Changes to MyNCBI

For those of you who utilize MyNCBI while doing your PubMed searching, MyNCBI just went through a redesign last week. Not only does it allow for easy customization of your page, but "eliminates complexities and provides a streamlined interface."

And for those of you who have yet to explore MyNCBI, come see me and we can set up this free account so you can start saving your searches, saving collections of citations, and seeing your recent search activity all on one page. I will be happy to help you set it up and show you how to use it in your everyday research.

For more information about the MyNCBI redesign, see the NLM Technical Bulletin.

Happy Searching!

NLM Announces PubMed Mobile Beta

In a recent post from the NLM Technical Bulletin, PubMed came out a with a more "simplified mobile friendly Web interface." Its pretty basic, but still includes all the vital information when digging for literature. The feature also includes links to related citations. As noted in the Bulletin, it does not includes functions such as Limits, Advance search or other features such as MyNCBI, Clipboard, or LinkOut. Give it a try!

Liaison Program in Meeting Information Needs

In January a new article, "Effectiveness of a Liaison Program in Meeting Information Needs of College of Pharmacy Faculty" was released where I served as a co-author. My colleagues and I collaborated on a study to determine the effectiveness of liaison services here in the College. Read about our findings in Medical Reference Services Quarterly at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a932726497~frm=titlelink

Extended Library Hours

Its that time of year again! And the library has extended our hours starting today May 3.

Extended Library Hours

Monday May 3 - June 30, 2010

6 am - midnight

7 days/week

Good luck on your exams!

New version of SciFinder

The web version of SciFinder Scholar, SciFinder, is now available to University of Arizona faculty, staff, and students.

SciFinder has features not found in the client version SciFinder Scholar, including weekly "Keep me Posted" email alerts to new content matching your search terms. The "My Connections" feature lets you establish connections and collaborate with other SciFinder users within your organization by sharing comments and tags that you have associated with SciFinder references. Connecting to other also allows to view your colleagues' comments and tags. SciFinder also eliminates the need to install special client software.

To register for SciFinder go to, http://www.library.arizona.edu/search/articles/dbDetail.php?shortname=scifinderweb
Please note that a valid UA email is required for registration.

For more information about the features of SciFinder, visit http://www.cas.org/products/sfacad/index.html

Refworks Workshop

Overwhelmed with article citations?

Want to create a bibliography with the right style?

Interested in learning more about how to use Refworks?

Attend this session:

Wednesday February 24, 2010 @ 12 - 1 pm

Location: Drachman B206 (small computer lab)

Changes to PubMed

If you are a regular PubMed user, you probably noticed some changes made recently. If you're not a regular PubMed user, you may not have noticed this subtle change. PubMed made some changes to their Advance Search menu options. PubMed took the Limits portion out of the Advance Search menu and created a new Limits tab. In the Advance search tab, the Search Builder was added to the top and the searching by Author, Publication, Journal and Date was replaced. See the NLM's Technical Bulletin for more information. If you have any questions about using these new features, contact me or Sandy Kramer.