Scopus and Himmelfarb Library's ScienceDirect journals will be unavailable on Saturday, January 7th from 8:30AM to 9:30PM. The databases are undergoing system maintenance and upgrades during that period. Full access will be restored at the conclusion of that maintenance period.
Himmelfarb Library has added subscriptions to two popular resources: Consumer Reports Health and Consumer Reports.
CR Health provides reviews of health-related products like blood pressure monitors, exercise equipment, air purifiers, diet plans and much more. CR Health also includes essential consumer health-level information and treatment ratings for over 300 common conditions; comparisons of Health insurance plans, hospitals and doctors; consumer-level review and analysis of over 4700 prescription drugs; and unbiased reviews of natural health ratings. Information in CR Health is geared towards patients, rather than clinicians.
One of the most trusted resources for information and advice on consumer products, Consumer Reports contains information that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions on the products they are shopping for. Product reviews for over 5,000 cars, electronics, appliances, baby products, home products and more are available. In addition, users will find advice and tips on saving money on home improvement plans, how to shore up personal finances, ways to improve health and much more.
Both of these resources can be accessed through the Himmelfarb Library E-Journals page.
Please be aware that ScienceDirect (e-journals and e-texts platform of the publisher Elsevier) will be unavailable on Saturday, September 10th from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The resources are undergoing system maintenance and upgrades during that period. Full access should be restored Saturday evening.
If you attempt to access a title during that time and are unable to connect to the full text, it is likely the title may be a title published by Elsevier. Please attempt access again after 6:30 p.m. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Himmelfarb Library is launching a new linking system to enable more reliable, consistent linking to electronic journals from within electronic databases. The new linking system will begin its launch Monday, July 11th as resources begin to incorporate the new links.
The updated linking system will allow users to consistently link to online full-text journal articles provided Himmelfarb Library, and in cases where an online copy is not available, to search the Library Catalog for a print copy or order a copy via Documents2Go. The new linking system will allow the library to provide consistent linking across diverse electronic resources (e.g. PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, MDConsult, etc.). Although each of these databases has different functionality, the icons will function the same:
While the new linking system will launch on July 11th, some resources may require additional time to make the switch. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Abate at mlblea@gwumc.edu or 202-994-8570.
As Japan struggles to cope with the effects of last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the threat of a nuclear event looms. For those affected by the disaster, the National Library of Medicine has activated an Emergency Access Initiative which will give affected health care professionals and libraries free access to full-text articles from 230+ biomedical journals and more than 65 reference books and online databases.
If you are interested in learning more about management of radiation injuries, disaster medicine, or public health response, the USHHS's Radiation Emergency Medical Management is a good place to start for guidance on diagnosis and treatment for health care providers. Additional information is availabe from the following resources in Himmelfarb Library's collection:
Radiation Injuries
Disaster Medicine
Public Health
Are you looking for somewhere to publish an interesting case report of a recent patient? Or, do you want to read about cases that others have written? BMJ Case Reports publishes peer-reviewed cases in all medical disciplines. Over 2000 case reports have been published since the first case in 2008, with new cases being added every week.
BMJ Case Reports provides a new opportunity for publishing your research, as you can submit your own cases for publication. Himmelfarb Library's subscription doubles as an "Institutional Fellowship", which means that faculty, staff and students of GWUMC can publish case reports for free. Submitted cases are reviewed by at least one external referee and the BMJ Case Reports Editor. Additional information is also available on publishing guidelines.
Teaching with BMJ Case Reports is simplified, as all images are supplied with a "Download as Powerpoint Slide" link complete with copyright and citation information. You can browse all of the cases as they are published or focus on your area in the BMJ Case Reports Specialty Collections. Readers can sign up for Email Alerts or subscribe to RSS feeds to keep up with new cases as soon as they are published. The BMJ Case Reports blog provides a platform for open debate and discussion of the case reports, adding an element of participative open peer review for all readers.
Read BMJ Case Reports today and get a case of your own published tomorrow!
For Himmelfarb Library users at GW Hospital, our subscriptions to New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Archives of Internal Medicine have changed for 2011.
In the past, all of these journals have been accessible through Ovid, but you can now access these titles directly through the publishers' websites. These links have already been updated on the E-Journals page, in the Library homepage's Quick Links area, and in our database links, so there should be a seamless transition if you rely on these access points to read the affected titles.
If you have personal bookmarks to these journals or electronic Table of Contents (eTOC) alerts set up through Ovid, you will need to update using the publishers' websites. See the chart below for more details on where to go to make needed eTOC alert changes.
Please contact Himmelfarb Library Serials Librarian Steve Brown at mlbswb@gwumc.edu or 202-994-9756 if you have any questions about these or any other library journals.
| Title | eTOC Instructions | RSS Feeds | |||
| New England Journal of Medicine | Click "Create Account" to provide email address and choose preferences for your alerts. | http://www.nejm.org/action/showPodcastsFeeds | |||
| JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association | Go to http://pubs.ama-assn.org/cgi/alerts/etoc and enter your email in the second "Sign In" box (the one that does not prompt you for a password) and click Subscribe. Then choose your desired title from the list. | http://jama.ama-assn.org/site/misc/rss.xhtml | |||
| Archives of Internal Medicine | See JAMA instructions above. | http://archinte.ama-assn.org/misc/rss.dtl |
Could posting to Facebook violate HIPAA? Are Flickr images going to derail your residency match?
A new article by GWUMC faculty in Academic Medicine examines student perspectives on online postings. Katherine C. Chretien, Ellen F. Goldman, Louis Beckman, and Terry Kind interviewed medical students from The George Washington University to compile data for this qualitative study.
To get more information, read the original article as well as related articles, all of which can be accessed as part of Himmelfarb Library's online collection :
ScienceDirect (Elsevier's e-journals platform) and Scopus will be unavailable on Saturday, August 28 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. The resources are undergoing system maintenance and upgrades during that period. Full access should be restored by the end of the afternoon.
The Clinics of North America series of journals, published by Elsevier, hosts peer-reviewed clinical review articles in 57 medical specialty areas, from Anesthesiology to Neuroimaging to Urologic Clinics. The individual Clinics are indexed in MEDLINE and can be accessed through our indexed databases, MDConsult and Himmelfarb Library's E-Journals webpage.
By creating a free personal account in MDConsult, you can earn CME credits after reading Clinics articles. To do so, click the 'Create Account' link at the top of any MD Consult page. After creating your account, read your desired article. At the top or bottom of web-based (non-PDF) articles, click on the 'Request CME' link and follow the instructions to proceed.
