Galter Health Sciences Library News - Current

Web of Knowledge Maintenance: Sunday November 22

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:17:00 -0600

ISI Web of Knowledge, EndNote Web and Researcher ID will undergo maintenance this coming Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 beginning 9:00 AM ET. During this time, there will be a disruption of service and access to these products. Access to saved searches will be completely unavailable until 11:00 AM ET.

Web of Knowledge includes the databases Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, Journal Citation Reports, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Science Citation Index.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

PubMed and Ovid MEDLINE Updates: NLM 2009 Annual Year-End-Processing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 -0600

On November 18, 2009, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) began its annual year-end-processing activities that are projected to end mid-December. During this time, NLM temporarily halts the addition of fully-indexed MEDLINE citations to PubMed and the delivery of the fully indexed MEDLINE files to Ovid and other third parties. Annual year-end activities include changing the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and Supplementary Concept Substance Names on existing MEDLINE citations to conform with the 2010 version of MeSH, and other global changes. The release of author name and other corrections into PubMed and Ovid MEDLINE are also halted during year-end-processing.

What does this mean for searchers?

PubMed: During end-of-year activities, "in process" citations will continue to be added to PubMed. As a result, the number of PubMed records labeled [PubMed - in process] will temporarily increase. These citations do not have MeSH terms, but they have undergone issue level and subsequent citation level quality control reviews.

Searches that use MeSH terms only (e.g. MeSH Database-initiated searches) rather than a combination of MESH and All Fields searches (which would be the norm if you search from the PubMed home page) do not retrieve in process or publisher-supplied records. Those MeSH-only searches may not retrieve the latest results during the update. This will also affect users who have saved searches in PubMed and set up email alerts using MeSH terms only.

Ovid MEDLINE: As the NLM updates its MEDLINE files to accommodate subject heading and other changes, Ovid and other third party MEDLINE providers must also perform global updates on their sites. Auto-alerts and currency of the Ovid MEDLINE files (those with date ranges) may be affected, but the Ovid MEDLINE In-Process file segment will continue to be updated. (The Ovid MEDLINE In-Process file segment may be accessed from the list of databases retrieved from the "Change Databases" tab on the main Ovid search screen.)

The points outlined here and more information can be found in the NLM fact sheet: Annual MEDLINE / PubMed Year-End Processing (YEP): Impact on Searching During Fall 2009.

New E-Resources: November 16-20, 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:00 -0600

The Galter Library is constantly striving to update our electronic resources and bring the most current tools to our patrons' desktops. For the most comprehensive information on the Galter Library's electronic resources, please consult the online catalog (NUcat) as well as the Find Resources section of our Web site.

New E Resources

Journals

Advances in bioinformatics
Inclusive Dates: 2008 - present
PubMed Central, Free Open Access
Advances in bioinformatics
Inclusive Dates: 2008 - present
Hindawi Publishing Corp., Free Open Access
Biocell
Inclusive Dates: Aug./Dec. 2002 - present
SciELO, Free Open Access
Current cardiology reviews
Inclusive Dates: Feb. 2008 - 1 year ago
PubMed Central, Free Open Access
Genome biology and evolution
Inclusive Dates: 2009 - present
Oxford University Press, Free Open Access
JAMA
Inclusive Dates: July 1883 - present
American Medical Association
Journal of human reproductive sciences
Inclusive Dates: Jan./June 2008 - present
MedKnow Publications (Mumbai, India), Free Open Access
Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology
Inclusive Dates: Jan./June 2005 - present
MedInd, Free Open Access
Lung India
Inclusive Dates: Apr./June 2005 - present
MedKnow Publications (Mumbai, India), Free Open Access
Lung India
Inclusive Dates: Apr./June 2005 - present
MedInd, Free Open Access
Patient preference and adherence
Inclusive Dates: 2009 - present
PubMed Central, Free Open Access
Urology annals
Inclusive Dates: Jan./June 2009 - present
MedKnow Publications (Mumbai, India), Free Open Access

BenchFly for Video Protocols, Reviews and a Chuckle

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:11:00 -0600

It seems like video protocols are getting more popular, not to mention easier to create and share. You can find scientific how-to videos on YouTube, JoVE and SciVee. This blog has done a feature on JoVE, but submitting to JoVE is not always easy to do: submission fees are pretty steep, especially if you need them to come to your lab and produce your video for you.

If you have a technique or protocol to share and just want to get it "out there", BenchFly offers a good venue for sharing your videos, plus it includes reviews of lab supplies and a blog that is good for a laugh (or a groan).

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Holiday Hours: Thanksgiving Weekend 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0600

The Galter Health Sciences Library hours for November 25-30, 2009 will be as follows:

Wednesday, Nov. 25
8 AM to 6 PM
Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27
University Holidays - the library will be CLOSED
Saturday, Nov. 28
9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday, Nov. 30
The Galter Library will resume its regular hours of operation

Before visiting another Northwestern University library during the holiday weekend, please check its hours of operation.