FSU Maguire Medical Library Blog

Alert - Ovid-Lippincott E-journals in PubMed

Ovid-Lippincott e-journals accessible through the PubMed link-out feature are not available as PDF articles.  Ovid is aware of this issue and is currently working to resolve this within the next day or two.

Until the problem is fixed, please use the Medical Library’s E-journals page to access Ovid-Lippincott articles that you locate in PubMed.  The E-journals page is available at http://www.med.fsu.edu/library/ejournals/ejournals.aspx.  Remember to sign into the “Off-Campus Access (EZProxy)” link if you are located off campus before attempting to access articles.

New Features added to OvidSP on August 14, 2008

  New features and enhancements were added to OvidSP on Thursday, August 14, 2008.  New features and functionality include:

• A Multi-Field Search mode for all databases
• Collapsible Search Aid box
• Results Manager is collapsible and available above and below the main search box
• You can move the Search History above the main search box; plus, sort searches in ascending or descending order, and identify each search by search type
• Choose the limits you want to appear as common limits on the main search page
• Create, edit, and add multiple annotations to a citation
• Browse Books and Browse Journals links available on the Select a Database page
• Direct linking from Search Aids to the tree
• Browser support for adjusting font size
• Users logged into their personal accounts will see their name and institutions
• Instructional “hint” text for Basic Search

Do You Get What You Pay For?

The United States spends substantially more per person on health care than any other country, and yet US health outcomes are the same as or worse than those in other countries. Read more at:

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/299/23/2789

In 2005, the last year for which comparative statistics are available, the United States spent $6401 per person, whereas the next highest spending was in Norway and Switzerland, $4364 and $4177, respectively.  Overall, US health care expenditures are 2.4 times the average of those of all developed countries ($2759 per person), yet health outcomes for US patients, whether measured by life expectancy, disease-specific mortality rates, or other variables, are unimpressive.

Searching E-Books and E-Journals by Subject

A new feature has been added to the Maguire Medical Library’s website.  In addition to sorting E-Books and E-Journals by title, date, and author, you can now locate E-Books and E-Journals related to a specific medical subject.

At the top of the library’s current list of E-Journals and E-Books is a new dropdown menu consisting of about 50 different medical subjects.  Simply select the subject you are interested in from the dropdown menu to retrieve a list of E-Journals and E-Books associated with your selected field.

To view the list of current E-Books provided by the Maguire Medical Library, go to http://www.med.fsu.edu/library/Ebooks.  To view the list of current E-Journals, go to http://www.med.fsu.edu/library/ejournals.  Remember, if you are off campus, be sure to click on the "Off-Campus Access (EZProxy)" link first to access full text articles.

 

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New EBSCOhost 2.0 Interface

In just a few days, the new EBSCOhost 2.0 interface will be fully implemented. The following databases use the EBSCOhost interface:  AARP Ageline; Health and Psychosocial Instruments; CINAHL and SPORTDiscus. This is the first redesign of the EBSCOhost interface since 2002, and its functionality incorporates the latest technological advances.

There are a wide range of tools and information to streamline your transition to the new design:

• An overview of EBSCOhost 2.0 is provided in the Flash demonstration at www.ebscohost.com/2.0_flash
• A marketing web site also features new EBSCOhost 2.0 web pages, where you can learn more about its key features at http://www.ebscohost.com/2.0

Now Earn CME Credit on Harrison's Practice

Harrison's Practice announces the launch of point-of-care Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits on Harrison’s Practice. This seamlessly embedded feature in Harrison’s Practice enables physicians and other health care providers to meet yearly continuing education requirements with information they find every day at work.
Read the press release here.

PLEASE NOTE To use the CME feature, you must remove and reinstall the PDA program from Harrison's Practice on your PDA. You can do this by visiting the PDA page from the top navigational bar on Harrison's Practice, or visit their help page.

Enhancements to OvidSP Scheduled for Thursday, July 31, 2008

Enhancements to OvidSP are scheduled for Thursday, July 31, 2008. Important updates and new features include:

• Search Tab Additions and Enhancements
• New and Improved User Workflow Tools
• My Projects Workspace Area

The July 31st release also will include multi-lingual support for French, German, and Spanish-language interfaces.

Some Blackwell Synergy Journal Content and Links Still Missing

The merger of the Blackwell Synergy journal content into the Wiley journal content continues.  At this time, some content is still missing.  Most of the links have been redirected to their nearest equivalent on Wiley InterScience. However, they are still working on the OpenURL links to ensure they resolve direct to the appropriate journal rather than the main homepage. They will have this in place within a few days.

Health Insurance Chartbook Online

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) has been producing annual chartbooks on the uninsured population and health coverage for nearly a decade, examining how many Americans lack coverage, who the uninsured are and how health insurance coverage is changing. This year, the Health Insurance Coverage in America chartbook has been reformatted as a web-based information resource including charts and tables to provide a more comprehensive profile of the uninsured population and health insurance coverage more generally. Check it out on the Kaiser Family Foundation website:  http://facts.kff.org/chartbook.aspx?cb=50

Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience Journals Will Be Unavailable June 28 and June 29, 2008

Over the weekend of June 28th and 29th, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience journals will be unavailable.

Wiley InterScience and Blackwell Synergy are now one company.  Data from Blackwell Synergy will be incorporated into Wiley InterScience. This transition to Wiley InterScience is in preparation for the launch of Wiley’s next-generation online service for all Wiley-Blackwell journals, books, reference works, databases, laboratory protocols, and other Wiley resources in 2009.

Blackwell Synergy will close at the end of business (Pacific Standard Time) on Friday June 27th and they anticipate that the migration will be completed by Monday June 30th.

Again, Over the weekend of June 28th and 29th, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience journals will be unavailable while they transition and re-index data.