Monthly Archives: November 2024

Answers to October 2024 Library and Archives Trivia Contest

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Out of the 423 entries received, we had one perfect score! Congratulations Ishrat Durdana! We had a tie for runner-up, Teri Lipscomb and Austin Matheis both only missed one. Thanks to all who participated! 

  • The UT Southwestern Library was founded in 1943. 
  • Southwestern Medical College was started by Dr. Edward H. Cary. 
  • The UT Southwestern Library’s Website can be accessed by all of the above. (Services Tab, Education & Training Tab on UTSW website, UTSW Clinical Portal, Google search by name)
  • You can get help from all of the above. (Ask Us link, Library FAQs section, and In Person Library assistance M-F, 9AM-4PM)
  • There are 9 librarians on staff at the UT Southwestern Library. 
  • The services offered by the library were all of the above. (Interlibrary Loan, exam proctoring, classroom reservations, and on-campus print services)
  • The oldest book in the Archives was published in the 16th Century. 
  • There were 1733 article requests for our Interlibrary Loan Unit that were filled in FY2024. 
  • The temperature setting of the archives is 63 degrees Fahrenheit. 
  • Our ILL Unit borrowed 485 items from other institutions for our patrons in FY 2024. 
  • Our library ILL services invoices can be paid by all of the above methods. (Check, Interdepartmental Request, and Credit Card)
  • We had 1436 document delivery requests filled for patrons in FY 2024. 
  • Writing a Literature Review is the most popular Library class.
  • In FY24, the Library had 920,437 books in all formats(e.g., print, electronic, audiovisual, etc.).
  • As an author, I can create profiles to manage my publications and scholarly activities in all of the above. (My Bibliography, ORCID, Scopus, and Web of Science)
  • Violet Baird began the Archives for the University. 
  • The Library’s most popular point-of-care resource is UpToDate. 
  • The Library subscribes to all of the above USMLE and Board Preparation resources (BoardVitals, StatPearls, and USMLE First Aid).
  • All of the above were new additions to the Library this year (Privacy Pods, Acoustic Tiles, New Carpet, and New Patterson Exhibit Space).  
  • The Library’s most popular subject guide in FY24 was the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guide. 

Embase Classic added

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The Library is excited to announce the latest addition to its nearly 400 subscribed databases – Embase Classic! In addition to the Library’s current Embase subscription, which covers 1974 to present, Embase Classic enables biomedical researchers to review critical research from 1947 – 1973. The backfile includes over 3,000 journals published in print prior to the creation of online-only and indexes more than 1.8 million records.

Researchers need historical literature via Embase Classic in order to:

  • Discover new uses for older drugs that may no longer appear in current literature.
  •  Research critical historical data for pharmacovigilance.
  • Follow clinical trial research protocols by identifying adverse drug effects from this time period.
  • Identify approved uses for older drugs, as well as off-label uses and efficacy claims of the past.
  • Keep constantly informed of previously identified toxic substances that no longer appear in current literature but remain dangerous.

Search the two Embase databases concurrently by using the Popular Links list on the Library’s homepage, the Databases A to Z list, or the Ovid Database Guide. To learn more about how to search Embase and other databases, register for a class; sign up for an individual training session; or use the Ask Us form.