The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Specialized Information Services has released two new resources:
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Open Access Growth Surprises with Numbers
Consider these facts:
- An estimated 30 percent of scientific literature published in 2011 may be available on the Web at no charge through open access;1
- The rate at which researchers self-archive their work in repositories has increased 1 percent per year (2005–2010) to 21 percent;ibid
- An in-depth analysis shows the number of open access journals has increased over 900 percent from 2000–2011, with the average number of articles doubling.3
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Show Off Your Musical Talent, and Win a Memmys Award!
Have you ever wanted to showcase talents beyond your academic achievements? Perhaps star in your own video? If so, here is your chance to create a dazzling music video and win the coveted “Memmys” award. The University of South Carolina’s School of Medicine is recognizing schools whose students have created the very best videos. Each year, three schools selected by a panel of judges will receive a Memmys award for display, and their medical library will receive a monetary prize. Entries submitted by the April 1, 2013 deadline are eligible for prize money that will be given to their school’s health sciences library. The first place entry will receive $2,500, second place $1,500, and third place $1,000.**
To enter the contest, you must be a student in a health professions school (dental, pharmacy, medicine, public health, nursing, or allied health). Your music video must be related to health care education, include original song lyrics, and be no longer than five minutes. Additional contest rules are listed on the Memmys Web site. This being the first year for the Memmys, any music video made in the past five years is eligible.
*Parts of this article were reprinted from Memmys.
**If an entry from Pitt wins, HSLS pledges to host a congratulatory pizza party for the winner(s) and 15 friends.**
~ Jill Foust
Treasures from the Rare Book Room: Willibald Pirckheimer’s Podagra Laus
Willibald Pirckheimer (1470-1530), a German humanist from Nuremberg, was a friend of Erasmus and Albert Dürer and one of the most acclaimed men of his time. He was educated in Italy, and upon his return was elected to the Nuremberg City Council. Pirckheimer was able to help the city with his legal expertise. His fierce temperament and outspoken criticism, however, did not make him popular among his fellow citizens. Despite many years of service and his patrician background, he never achieved the same admiration in his native city that he enjoyed elsewhere as a gifted and influential spokesman of German humanism. He chose Latin as his language of expression, but initially did not publish very much. It was the breadth of his interests, connections, and views expressed in letters that earned him fame.
One of his later published works was Apologia seu Podagrae laus (Nuremberg 1522), an ironic praise of gout, from which he suffered. In this short witty eulogy to gout, Pirckheimer takes on the role of “woman gout,” in a literary game to settle scores with his enemies.
This 16th century leaflet, housed in the Falk Library Rare Book Room, is only 23 pages long. The text is in perfect condition. Its title page has a beautiful woodcut border. There are no illustrations other than the two woodcut initials at the beginning of the preface and the main text. The book has a contemporary paper binding. It was a common practice for the purchaser of a book to order a binding since early prints were usually published without them. Therefore, the binding tells us more about the owner than the publisher. The book was donated to the library in 1985 as part of the Gerald Rodnan collection.
This book can be viewed in the Rare Book Room by appointment.
~ Gosia Fort
NN/LM MAR Provides Services to the Public Health Workforce
Flu outbreaks—workplace and school safety—emergency preparedness and response—food safety. What do these things have in common? They are all public health issues.
Based at HSLS, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NN/LM MAR) promotes the use of and access to reliable health information by public health workers in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York. We are guided in this work by our Special Advisory Group on Outreach to Health Professionals and the Public Health Workforce. Members of the advisory group include Barb Folb, HSLS Public Health Informationist, and Maggie Potter, Associate Dean, Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has a number of free information resources for the public health workforce. Those resources include Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. A one-stop information resource, PHPartners.org provides links to health promotion resources, literature and guidelines, health data tools and statistics, grants and funding, and training. A highlight of PHPartners.org is structured PubMed searches for Healthy People 2020 topic areas. NLM also has resources for environmental health and toxicology and disaster information.
Services that NN/LM MAR provides to public health organizations and departments include:
- Free online and in-person training on reliable health information resources, often in collaboration with HRSA-funded Public Health Training Centers
- Exhibiting and speaking at professional conferences
- Free educational materials for order and download on NLM resources
- Free consultation on health information outreach planning and evaluation
- Funding opportunities for health information outreach
Free membership in NN/LM MAR is required for some services.
If you know of a public health organization that would benefit from the services of NN/LM MAR, or if you would like us to exhibit or speak at your next conference, contact Outreach Coordinator Kate Flewelling at 412-624-3336 or send an e-mail to flewkate@pitt.edu.
~ Kate Flewelling, Outreach Coordinator
THANK YOU to our Generous Donors
Below is a list of those generous people who have contributed to the library’s gift fund in 2012. With the support of these thoughtful donors, HSLS can continue to provide essential resources to enhance the quality of health care in western Pennsylvania and beyond. Continue reading
Wiley Journals Permit Deposit of Articles in Pitt’s Repository
Publisher John Wiley & Sons and the NorthEast Research Libraries Consortium (of which the University of Pittsburgh is a member) have negotiated blanket permission for authors to deposit their articles into local institutional repositories. D-Scholarship@Pitt is the institutional repository for the research output of the University of Pittsburgh, providing stable, long-term storage and ongoing maintenance for content deposited by Pitt authors. Materials are submitted directly by authors with an active University of Pittsburgh Computer Account.
University of Pittsburgh authors (or co-authors) who publish in Wiley journals may now deposit the peer-reviewed and accepted version of their articles into D-Scholarship@Pitt twelve months after the beginning of the month of first publication, whether as an Early View article [online version published before inclusion in a journal issue] or in a scheduled online issue of a Wiley journal.** This new policy applies to articles published after October 1, 2011. The deposited version of an article must:
- Link to the final published version on Wiley Online Library
- Indicate that the deposited version is the peer-reviewed version
- Include a citation to the final published version
An example notice might read: “This is the peer-reviewed version of the following article: [full citation], which has been published in final form at [link to final article].”
Authors may not deposit the final published version (e.g., a downloaded article PDF) into D-Scholarship@Pitt.
**NOTE: Deposit of an article into D-Scholarship@Pitt does not satisfy requirements of the NIH Public Access Mandate. Articles resulting from NIH-funded research must be deposited in PMC, regardless of whether they are also available in Pitt’s repository.
*Portions of this article were derived from the agreement drafted between Wiley and the NorthEast Research Libraries Consortium.
~ Jeff Husted
HSLS Staff News
The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, etc.
Publications
Jonathon Erlen, history of medicine librarian, published “Current Journal Articles on Disability History: Dissertations” in H-Disability: an H-Net Discussion Network, December 1, 2012 and January 1, 2013.
Congratulations
In 2013, the HSLS Director and six faculty librarians will celebrate 20 years or more of service at the University of Pittsburgh. Continue reading
Classes March-April
HSLS offers classes on database searching, software applications such as Adobe Photoshop, 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. They are also open to UPMC residents and fellows.
No registration is required for any of these classes. Seating for classes is first-come, first-served, until the class is full. 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.
Faculty, staff and students of the schools of the health sciences will need a valid Pitt ID or e-mail account to attend these classes. UPMC residents/fellows will need to show their UPMC IDs.
HSLS ORIENTATION
Introduction to HSLS Resources and Services at Falk Library
(Meet inside entrance to Library)
Offered upon request to groups or individuals. Call 412-648-8866.
SEARCHING DATABASES
Painless PubMed* (Falk Library Classroom 1)
| Monday, March 4 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 21 | 11 a.m.-noon |
| Wednesday, March 27 | 3-4 p.m. |
| Friday, April 5 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, April 11 | 1-2 p.m. |
| Wednesday, April 17 | 9-10 a.m. |
| Tuesday, April 23 | noon-1 p.m. |
Focus on Behavioral Medicine: Searching PsycINFO* (Falk Library Classroom 1)
| Thursday, April 4 | 10:30 a.m.-noon |
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS RESOURCES
Microarray Data Analysis* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, March 6 | 1-3 p.m. |
Sequence Similarity Searching* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, March 20 | 1-3 p.m. |
Introduction to CLC Main Workbench* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, March 27 | 1-3 p.m. |
Pathway Analysis Tools 1* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, April 3 | 1-3 p.m. |
Primer Design & Restriction Analysis* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, April 10 | 1-3 p.m. |
Pathway Analysis Tools 2* (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Wednesday, April 17 | 1-3 p.m. |
SOFTWARE TRAINING
Adobe Photoshop (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Tuesday, April 2 | 1-3 p.m. |
Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Thursday, March 7 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. |
EndNote Basics (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Tuesday, March 12 | 2-4 p.m. | |
| Friday, April 19 | 9-11 a.m. |
PowerPoint for Conference Posters (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Monday, March 18 | noon-2 p.m. | |
| Monday, April 8 | noon-2 p.m. |
Prezi for Presentations (Falk Library Classroom 2)
| Tuesday, March 26 | 1-3 p.m. |
CUSTOMIZED CLASSES
Customized classes can be developed for your department, course, or other group.
Falk Library Holiday and Winter Recess Hours
Over Pitt’s winter break, Falk Library will have modified hours:
- Saturday, December 22: 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Sunday, December 23: 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1: CLOSED
- Wednesday, January 2: resume regular hours
The Ask a Librarian service will be monitored during the last week of December.
PalPITTations Concert in Falk Library on December 13
Get into the spirit of the season by joining us for a holiday concert performed by the PalPITTations, an a capella vocal group of health sciences students from the University of Pittsburgh. The PalPITTations will perform on Thursday, December 13, at noon, on the upper floor of Falk Library. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome for this free concert.
Director’s Reflections…2013 and (Still) Counting
It’s hard to believe that we will soon be turning the calendar to 2013. It seems like just yesterday we were fretting about Y2K concerns, yet most of our students today were in grade school at the turn of the millennium.
Many things have changed over the last thirteen years, but one thing that’s fairly consistent in library-land is that we count things: how big is our collection, how many people visit the library, how many questions do we answer, how many students do we reach, and so on. Each year, we report detailed statistics to both the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries. To help us plan for the future, we analyze the data over time to discern trends.
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New Remote Access Tool for Pitt Users: “Reload via HSLS”
Have you ever received an e-mail at home that includes a citation to an article that’s available through an HSLS subscription, but you can’t view the full text because you aren’t logged in to Pitt’s remote access service? HSLS now has a new tool called “Reload via HSLS” that provides instant access to full-text articles even if you aren’t logged in as a remote user.
In a nutshell, the tool works by embedding the “Reload via HSLS” link in your bookmark toolbar. When you come across an article citation and would like to view the full text, all you need to do is click on the “Reload via HSLS” link and the EZproxy login box will automatically appear. Type in your University Computer Account information and the article will instantly be available in full text.
“Reload via HSLS” is available for both desktop and laptop computers as well as mobile devices. For instructions on how to set up “Reload via HSLS” for your desktop or laptop computer, direct your browser to the Remote Access page on the HSLS Web site. The directions are located at the bottom of the page. Detailed printable instructions for adding an EZproxy bookmark to your mobile device are also available for the iPad and Android tablets.
For further information about this new tool, please call the Falk Library Main Desk at
412-648-8866 or e-mail Ask a Librarian.
~ Jill Foust
HSLS Databases on Your Mobile Device
Do you want to access HSLS databases from your mobile device? If the answer is “yes”, then keep reading!
Through the library’s database licenses, HSLS users have free mobile access to nine databases, including Micromedex, AccessMedicine, The Medical Letter, ISI Web of Knowledge, and more. Visit the HSLS Mobile Resources Web site for details about each resource, including:
- The content and features available for the mobile version of the database (on the Mobile Resources chart, click on the “Read more…” link under the resource name).
- Links to download the app or access the mobile Web site.
- Instructions on how to create an account, when needed.
- Notations about the availability of full text.
- Descriptions of any issues encountered by the librarians when downloading and/or using the mobile resources. Each resource listed was evaluated by three HSLS librarians using an iPad, iPhone, Android Xoom, and an Android Smartphone.
On the Mobile Resources Web site, you’ll find all the information you need to stay connected and productive anytime and anyplace.
Watch for upcoming HSLS classes on mobile resources. For further information, please call the Falk Library Main Desk at 412-648-8866 or e-mail Ask a Librarian.
~ Melissa Ratajeski