e-Book spotlight: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery

Schwartz's Principles of Surgery is available electronically through AccessMedicine.

To access Schwartz's Principles of Surgery on AccessMedicine, go to the Matas library website* and select AccessMedicine under the Resources tab. On the AccessMedicine screen, scroll through the "Read" section and click on the image of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery.

You can also access this e-book by clicking the link from the library's catalog record.

*If you are not on campus, use the off-campus log-in in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign-in to our site.

Featured e-book: The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need

Need help figuring out how to read EKGs? Check out The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need at the Matas Library. In print, we have one copy on General Reserve, and one copy downstairs in our book stacks. The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need is also available electronically through Books@Ovid.


To access The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need, go to the Matas Library website* and select Medline-OVID under the Resources tab. Select Books from the menu bar on the top of the OVID screen, and search for The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need under the "O" tab.

*If you are not on campus, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign-in to our site.

e-Book spotlight: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th ed., now in ClinicalKey

The newest edition of Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease is available on ClinicalKey.

To access Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease in ClinicalKey, go to the Matas library website* and select ClinicalKey under the "Resources" tab. Sign in to your ClinicalKey account, select "Books" from the search bar in the middle of the ClinicalKey screen, and search for Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease.

You can also access Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease in ClinicalKey by searching the title in our catalog and selecting the electronic resource record.

*If you are not on campus, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign in to our site.

e-Book spotlight: DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) is available online through PsychiatryOnline.


To access the DSM-5, go to the Matas Library website* and select PsychiatryOnline under the Resources tab. Select Books from the menu bar at the top of the PsychiatryOnline screen, and select the DSM-5.


Another way to access the DSM-5 is to search for the book through our Library catalog. Type "DSM-5" into the search bar, select the *Internet* resource entry, and click the link at the top of the catalog entry.

*If you are not on campus, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign-in to our site.

e-Book spotlight: Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects

The Matas Library has access to Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects through ClinicalKey!

To access Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects in ClinicalKey, go to the Matas library website* and select ClinicalKey under the "Resources" tab. Sign in to your ClinicalKey account, select "Books" from the menu bar at the top of the ClinicalKey screen, and scroll down to Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects.

You can also access Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects in ClinicalKey by searching the title in our catalog and selecting the electronic resource record.

*If you are not on campus, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign in to our site.

Featured e-book: Epidemiology by Leon Gordis

The required textbook for EPID 6030, Epidemiology by Leon Gordis introduces epidemiological concepts and basic principles in a clear, concise style. While the Matas Library has print copies of Epidemiology on course reserve, you can also access this book through ClinicalKey, an online database of medical e-books.

To access Epidemiology on ClinicalKey, go to the Matas Library website* and select ClinicalKey under the Resources tab. Sign in to your ClinicalKey account, select Books from the menu bar at the top of the ClinicalKey screen, and search for Epidemiology in the "E" section.

*If you are not at a library computer, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign-in to our site.

e-Book spotlight: The Developing Human

The newest edition of The Developing Human is available on ClinicalKey.

To access The Developing Human in ClinicalKey, go to the Matas library website* and select ClinicalKey under the "Resources" tab. Sign in to your ClinicalKey account, select "Books" from the menu bar at the top of the ClinicalKey screen, and search for The Developing Human under the "D" tab.

You can also access The Developing Human in ClinicalKey by searching the title in our catalog and selecting the electronic resource record.

*If you are not on campus, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign in to our site.

Featured e-book: Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy

Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy is one of the most popular atlases used by T-1s at Tulane's Matas Library. While nothing beats the feeling of holding an actual book in your hands, sometimes the atlas is checked out and you need access NOW.

Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy is available through ClinicalKey. To access Clinical Key, go to the Matas Library's website and select ClinicalKey under the Resources tab. Sign-in to your account, and have access to Netter's whenever you need it!

e-Book spotlight: Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory, and Practice

From Wiley Online:

In this new and extensively updated second edition, the Association for the Study of Medical Education presents a complete and authoritative guide to medical education. Written by leading experts in the field, Understanding Medical Education provides a comprehensive resource of the theoretical and academic bases to modern medical education practice.

This authoritative and accessible reference is designed to meet the needs of all those working in medical education from undergraduate education through postgraduate training to continuing professional development. As well as providing practical guidance for clinicians, teachers and researchers, Understanding Medical Education will prove an invaluable resource to those studying at certificate, diploma or masters level and a first 'port-of-call' for anyone engaged in medical education as an academic discipline.

Exploring medical education in all its diversity and containing all you need in one place, Understanding Medical Education is the ideal reference not only for medical educators, but for anyone involved in the development of healthcare professionals, in whatever discipline wherever they are in the world.

This e-book can be accessed by either accessing the Teaching Methods for Medicine & Public Health libguide or by clicking here.

eBook spotlight: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e, is available as an e-book through AccessMedicine.

To access Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine on AccessMedicine, go to the Matas library website*, hover over the Resources tab, and select AccessMedicine under Quick Links. Once on the AccessMedicine webpage, scroll through the books under Read, and select Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine.

Another easy way to access this e-book is to search for it in the Matas library catalog. On the Matas library webpage* select the Catalog tab and enter "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine". Select the web resource from 2012 (the one with *INTERNET* underneath it) and click through on the AccessMedicine link.

*If you are not on campus, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign-in to our site.

New book spotlight: Handbook on health inequality monitoring: With a special focus on low- and middle-income countries

Added to the Matas library collection in December, the Handbook on health inequality monitoring: with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries is a user-friendly resource, developed to help countries establish and strengthen health inequality monitoring practices.

While the handbook was principally designed to be used by the technical staff of ministries of health to build capacity for health inequality monitoring in WHO member states, the handbook may also be of interest to public health professionals, researchers, and students.

One important feature throughout this handbook is the use of real examples from low- and middle-income country settings to explain and apply the main concepts. The examples primarily come from the field of reproductive, maternal, and child health.

This handbook was created so that individuals can become familiar with the steps of health inequality monitoring, and better interpret the vast literature available on the subject. In the text, you will find supplementary material alongside explanations of theoretical concepts to help familiarize you with the application and relevance of those theoretical concepts within low- and middle-income countries.

Call Number: WA 300 H19134 2013

Link to .pdf: http://www.searo.who.int/bangladesh/publications/handboolk_inequality_1.pdf

Featured e-book: DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) is available online through PsychiatryOnline.

To access the DSM-5, go to the Matas Library website* and select PsychiatryOnline under the Resources tab. Select Books from the menu bar at the top of the PsychiatryOnline screen, and select the DSM-5.


Another way to access the DSM-5 is to search for the book through our Library catalog. Type "DSM-5" into the search bar, select the *Internet* resource entry, and click the link at the top of the catalog entry.

*If you are not on campus, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign-in to our site.

New book titles licensed from Oxford Scholarship

Check out the newest electronic books available to Tulane for public health in Oxford Scholarship. All the titles may be located in the library catalog. To access these titles, search

A few titles of interest:

Link to catalog record

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New book spotlight: Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation

Added to the Matas library collection in December, Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade is a study from the World Health Organization (WHO), World Trade Organization (WTO), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

This study was prepared as a capacity-building resource for policy-makers. The contents mirror the evolution of multilateral policy debate over the past decade, recognizing that innovation and access are inevitably intertwined.

The contents of the study are broken up into four chapters:

1. Medical technologies: the fundamentals
2. The policy context for action on innovation and access
3. Medical technologies: the innovation dimension
4. Medical technologies: the access dimension

This book is currently on the new books rack in the Matas Commons area.

Call Number: W 82 W92711p 2013

The full publication is also available for download from the WTO website at http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/who-wipo-wto_2013_e.htm.

Featured e-book: Berne & Levy Physiology

Need to study physiology for your upcoming block exam, but all of the physiology textbooks are checked out? Or you just want to study from the comfort of your own bed?

Berne & Levy Physiology is available as an e-book through ClinicalKey.

To access Berne & Levy Physiology on ClinicalKey, go to the Matas library website* and select ClinicalKey under the Resources tab. Sign in to your ClinicalKey account, select Books from the menu bar at the top of the ClinicalKey screen, and search for Berne & Levy Physiology under the "B" tab.

*If you are not on campus, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign-in to our site.

Check out the new AccessMedicine (Tulane now has unlimited users!)

AccessMedicine has a new look with the same great content!   Books are now available with unlimited access.  

 Harrison's Online features the complete contents of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e, but in a convenient online format.

Harrison's Online Features
- Lecture notes: including PowerPoint presentations
- Grand rounds: from experts around the field
- Emergency medicine photo gallery: Selected cases from the Atlas of Emergency Medicine
- Podcasts: featuring practice updates
- Self-Assessment: over 1,000 questions
- Videos: view basic medical procedures

Featured e-book: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 12th ed. (Katzung)

Looking for a book to help review for pharmacology? Katzung's Basic and Clinical Pharmacology is available online through AccessMedicine.

One easy way to access this e-book is to go to the Matas library webpage* and search for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology in our catalog. Click the link at the top of the record and you will go straight to the e-book in AccessMedicine.

Another way to find this e-book is to go to the Resources tab on the Matas library webpage*, select AccessMedicine, select the Textbooks tab, and search for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.

*If you are not at a library computer, use the Off-Campus Login in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to sign-in to our site.

Featured e-book: Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine

Thompson & Thompson's Genetics in Medicine has been established as a favorite textbook on the field of genetics. The Matas Library currently has a copy of the 2007 edition of this book on General Reserve behind the circulation desk and several older editions in our stacks downstairs.

Want to look at the 2007 edition but it's already checked out? Thompson & Thompson's Genetics in Medicine is also available online through ClinicalKey. To access ClinicalKey, go to the Matas Library website and select ClinicalKey under the Resources tab. Sign-in to your account, select Books from the menu bar at the top of the ClinicalKey screen, and search for Thompson & Thompson's Genetics in Medicine in the "T" section.