The UT Southwestern Library is displaying “Rewriting the Book of Nature: Charles Darwin and the Rise of the Evolutionary Theory”, a four-panel exhibit from the National Library of Medicine. The display, which will be available through January 2, is located near the Library entrance (turn right after you enter) and provides a brief overview of Darwin’s groundbreaking work and its impact. In 1860, Darwin (born 1809, died 1882) published The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, which was the first book to propose the theory of evolution.

To accompany the display, the Library has gathered 28 books about Darwin and the theory of evolution from its holdings. These books are on a book truck near the display during the Library’s staffed hours. You are welcome to browse and check out these books. Electronic books about Darwin and his work are also available via the Library web site.

The Library owns an original edition of On the Origin of Species…, as well as a number of Darwin’s other books. These original editions are located in the Library’s Rare Book Room. To view these original editions or to arrange a tour of the Rare Book Room, please contact Bill Maina, Archivist and History of Medicine Librarian, via email or at 214-648-2629.

The Library is presenting a “Learn from the Expert” series on November 14-17, 2011. These unique training classes give you an opportunity to learn about new features and get answers from trainers of the EndNote and SciFinder resources.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Beginning EndNote Sessions – Learn the basics of the software.
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. in E2.310A Library Classroom
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. in NL3.120 Classroom
Advanced EndNote Session – Learn some special features of the software.
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. in E2.310A Library Classroom
Web-Based EndNote Session – Learn the web-based version of the software.
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. in NL3.120 Classroom

Cheryl Rodriguez, Content Manager for Research Software products at Thomson Reuters, will showcase special features of the EndNote bibliographic software to assist with your research. Ms. Rodriguez’ role is aligned with the product development team, allowing her to provide critical feature improvements to the Research Software product line. Prior to her current role, Cheryl was a technical support representative and content specialist at Thomson Reuters.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
SciFinder/SciPlanner Training Sessions
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. in E2.310A Library Classroom
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. in E2.310A Library Classroom
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. in NL3.120 Classroom
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. in NL3.120 Classroom

Peter Blasi, SciFinder Applications Specialist for Chemical Abstracts Service’s (CAS) West Region, will be on campus to conduct training sessions about your Library’s SciFinder resource, including the new SciPlanner feature. With a diverse background in biochemistry and patent law, Blasi has more than four years of experience with CAS assisting SciFinder users with valuable search techniques and strategies for this chemical and biomedical database.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Searching for Clinical Literature Using…Google?!?
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. in E2.310A Library Classroom

Jack Bullion, Clinical Informationist at UT Southwestern Library, will show you how to effectively and efficiently search for clinical literature using Google Scholar.
In this new Library class, you will learn how to:

• Set your preferences to include complete full-text UTSW holdings
• Send references from Google Scholar to your EndNote account
• Build awareness of its limitations compared to databases like MEDLINE

The UT Southwestern Library will sponsor a free health policy forum presentation by Thomas Mayo, J.D., a law professor at Southern Methodist University (SMU), entitled “Health Care’s Day in Court: Trials of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”. The forum will be held on Tuesday, November 15, at 12 noon, in McDermott Lecture Hall D1.700 and is open to the public. Ethan Halm, M.D., UT Southwestern Professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Sciences and Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, will host the forum. Light lunch will be served so please come early!

More than 20 legal challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been filed since it became law in 2010. Five federal district judges and three federal appeals courts have rendered contradictory opinions concerning the legality of the “insurance mandate” and other aspects of the law. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to consider the ACA and rule next year.

Meanwhile, implementation of the law proceeds. For example, insurance companies cannot deny coverage because of previous condition, children may remain on parents’ policies until age 26, and there is no lifetime cap on insurance benefits. What happens next will likely impact every aspect of health care delivery in America.

Thomas Wm. Mayo, J.D., is Associate Professor, SMU’s Dedman School of Law; Adjunct Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern; and Of Counsel, Haynes and Boone, LLP. He is also the immediate past director of SMU’s Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility. He currently teaches about nonprofit organizations, health care law (health care finance and regulation), torts, and bioethics, as well as a literature course for fourth-year medical students and third-year law students. He is a Fellow in the American Health Lawyers Association and the former poetry columnist for the Dallas Morning News.

Ethan A. Halm, M.D., M.P.H., is Professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Sciences and Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern. Dr. Halm, who holds the Walter Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine in Honor of Albert D. Roberts, M.D., is actively involved in clinical epidemiology, outcomes, and health services research. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University, M.D. from the Yale School of Medicine, and M.P.H. from Harvard University. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among others.

Co-sponsors of the Forum:
UT Southwestern Medical Center Library, UT School of Public Health/Dallas Regional Campus, UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Department of Clinical Sciences/Division of Ethics & Health Policy, American Medical Women’s Association, Medical Humanities Interest Group, UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, Dallas County HHS District 3 Public Health Advisory Committee, UT Southwestern Department of Family Medicine/Division of Community Medicine, Dallas-Ft.Worth Area Health Education Council, UT Southwestern Department of Clinical Sciences/Division of Outcomes and Health Services Research, Global Health Interest Group, and UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Department of Clinical Sciences, recipient of the NIH’s CTSA award, titled “UT Southwestern Clinical and Translational Alliance for Research (UT-STAR).”

Pre-registration for the forum is not required. For more information, please contact John Fullinwider either by phone at 214.648.3801 or by email at  john.fullinwider@utsouthwestern.edu.