library desk and we will help you navigate through the system.

If you have any questions about interlibrary loans, you can contact the ILL department by calling (504) 988-5156 or e-mailing medlib@tulane.edu.

EndNote and RefWorks specialists at the Matas Library

Working on research this summer? The Matas Library has specialists in EndNote and RefWorks that can help you get started or help you work through problems with these citation programs.

Working with EndNote? Contact Keith Pickett at kpicket1@tulane.edu or (504) 988-2406.

Working with RefWorks? Contact Molly Knapp at mknapp2@tulane.edu or (504) 988-2410.

Making the Neighborhood Connections - Matas Library receives grant funding from the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

The Matas Library has just received a NN/LM SCR Resource Library Outreach Award. The specific award is titled, “Making the Neighborhood Connections: Matas Library Links the Community to Health Literacy”. This award, funded by the National Library of Medicine(NLM), for up to $15,000 will be used to conduct community outreach in the New Orleans area and is funded by the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

In this effort the library will be promoting health literacy initiatives to the community in activity partnership with: Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), Dr. Mark Alain Dery, via Covenant House and the NOSIDA project, New Orleans City Hall, and the Neighborhood Partnerships Network (NPN). These activities include training some public health professionals, clinical professionals, community leaders, and youth to use basic health information resources provided through the National Library of Medicine in order to spread a wider use of credible and authoritative health information tools among the communities. MedlinePlus, a consumer health information tool, will be one of the key resources.

Matas Library, through Neville Prendergast, Matas Library Director, and Elaine Hicks, Matas Education Librarian, will spearhead a number of planned activities, and a community health information needs assessment, using the funds awarded to conduct community outreach in the New Orleans area.

WORLD BANK GROUP OPENS DATA TO ALL

World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Africa Development Indicators, and Global Economic Monitor are now free, open, and easy to access at data.worldbank.org ... The open data announcement coincides with the launch of the World Development Indicators (WDI) 2010, the Bank’s popular statistical resource. Apart from giving open access to the WDI, with nearly 1000 indicators, the initiative also opens up the Global Development Finance (GDF), Africa Development Indicators (ADI), Global Economic Monitor (GEM), and indicators from the Doing Business report.

The Matas Libary has a standing order to the print version of World Development Indicators which we plan to contine. We no longer purchase the CD ROM version of the annual data. Link to the location information in the Library Catalog.

See WDI Online in the Database List.

New Matas Check-out periods, Recalls and Holds for Books

LOOK FOR THE "Make a Request"

when a book you need is checked-out.

The Matas Library's has a new check-out policy for BOOKS that extends the loan period to 28 days or one month. The previous period was 3 weeks. In addition, a new feature in the online catalog is available for requesting Recalls and Holds for items that are checked out.

Recalls may be placed after a user has had an item for at least two weeks. The loan period is shortened and a notice is sent to the patron notifying them of the new due date. The user will have ten days to return the item to the library. After ten days the library charges $1.00 a day in overdue fines. Any patron with an outstanding recall will be blocked from library privileges until the item has been returned. Fines accrue to a maximum of $20. (So check your Tulane email and be sure the library has your correct address.)

The returned item will be held for the patron who has initiated the recall for five days. If the patron does not pick up the material in that period, it will be sent back to the stacks.

Items that are on reserve cannot be recalled or held for pick-up. Journals continue to have a two day check-out. Holds can be placed on items that are soon to fall due, or are overdue. When a hold is placed it will block other patrons from checking the item out or renewing their loan. A Hold does not change the original due date, but further renewals are not allowed.

With the new longer checkout period, no users will have a shorter loan period than three weeks. Users may also renew their library materials online. From the Library Catalog sign in to the "My Account" with your Library Barcode.

You may still call the desk to ask for assistance. Let the Library Staff know of problems or questions regarding online renewals, holds and recalls!

Need an article quick? The Matas Library Interlibrary Loan department can help!

Articles from another library can be provided in digital format straight to your email. This service is provided FREE if you are a Tulane Health Science student, faculty, staff or a Tulane Hospital or Clinic employee. Just register with the Matas Library for our ILLiad Service! Most health science articles are generally provided within two days.

Books are available via Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) as well. Please allow longer for shipping and delivery.

Sign up for the ILLiad service. (Note: you need to be registered with the Matas Library). Call us for more information: 988-5155

The Matas Library now has the Cochrane Library via Wiley InterScience.

The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Cochrane Reviews represent the highest level of evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions. In addition to Cochrane Reviews, The Cochrane Library provides other sources of reliable information: other systematic reviews abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations, and individual clinical trials – all the current evidence in one single environment.

The Matas Library now has the Cochrane Library via Wiley InterScience. This new access platform gives more functionality to users and the reviews, protocols etc. are available in PDF format as well as HTML.

We have access to Cochrane Library as “ALL – EBM Reviews” via OVID, and that service is still running concurrently with the Wiley platform, but will END on December 31, 2009.

Please make the switch to a faster accessible Cochrane Library by using the Wiley Interscience platform at http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/ or from the library homepage at http://medlib.tulane.edu/ and select “The Cochrane Library”.

Welcome T-1s

Welcome to Tulane and New Orleans!

We would like to welcome the first year medical students to the Tulane community. To discover the best study spaces, computer availability, and how to use library resources and services, please stop by and meet our staff when you are at orientation. We welcome phone inquiries (504.988.5155) and email contacts (medref@tulane.edu).

Print and electronic resources of interest will be on display in the Matas Library when you come to register and get a library barcode.

Feel free to stop by the library if you have questions or need directions. Please forgive the state of the physical library as we are undergoing renovation at the moment. There will be more nice study space and a coffee spot when the newly renovated areas are unveiled...soon!

We look forward to seeing you at the Library and helping you with your information needs.

Getting to Full Text from Hospitals and Clinics

Are you having trouble finding free full-text articles from a computer in hospitals or clinics?

Be sure you authenticate at the Rudolph Matas Library web page before starting your search to access full-text journal articles, online books, and databases. All of the Tulane Hospitals and Clinics are on a different computer network than the University, making it necessary for you to sign in. You must follow the same procedure as if you are off-campus. Sometimes hospitals may have additional security and firewalls that may interfere with this process. Please contact the Library Reference Desk if you have problems, medref@tulane.edu or 988-5155.

If you need something that is not available, you can request it through ILLiad, the library’s free and speedy interlibrary loan service.

Matas Library web page: http://medlib.tulane.edu

RefWorks

RefWorks functions with Microsoft Word and other word processors to create footnotes, citations and a bibliography for your papers, formatted into the correct style (APA, Chicago Style, etc.). Come for a demonstration to see how RefWorks works with library databases. RefWorks helps organize and manage your research: import references from many databases, quickly add citations to your papers, and easily create reference lists in many formats (eg. APA, Chicago). RefWorks is online, so you can access your account from any web-enabled computer.

Class and group instruction is also available.

To learn more contact the Matas Reference Desk or try the RefWorks tutorial.

About RefWorks

What is Citation Linker? GOT PMID?

If you have a citation for a journal article from a database, bibliography or a reading list "Citation Linker" can be used to create a menu of online resources where that full-text article may be located in Tulane e-Journals.

• How do I use the Citation Linker?

Health Science articles are often located by using the Medline databases, such as PubMed or Ovid. If you have a citation from Medline you may enter only the PMID number (in Ovid this is called the UI). If you do not have a PMID number, you may type in a journal title along with other citation information. Click on the GO button to see what options are available.

If the Library does not own a particular journal title you may be directed to the interlibrary loan system, ILLiad. You must register to use this system. English language health science articles are usually supplied within two working days to our Health Science Center users. All the details are not currently transferring to the ILL form, so don't forget to copy and paste the PMID or UI and type in the year of publication before submitting your request.

National Medical Librarians Month (NMLM)

In October the National Library of Medicine celebrates National Medical Librarians Month 2007.

The Medical Library Association created the NMLM observance to raise awareness of the important role of the health information professional. Patients and those in the health care community need the specialized services that medical librarians provide now more than ever before.

Turn to your Medical Librarian for quality health information.

Ask a Librarian, medref@tulane.edu

NPR report on PEW study: E-patients With a Disability or Chronic Disease

E-patients With a Disability or Chronic Disease / Susannah Fox, Associate Director, View PDF of Report

Just half of adults with chronic conditions use the Internet; but once online, they are avid consumers of health information. Monday, October 8, 2007

NPR correspondent Joseph Shapiro reported on the recent Pew Report (Morning Edition, October 11, 2007) Patients Turn to the Internet for Health Information.

In addition to the PEW report concerning the medical searching behavior of people with disabilities and chronic conditions, another recent experiment involved the online research behavior of cancer patients. One group had print materials, one group was directed to good medical information on the Internet and the third group had undirected access to the Internet. Not everyone did well finding reliable medical information online, but in conclusion, the health professional vetted medical systems, such as those recommended by the Medical Library Association continued to be utilized by patients, and helped them become better informed. These users are likely more willing to ask their physicians questions and take more responsibility in the medical decision making process.

There are many informative medical information sites. A good entry point to advise medical consumers to utilize are the sites recommended and evaluated by the Medical Library Association.

• A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
• "Top Ten" Most Useful Consumer Health Web Sites

Check out the Medical Consumer Recommendations of your Medical Librarians.

Come Meet with your Librarians, Library Lunchtime classes, begin Sept.17, Tidewater Computer Lab

There will be a series of Library Lunchtime classes open to the TUHSC community in the Tidewater Computer Lab, Room 1220 (1440 Canal Street). All classes are scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and no reservation is required. The first of the series will cover general electronic resources and the library website. There will be time for specific questions and problems. Mark your calendars for the classes that interest you.

• Monday, September 17, 2007 - Overall Library Resources
• Thursday, September 27, 2007 - OVID vs PubMed (MEDLINE Battle)
• Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - RefWorks (Citation Management)
• Thursday, November 1, 2007 - Major Non-Medline Databases
• Monday, November 12, 2007 - RefWorks (Citation Management)

ILLiad requests are now free.

The Rudolph Matas Library will no longer charge a $2 fee for interlibrary loan requests. ILLiad, our interlibrary loan service, provides efficient online delivery service for documents that are not in the library collection. Book and book chapters can also be requested. The Library reserves the right to limit the number of requests submitted by an individual.

Interlibrary loan service is restricted to current Tulane Health Sciences Center faculty, students, staff, and employees of the Tulane Hospital and Clinic. http://matas-lib.tulane.edu/