No Flu for You

Check out these sites for the latest information about the H1N1 flu.

PubMed has a Different Look

If you’ve used PubMed recently, you will have noticed that the National Library of Medicine has launched a redesigned interface for searching the medical literature.  The database’s functionality remains the same, but a number of changes to the site were made.   

Browse New eResources Added Last Month - October 2009

See here for a listing of eResources added to the Health Sciences Library website during the past month.

Some of these items are restricted to those with a USC username and password.

Do You Diigo?

Have you heard about Diigo ? Diigo (pronounced deego) is a free social bookmarking tool with a difference. It can be used to grab entire Web pages and make annotations right on top of the content.

Electrifying!

We heard you! Input from students requesting additional electrical outlets put in motion a project to install more outlets on both the upper and lower levels of the library. 

RSS, Delicious, Email Alerts Workshop 10/28

• Use RSS Feeds, Delicious and Email Alerts to stay organized and up-to-date! RSS Feeds: go to one place to receive automatic updates on database searches, health news, journal tables of contents, blogs, and more
• Delicious: web-based program to help you organize and share your bookmarks
• Email alerts: receive Table of Contents or Early Release Article alerts for selected journals

Join us Wednesday 10/28 from 12-1pm in the West Conference Room. Free pizza and bottled water provided.

Books and Veggies are Good for You

Why not pick up something to read while buying veggies at the HSC farmer’s market Wednesday?  The Norris Medical Library will be selling medical books and leisure reading materials at the bargain price of $2 each. Come by our table in the quad from 11-2 on Wednesday October 28 and find some great deals!

Black Cats, Grinning Jack-o-lanterns and Librarians?

Halloween probably comes to mind when you think about holidays and events in October. However, the Medical Library Association http://www.mlanet.org/ has declared the entire month of October as National Medical Librarians Month.

Enter the 3rd Dimension

Ovid’s Primal Pictures, Norris Library’s newest anatomy resource, is accessible through USC’s Ovid portal. With data derived from fresh human cadavers, Primal Pictures provides over 5,000 3D anatomical structures, clinical slides, dissections, animations, and videos.

Around the World

Global Health is a recent addition to the OvidSP MEDLINE lineup of databases.  This specialized database is a comprehensive public health resource providing international coverage of