Daily Archives: February 19, 2010

Get the best evidence for your medical decisions! Register for the March 2nd class.

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On March 2, the Library will offer a class from 11 a.m. to 12 noon titled “Identifying Evidence-Based Medicine Resources.” You can sign up on the Library’s Class Registration page.
The class will explore the three major EBM databases on the Library web site:

  • ACP PIER: Presents evidence-based clinical information on diagnosis and treatment. Produced by the American College of Physicians (ACP), and presented on the STAT!Ref platform.
  • DynaMed: Gives evidence-based, clinically-oriented summaries of more than 3,000 topics, including 800+ pharmaceutical summaries based on AHFS Drug Information.
  • UpToDate: Provides specific practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. Access allowed only from on campus.

For more information about EBM resources or the class, or to request an individual training session on EBM resources, contact Laura Wilder by email or by phone at 214-648-3518.

Apothecary Jars Collection online

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Did you know that the Library has a collection of more than 50 apothecary jars – designed to hold medications and ingredients in what today we’d call “pharmacies” – in the Rare Book Room at the South Campus (main) Library? No time to visit? No problem! The jars are also available online.
Take a coffee break and learn a bit of history about these jars. Some are painted with beautifully ornate decorations and symbols.
Interested in what the jars actually contained? Everything from the safe (table sugar) to the poisonous (henbane). Apothecaries worked with a wide range of plant material: leaves, roots, bark, flowers, and seeds. Many of the jars contained items to help relieve pain.
A few of the jars in the collection remain a mystery. Those particular jars are available within Flickr. If you know something about these jars, help us expand what is known by commenting on or tagging a photo with a note.