Beginning in late July, both the CINAHL and SPORTDiscus databases became available through the new EBSCOhost 2.0 interface. The new interface permits flexible advanced searching and a new 'Visual Search' option.

The CINAHL and SPORTDiscus' new Advanced Search interface provides a transparent interface where users can enter terms in one or more search boxes, search default fields or select specific fields to search and also locate the terms by Boolean logic (and/or/not). The new search interface also provides extensive tools for limiting search results, such as full-text, peer-reviewed, language, publication types, and age groups.

The CINAHL and SPORTDiscus' Visual Search option allows users to graphically navigate from one term to related terms in order to focus a search. The interactive visual interface allows users to see how the use of different terms affects the number of items found and also allows users to instantly view items retrieved from each path. Searchers will find links to full-text articles in HTML and PDF format, as well as links to "Find It", to search for the full-text articles in Himmelfarb Library's extensive collection.

For more information on the new CINAHL and SPORTDiscus interface, please consult:

• Overview: A Smarter Search Experience
• Support Center: FAQs (includes Help Sheets and UserGuides)

Scopus is a large interdisciplinary database containing citations and abstracts for articles published in more than 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 international publishers. Scopus contains more than 33 million abstracts in the scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences literature.

Scopus has powerful search and analysis tools to assist researchers including:

• Links to full-text articles.
• Linked reference lists for all articles published from 1996 forward.
• Links to 'Cited By' references for all articles, using data compiled from 1996 forward.
• Robust author and affiliations searches. The Author Search tracks the affiliation of each author to help differentiate individuals with the same or similar names, and the Affiliation Identifier automatically accounts for spelling variants of an institution's name.
• The 'Download' feature allows users to download multiple full-text articles simultaneously.
• The Journal Analyzer tracks information on articles published and cited to allow users to compare journals by the number of articles and citations generated by journals.

To maximize your searching, it's important to know when and why you should use Scopus intead of PubMed and/or MEDLINE. Because of its flexible search capabilities and linking of related articles, Scopus works well in research settings and for topics that may include perspectives beyond clinical medicine (e.g. health economics). For clinical information, PubMed and/or MEDLINE are still the best resources due to their structure and ability to focus on specific topics and specific types of publications (e.g. practice guidelines).

Scopus is available from both on- and off-campus locations to Medical Center faculty, students, and staff only. Please ask us if you have any questions.

In anticipation of renovation of Himmelfarb Library, journals are being moved. To obtain needed articles, please complete an online form.

If you have questions, please call (202) 994-2860 M-F, or email mlbdoc@gwumc.edu.

Are you confused by the various types of research studies?

Would you like to learn how to better search MDConsult and FirstConsult?

Are you new to the GW Medical Center and would like an orientation to the Himmelfarb Library?

Then take a look at our new online tutorials.

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The GWUMC Faculty Publications database tracks publications by Medical Center faculty and compiles these citations into an annual report. The report can be accessed by individual year and is organized by department.

Citations are automatically retrieved from databases such as MEDLINE/PubMed and collected by the Library's Acquisitions Department. Faculty members can also add additional citations to the database.

Beginning in the summer of 2008, the faculty publications database will be open for editing and adding citations year-round. As always, new references will not appear in the database until they have been approved by the librarian responsible for moderating the database. The database will be moderated at least twice a year.

If you have any questions about the process, or if you want to obtain a username and password to add references to the database, please contact Paul Levett at mlbprl@gwumc.edu.

Himmelfarb Library is exploring acquiring more books electronically with the addition of the R2 Library.  R2 permits the Library to purchase individual copies of electronic texts and build a collection to meet the specific needs of GWUMC faculty, students, and staff. 

Through R2, you can access the full-text of more than 100 books.  Access to R2 is available from both on- and off-campus, and users can link directly to a specific title or book chapter.  Himmelfarb Library will monitor R2 usage to determine if additional 'copies' of these electronic books are needed.

The R2 collection is linked from the E-Texts webpage and selected titles are also listed on the E-Texts page.  You can locate all of the R2 titles by searching the Library Catalog, just as you would with print books.

To date, the following titles are available as part of the R2 collection:

AIDS/HIV

TEXTBOOK OF PEDIATRIC HIV CARE (Zeichner & Read, 1st,ed.)

Alternative, Complementary & Integrative Medicine

COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IN CANCER CARE AND PREVENTION (Micozzi, 1st,ed.)

Anatomy

FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY (Afifi & Bergman, 2nd,ed.)

FUNDAMENTALS OF ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (Rizzo, 2nd,ed.)

Anesthesiology

CLINICAL ANESTHESIA (Barash, 5th,ed.)

SPINAL AND EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA (Wong, 1st,ed.)

Cardiology

THE ECHO MANUAL (Oh, 3rd,ed.)

KAPLAN'S CLINICAL HYPERTENSION (Kaplan & Flynn, 9th,ed.)

PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE (Mohler, 1st,ed.)

Clinical Competence

WHAT IF...! SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR PHYSICIANS (Goodspeed & Lee, 1st,ed.)

Critical Care Medicine

AVOIDING COMMON ICU ERRORS (Marcucci, 1st,ed.)

THE ICU BOOK (Marino & Sutin, 3rd,ed.)

PALLIATIVE CARE AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES IN CRITICAL CARE (Medina & Puntillo, 1st,ed.)

Dictionaries / Terminology

COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (Jones, 3rd,ed.)

Emergency Medicine

BASIC INFECTION CONTROL FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (Kennamer, 2nd,ed.)

CARDIAC EMERGENCIES (Peacock & Tiffany, 1st,ed.)

EMERGENCY ORTHOPEDICS (Simon, 5th,ed.)

SPINAL TRAUMA: IMAGING, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT (Schwartz & Flanders, 1st,ed.)

Epidemiology & Biostatistics

PRIMER OF BIOSTATISTICS (Glantz, 6th,ed.)

Hematology & Oncology

CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT (Fisch & Burton, 1st,ed.)

HEMATOLOGY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE (Hillman, 4th,ed.)

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY (Pizzo & Poplack, 5th,ed.)

WINTROBE'S ATLAS OF CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY (Trachuk & Hirschmann, 1st,ed.)

Immunology

ALLERGY AND ASTHMA (Mahmoudi, 1st,ed.)

BRONCHIAL ASTHMA (Gershwin & Albertson, 5th,ed.)

Infectious Disease

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Lashley & Durham, 2nd,ed.)

Internal Medicine

CHRONIC ILLNESS (Lubkin & Larsen, 6th,ed.)

HEALTH ASSESSMENT & PHYSICAL EXAMINATION (Estes, 3rd,ed.)

HEALTH ASSESSMENT THROUGH THE LIFE SPAN (Hogstel, 4th,ed.)

MACNAB'S BACKACHE (Wong & Transfeldt, 4th,ed.)

THE MANAGEMENT OF EATING DISORDERS AND OBESITY (Goldstein & Stunkard, 2nd,ed.)

PSYCHIATRY ESSENTIALS FOR PRIMARY CARE (Schneider & Levenson, 1st,ed.)

Medical Assisting

COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING (Lindh, 3rd,ed.)

Medical Informatics

MEDICAL INFORMATICS (Chen, 1st,ed.)

Medical Technology

BASIC CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES (Estridge, 5th,ed.)

THE COMPLETE TEXTBOOK OF PHLEBOTOMY (Hoeltke, 3rd,ed.)

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT (Harmening, 2nd,ed.)

MODERN BLOOD BANKING AND TRANSFUSION PRACTICES (Harmening, 5th,ed.)

MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS (Buckingham, 1st,ed.)

Nephrology

CLINICAL DIALYSIS (Nissenson & Fine, 4th,ed.)

Neurological Sciences

CHILD NEUROLOGY (Menkes, 7th,ed.)

CLINICAL NEUROPATHOLOGY (Harberland, 1st,ed.)

HANDBOOK OF EEG INTERPRETATION (Tatum, ,ed.)

NAVIGATING THE ADULT SPINE (Fast & Goldsher, 1st,ed.)

NEUROLOGY FOR THE SPECIALTY BOARDS (Gloss & Weisberg, 1st,ed.)

PLUM AND POSNER'S DIAGNOSIS OF STUPOR AND COMA (Posner, 4th,ed.)

Nursing

CLINICAL CARE CLASSIFICATION (CCC) SYSTEM MANUAL : A GUIDE TO NURSING DOCUMENTATION (Saba, 1st,ed.)

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MIDWIFERY & WOMEN'S HEALTH (Tharpe, 1st,ed.)

FAMILY HEALTH CARE NURSING (Hanson, 3rd,ed.)

NURSING LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR THE LPN/LVN (Anderson, 3rd,ed.)

PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER PRESCRIBERS (Wynne, 2nd,ed.)

VARNEY'S MIDWIFERY (Varney, 4th,ed.)

Nutrition

NUTRITIONAL HEALTH (Temple, 2nd,ed.)

PREVENTIVE NUTRITION (Bendich, 3rd,ed.)

Obstetrics & Gynecology

CLINICAL GYNECOLOGIC ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY (Speroff, 7th,ed.)

THE JOHNS HOPKINS MANUAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS (Fortner, 3rd,ed.)

THE JOHNS HOPKINS REVIEW OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS (Fortner, 2nd,ed.)

MATERNAL AND INFANT ASSESSMENT FOR BREASTFEEDING AND HUMAN LACTATION (Cadwell, 2nd,ed.)

MEDICAL CARE OF THE PREGNANT PATIENT (Rosene-Montella, 2nd,ed.)

MENOPAUSE (Wang-Cheng, 1st,ed.)

POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (Kovacs & Norman, 2nd,ed.)

PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS (Evans, 1st,ed.)

Occupational Medicine

CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE (LaDou, 4th,ed.)

OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (Levy, 5th,ed.)

Ophthalmology

HANDBOOK OF OPHTHALMOLOGY (Agarwal, 1st,ed.)

Pediatrics

ESSENTIAL ADOLESCENT MEDICINE (Greydanus, 1st,ed.)

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY (Krowchuck & Mancini, 1st,ed.)

PEDIATRIC OBESITY (Hassink, 1st,ed.)

QUICK REFERENCE CHILD ABUSE (Giardino & Alexander, 2nd,ed.)

RED BOOK ATLAS OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Baker, 1st,ed.)

Pharmacology & Drug Information

GOLDFRANK'S TOXICOLOGIC EMERGENCIES (Flomenbaum, 8th,ed.)

Physical Therapy

CLINICAL KINESIOLOGY AND ANATOMY (Lippert, 4th,ed.)

Psychiatry

AGE AND GENDER CONSIDERATIONS IN PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS (Narrow, 1st,ed.)

THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING TEXTBOOK OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS (Oldham, 1st,ed.)

CLINICAL MANUAL OF EATING DISORDERS (Yager & Powers, 1st,ed.)

CLINICAL MANUAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY (Spar & Rue, 1st,ed.)

COMPARATIVE TREATMENTS FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (Freeman, 1st,ed.)

CONCISE GUIDE TO PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY (Marangell & Martinez, 2nd,ed.)

DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES IN DEMENTIA (Sunderland, 1st,ed.)

Welcome to a New Academic Year!

On behalf of the entire Himmelfarb Library staff, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all new Medical Center faculty, students, staff, residents, and fellows. I would also like to extend greetings to all returning faculty and students on the start of a new academic year.

The Library staff looks forward to meeting your information needs in the upcoming months. We also welcome your input! You may contact me at 202-994-1826 or mlbaml@gwumc.edu. The Library's e-mail address is library@gwumc.edu. The telephone number for the reference desk is 202-994-2850. Or send us an instant message by following the directions at: http://www.gwumc.edu/library/ask/index.cfm!

Last year saw a number of improvements to collections and their electronic access. The Library's web page was completely redesigned for ease-of-use, our e-book collection greatly expanded, new computers installed in the Bloedorn Technology Center and Classroom B103, and an information page on the NIH Public Policy compiled (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/portals/nihaccess.cfm). The upcoming year promises to bring new enhancements to our collections and services. Look for the introduction of color copying, wireless printing, a single search interface to all of our resources, and a new online tutorial on statistics in the near future!

The Library has also been doing its part to go green! All printers default to double-sided printing to save paper, bins for recycling paper or glass/plastic bottles are located throughout the Library, and scrap paper for jotting quick notes is available at the Circulation Desk. Look for further green initiatives as the year continues!

Best wishes for the upcoming academic year!

Anne Linton, Director, Library Services
mlbaml@gwumc.edu