Category Archives: Library Web Site

SAGE Research Methods arrives

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Sage Research MethodsUT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center now has online access to SAGE Research Methods (SRM) for the next three years (2015-2017).  This resource was purchased through our consortial partnership with The University of Texas System using Academic Library Collection Enhancement Program (ALCEP) funds allocated by the UT System Board of Regents for one-time collection purchases.

SRM is a research methods resource created to help researchers, faculty, and students with their research projects. It includes links to more than 175,000 pages of SAGE’s book, journal, and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings.

New year, new platform for USMLE Easy test prep resource

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USMLEasy BlackUSMLE Easy will be migrating to a new enhanced platform on January 1, 2015. The new platform will offer all the features of the current platform but will also include several enhancements, including:

  • Adaptive technology: Adaptive learning technology creates a customized study plan based on your skills, your time, and what you need to learn to maximize your score.
  • Access it anywhere: This platform is cloud-based and available on the web, your tablet, or your phone. Note: The platform is tablet-optimized, but not mobile-optimized.
  • Instructor tools: Instructors will now be able to create and assign tests to students if their school/program has purchased an institutional subscription.

Please note: Existing user data will not migrate to the new platform. UT Southwestern users should login to their existing accounts and print their account information before December 31, 2014. After the migration is complete on January 1, users will need to create a new account on the new platform.

Chronicle of Higher Education campus access update

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logo_chronicleAfter December 31, 2014, the Library’s subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education will no longer include “domain access.” This means that users will no longer be able to create and use personal accounts to access Chronicle content via iPad, smartphone, or tablet.

In addition, personal accounts will no longer provide access to the Chronicle website from off-campus. Remote access through EZproxy and VPN will remain. Previously created personal accounts will be deleted after the last day of December. Users will still be able to sign up to receive alerts at the Chronicle site.

ALCEP funds bring The Lancet, physical & analytical chemistry, and psychology

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The UT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center now has online access to every single issue of The Lancet published since the journal was founded in 1823. The Lancet backfiles on ScienceDirect (1823-1994) were recently purchased by the University of Texas System Academic Library Collection Enhancement Program (ALCEP) funds, which are allocated by the UT System Board of Regents for one-time collection purchases.

ALCEP funds also obtained two additional ScienceDirect backfile subject collections, with access starting from volume one:

New Library catalog is here!

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The Library’s new catalog is now live! The new URL is www.utsouthwestern.edu/libcat.

This Web-based open source integrated library system is built upon the Koha platform. Please refer to the Library Catalog FAQ page for search tips and other information related to the catalog.

Some of the new features include:

  • Fresh new look and feel with responsive theme that adjusts accordingly on all devices
  • More robust keyword and advanced searching
  • Search filtering by item type, subjects, location, and more
  • Cover image for many books
  • Export selections to citation management software (e.g. EndNote, Zotero, etc.) via “shopping cart”
  • Course reserves
  • Social network share buttons
  • Recommended lists of resources

We will continue to fine tune the catalog based on usage pattern and feedback from you. Please send any suggestions or comments to libWebmaster@utsouthwestern.edu.

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New Library catalog launched by August 31

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newcomputerThe Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center will be launching its new catalog system by August 31. This Web-based open source integrated library system is built upon the Koha platform.  Some of the new features include:

  • Fresh new look and feel with responsive theme that adjusts accordingly on all devices
  • More robust keyword and advanced searching
  • Search filtering by item type, subjects, location, and more
  • Cover image for many books
  • Export selections to citation management software (e.g. EndNote, Zotero, etc.) via “shopping cart”
  • Course reserves
  • Social network share buttons
  • Recommended lists of resources

Library highlight: Grand Rounds available online

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The UT Southwestern Institutional Repository contains two rich collections for Grand Rounds material. These are among the most frequently accessed collections in the repository.

The Internal Medicine Grand Rounds collection contains protocols. Each protocol typically includes illustrations and an extensive bibliography. These are submitted to the Library from the Department of Internal Medicine. The Library also has print material dating back to 1957 for the Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. The newest addition is an April protocol that reviews the current treatment of esophageal cancer.

The Ethics Grand Rounds collection contains videos, presentation slides, handouts, and other supplemental material. These are submitted to the Library from the Ethics Program. The newest materials include “Medical Futility in Texas: Myths and Misconceptions”. This collection also contains material from the annual Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics.

The Library is happy to work with other departments to deposit Grand Rounds material, or other items, into the institutional repository. Some benefits to institutional repository deposits include:

  • Collections are customizable
  • Links to deposited material can be shared during or after each Grand Rounds event
  • Materials are easily found through Google and other search engines
  • Search terms and other metadata are added by the Library to enhance visibility
  • Each item can include multiple types of materials
  • Different levels of access are available for files: public access, on-campus/restricted, or preservation only

If you are interested in establishing a new repository collection, depositing items into the repository, or exploring options for departmental collaboration, please contact Cameron Kainerstorfer for more information.

Book and journal relocation update

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DSC_0023On Monday, August 19, 2013, the Library initiated an extensive project to relocate the print book and journal collections to the University of Texas System/Texas A&M Joint Library Facility (JLF), which is located in College Station.  Our collection is recognized as the most comprehensive medical collection in Texas, and it will become the core of a shared resource that will be used by students and faculty throughout the state, including the new UT System medical schools in Austin and South Texas.

The Library staff has been working on the relocation project, and we anticipate meeting the following deadlines to clear materials from the Middle and Top floors of the Library:

  • February 14, 2014 – Final book and journal inventory lists sent to JLF
  • February 28, 2014 – Inventory of books and journals complete.
  • April 1-15, 2014 – Library Design Systems Inc. pack and load books and journals
  • April 16, 2014 – Middle and Top floors cleared of books and journals
  • April 16-30, 2014 – Middle and Top floors cleared of shelving and other unnecessary items

The relocated collection will be available electronically or through interlibrary loan; there will be no charge to request UTSW Library books located at the JLF. The Library’s collection of electronic books and journals will remain available through its website, library.utsouthwestern.edu.

The Library will retain a small print collection of titles held on reserve, as well as rare, unique, and archival materials, which may be used in the Library.

There will be increased noise and activity to the Middle and Top Floors during the next few months as we prepare the books and journals. Temporary Top and Middle floor access closure notifications should also be expected at this time.

The vacated space on the Library’s Middle and Top floors will be utilized for new educational initiatives.

Interlibrary Loan fee increase and new pick-up/drop off locations announced

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ILLiad After Hours DropboxInterlibrary Loan (ILL) pick-ups and drop-offs will now be made in the Library Administrative Office on the Middle Floor between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A convenient after-hours ILL drop-off box is located on the Main Floor.

Effective April 1, 2014, ILL and Document Delivery charges will increase to $5.00 for affiliated faculty and staff.  Note that ILL requests for UTSW books that are stored at the Joint Library Facility in College Station will be free.

Web Of Science (WOS) license expires; must export search data by December 31, 2013

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The UT Southwestern Library’s subscription to the Web Of Science (WOS) and Journal Citation Reports: Social Science Edition databases will expire on December 31, 2013. (The Library will continue the subscription to Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition.)

Information formerly retrieved in WOS is now available from Scopus.  WOS and Scopus databases are used by many faculty and researchers on campus to retrieve and retain information found in thousands of journals.  As budget resources shrink, databases with content duplication are subject to cancellation.

Researchers and faculty who have “saved searches” or “search alerts” located on WOS must move those searches and alerts to another database before December 31 to avoid losing the search retrieval and automatic updating capabilities of alerts.  Scopus is the recommended alternative resource for researching science, medical, and technical information.

The Library is recommending the following steps to export your search data from WOS and input it into Scopus.

HOW TO RETRIEVE YOUR WOS SAVED SEARCHES (THIS MUST BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31, 2013)

  1. Go to WOS via the UT Southwestern Library website and sign into your WOS account.
  2. Click “Saved Searches” to view history of all searches.
  3. Download or print a copy of each WOS Search History that will be transferred to Scopus.
  4. Click the “Citation Alerts” tab and print or download the list of searches.
  5. For expired searches, you may want to “Open” and “Run Search” to retrieve final results from WOS.

HOW TO INPUT YOUR WOS SEARCH STRATEGIES INTO SCOPUS

  1. Go to Scopus via the UT Southwestern Library website to sign in to or register for a Scopus account.
  2. Enter each search into Scopus using terms from your WOS search history.
  3. Review results and edit searches as needed before saving and/or setting up alerts. These Library-recommended Scopus Tutorials/FAQs can help you build your search, save searches, and set-up alerts.

HAVING PROBLEMS VIEWING SCOPUS CORRECTLY?

  1. Go to Scopus via the UT Southwestern Library website.
  2. Click on the Settings icon (looks like a cog in the upper right of the IE window).
  3. Choose “Compatibility Mode Settings” from the menu.
  4. Add “scopus.com” to the website URL field.
  5. The screen should auto refresh and display correctly.

For assistance with search questions please go to Ask Us. For feedback to the Library regarding services and products, please use the Library Feedback Form.