09/18/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.The HSLS Molecular Biology Information Service (MBIS) is pleased to announce two sets of hands-on bioinformatics sessions this fall: CLC Genomics Workbench on October 7 and 8, and UCSC Genome Browser on December 4 and 5.
CLC bio offers user friendly, cross platform software that assists researchers with a variety of data analysis needs, including CLC Genomics Workbench which is used for analyzing and visualizing next generation sequencing (NGS) data. Continue reading
09/18/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.EZproxy is a seamless way to access library resources when you are off campus. Users no longer need to log into Secure Remote Access before linking to library resources.
Click on any e-resource link from the HSLS Web site. A pop-up box will appear (see the image below). Enter your Pitt Computer Account username and password and you’ll be taken directly to the resource. You do not need to log in again for the rest of your session as long as you stay within the same browser.
In order for EZproxy to work correctly, you must set your browser to allow cookies.
~Nancy Tannery
09/18/2014
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During this Halloween season—when the undead walk—your greatest weapon just might be current biomedical information. So, in the spirit of the season, HSLS is offering a ghoulish twist on our basic, weekly, Painless PubMed search class. In one horror-filled hour, Undead PubMed will use creepy examples to introduce or update you on: accessing PubMed from a safe location, building an effective search strategy, retrieving full-text articles if the library has been overrun by zombies, using a MyNCBI account to save your searches, and (maybe) save the world.
Please join us—if you dare—for Undead PubMed (costumes are optional):
October 6, 2014 – noon to 1:00 p.m.
October 14, 2014 – 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
October 22, 2014 – 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
October 31, 2014 – 11 a.m. to noon
All of these classes are held in Falk Library, Classroom 1.
~Nancy Tannery
09/18/2014
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The School of Information Sciences’ Partners Program is a scholarship program that offers opportunities for students enrolled in the MLIS program to gain practical library experience. This year HSLS is hosting Francesca Yates.
Yates received her BA in Spanish, with minors in psychology and linguistics, at the State University of New York at New Paltz. When she was 10 years old, Continue reading
09/18/2014
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Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682-1771) was an Italian anatomist and professor of practical medicine at University of Padua. His reputation as an accurate anatomist was established early. He published his first book on anatomy when he was only 19 years old. His seminal work, De sedibus et causis morborum per anatomen indagatis (Seats and Causes of Disease Investigated by Means of Anatomy), was published in Venice in 1761, when he was almost 80 years old. The work included his lifelong experience and discoveries, and earned him the title “father of anatomical pathology.”
The publication of De sedibus ended the theory of humors developed by Hippocrates and Galen, which in Morgagni’s time identified the causes of disease as the disequilibrium between the four humors (blood, phlegm, yellow, and black bile). It was the author who introduced the concept that diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease must be based on an exact understanding of the pathologic changes in the anatomic structures. Morgagni was the first to link the postmortem discoveries with the clinical findings. His work is a systematic collection of pathological cases. It includes those reported in existing literature and those gathered and described from the autopsies he witnessed or performed. All are presented as a logical correlation between the symptoms and anatomical findings.
Falk Library has the second edition of this monumental work (Padua 1765), as well as the first English translation published in London in 1769. The Latin edition was acquired for the collection in 1970. It is a beautifully preserved folio pictured above. The book has fine woodcut head and tailpieces in each volume and includes an engraved portrait of Morgagni by Jean Renard. It can be viewed in the Rare Book Room by appointment.
~ Gosia Fort
09/18/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, etc.
News
Julia Dahm, technology services librarian, was elected as a representative to the University of Pittsburgh’s Faculty Assembly for a three-year term. Dahm was also interviewed about 3D printing for the University Times article, “3-D Printing Gets More Attention on Pitt Campus,” August 28, 2014.
Josh Paltrineri has joined the Falk Library staff as a Main Desk Assistant. He holds a BS degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
Hannah Sinemus has joined HSLS as a library specialist at the Technology Help Desk. Sinemus previously worked at the University of Pittsburgh Barco Law Library.
Publications
Carrie Iwema, Molecular Biology information specialist, along with co-authors Eris H. Holbrook1, Carolyn E. Peluso2, and James E. Schwob3, published “The Regeneration of P2 Olfactory Sensory Neurons is Selectively Impaired Following Methyl Bromide Lesion” in Chemical Senses, 39(7):601-16, July 23, 2014.
Charlie Wessel, head of reference and research initiatives, along with Jennifer Corbelli1,Nader Shaikh2, and Rachel Hess3, published “Low-Dose Transdermal Estradiol for Vasomotor Symptoms: A Systematic Review” in Menopause, 22(1), June 23, 2014.
Presentations
Lydia Collins, consumer health coordinator, NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region, served on the panel “Conversation with Federal Government Agencies,” and presented “Health Information Resources for African Diaspora, Immigrant and Refugee Populations,” at the 2nd U.S. Conference on African Immigrant Health (USCAIH 2014) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 20, 2014.
09/18/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.HSLS offers classes on database searching, software applications such as Prezi, bibliographic management, molecular biology and genetics, and library orientations. For more information, visit the online course descriptions.
Classes are held on the first floor of Falk Library (200 Scaife Hall) in Classroom 1 and on the upper floor of the library in Classroom 2. All classes are open to faculty, staff, and students of the schools of the health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, who will need a valid Pitt ID or e-mail account. They are also open to UPMC residents and fellows, who will need to show their UPMC IDs.
No registration is required, except where noted. Classes marked with an asterisk (*) qualify for American Medical Association Category 2 continuing education credit.
Class schedules are subject to change. Please consult the online class calendar for the most current information.
FlashClass
FlashClass is a “deal of the week” Groupon-like offer of timely and useful learning. Each week’s offer proposes one or two topics, and you’re invited to sign up to attend a one-hour class the following week. If at least three people sign up, we’ll hold the class. (We’ll notify you either way.)
HSLS CLASSES
EndNote Basics (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Tuesday, October 14 | 1-3 p.m. |
PowerPoint for Conference Posters (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Tuesday October 28 | 1-3 p.m. |
Undead PubMed* (Falk Library Classroom 1)
| Monday, October 6 | Noon-1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, October 14 | 1-2 p.m. |
| Wednesday, October 22 | 9-10 a.m. |
| Friday, October 31 | 11 a.m.-noon |
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS RESOURCES
Gene Regulation Resources* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, October 8 | 1-4 p.m. |
Cancer Informatics* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, October 15 | 1-4 p.m. |
Microarray Data Analysis* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, October 22 | 1-4 p.m. |
CUSTOMIZED CLASSES
Customized classes can be developed for your department, course, or other group.
08/19/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.Postdocs: don’t miss a unique opportunity to expand your teaching portfolio! Request a time slot in the third round of Postdoc “How-To” Talks now being scheduled for this fall.
The “How-To” Talks are a collaboration between the Molecular Biology Information Service (MBIS) of HSLS, the Center for Postdoctoral Affairs in the Health Sciences, and of course, all of you biomedical postdocs.
Modeled after the MBIS workshops, instructors are encouraged to teach a 1–2 hour workshop to a class of up to 24 attendees. The specific topic is chosen by the presenter, but should be a “how-to” style talk rather than a seminar. The MBIS will work with the postdoc to create a workshop that is both a positive teaching experience and instructive to attendees. The session is open to all interested attendees: grad students, fellow postdocs, principal investigators, lab techs, clinicians, even friends and relatives.
Please note that the topic can be ANYTHING related to health sciences, not specifically molecular biology or bioinformatics.
Topics from previous “How-To” Talks include: histology image processing using Photoshop, CV preparation, choosing matrices for 3D cell culture, DNA/RNA immunoprecipitation & NGS, correlation of methylation profiles w/expression data, CRISPR, UNIX for biologists, ethics of scientific image manipulation, and protein expression analysis.
All postdoc instructors will receive feedback, a letter of acknowledgement from the HSLS library director, and an optional digital recording of their session with the option to have it posted on the HSLS YouTube channel. If you’ve already presented, feel free to participate again. However, preference will be given to new instructors.
For more information, please contact MBIS.
~Carrie Iwema
08/19/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.Beginning Sunday, September 7, Falk Library will be open on Sundays from 11 a.m.–midnight. For a complete list of hours, please visit our Hours page.
08/19/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.Mobile technology is a great convenience, until your iPad is low on battery and your charger is at home. While mobile charging stations are available across Pitt’s campus, Falk Library is offering mobile power stations that travel with you. These battery-powered units have USB inputs that will power your tablet or smartphone. If you don’t have the USB cord for your device, there’s a selection of connector cords available to borrow. The battery life of the mobile power stations can last up to 18 hours, depending on the power of your device.
Mobile power stations are available to borrow for four hours with your Pitt ID from the Falk Library Technology Help Desk. The stations can be taken outside of the library for use at a class or meeting. If you need the station for longer than four hours, you can renew it in person or by requesting a renewal online.
The Technology Help Desk is on the upper floor of Falk Library and circulates a large variety of equipment, including MAC and Windows laptops, iPads, Android tablets, display cords, and flash drives. For more information, contact the Technology Help desk at 412-648-9109.
~ Julia Dahm
08/19/2014
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HSLS will be hosting the traveling exhibit, “And There’s the Humor of It”: Shakespeare and the Four Humors, produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and coordinated by the American Library Association. The exhibit uses materials from the historical collections of NLM to explore the prevailing belief during the Shakespearean era that human emotional states were physically determined by the four bodily humors—blood, bile, melancholy, and phlegm.
The connection between Shakespeare’s time and our own is the common understanding of neuroscientists that human emotions are based in biochemistry and that drugs can be used to alleviate mental suffering.
The exhibit is set to arrive at Falk Library on September 29, 2014. Please mark your calendars for the following free events during the exhibit:
OPENING PRESENTATION: October 2, 6-7 p.m., 1105 Scaife Hall
“William Shakespeare and the Four Humors: Elizabethan Medical Beliefs”
Gail Kern Paster, PhD, director emerita, Folger Shakespeare Library
*Visit the exhibit in Falk Library following the lecture, 200 Scaife Hall
OCTOBER PRESENTATION: October 21, 6-7 p.m., Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 5
“A Clinician Looks at Shakespeare and Medicine”
Robin Maier, MD, MA, director of medical student education/clerkship director, Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
~Ester Saghafi
08/19/2014
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Mendeley promotes itself as “a free reference manager and academic social network.” It allows users to create searchable libraries of citations and PDFs, cite as you write, read and annotate PDFs, and connect to fellow scholars in a field of interest. Students, faculty, and staff of the University of Pittsburgh have access to the Mendeley Institutional Edition which allows for increased personal storage space among other benefits.
A free Mendeley app is available for iOS devices at Apple iTunes. Once downloaded, users must sign in with their existing Mendeley desktop account information or create a new account to get started. Continue reading
08/19/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, etc.
News
Melissa Ratajeski, reference librarian, has been appointed a one year term as chair of the Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year.
Presentations
Lydia Collins, consumer health coordinator, NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region, presented the keynote address, “More Than a Bandage: Health Information Resources for K-12 Health Professionals,” at the Voices of School Health V Conference in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, on August 6, 2014.
08/19/2014
This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.HSLS offers classes on database searching, software applications such as Prezi, bibliographic management, molecular biology and genetics, and library orientations. For more information, visit the online course descriptions.
Classes are held on the first floor of Falk Library (200 Scaife Hall) in Classroom 1 and on the upper floor of the library in Classroom 2. All classes are open to faculty, staff, and students of the schools of the health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, who will need a valid Pitt ID or e-mail account. They are also open to UPMC residents and fellows, who will need to show their UPMC IDs.
No registration is required, except where noted. Classes marked with an asterisk (*) qualify for American Medical Association Category 2 continuing education credit.
Class schedules are subject to change. Please consult the online class calendar for the most current information.
FlashClass
FlashClass is a “deal of the week” Groupon-like offer of timely and useful learning. Each week’s offer proposes one or two topics, and you’re invited to sign up to attend a one-hour class the following week. If at least three people sign up, we’ll hold the class. (We’ll notify you either way.)
HSLS CLASSES
EndNote Basics (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Friday, September 12 | 9-11 a.m. |
Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Monday, September 15 | 10 a.m.-noon |
Painless PubMed* (Falk Library Classroom 1)
| Wednesday, September 3 | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
| Monday, September 8 | 4-5 p.m. |
| Wednesday, September 17 | 9-10 a.m. |
| Monday, September 22 | Noon-1 p.m. |
Prezi for Presentations (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Friday, September 26 | 12:30-2:30 p.m. |
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS RESOURCES
Literature Informatics* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, September 10 | 1-3 p.m. |
Genome Browsers 1* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, September 17 | 1-3 p.m. |
Genome Browsers 2* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, September 24 | 1-3 p.m. |
CUSTOMIZED CLASSES
Customized classes can be developed for your department, course, or other group.