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Health, Harmony, and Balance:  American Indian Concepts of Health and Wellness

As part of American Indian Heritage Month, the UNC American Indian Center and Health Sciences Library invite you to join in a discussion featuring Dr. Clara Sue Kidwell, Director of the UNC American Indian Center, regarding traditional and contemporary concepts of American Indian health and wellness practices.

The event will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009  in room 527 of the Health Sciences Library.

An informal discussion and light refreshments will begin at 3:30pm and a presentation entitled "Health, Harmony, and Balance: American Indian Concepts of Health and Wellness," will follow at 4:00pm. 

Posted By Ginny Bunch on Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 1:10 PM

We welcome you to the new HSL home page.  This is the first phase in our website redesign.  We plan not only to give it a new and updated look like you see here, but also to make it easier to use.  Big changes will continue to be announced here on our newsblog, so stay tuned!

What’s new?

The biggest difference you’ll notice is that it looks different -- the visual design of the home page is different.  There’s a graphical element that we’ll use to highlight events, news, resources, and services.  You can also search the catalog from the search box on the home page - you'll be presented with matches from anywhere in the record.

How can I help?

We are looking for people willing to beta test our new changes and/or participate in usability testing.  Please contact our website redesign team if you are interested. 

I love it.

We’re glad.  Tell us what you like about it.  We realize that not everyone will like a new design, but it is nice that you do.  

I don’t like the new look.

We’re sorry.  Tell us what you don’t like about it.   We realize that not everyone will like a new design, and we'd like to hear why you don’t.

Can you change [insert change here]?

We are always interested in hearing your ideas of how to improve our site.  Please tell us your suggestions.

I can't find what I am looking for.

As always, one of our staff would be happy to help.  Please Ask a Librarian.

How do I get back to the old home page? 

If you want use the old home page, it's still around for a while.  Use our URL http://www.hsl.unc.edu/index_old.cfm

Posted By Ginny Bunch on Monday, 26 October 2009 at 9:45 AM

UPDATE:  The scheduled redesign of PubMed has launched as of October 29, 2009. 

HSL has added additional classes to our schedule to ensure that you have opportunities to learn more about how this redesign changes the way we search in PubMed.

In-person classes at HSL that will also be streamed for online users:

Tuesday, November 3rd, 10-11 am
Tuesday, November 10th, 1-2 pm

Online classes via Adobe Connect:

Wednesday, November 4th, 4-5 pm
Thursday, November 12th, 11am-noon

All classes will be held in HSL room 307. 

Please register here.

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PubMed is about to undergo a dramatic redesign that will change the way we search. A hands-on workshop on using the new PubMed to find articles, references, and citations, as well as tips on efficiently finding the features you were used to in the former interface.

In-person classes at HSL that will also be streamed for online users:

Tuesday, October 20th, 4-5 pm
Thursday, October 29th, 10-11 am

Online classes via Adobe Connect:
Thursday, October 22nd, 10-11 am
Monday, October 26th, 3-4 pm

All of these classes can be registered for here.

We've also updated our Ten Tips for using PubMed.

Got Questions? Ask-A-Librarian

Posted By Ginny Bunch on Monday, 19 October 2009 at 12:16 PM

The UNC Libraries Scholarly Communication Committee invites you to a panel on perspectives on Open Access on Monday, October 19, 2009.  The discussion will take place from 3:30-4:30pm in Davis Library, room 214.

Celebrate Open Access week! Join us as notable members across the academic community comment on their experiences with open access publishing. How does it work? Who can participate? Has it made anyone's life easier? Come find out!

Panelist include James Boyle, Professor, Duke Law School; Phil Edwards, Instructor, UNC SILS; Kate McGraw, Librarian, Health Sciences Library, UNC; and Kevin Smith, Scholarly Communications Officer, Duke.

Posted By Ginny Bunch on Friday, 16 October 2009 at 9:44 AM

What is Open Access? 
Open Access (OA) literature is digital, online, and freely accessible to anyone, any time, any where in the world.  OA is possible through the internet and the consent of the author and the copyright holder.  Most scientific OA literature is peer-reviewed.  OA literature is not free to produce.  Costs are paid up front rather than charging for access.  

Why should I care? 
OA reduces access barriers due to spiraling costs of scholarly publications.  OA enhances visibility, accessibility, and impact of research.

Where can I find Open Access articles? 
Directory of Open Access Journals  is a comprehensive source for finding OA articles.

What do faculty and administrators need to know?
Check out these info sheets: What faculty can do to promote open access and What universities and administrators can do

Where can I get more information? 
Visit HSL's Scholarly Communication and Open Access page; 
Ask-a-Librarian, or ask our staff at the HSL desk. 

Posted By Ginny Bunch on Friday, 16 October 2009 at 9:21 AM
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