Mcgoogan News

UNMC faculty, staff, and students now have the ability to access MDConsult on their web-enabled mobile devices (e.g. iPhone, Blackberry, Treo, etc.). Available content includes ebooks, MDConsult journals, Clinics, and guidelines. FirstConsult is not included through this interface and requires a download onto your device.

Before accessing MDConsult from the library’s website, you must first create an MDConsult account by clicking on the Create Account link on the upper right-hand corner of the MDConsult website. Once you have created that account, access MDConsult via the library’s website on your mobile device. You will need to authenticate first with your Lotus Notes username and password and then MDConsult will allow you to log in with your MDConsult account.

To learn more about using and accessing this new feature, you can register to attend a webinar hosted by MDConsult during the week of November 9, 2009.

Sometime within the next week or so, the PubMed interface will change over to what is the now the Preview site. To learn more about the changes, you can read the NLM Technical Bulletin or watch a 30 minute NLM webinar.  You can also peruse the PubMed Basics guide, which was created for UNMC users. For in-person instruction, you can register for library PubMed classes, which are scheduled in November and December. You can also contact the Reference Desk (559-6221 or askus@unmc.edu) for one-on-one instruction and assistance.

Please note that during this preview (and perhaps after), NLM is making modifications to the new interface, in reaction to feedback provided by PubMed users. If you would like to provide feedback, please do so. The more voices that are heard regarding an issue, the more likely that modifications will be made. Feedback can be submitted through the PubMed Help Desk form.

There are a few major changes that will impact UNMC users. First, in order to utilize Limits, see your search History, or view search Details, you must be in the Advanced Search.

Second, RefWorks users should follow these steps in order to save files for RefWorks imports:

1. After selecting citations or moving them into the Clipboard, click on the Send to link
2. After a box with selections pops up, select File
3. Once File is selected, a drop-down menu of Destinations will appear. Here, you can select the MEDLINE format
4. Once MEDLINE is selected, click the Create File button (obstructed in the following image) and follow usual file-save procedures.

You will not see your citations in MEDLINE format, but they will be saved in the format, if selected. This change saves you a step!

Online training is being offered in October from the makers of MD Consult.  Registration form and contact information can be found at http://www.ies-els.com/training/MDC.html.

MD Consult is available online through the library to UNMC students, faculty, and staff.

The library is not involved in this training. For more information, use the contact information provided at the web address above.

Create a searchable database from your MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO search results. Use that database to insert citations and create bibliographies in your papers in just minutes. Reformat your paper for submission to a new journal in seconds. Learn how to do all this and more by attending our hands-on, RefWorks Basic Training Class. Those who attend will create their own RefWorks accounts (for free) through the McGoogan Library’s RefWorks site license. Identical, RefWorks Basic Training Classes will be offered on:

• Friday, Sept. 25 at 9:30 a.m.;
• Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.;
• Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 9 a.m.; and
• Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 1 p.m.

The class is open to all UNMC faculty, staff and students. Pre-registration is required. Please e-mail Cindy Schmidt at cmschmidt@unmc.edu to pre-register for a class or if you would like to arrange one-on-one instruction or additional classroom training sessions.

A faculty development seminar titled “Locating, Collecting and Storing Literature Using PubMed” will be held Thursday, June 11 at 11 a.m. in the Sorrell Center, Room 4053. Being able to effectively and efficiently search for meaningful literature is an important competency in academic health care settings. PubMed is an essential tool for locating relevant medical information on quality care, medical interventions, teaching and research. Teresa Hartman offers this session for faculty to explore approaches in searching PubMed for the greatest gains in the least time, maximizing success in research and scholarly activities. At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be able to:

• Format an effective search statement to use in PubMed;
• Save collections and store search strategies to MyNCBI;
• Create a relevant email alert to cover a current research topic;
• Identify and utilize MeSH educational subheadings for effective searches using PubMed; and
• Access full-text literature sources through electronic means and through Interlibrary loan services.

Pre-registration is required. For UNMC faculty, there is no fee to attend this course (CIK 9821). Register online at unmc.edu/facdev or call 559-5929. A complimentary lunch for registered participants will be served at 11 a.m. with the course beginning shortly after. The registration deadline is June 8. For more information about faculty development programs contact Linda Love at 559-6192 or lmlove@unmc.edu.

The PubMed Basics course will be held on the 8th floor of the library in the Wilson Training room:

• Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; and
• Tuesday, March 10 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Whether you are a new PubMed user or want to improve your basic skills, this course will prepare you for effective searching for peer-reviewed journal articles. Topics include constructing effective citation searches and finding the articles through the McGoogan Library collection. This class is open to UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center personnel and students. If you enroll in, and attend any of these identical classes you will receive CME credit. Register online or by phone at 559-7075.

Create a searchable database from your MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO search results. Use that database to insert citations and create bibliographies in your papers in just minutes. Reformat your paper for submission to a new journal in seconds. Learn how to do all this and more by attending our hands-on, RefWorks Training Class. Those who attend will create their own RefWorks accounts (for free) through the McGoogan Library’s RefWorks site license. The RefWorks Basic Training Class will be offered on:

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Friday, March, 13, 9 to 10:30 p.m.

“Citations and Bibliographies Made Easier: RefWorks Training” is open to all UNMC faculty, staff and students. Pre-registration is required. Attendees will receive CME credit for these classes.  Please e-mail Cindy Schmidt at cmschmidt@unmc.edu to pre-register for a class or if you would like to arrange one-on-one instruction or additional classroom training sessions.