Category Archives: Library Web Site

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.

“UT Southwestern Timeline in Photos” now online

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The chronological photo timeline of UT Southwestern history displayed on a 14th floor wall of the Pickens Biomedical Building (ND) now has a digital version compiled by the Library. Titled

“UT Southwestern Timeline in Photos,” the digital version contains not only the 176 photos found on ND 14, but also has also 15 new photos.

Mirroring the display format on the ND 14 wall, the digital timeline is divided into panels, each covering a span of years and each accompanied by an essay describing the key events of the period at UT Southwestern. New to the digital version is the “2008 and Beyond” panel, which includes photos and text supplementing the original ND 14 timeline, which was completed around 2006.

Each digital photo is first presented in thumbnail size on its panel. When a photo is moused over, the title appears. Click on the photo to see an expanded version, along with the title and date. In most cases, you will also see a link to an explanatory caption found in “UT Southwestern Images, 1943-Present,” the Library’s online collection of over 600 photos portraying the history of the campus.

 

Library Toolbar Discontinued

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Effective immediately, the Library will no longer maintain and distribute the Library browser toolbar. We recommend that you uninstall it from your browser(s) to eliminate any security vulnerability to your workstation. The instructions to uninstall are below.  Please note that different operating systems or browser versions may utilize varied terminology.

The Library began offering the toolbar via Conduit.com in 2006 to improve access to Library resources. However, the company’s recent policy change to increase promotional advertising through the toolbar has resulted in concerns about potential malware vulnerability.

Internet Explorer users

  1. Click the Start button and then select Control Panel > Programs/Uninstall a program (Win7) or Add/Change Programs.
  2. Find the UT Southwestern Medical Center Library Toolbar. Select it, and click Uninstall/Change (Win7) or Change/Remove.
  3. Click Yes  to “Are you sure you want to uninstall UT Southwestern Medical Center Library Toolbar?” prompt.
  4. Close the confirmation/advertising web page that states “Your software was uninstalled successfully.”

Firefox users

  1. In the Firefox browser menu, select Add-ons > Extensions.
  2. Select the UT Southwestern Medical Center Library Toolbar Community Toolbar.
  3. Click Remove.

Safari users

  1. Open the Finder application and browse to Applications.
  2. Scroll down to Toolbars and click on UT Southwestern Medical Center Library Toolbar.
  3. Double-click on “Uninstall”.
  4. Fill in the “User name & Password” and click the OK button.

Chrome users

  1. In the Google Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions/.
  2. Find UT Southwestern Medical Center Library Toolbar in the list.
  3. Click Uninstall.

If you would like further assistance on removing the toolbar or bookmarking your favorite Library resources on your browser(s), please contact LibWebmaster@utsouthwestern.edu.

New website, new user-friendly features

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Your Library is pleased to announce the beta release of its new, improved website, with a new address:  http://library.utsouthwestern.edu. User-friendly features of the website include:

  • Drop-down navigation menu under the header allows users to find resources and Library services more efficiently.
  • New search section in the center allows users to find books, articles, or journal titles much quicker.  Users may also start a PubMed search to retrieve full-text articles, if available, through the or icons.
  • New search section also features searches in other Library websites (e.g., UT Southwestern Institutional Repository and UT Southwestern Archives Collection of digitized photos).
  • Your experience will be optimized regardless of the screen size you are using. We are using the latest web development technologies and techniques, including responsive web design approach. If you access the new website with a mobile device that has a screen size of 7 inches or less, you will be redirected automatically to the newly redesigned mobile website.

The new design is based on numerous usage statistics, usability studies, and client feedback gathered over the last 2-3 years. The selection and placement of content on the home page is determined by the resources and services our clients use the most.

We will be switching from the classic to the new website sometime in March 2013. Please visit your Library’s new website soon and let us know what you think.

Selected bibliography on disaster response and traumatic stress for healthcare and emergency workers resources

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Your Library has compiled the following selected resources list regarding disaster response and traumatic stress specifically for our healthcare and emergency workers.

Website Resources

Library Ejournals Resources

Use this National Library of Medicine’s specific PubMed “Coping with Disasters” search strategy for the most up to date citations on the topic. It can also be found on NLM’s Coping with Disasters page.

Library Ebooks

St. Paul Hospital and School of Nursing History exhibit now in Library

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An exhibit of photos and artifacts illustrating the history of the University Hospital—St. Paul is now on display in the South Campus (main) Library. The photos range in date from the early 1900s through about 1975.

St. Paul began in 1896 in a frame cottage on Hall Street that was both a 10-bed hospital and home to a few Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul sisters. From this modest beginning, St. Paul grew rapidly. In 1898, a new 110-bed hospital building opened on Bryan Street, and substantial additions were made in 1916 and 1952. A School of Nursing was begun in 1900, and would operate until 1971. In 1964, St. Paul moved to a new state-of-the-art building on Harry Hines Blvd., where it remains today. These milestones are all reflected in the photographs on display.

A humorous, illustrated essay from 1923 titled “Evolution of a Uniform: 1903-1913-1923” is included in the exhibit and traces the radical changes in nurses uniforms over that twenty-year period.

The exhibit will be on display for at least two months.

“Women in Science and Medicine” book display, web guide, and speaker in collaboration with WISMAC

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The Women in Science and Medicine Guide to information resources is available on the Library web site, and books featured in the Guide will be displayed at the Library entrance from February 6 through February 28, 2012. Both the Guide and the exhibit were developed in collaboration with the UT Southwestern Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC).

The exhibit coincides with the Southwestern Medical Foundation’s Ida M. Green Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Honoring Women in Science and Medicine. This year’s honoree is Judith Kimble, Ph.D., who is the Henry Vilas Professor of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Kimble will present “Stem Cells and RNA Regulation: Networks and Mechanism” on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at 4 p.m. as part of the UT Southwestern University Lecture Series. The presentation will be given in the Excellence in Education Auditorium in the Simmons/Hamon Biomedical Research Building (Room NB2.101).

If you are unable to attend the presentation, a videotaped copy of the lecture should be available for checkout from the South Campus (main) Library within a few weeks. To locate the item, check the Library’s online catalog under “Judith Kimble.”

The “Women in Science and Medicine Guide” lists web sites, books, and databases arranged under headings such as:

  • Biography/History
  • Career Guidance/Management
  • Gender, Science, & Medicine
  • Professional Organizations

To locate the Guide on the Library web site, click on Resources by Subject and scroll down the list until you reach the Guide. Library-owned resources on the topics can also be found in the online catalog by searching for “Women in Science and Medicine.”

Learn from your Library's experts anytime, any place

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Library-authored tutorials are now available on both the Library’s full and mobile web sites. These customized tutorials give you valuable tips on how to search and find the information that you need.
Library-authored tutorials include:
Library Orientation:
South Campus (main) Library
North Campus Branch Library
University Hospitals
Library Services:
Ejournals A to Z FAQ
Using Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
Introduction to PMCIDs and NIH Public Access Policy Compliance
Resources (e.g., Databases):
Sharing a Funding Search in COS
Introduction to Faculty of 1000
Who is Citing Your Articles?
Web of Science
Scopus
Evidence Based Medicine
Doing a Simple EBM Search in CINAHL
Answering an EBM Diagnosis Question in Ovid
Answering an EBM Prognosis Question in Ovid
Answering an EBM Therapy Question in Ovid
Answering an EBM Etiology or Harm Question in Ovid

New mobile resources and apps!

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Have you tried the Library’s mobile site yet? Well, what are you waiting for? The Library’s mobile web site provides resources and clinical information tools that you may access conveniently from your smartphone while on the go. Take the Library with you and try the following new resources.

New Web-Based Resources:

  • IEEE Xplore Mobile provides full-text access to IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) journal articles, transactions, books, and conferences.
  • PubMed for Handhelds provides access to MEDLINE for journal abstracts and limited full text from the convenience of your mobile device. Provided by the National Library of Medicine.

New Apps Available for Download:

  • ACS Mobile provides a searchable, multi-journal, up-to-the-minute live stream of new peer-reviewed research content published across the American Chemical Society’s portfolio of scholarly research journals.
  • Mobile REMM provides guidance for health care providers about clinical diagnosis and treatment during mass casualty radiological/nuclear events.
  • SciVerse Scopus Alerts provides access to thousands of scholarly journals. Users may view, save, email, or easily send links to abstracts via Twitter.

The mobile web site can be accessed at http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile.

"Women in Science and Medicine" book display, web guide, and speaker in collaboration with WISMAC

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The Women in Science and Medicine Guide to information resources is available on the Library web site, and books featured in the Guide will be displayed at the Library entrance from January 28 through February 28, 2011. Both the Guide and the exhibit were developed in collaboration with the UT Southwestern Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC).
The exhibit coincides with the Southwestern Medical Foundation’s Ida M. Green Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Honoring Women in Science and Medicine. This year’s honoree is Nancy Andrews, Ph.D, M.D., Dean and Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine.
Dr. Andrews will present “Forging an Understanding of Iron Disorders” on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at 4 p.m. as part of the UT Southwestern University Lecture Series. The presentation will be given in the Excellence in Education Auditorium in the Simmons/Hamon Biomedical Research Building (Room NB2.102).
If you are unable to attend the presentation, a videotaped copy of the lecture should be available for checkout from the South Campus (main) Library within a few weeks. To locate the item, check the Library’s online catalog under “Nancy Andrews.”
The “Women in Science and Medicine Guide” lists web sites, books, and databases arranged under headings such as:

  • Biography/History
  • Career Guidance/Management
  • Gender, Science & Medicine
  • Professional Organizations

To locate the Guide on the Library web site, click on Resources by Subject and scroll down the list until you reach the Guide. Library-owned resources on the topics can also be found in the online catalog by searching for “Women in Science and Medicine.”