Galter Health Sciences Library News - Announcements

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.

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.

Galter Library Staff News: Fall 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:39:00 -0600

Publications

Mark Berendsen, Education Librarian, has been exceptionally busy. In addition to his September marriage, he co-authored a paper with faculty in the Department of Preventive Medicine. The subject of the paper is behavioral interventions to promote smoking cessation and prevent weight gain and it is published in the September 2009 issue of Addiction.

Ron Sims, Special Collections Librarian, co-authored a paper on the history of measles in Hawaii with Dr. Stanford Shulman and Deborah Shulman from the Department of Pediatrics at Feinberg School of Medicine. The article was published in the August 2009 issue of Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. [More]

October 21-November 16: My Right Self Photo Exhibit at Galter Library

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:00 -0600

Feinberg School of Medicine’s Office of Minority Affairs, in conjunction with Queers & Allies, are proud to host My Right Self, an exhibit of photographs about the process of transitioning gender and, more broadly, about how identity relates to body, gender, and sexuality.

Location: Dollie’s Corner, 2^nd floor of the Galter Health Sciences Library

Dates: October 21^st – November 16^th

Artist Lecture: November 4^th, 12-1pm, Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior St., Gray Seminar Room (1st floor)

The exhibit is free and open to the public. As Galter Library requires a Northwestern ID for access, exhibit visitors who do not have NU ID should sign in as guests at the front desk of the library.

The artist, Arthur Robinson Williams, is a documentary photographer who has completed projects on drugs and addiction in the United States, HIV/AIDS in Ghana, homosexuality in the Netherlands, and the health system in Cuba.

Open Access Week @ Galter: October 19-23, 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:41:00 -0600

Are you still confused about how to add PubMed Central ID (PMCID) numbers to your manuscripts? Do you wonder how open access journals rank against paid subscription journals in impact factor measures? Would you like to know how you can find contract addenda that will allow you to retain intellectual property rights to your published manuscripts? As part of Open Access Week (October 19-23, 2009), Galter librarians will present a seminar series on the latest issues and developments in open access. All seminars will take place in the Searle Conference Room in the Lurie Research Building.

NIH Public Access Policy: Tuesday, October 20 at 3:30-4:40pm more information
Impact of Open Access on Scientific Discovery and Publication: Wednesday, October 21 at 3:30-4:30pm more information
Authors’ Rights in Publication: Thursday, October 22 at 3:30-4:30pm more information

The aim of Open Access Week is to help spread the word and broaden awareness of open access around the world. As well as the library’s seminar series, you can also learn more about open access with the library’s new Open Access Resources Guide. The guide contains background information and timelines for open access as well as interesting facts and links to resources. A full list of resources is also available on our Open Access Resources GalterList. An article on the Northwestern University Library website highlights the open access experience of selected NU faculty.

Contact Pam Shaw, Biosciences Librarian at Galter Library, with your questions, comments, and recommendations about open access and open access resources.

Galter Library Website Maintenance Scheduled for Friday, October 16th

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:17:00 -0600

The Galter Health Sciences Library will be performing maintenance to the library's website from 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Friday, October 16th. During this time the Library's website may be unavailable.

This maintenance will result in an outage that is expected to last no longer than 30 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.

PubMed Redesign Now Available for Preview

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:21:00 -0600

This article was featured in Library Notes #57 (October 2009).

The PubMed search interface is about to undergo its largest design change in years and a preview is now available. Search functionality appears to be the same while most of the changes relate to the results display. Galter librarians are still in the process of exploring the new interface and will be updating our online guides very soon. The Galter Library's PubMed class on October 15 will feature the new design.

You can access a preview of the redesign from the PubMed homepage or at http://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?holding=norwelib&otool=norwelib. The preview and original version will run side by side for approximately two weeks after which time the preview will be the only option available. For a detailed list of the various changes, see the September 30 issue of NLM Technical Bulletin.

Questions or comments about the new design? Contact the Reference Desk at 312-503-8109 or use our Ask a Librarian web form.

October is National Medical Librarians Month

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:15:00 -0600

This article was featured in Library Notes #57 (October 2009).

With the sheer volume of biomedical information increasing at a faster rate than anyone can read it, health care professionals and researchers need the specialized services that medical librarians provide now more than ever. National Medical Librarians Month was created by the Medical Library Association to raise awareness of the important role of the health information professional.

The Galter Library’s health information experts are ready and willing to help you dive into the world of information! Librarians are available for research consultations, literature searches, and individualized training in the use of library resources and databases. We can work with you in a number of ways to fulfill your information needs: [More]

Heidi Nickisch Duggan Chosen as Leadership Fellow

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:18:00 -0600

This article was featured in Library Notes #57 (October 2009).

By: James Shedlock, AMLS, Director

Heidi Nickisch Duggan, Associate Director, Galter Health Sciences Library, has been named one of five Leadership Fellows by the National Library of Medicine and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program has been in existence since 2002 and seeks to develop aspiring directors for academic health sciences libraries. Of the 35 fellows who have entered the program, 13 have gone on to achieve library directorships. We are honored that Heidi has been chosen to be a leadership fellow.

[More]

Galter Library Book Sale: October 6-9, 2009

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:30:00 -0600

Mark your calendars now!

Book Sale

Galter Health Sciences Library

Library Atrium, Ward Memorial Building, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 1^st Floor

Tuesday, October 6 through Friday, October 9

10am - 4 pm

Tuesday-Thursday: All items $1.00 each

Friday: 50 cents each or $5 a box

Duplicate, withdrawn, and dated items in Biochemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, and more!

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

Galter Library Course Reserves and Website Maintenance Scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11th

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:28:00 -0600

The maintenance is complete.

The Galter Health Sciences Library will be performing maintenance to the course reserves server from 5pm to 6pm today, Friday, September 11th. During this time the Library's course reserves may be unavailable.

The Library will also be performing maintenance to the library website from 10pm to midnight today, Friday, September 11th. During this time the library website may be unavailable. This maintenance should not last the entire 2 hours; 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.

New Library Computers are Here!

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:58:00 -0600

This article was featured in Library Notes #56 (September 2009).

The Galter Library is currently rolling out new computers throughout the library. New computers can be found in the Reference Room and Learning Resources Center (LRC) on Level 1 and outside Dollie's Corner and in the East Reading Room on Level 2. The changes were based on the Public Computing Survey conducted in the spring as well as observational analysis and usage statistics. Here are some of the highlights so far:

The new computers have Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Photoshop and the library's Educational Software.
All of the computers have larger monitors than the previous computers. Most of the monitors are 20 inches; four of the computers in the Reference Room will have 24 inch monitors.
New scanners are available in the LRC.

We are not done yet! New Mac computers will be coming soon to the Reference Room and the LRC. Also, the LRC teaching space computers (the open area at the south end of the LRC) will be upgraded in the coming year.

If you have any comments or suggestions about the library's public computers, fill out the public computer feedback form which is available on the desktop of all public computers within the library; click on the Comments and Suggestions button on the Galter Library website; or drop a note in one of the Suggestions and Comments boxes in the library.

August 22, 2009: University Computer Network Maintenance

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:04:00 -0600

Northwestern University will be performing maintenance on the computer network Saturday, Aug. 22nd between 6am and 10am. Many of the University's servers will be affected. This includes the Northwestern University libraries' systems (NUcat and others), as well as the University servers (including email servers).

Note: The Galter Library website and access to resources through the website will not be affected.

Downtime is expected to be less than 30 minutes, but please allow for the entire maintenance window to be used if problems should arise.

Galter Library Website Maintenance Scheduled for Friday, August 21st

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:35:00 -0600

The maintenance is complete.

The Galter Health Sciences Library will be performing maintenance to the library's website from 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Friday, August 21st. During this time the Library's website may be unavailable.

This maintenance will result in an outage that is expected to last no longer than 30 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.