Construction begins on new Active Learning Center at South Campus Library

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Effective March 2, 2015, access to the Middle (3rd) Floor of the Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center is no longer available as construction on the future Active Learning Center begins. All Library clients should be aware that increased noise during business hours may result from the construction.

Please note: the construction also requires closing the Library’s central staircase, so access to the Library Administration Suite (E3.314) and the Top (4th) Floor needs to be redirected, as follows:

  • To pick up Interlibrary Loan materials and access the Library Administration Conference Room during business hours, refer to the map below for location and instructions.
  • To access the 4th Floor Quiet Study area, use the Library Elevator.
  • To return Interlibrary Loan materials, use the Main Floor Interlibrary Loan Dropbox.

Construction is expected to be completed in July 2015, in anticipation of the new Medical School curriculum implementation. The North Campus Branch Library (ND2.300) is available as an alternate study location with 24/7 quiet study as well as clinical, Library, and student computer workstations.

LOCAL Spring Art exhibition features nine Dallas-based artists

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LOCAL, an exhibition of art by nine Dallas artists will be on view in the South Campus Library February 28 through April 30, 2015. This group show will feature photography, paintings, screen prints, and leatherwork.

View the works and meet the artists at an opening reception for the public on Thursday, March 5, 5-7 p.m. in the South Campus Library location. UT Southwestern’s Library and Learning Center is a badge access facility and will not be open to the public. Please contact Courtney Crothers at (214) 648-8703 to schedule a visit during business hours if you are not affiliated with UT Southwestern.

The artists’s individual website links are below:

Introducing new Interlibrary Loan service enhancements and web location

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ILLiadThe Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center has just upgraded its Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) server to accommodate security and service enhancements.

The ILLiad log-in page is now located at https://illiad.swmed.org. Please update any old internet browser bookmarks linking to the previous ILLiad log-in web page.

 

 

 

VisualDX introduces new mobile app for iPad, iPhone, and Android Devices

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VisualDX_febVisualDX has just launched a new mobile-friendly app for clinical decision-making assistance. To use the Library’s campus subscription, complete the following steps to activate the app for on-site and remote mobile access:

  1. Launch VisualDX from your Library’s website and click on the “Get our free app… Learn how” button (center of VisualDx homepage) or the “Get Mobile” link (top right of page).
  2. Create your personal username and password as instructed.
  3. Once you have a username and password, you can download the free VisualDx Mobile app on your mobile device from the iTunes Store or from Google Play.
  4. Launch the VisualDx app from your device and sign in using the username and password you created.

VisualDX is a clinical decision-making Internet resource, which provides instant access to concise disease information and high-quality medical images to assist in diagnosis, to direct testing, and to guide management and therapy decisions.

Rathvon to reveal EndNote tips & tricks at upcoming Effective Teacher Series lecture

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On February 17, 2015, 12 noon in D1. 602, everyone is invited to come hear David Rathvon, MLS, enx7Client Experience Program Coordinator, present “EndNote X7 and Beyond”, a session on the popular citation management program, at the upcoming Effective Teacher Series lecture. Rathvon is the Library’s main technical support contact for EndNote and teaches group and individual training sessions as well as provides individual troubleshooting.

If you have a specific EndNote question, contact David by email or Ask Us form on the Library & Learning Center’s website. To schedule an individual or group training session, use the Request Training page.

 

New Clinical Workstation at North Campus Branch Library

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A 24/7-access Clinical Workstation is now available for usage at the North Campus Branch Library (Room ND2.300). The following designated user groups may use this station to engage in clinical documentation tasks at North Campus in a private setting:

  • Medical students (MS2, MS3, and MS4)
  • UTSW faculty & hospital staff authorized for EPIC access
  • Parkland EPIC trainer

"Prepare, Present, Promote/Preserve": supporting your academic poster from start to finish

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Great! You’ve been approved to present a poster at a conference, forum, or other event. Your Library can help you every step of the way.

PREPARE
Did you know the Library provides design assistance for academic posters? Jane Scott, the Library’s Design and Promotion Specialist, is available to help you! To schedule a free individual consultation or group class, go to the Library’s Personal/Group Training Request page and select “Designing Your Best Academic Poster” in the list of topics.

PRESENT
Need to practice for your presentation? Reserve the Library’s Presentation Practice Room (Room E2.408) on the Main Floor of the South Campus Library. Practice your synopsis and talking points or invite your peers for some group feedback.  A dry erase sign-up board is available for advance reservation requests on a weekly basis.

PROMOTE & PRESERVE
What do you do with that poster after the event is over? Well, instead of rolling it up to store on a shelf or attaching a large file to an email when someone asks for a copy, consider this alternative—deposit the digital version into the Poster Center collection in the UT Southwestern Institutional Repository, which will provide the following benefits to students, researchers, faculty, or other staff at UT Southwestern:

  • Wider access to scholarly output beyond journal articles with your university affiliation
  • Easy citation or referral of an item through a permanent identifier and online link
  • Additional discoverability and preservation options through metadata and archives processes
  • The deposit of multiple files, if needed (e.g., abstract, working design, completed poster, session handout, and more)

You can deposit the poster directly, have someone deposit it on your behalf, or transfer the file to Library staff for deposit. Access to the item can also be restricted until after a specific conference, forum, or other event is completed.

Learn more about the Institutional Repository by visiting the frequently-asked-questions content found in the “Institutional Repository Basics” collection. To get started, contact Cameron Kainerstorfer, Manager, Digital Collections.

 

New year, new address: ACC.org to replace CardioSource.org

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accEffective January 1, 2015, the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) new website (ACC.org) will replace the existing site (CardioSource.org). Current UT Southwestern users with personal accounts need to know the following:

  • All users will be required to log in the first time they visit the new ACC.org.
  • Your current CardioSource.org username and password will remain the same.
  • If you use the “Remember Me” function on CardioSource.org and do not enter your username and password each time you log in, we recommend that you verify your password by following these instructions.

The new ACC.org will offer many exciting features, including more intuitive search capabilities, improved navigation, and front page access to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and guidelines.

Get a sneak peek of what the new website will look like.

Digital Library acquires new Wiley Nursing ebook Collection

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WileyNursingPromo-bannerUT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center now has online access to the Wiley Nursing ebooks collection.  This collection of online books 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.

The collection, now discoverable in the recently updated Library Catalog, provides easy one-click online access from the “Click here for online access via Wiley” link in the record. The new catalog record format also provides subject headings and a book cover image (when available).

To access the collection directly from the Library Catalog, go to the “Lists” drop-down menu on the top left and select “Wiley Nursing Ebooks Collection”.

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.