Friday, June 26, 2015
Nurses! Trial access to Nursing Reference Center Plus until 9/22/2015
We have trial access to Nursing Reference Center Plus until 9/22/2015!
Log into this database with your iSpartan account and give it a try.
Clinical information for nursing practice, education, and management. Disease summaries, care plans, skills checklists, topics on management, regulations, and risk management. Also includes drug information from Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses, AHFS Drug Information Essentials, and CINAHL Nursing Guide. Plus videos, images, and patient education materials.
Should this be added to a "wish list"? Let us know what you think!
Trial access to DynaMed Plus until 9/22/2015!
Health care faculty and students - we have trial access to DynaMed Plus until 9/22/2015
It provides evidence based summaries for health care providers, labelled according to level of evidence. Over 3,200 topics include specialty content such as critical care, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and sports medicine. Based on cover to cover review of top sources, surveillance of high profile guideline organizations, and targeted MEDLINE searches. Interactive clinical calculators can be browsed by specialty (anesthesia, nursing, nutrition) or by function (clinical criteria, decision trees). Database is updated daily. Patrons at subscribing institutions may activate the freely included DynaMed mobile app for Apple iOS devices and Android devices.
Log into this database with your iSpartan account to give it a try.
Then let us know what you think!
It provides evidence based summaries for health care providers, labelled according to level of evidence. Over 3,200 topics include specialty content such as critical care, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and sports medicine. Based on cover to cover review of top sources, surveillance of high profile guideline organizations, and targeted MEDLINE searches. Interactive clinical calculators can be browsed by specialty (anesthesia, nursing, nutrition) or by function (clinical criteria, decision trees). Database is updated daily. Patrons at subscribing institutions may activate the freely included DynaMed mobile app for Apple iOS devices and Android devices.
Log into this database with your iSpartan account to give it a try.
Then let us know what you think!
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Library home page changes scheduled for August!
Changes to the University Libraries home page http://library.uncg.edu are scheduled for early August.
IT personnel are nearing the end of a thorough process involving review of use statistics, usability testing, card sort exercises, etc.
I don't have any visuals to share, but I did see a mock up during an internal feedback session (looked great to me!). The version that I saw kept most of the links that are currently located on the home page. Duplicate links were definitely removed, there was some consolidation of links that currently live in the left navigation bar, plus rearrangement and overall design changes.
Looking forward to seeing what we get!
IT personnel are nearing the end of a thorough process involving review of use statistics, usability testing, card sort exercises, etc.
I don't have any visuals to share, but I did see a mock up during an internal feedback session (looked great to me!). The version that I saw kept most of the links that are currently located on the home page. Duplicate links were definitely removed, there was some consolidation of links that currently live in the left navigation bar, plus rearrangement and overall design changes.
Looking forward to seeing what we get!
Friday, June 12, 2015
NIH approves strategic vision to transform the National Library of Medicine
Some interesting recommendations in the report (pdf):
NLM should
Read a press release here
NLM should
- Promote connection of disparate data sources and streams
- Play a leadership role in harmonizing and connecting with international databases
- Lead NIH efforts...in examining the ethical, legal, and social implications of sharing biomedical data
Read a press release here
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Researchers - June 9th webinar on federal requirements for data management and public access
Calling all UNCG researchers!
ICPSR is offering a free webinar on June 9th about federal requirements for data management, public access, and preservation.
Details -
ICPSR is offering a free webinar on June 9th about federal requirements for data management, public access, and preservation.
Details -
Meeting Federal Research Requirements for Data Management Plans, Public Access, and Preservation
Join us for a webinar on Jun 09, 2015 at 1:00 PM EDT.
Register now!
With the deadlines for achieving public access to scientific
research data in digital formats approaching (October 2015 and January
2016), this webinar will provide practical advice and resources for
writing data management plans as well as tips for evaluating in-house or
external public access data sharing services that meet federal research
requirements.
The session will begin with a brief update on agency responses to the 2013 OSTP memo, “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research,” with focus on Section 4: “Objectives for Public Access to Scientific Data in Digital Formats.”
The update on the responses will frame the remainder of the session including:
• Developing data management plans
• Elements of good metadata and preservation standards
• Sharing of restricted-use research data
• Data curation training for your staff - training resources for the purposes working knowledge when developing data management plans, reviewing data sharing services for compliance, and interpreting agency guidelines
Lastly, this session will introduce you to a cloud-based research data sharing service known as openICPSR for Institutions and Journals. Developed at ICPSR at the University of Michigan, this data sharing service is designed to meet the needs of universities and departments that desire to comply with federal data sharing requirements but are concerned with the technical and financial costs and risk management associated with managing a publicly-accessible data-sharing service onsite.
The session content will be of particular interest to Offices of Research/Sponsored Programs, university libraries, data centers, research scientists, and those who manage staff that will need general working knowledge regarding data management plans, sharing and preserving research data, and generally understanding evolving federal requirements regarding scientific data in digital formats.
This webinar is free and open to the public. Please share the invitation broadly.
The session will begin with a brief update on agency responses to the 2013 OSTP memo, “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research,” with focus on Section 4: “Objectives for Public Access to Scientific Data in Digital Formats.”
The update on the responses will frame the remainder of the session including:
• Developing data management plans
• Elements of good metadata and preservation standards
• Sharing of restricted-use research data
• Data curation training for your staff - training resources for the purposes working knowledge when developing data management plans, reviewing data sharing services for compliance, and interpreting agency guidelines
Lastly, this session will introduce you to a cloud-based research data sharing service known as openICPSR for Institutions and Journals. Developed at ICPSR at the University of Michigan, this data sharing service is designed to meet the needs of universities and departments that desire to comply with federal data sharing requirements but are concerned with the technical and financial costs and risk management associated with managing a publicly-accessible data-sharing service onsite.
The session content will be of particular interest to Offices of Research/Sponsored Programs, university libraries, data centers, research scientists, and those who manage staff that will need general working knowledge regarding data management plans, sharing and preserving research data, and generally understanding evolving federal requirements regarding scientific data in digital formats.
This webinar is free and open to the public. Please share the invitation broadly.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Zotero for saving citations - Thursday 5/7, 4-5:30 pm
Jump start your summer research with an introduction to Zotero, a free citation management application. Get a free Zotero account! Create in text citations and bibliographies!
This Thursday 5/7 from 4-5:30 pm in the library CITI lab (last 30 mins for extra questions and practice). Please register through the UNCG Workshops calendar: https://workshops.uncg.edu/workshops-by-category.jsp?cat_id=77000580
This Thursday 5/7 from 4-5:30 pm in the library CITI lab (last 30 mins for extra questions and practice). Please register through the UNCG Workshops calendar: https://workshops.uncg.edu/workshops-by-category.jsp?cat_id=77000580
Monday, April 20, 2015
Shorter library hours starting in summer
Due to budget constraints, University Libraries operating hours will be reduced starting this summer.
Our data from gate counts and question statistics show these hours have very low traffic. Staff hours will be re-deployed to provide better coverage. Current hours are listed here: http://library.uncg.edu/hours
Our data from gate counts and question statistics show these hours have very low traffic. Staff hours will be re-deployed to provide better coverage. Current hours are listed here: http://library.uncg.edu/hours
Summer 2015
Jackson Library
Close at 9 pm instead of 10 Sunday through Thursday.
Schiffman Library
Open at noon on Saturday instead of 10 am
Fall 2015
Jackson
Close at 7 pm Friday and Saturday evenings instead of 10 pm
Open at noon on Sunday instead of 11 am
Schiffman
Open at noon on Saturday instead of 10 am
Close at 5 on Friday and Saturday instead of 6.
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