Category Archives: Library Services

New UTSW credentials sign-on enhancement added to Pivot Funding Database

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The Library recently purchased and implemented the Pivot system from Ex Libris / ProQuest, and we are pleased to announce that users may now sign in using their UT Southwestern username and password.

Pivot – formerly known as Community of Science (COS) – provides a powerful search interface to an up-to-date and comprehensive funding opportunities database. You can set alerts, share opportunities, and get funding recommendations.

In addition to the critical purpose of finding funding, Pivot has several other useful features:

  • Locate potential collaborators in your specific field.
  • Discover conferences and calls for papers of interest.
  • Determine which funders are most promising for your needs.

The Library has created a guide to help you get started with Pivot. You can also schedule one-on-one or group training.

If locating funding is important to your work, you will likely find Pivot to be an invaluable tool. Please give it a test “drive” today.

UTSW South Campus Library re-opens May 1st

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As the UT Southwestern campus transitions to Phase 3 on May 1, 2021, the Library is excited to welcome our UT Southwestern users back to the Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center!

Our ability to remain open depends on you – the users – following the new Phase 3 guidelines. These guidelines have been developed to protect the health and safety of you and others.

  • All Library spaces are individual study and by reservation only.
  • UT Southwestern continues to strongly encourage – but no longer require – the wearing of masks by students, faculty, staff, and guests in nonclinical areas of our campus.
  • Maintain the standard 6 feet of physical distance between yourself and others.
  • Practice hand hygiene.

Together we can safely transition to Phase 3 and remain open. Thank you for helping ensure the health and well-being of yourself and others.

To reserve your study space, go to the Library Reservation System.
A UT Southwestern Library Space Reservation Tutorial is available to walk you through the steps.

For more information, visit the UT Southwestern Library Re-Opening Guide.

Publish and preserve research in UT Southwestern Institutional Repository

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Have you published a journal article or submitted one for publication? Are you required to make any supplemental material (e.g., tables, charts, data) available in a public repository? Have you recently presented a poster or paper at a conference? Would you like to make a copy of the article, related supplemental material, or presentation materials available to the public? 

If you answered “yes” to one or more of the above questions, then consider submitting your content to the UT Southwestern Institutional Repository, which collects, preserves, and distributes digital material pertaining to the clinical, educational, and research missions of UT Southwestern. 

The Library has created the UT Southwestern Institutional Repository Submission Form to better facilitate adding materials to the repository. Users should provide as much information as possible about the submission, and Library staff will be in touch with more information and additional instructions. 

All submitted items will be publicly available via Internet access, but copyright of submitted materials remains with the copyright holder. 

Learn more about the Institutional Repository – including reviewing the Frequently Asked Questions – by visiting the Institutional Repository Basics collection. You may also contact the Library’s Special Collections and Archives group by email at archives@utsouthwestern.edu. 

Library’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

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The Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center wants to reaffirm our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as outlined by the UT Southwestern Office of Institutional Equity & Access, especially as we welcome new residents, fellows, and students to our campus. We strive to maintain a collection that embraces and supports these tenets and welcome your suggestions on additional resources to address these issues.

While the Library’s physical space remains closed, all Library digital resources and services are available 24/7. Library staff is available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., via web forms or by phone at 214-648-2001. (Voicemail will be retrieved every two hours). For after-hours questions or to schedule individual training sessions, use the LibAsk form.

Library launches Responsible Literature Searching Guide

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Help! Where do I start to search the biomedical literature? Is my search comprehensive and sufficiently diligent?

Performing a literature search is similar to taking a trip. Users need to understand the purpose of the trip, plan how to reach the destination, and be able to take alternate routes, as well as retrace their steps if they need to return to the original starting point.

The new Responsible Literature Searching Library Guide provides the searcher with that all-important roadmap! In addition to reviewing the roles of both the searcher and the librarian in the search process, the guide divides the search process into a series of steps and includes search worksheets, practical tips, and a glossary. This design allows the user the flexibility to either review the entire guide or focus specifically on specific steps of the literature search process. To be applicable across the diverse range of databases, the guide provides a general review of the steps. For database-specific information, the user can link to database guides.

We want to hear from you! User feedback is invaluable as we continue to refine the guide!  Please complete the six question survey. For questions or to schedule an appointment with UT Southwestern librarian, use the Ask Us form.

Interlibrary Loan system gets upgrade, requires password reset

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Last Updated: 3/10/2020, 11:44 AM

The Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) server has been successfully upgraded

To ensure ILLiad system security, all clients will be prompted to change their password upon the system upgrade completion. Additionally, your password must contain at least 8 characters, including a capital letter and a number.

Please email LibILL@UTSouthwestern.edu for any concerns or questions.

Spring Library EndNote training sessions announced

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The Library is pleased to announce three training sessions devoted to getting you started with EndNote.  EndNote is a bibliography and research tool provided to UT Southwestern community members through a site license and is available at no charge. Permission is granted to download to an on-campus machine and a laptop or home computer. Select a date below to register.

Wednesday, March 25th noon to 1:00 p.m.    
Getting Started with EndNote 
Online

Wednesday, April 8th noon to 1:00 p.m.    
Getting Started with EndNote   
Online

Wednesday, April 22nd noon to 1:00 p.m.    
Getting Started with EndNote   
Online

Library welcomes feedback on e-Anatomy trial

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NOTE: TRIAL HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 3, 2020

The Library is offering temporary trial access to e-Anatomy through March 31, 2019.  e-Anatomy is a comprehensive, interactive atlas of human anatomy that combines medical imaging — including magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans — and 5,400 anatomic structures. In addition to helping students learn anatomic structures, this application provides added value for those interpreting radiological scans in clinical settings. The resource is rated highly as a trusted source by radiologists, medical imaging professionals, and students.

We invite UT Southwestern’s faculty, residents, students, and staff to explore this product during the trial period and supply feedback about the product’s value to support UTSW clinical, educational, and research needs.

The trial is not a guarantee of purchase. A purchasing decision is dependent on a variety of factors, including cost, campus needs, resource quality, feedback, collection priorities, uniqueness, and budget.

To supply feedback, please take our brief e-Anatomy Feedback Survey.  If you have questions or would like to offer other feedback, please contact mori.lou.higa@utsouthwestern.edu.

On the Move – North Campus Branch Library

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The North Campus Branch Library has moved!

Our new 24/7 location is in the Kern Wildenthal Research Building, Room NL3.252.  Please visit us and use our resources, which include workstations with specialty software, printers, and a mobile device charging station. Library staff are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Questions?  Email LibAsk@utsouthwestern.edu or call 214-648-2001.

UT Southwestern Library updates PubMed and Ovid databases’ default limits!

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To streamline your searches in PubMed and the Ovid databases (MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO), the Library has updated the databases’ default limits with frequently used limits, including Clinical Queries. The Clinical Queries filters were developed by McMaster University Health Information Research Unit to improve the retrieval of scientifically strong and clinical relevant articles by clinicians.

For users who want to customize their accounts, click PubMed – Setting Up Filters or Ovid – Setting Up Limits for instructions.

Questions?  Please call 214-648-2001 or use Ask Us on the Library’s website.