Did You Know ...

The Himmelfarb Library Online Public Catalog has a number of features useful to faculty, staff and students. One of the less well known features in the "Bibliographies" button which appears at the top of all screens in the catalog. Currently there are 5 bibliography links listed. When you click on the bibliography title, the catalog automatically gathers a citation list without your having to enter any search terms. Any suggestions for new bibliographies are welcome! Email Patricia Wilson at mlbphw@gwumc.edu.

First on the bibliography list is "New Public Health Titles". This bibliography contains Public Health titles purchased over the last 12 months. Especially useful to Public Health students to keep up with new publication in their field, the titles are useful to other students when their research includes issues related to health policy, community health and health economics.

Medical students will find the bibliography entitled "Current Board Review Titles" an efficient way to plan their studying for the USMLE exams. Himmelfarb has a wide variety of materials to assist in your preparation. The catalog gives the name of the exam and the library location of the material.

Did you know that you can link directly to an electronic full text journal directly from the catalog? Sure, you can look up a journal title individually. It's just as easy to click on the bibliography "Full Text Journals" and get a complete list. There is a link in each journal's record to the internet web site for that title.

Learning how to take a medical history and perform a physical examination is a top priority for medical students. Himmelfarb has many resources, books and audio-visual resources, to assist in that effort. Use the "Current Medical History Taking and Physical Exam Book Titles" and "Medical History Taking and Physical Exam AV Titles" bibliographies to get started.

Check out the bibliographies button in the Himmelfarb catalog. Let us know what topics to add.