We invite you to participate in a brief, voluntary, and anonymous questionnaire: the Galter Health Sciences Library Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Through this survey, we hope to gain a clearer understanding of how you perceive the library and its services, collections, and space. The results will help library staff to better serve your needs as a scholar, clinician, staff member, or student.

The survey is available at this site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JJFRMGX until Friday, May 25th. It should take no more than 10 to 15 minutes of your time, and you are free to skip questions you do not want to answer or to exit out of the survey at any time.

Once you complete the survey, you can enter a drawing for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card. The information you provide for the drawing will not be linked in any way to the survey responses you provided.

We appreciate your participation!

This entry was posted on May 8, 2012 at 3:42 PM and has received 184 views. There are currently 0 comments.

It is now possible to export citations from PubMed to EndNote with a minimum of fuss. Prior to this change, Firefox users could export citations fairly easily but other browsers required a few extra steps. The new Send to Citation Manager feature in PubMed is the quickest and most efficient option available.

• Perform your search in PubMed.
• Select the references you want to save.
• From the Send to drop-down menu, choose Citation Manager
• Click Create File

• Depending on your browser, the next steps will vary. In both IE and Firefox, you will choose to open the file. In IE, the file may go to your Downloads folder. Either way, you should be presented with an option to choose a program to open the file. If EndNote is not already selected, choose it.

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Recent books authored or edited by Feinberg School of Medicine faculty that were acquired by Galter Library include (NU authors are in bold):

• “Pituitary Board Review”/ Mark E. Molitch. In: The Endocrine Society’s board review / Susan E. Kirk, program chair. (Quick Reference, WK 18.2 E564 2011)
• Evidence-based procedural dermatology / Murad Alam, editor.
• Hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke: surgical, interventional, imaging, and medical approaches / [edited by] Bernard R. Bendok, Andrew M. Naidech, Matthew T. Walker, H. Hunt Batjer. (Level 2, WL 356 H4892 2012)
• Magnetic resonance angiography: principles and applications / James C. Carr, Timothy J. Carroll, editors.
• Scleroderma: from pathogenesis to comprehensive management / John Varga, Christopher P. Denton, Fredrick M. Wigley, editors.
• Trends in vascular surgery / edited by William H. Pearce, Jon S. Matsumura, James S.T. Yao. (Level 2, WG 170 T794 2006)

Are you trying to identify recently-published research at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine? To find journal articles authored by FSM-affiliated faculty, staff, and students, the Galter Library recommends that you check out the Feinberg publications and abstracts site. This list is maintained by the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) and is updated regularly using the PubMed database.

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This list includes all new journals, books, and media (print and electronic) added to the Galter Library collections in April 2012. Please click the link to the online catalog (NUcat) record for more information about accessing a particular resource.

• Essentials of regional anesthesia [electronic resource] / Alan David Kaye, Richard D. Urman, Nalini Vadivelu, editors.
  New York, NY : Springer, c2012.
  Online book via SpringerLink.

• Caveolins and caveolae : roles in signaling and disease mechanisms / edited by Jean-François Jasmin, Philippe G. Frank, Michael P. Lisanti.
  New York, N.Y. : Springer Science+Business Media ; Austin, Tex. : Landes Bioscience, c2012.
  Print Location: Level 2: QU 55.7 C382 2012


• Harper's illustrated biochemistry [electronic resource] / Robert K. Murray ... [et al.]. 29th ed.
  New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2012.
  Online book via McGraw-Hill.


• RAMPs / edited by William S. Spielman, Narayanan Parameswaran.
  New York : Springer Science+Business Media ; Austin, Tex. : Landes Bioscience, c2012.
  Print Location: Level 2: QU 55.7 R177 2012

• Profiles in cardiogy / editors, J. Willis Hurst, C. Richard Conti, W. Bruce Fye.
  Mahwah, N.J. : Foundation for Advances in Medicine and Science, c2003.
  Print Location: Level 2: WZ 112.5 C2 P9644 2003

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This entry was posted on May 1, 2012 at 1:05 PM and has received 176 views. There are currently 0 comments.

Maintenance is complete.

The Galter Health Sciences Library will be performing maintenance on our web site between 11pm on Tuesday, April 24th and 3am on Wednesday, April 25th. 

This maintenance will result in an outage that is expected to last no longer than 10 minutes; however a longer maintenance window is scheduled in case difficulties arise.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

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We previously announced a launch date of May 29. This has been pushed back to June 13.

On June 13, 2012, Galter Health Sciences Library will upgrade its printing system including the method by which patrons will add funds to their account. At the same time, the WildCARD Office will phase out the WildCARD CashStripe program. The end of this program affects funds on a user’s WildCARD CashStripe added by using a cash-to-card machine. The termination will not affect the use of a WildCARD for debit or any other payment programs.

About the new system

All Northwestern University libraries will implement new print management software which will include new card swipe stations, self-managed online accounts, wireless printing, more ways to add funds, and more printer flexibility. The new software will manage printing and photocopying at Galter Health Sciences Library, University Library, Mudd Library, the Math Library, Schaffner Library, and the Pritzker Legal Research Center.

Features of the new system include:

• Secure, web-based user portal to manage accounts and transfer funds
• Secure printing with a four-digit PIN connected to a WildCARD
• Ability to add funds with credit or debit card, in addition to cash
• Print from any location on campus to any library printer
• Wireless printing
• Ability to track user carbon footprint

Current CashStripe users should begin to spend down the balance on their CashStripe at library print stations and vending machines across campus. New funds added to a card should be limited to $10. Refunds will not be issued. As of June 13, 2012, users with a WildCARD will be able to transfer unspent CashStripe funds into a new account at select library locations. Details on how to transfer funds will be made available closer to the implementation date. Any funds not transferred by January 31, 2013 will be lost.

This entry was posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:14 AM and has received 234 views. There are currently 0 comments.

UpToDate, the popular clinical information tool, is now available from off-campus to all Feinberg School of Medicine faculty, staff, students, and residents.

To access UpToDate from an off-campus location, you will need to sign into the Galter Library website with your Northwestern NetID. If you do not have a library website account, instructions for creating one are provided on the library website.

Earn CME Credits

UpToDate now allows users to earn CME credits for reading content on its site. If you are a faculty member or resident:

1. Sign in to the Galter Library website.
2. When prompted, provide your NPI number if you are interested in earning CME credits in UpToDate. There will be a link available to look up your NPI number. 
3. At the UpToDate website, you will be prompted to register for an UpToDate account so that you can keep track of your CME credits. 

We are pleased to be able to offer UpToDate to all FSM users from any location. If you have questions or problems with access, contact the Reference Desk by email or call 312-503-8109.

This entry was posted on April 23, 2012 at 1:52 PM and has received 779 views. There are currently 0 comments.

Certain library system functions will unavailable on Sunday, April 21^st between 4am and 11:30am while the datacenter on the Evanston campus undergoes upgrades. During the downtime:

• NUcat, the online catalog, will be unavailable
• Library users will not be able to renew library materials online
• New Galter Library website registration will not be possible
• Real time location and status information for items in GalterSearch will be unavailable

Access to online journals, books, and databases should work as normal. Please feel free to contact staff at Galter Library service desks should you need assistance.

Circulation Desk: 312-503-8126

This entry was posted on April 20, 2012 at 12:12 PM and has received 108 views. There are currently 0 comments.

The library book sale is now on and ends Friday, May 4.

Mark your calendars now for the Galter Health Sciences Library Book Sale!

Date: Wednesday, May 2 through Friday, May 4
Time: 10am - 4pm
Where: Library Atrium, Galter Health Sciences Library, Ward Building, 303 E. Chicago Ave.

Wednesday-Thursday: All items $1.00
Friday: 50 cents each or $5 a box

The sale will include duplicate, withdrawn, and dated items in dermatology, endocrinology, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, physical therapy, and more!

For more information, contact the Galter Library Circulation Desk, 312-503-8126.

This entry was posted on April 19, 2012 at 10:14 AM and has received 248 views. There are currently 0 comments.

Library Notes is a publication of the Galter Health Sciences Library that focuses on news, services, and technology advances affecting the Feinberg School of Medicine community.

• GTR: Genetic Testing Registry
• Do You Order Books Using ILL? Try UBorrow
• Big Data Science Gets NSF Boost
• New Titles Added in March
• Staff News

This entry was posted on April 13, 2012 at 11:11 AM and has received 242 views. There are currently 0 comments.