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The EBSCO to RefWorks direct export is currently not functioning properly. EBSCO believes they will have this function fixed by Friday or Saturday (November 13th or 14th). In the mean time, use workarounds 2 and 3 as described in the RefWorks LibGuide to either save your results until the direct export is working again (work-around 2) or, if you can’t wait for the return of the direct export function, import your results using RefWorks internal filters (workaround 3), though that functionality is sometimes buggy.

Starting on Monday November 16, ExamMaster account holders will need to log in with the email address that was used during the initial registration process. Usernames will no longer work. If you do not know the email used to register, log into your account now, go to My Settings, then My Account.

ExamMaster is a database available to UNMC users and consists of the following practice test areas:

• USMLE
• Certification Review Series
• Medical Subject Review
• PANCE
• NAPLEX
• Dental
• NCLEX

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.

On Wednesday, PubMed has been experiencing intermittent downtime due to problems in the National Library of Medicine computer room.

Whenever PubMed is down, you can still search MEDLINE via EBSCO. Please note that PubMed updates its database with new citations on a daily basis, so some citations may not be available in EBSCO at the time of your search.

• UNMC’s RefWorks Group Code will change sometime this Friday, October 30th. The new group code can be found at http://info.unmc.edu/library/refworks.html.
  

• The new PubMed interface simplifies exports to RefWorks! Check out the RefWorks libguide (PDF) to find out how.

• Students, before you graduate, ask about free RefWorks access for Alumni! RefWorks is developing a new program for the alumni of institutions that license RefWorks. This program is supposed to provide free, continued RefWorks access after graduation. It’s not yet clear how this program will be administered. If you are a student and find RefWorks valuable, please ask us about this program before you graduate. You can contact Cindy Schmidt, at cmschmidt@unmc.edu or 559-7077, or the Library’s reference desk at askus@unmc.edu 559-6221. The program details may not be available until May.

• New RefWorks interface to be available in 2010. RefWorks technical support is planning to release a redesigned RefWorks interface in late 2009. You will not be forced to switch to the new interface immediately. We’re told that it will be available as an option for quite awhile before it becomes the default interface.

As always, please contact the library to arrange for a one-on-one or group RefWorks training session.

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!

As mentioned last week, changes are afoot with PubMed. A link to the new PubMed interface was just announced this morning. The old interface is still the default and it is unknown when the new interface will be out of its “preview” status, but to get yourself familiar with the changes, you can visit http://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed.

Please note that the GetIt@UNMC button will only appear if you have visited PubMed recently and still have a cookie on your computer. Also, UNMC full-text links might only be accessible while you are on campus. All regular searching should be done through the PubMed link on the library’s home page. The preview link should only be used for testing purposes.

Check out some screenshots below. All of the normal features of PubMed are still available, but have been moved around and drop-down menus have been updated. Also, the default abstract view of a citation now includes links to the MeSH Headings assigned to the article and the UNMC holdings tab is now a link on the right-hand side of the screen.

The date has not been announced, but there is much talk that PubMed will be updating its interface soon. Already, you may have noticed the new Auto Suggest function when searching PubMed. Not much has been said lately, but earlier reports stated that the current interface would be available alongside the new interface, once it is debuted. For more information on the Auto Suggest feature and a look at the latest prototype of the new interface, see the latest NLM Technical Bulletin.

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.

EBSCO, which is the platform for several medical databases and journals, has released a free influenza information website. It contains evidence-based information for clinicians, nurses, and the public on seasonal, avian, and H1N1 influenza.

http://www.ebscohost.com/flu/