This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.{"id":4916,"date":"2011-08-04T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/?p=4916"},"modified":"2011-08-12T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T14:52:13","slug":"hsls-e-books-statref","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/hsls-e-books-statref\/","title":{"rendered":"HSLS E-Books: STAT!Ref"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>STAT!Ref<\/em> is one of several e-book platforms to which HSLS provides access. While some platforms only include e-books from a single publisher, <em>STAT!Ref<\/em> provides access to e-books from multiple publishers via a single interface. <em>STAT!Ref<\/em> currently includes 32 e-books, as well as ACP PIER, an evidence-based, point-of-care tool.<\/p>\n<p>Our subscription includes access to new editions that are automatically updated. <em>STAT!Ref<\/em> includes many authoritative titles in medicine and nursing, as well as drug information resources. A few of the most popular e-books include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>ACP Medicine<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>ACS Surgery: Principles &amp; Practice<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>AHFS Drug Information<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders \u2013 4th Edition (DSM-IV-TR)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>DrugPoints System<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fundamental &amp; Advanced Nursing Skills<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>ICD-9-CM<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sparks &amp; Taylor\u2019s Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additional content provided by <em>STAT!Ref<\/em> includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Stedman\u2019s Medical Dictionary<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>MedCalc 3000<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>STAT!Ref Medical News Feed<\/em> (available with sign-up)<\/li>\n<li><em>STAT!Ref Evidence Alerts<\/em> (available with sign-up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can search within the <em>STAT!Ref<\/em> platform itself. The advanced search option allows you to limit your search to a particular title or group of titles in a specific discipline. Search the entire platform by typing <em>STAT!Ref<\/em> in the Pitt Resources Quick Search (http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu) box or in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pittcat.hsls.pitt.edu\">PITTCat for the Health Sciences<\/a> Search Term(s) box.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2011\/08\/StatRef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4993 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2011\/08\/StatRef.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2011\/08\/StatRef.jpg 965w, https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2011\/08\/StatRef-300x49.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTo access individual e-books:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Search for the title in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu\/\">Pitt Resources Quick Search box<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Search for the title in <a href=\"http:\/\/pittcat.hsls.pitt.edu\">PITTCat for the Health Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Browse HSLS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu\/resources\/books\/ebooks\">e-books by subject<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Search the full text of HSLS e-books using the <a href=\"http:\/\/search.hsls.pitt.edu\/vivisimo\/cgi-bin\/query-meta?v%3aframe=form&amp;frontpage=1&amp;v%3aproject=laserbeam-ebooks\">E-Book Full Text<\/a> search box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>~ Jeff Husted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STAT!Ref is one of several e-book platforms to which HSLS provides access. While some platforms only include e-books from a single publisher, STAT!Ref provides access to e-books from multiple publishers via a single interface. STAT!Ref currently includes 32 e-books, as well as ACP PIER, an evidence-based, point-of-care tool. 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