EXAM WEEK EXTRAS!

Friends of the Health Sciences Library is providing library-appropriate snacks from April 28 through May 6. Information will also be available on library services available to UNC students who graduate. Let's continue our relationship! http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Friends/fohslhome.cfm

VISIT HSL ON GRADUATION DAY

Take the opportunity to visit the library with friends and family on Graduation Day, Sunday, May 11. HSL will be open 10 am to 6 pm and the Friends' Café from 1:30 to 5:30 pm.

WHAT'S BLOOMING IN THE SAM W. HITT MEDICINAL PLANT GARDENS

Now in their third year, all plants in HSL's Sam W. Hitt Medicinal Plant Gardens are enjoying new spring growth and several are in bloom. Most spectacular was the White Fringetree in the corner of the lawn garden near the southwest corner of the building. It was covered with its fringe-like flowers, which have inspired other common names for it like graybeard tree, old-man's-beard, shavings, snowdrop tree, and snowflower. The dried roots and bark were used by Native Americans to treat skin inflammations. Other garden attractions:

• Foamflowers have delicate white flowers rising above them, and Lily of the Valley still have their little bell-shaped flowers.
• All of our Raceme Catnip is in full purple bloom--one description says this plant has "a pleasant intoxicating effect in cats, somewhat akin to the effect of marijuana on humans."
• See, too, the rich blue flowers on our Blue Lungwort. Soon the Coneflowers will bloom. We have several colors, and the Indigo.

Take some moments to relax among the more than 40 different medicinal plants in the gardens. Navigate the website for details: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Collections/MedicinalGarden/location.htm

HSL HOURS:

Exceptions to HSL Hours:

Friends' Café: New Hours effective on Monday, May 12

Exceptions to Café Hours:

Closed Saturday May 24 through Monday May 26.

For all hours: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/AboutLib/GeneralInfo/hours.cfm

NEW INTERLIBRARY LOAN/DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICES

ILLiad (InterLibrary Loan Internet Accessible Database) is now Health Affairs affiliates' one-stop shop for all article and book needs! Eliminate stress, save time, fuel, parking fees and let us scan articles for you at the low price of $5 each. Color scanning of an article owned by the HSL is also available.

Health Affairs affiliates must be registered in HSL's ILLiad prior to placing orders. Registration is easy at http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Illiad/logon.html Select "First Time Users" on the right side of the page.

SEARCH AREA ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

Borrowing books from area academic libraries just became easier with the debut of Search TRLN (Triangle Research Libraries Network). Get to Search TRLN directly at http://search.trln.org or from the UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries Catalog http://www.lib.unc.edu/webcat/index.html (select "Search TRLN" at the top of the page or "TRLN Libraries" under the dialog box).

Request books held at another TRLN library by using the "Request this item" button to automatically fill in the HSL Interlibrary Loan Form. Your request will be processed and you will be notified when the book arrives at HSL. You will need to set up an HSL ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan) account to use this service and the standard $5 fee will be billed. See previous article.

You can also use the Search TRLN "Request this item" feature to ask for delivery of a book from another UNC-CH library. There is no charge for the book delivery service between campus libraries.

HSL ON FACEBOOK The UNC Health Sciences Library now has a page on Facebook! Check out the page to learn about the library, search PubMed, view upcoming classes, look at photos from around the library and more. If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and stay up to date with all the events going on at the HSL: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chapel-Hill-NC/UNC-Health-Sciences-Library/10473632902

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND SCIENCE EXHIBIT

An exhibit prepared by the Division of Occupational Science is on display through the end of May on the first floor of the Health Sciences Library. The exhibit highlights a variety of tools and learning materials used in the profession. The Division offers two graduate programs, leading to an M.S. degree in Occupational Therapy and a Ph.D. degree in Occupational Science. The first students of the occupational therapy program graduated from UNC in 1980. For more information, visit the Occupational Science web site at http://www.alliedhealth.unc.edu/ocsci

If your program would like to produce an exhibit to be displayed at HSL for a month or more:

1. Contact the librarian serving your school or department, http://www.hsl.unc.edu/AboutLib/Staff/LiaisonWebPages/Liaison.cfm
2. Contact Daniel Smith, Special Collections Librarian, dlsmith@unc.edu

NIH PUBLIC ACCESS: ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS

Are you ready to publish an article derived from NIH funding? Want to comply easily with the new Public Access policy?

1. Check out the growing list of journals that submit to PubMed Central for the author: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm
2. Other publishers are starting to change their copyright agreements or place NIH Public Access compliance options on their websites. Here is an example from the American Chemical Society: http://pubs.acs.org/4authors/copyright/nih/index.html
3. Need help navigating this complex and rapidly changing publishing environment? Send questions or your request for an on site session with a librarian to HSL's Ask a Librarian: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/asklib/asklib.cfm

MAY 31 DEADLINE FOR OPEN ACCESS COMMENTS

The National Insitutes of Health issued a request for information (RFI) to seek input on the new Public Access Policy (see FAQ at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm). This RFI is active from March 31, 2008 to May 31, 2008 on http://publicaccess.nih.gov/comments.htm. The NIH will post analysis and results from this RFI for public view onto http://publicaccess.nih.gov by September 30, 2008.

HSL CLASSES

No classes are scheduled for May. For help with PubMed, EndNote, RefWorks or other library databases and software, please request a one-on-one consultation

EVALUATE VISUAL DX

Before July 30, please give us your feedback on VisualDx -- an online product being considered for purchase. The product includes more than 16,000 medical images and illustrations. Each patient's findings can be entered to build a differential diagnosis through searchable clinical terms and diagnostic relationships.

Users can search for over 900 visually identifiable diseases, including common, unusual, terrorist, drug or travel-related diseases. To link to VisualDx, view the results of previous evaluations, and enter comments go to: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/evaluation/trials.cfm

PEOPLE

Awards for Excellence and Service On March 31, HSL recognized two staff for extraordinary achievements, reliability, character and standards over time. Providing exceptional services for electronic reserves and until recently, many room reservations, Rebecca Miller (on the left) was named the 2008 recipient of the Award of Excellence. A testament to her positive attitude, one nominator said, "Almost no one who contacts her with a need leaves unhappy, even if she tells them no!" A recipient of HSL's Award of Excellence in 1998, Lynn Eades (on the right) was presented the Library's Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her expertise, dedication to the goals and purposes of the library and exemplary character that is a model to us all. Pictured in the center are Carol Jenkins, HSL Director, and Carol Tresolini, Associate Provost, Academic Initiatives.

At a recent all-staff meeting, Carol Jenkins, HSL Director, presented roses to three HSL employees for years of service.

Charlotte Keeler Billing Liaison 20 years	Freda McClain HR Manager 15 years	Lynne Morris User Services Librarian 20 years

Amanda Bowman, Serials Specialist, joined HSL's Resources Management Services staff in April, replacing Kathy Kendrick (Journals/Bindery Assistant) who retired in December 2007. Amanda has more than eight years experience managing print periodicals and interlibrary loan/document delivery services. She fills the newly updated position of Serials Specialist with duties including assisting with the acquisition and ongoing management of serials and electronic resources, receiving and claiming print subscriptions, and sending out library materials to be commercially bound. Contact Amanda at 966-6787 or bowmanag@email.unc.edu

Kudos to HSL Staff Graduates

In May, five HSL staff will graduate with master's degrees. Rachel Hoff, preservation specialist, graduates from North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences. Graduate assistants Emily Hurst, Lindsey Ritter, Megan Rudolph and Vedana Vedhyanathan complete their programs at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science. Congratulations graduates!

MAY HEALTH OBSERVANCES

American Stroke Month
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Mental Health Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

For information about these health concerns as well as local health care services, programs, and providers to help manage them, see NC Health Info Go Local at: http://nchealthinfo.org

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