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Building Hours through JuneFor updates: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/AboutLib/GeneralInfo/hours.cfm
Friends' Café: New Hours effective on Monday, May 12
Friday, July 4, the Health Sciences Library and Friends' Café will be closed. More Offered at Friends' CaféIn response to the recent closure of the Beach Café/Grapevine Cafeteria due to nearby construction, the Friends' Café expanded the quantity and variety of prepared food items it offers. In addition, ice cream is now sold at the Friends' Café. Three Science Libraries Reopen June 2The Botany Library has relocated to Wilson Library, joining the now merged Zoology and Chemistry Libraries. They are accessible from the South Road entrance of Wilson Library, directly across from the Bell Tower. To learn more about what the move means for HSL users click here . Upgraded HSL Borrowing PoliciesThe book loan period has increased from 28 to 30 days and a book may now be renewed three times. For more information on borrowing policies, visit http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/Circ/borrowingmaterials.cfm A book recall policy has been implemented. To learn more: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/Circ/recalls.cfm Evaluate Online Products for Possible PurchaseBy August 31, you can evaluate four new products HSL is considering for possible purchase:
To link to these products, view the results of previous evaluations, and enter comments go to: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/evaluation/trials.cfm New Database: GreenFILEA recent addition to library databases is GreenFILE, which provides access to materials on the human impact on the environment. Sources include scholarly, governmental, and general interest articles and books. Database items represent research from fields such as agriculture, education, law, health, and technology. Examples of topics covered include climate change, green building, pollution, renewable energy and recycling. To access, enter GreenFILE in the search box at: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Databases/EIDSearch.cfm New Tutorial: Plagiarism and Citing SourcesIn response to many requests, HSL designed a new tutorial for Health Affairs students on plagiarism and how to properly cite sources: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/PlagiarismTutorial/intro.html This tutorial incorporates active learning techniques and health and medical examples on this important professional development topic. Please share it with your students and colleagues! To provide comments or questions, contact Julia Shaw-Kokot, Education Services Coordinator at jsk@email.unc.edu New Clinical Trials Results Summary DatabasePart of the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 mandates that ClinicalTrials.gov be expanded to include a clinical trials summary database. The National Library of Medicine has posted a preliminary mockup of the results data entry system, and seeks user input by June 18 before proceeding with the next steps in database development. NLM is most interested in feedback on data items, picklist choices, and whether the described structure is adequate to accommodate all clinical trial designs. To evaluate the mockup, submit comments and be notified when subsequent drafts on database development are posted, go to http://prsinfo.clinicaltrials.gov/rrs-mockup-intro.html HSL to Partner in Global Health Certificate ProgramMellanye Lackey, Library Liaison for the School of Public Health, will partner with the Global Health Certificate program, a distance education (DE) program. She will create a module within the Ethics course on conducting research using databases and other sources of online information. She will also provide online office hours for DE students to assist with locating online research materials. With more than a decade of experience with distance education, HSL has learned that to support DE students requires a personal contact person, to become familiar with the cohort's needs and for dedicated research assistance. The Spanish version of NC Health Info http://nchealthinfo.org/es/index.cfm was recently reviewed and accredited by the Health on the Net (HON) Foundation. Web sites that earn the accreditation (called the HONcode seal) represent those that follow rules and basic ethical standards in the presentation of information and help make sure readers always know the source and the purpose of the data they are reading. For more information on HON initiatives go to: http://www.hon.ch/Global HSL ClassesNo classes are scheduled for June. For help with PubMed, EndNote, RefWorks or other library databases and software, please request a one-on-one consultation Important Change to BioMed Central Institutional MembershipBeginning June 1, 2008, the Health Sciences Library will change their BioMed Central membership from Prepay to Supporters. The new membership category will give UNC authors a 15% discount on the author publishing charges due at the time the article is accepted for publication. The remainder of the charge must be covered by the submitting author. Some authors will be eligible to request up to $1000 to cover these charges from the UNC-Chapel Hill Authors’ Open Access Fund: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Collections/ScholCom/OAFundAnnounce.cfm Questions? Send via http://www.hsl.unc.edu/asklib/ As of May 25, 2008 researchers must provide the PMCID when citing one of their articles in grant applications, proposals, and progress reports. The recently updated /NIH Public Access Policy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) provides clear instructions about this requirement: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#c6 Should you have any questions about the NIH Public Access Policy, contact HSL’s Ask-A-Librarian service: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/asklibPeopleKudos to Graduated HSL Student WorkersHSL's student workers keep the library open nights and weekends, support Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery, shelve enormous quantities of materials, and perform many other tasks. We congratulate nine who recently graduated from UNC: Three Years with HSL
Two Years with HSL
One Year with HSL
UCRF-funded Cancer Information SpecialistBeginning June 1, Linda Collins, Library Liaison for the School of Medicine, will serve as Cancer Information Specialist, an HSL outreach service made possible by an award from the University Cancer Research Fund (UCRF). Linda will work with UNC Hospitals' patient resource centers, the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center librarian, HSL digital library teams and others to provide customized information services to cancer researchers, clinicians and patients to help them answer questions, learn about treatments and save time finding information. She will continue to be based at HSL. For more details, see HSL News blog. If you have questions or suggestions for services, contact Linda at 966-0957 or linda_collins@unc.edu HSL Representatives on Faculty Council, Employee ForumLee Richardson, Cataloging and Metadata Coordinator, was elected to a three-year term on the UNC Faculty Council, representing Division 5, University Libraries. She officially begins her term in September 2008. Congratulations, Lee! Congratulations also go to Liza Cahoon, Borrowers Accounts and Student Employees Manager, and Pam Roberts, Executive Assistant to the Director, who were elected to two-year terms on the Employee Forum. Beginning last month, Liza represents Division 7 and Pam Division 8. HSL staff are proud to have great representatives taking part in the university's governance. Librarian on the Tar Heel Bus TourSusan Swogger, Collection Development Librarian, participated in the weeklong Tar Heel Bus Tour last month. To read her blog posts about this unique trip, visit http://greenegret.wordpress.com Leadership Fellow Visit
Get Involved with Your LibraryThe library staff appreciates your support and input! Opportunities include:
June Health ObservancesNational Men's Health Week (June 9-15)
HSL E-NEWS is a monthly publication of the UNC-Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library. Past issues of enews are archived with many other library-produced publications accessible here. For more information on this publication, contact Susan Keesee, Interim Communications Coordinator: keesee@email.unc.edu, 919-966-0944 |
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