For point-of-care drug/toxicology data and more: Try MICROMEDEX!

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MICROMEDEX provides comprehensive drug, acute care, and toxicology information for point-of-care use by the clinician. It also contains 5,000 customizable patient care handouts, half in English and half in Spanish. Information is updated quarterly.
The Library subscribes to two MICROMEDEX applications – THOMPSON Clinical Xpert/Healthcare Series and CareNotes System – each with a different focus.
THOMPSON Clinical Xpert/Healthcare Series contains a range of clinical databases offering referenced information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine. Highlights include:

  • Comparative drug summaries in a side-by-side format
  • Multi-level therapeutic class tree
  • Single or multiple drug interaction capabilities
  • Drug images for easier identification
  • PDA version compatible with both Palm OS® and Pocket PCs

CareNotes System provides patient-oriented information about care, medications, and health. Highlights include:

  • Customizable documents
  • Color and 3-D graphics available within more than 250 of the CareNotes titles
  • Compliance with JCAHO and OBRA ’90 regulations

The Library Web site contains links to a MICROMEDEX Training Module and a MICROMEDEX Tutorial. Find MICROMEDEX and these learning aids on the Library Web site by typing “MICROMEDEX” in the search box.
The Library’s MICROMEDEX license restricts use to authorized UT Southwestern faculty, staff, students, and contractors who are trained or training in the fields for which the products are being utilized.
Questions about MICROMEDEX? Contact Emily Patridge by email or by phone at 214-648-9011.

Writing for publication? "Citing Medicine" ebook can help

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If you are writing for publication, check out Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers on the Library Web site or at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine.
This electronic book (ebook) provides guidance to authors in compiling lists of references for their publications. The increasing number of publication formats, such as those available on the Internet, has made the task of compiling reference lists more complex. This book aims to ease the work of authors and editors by applying existing bibliographic standards to complex biomedical publications. The book also documents the National Library of Medicine’s own rules for the structure of citations as used in its MEDLINE / PubMed database.
For more information on Citing Medicine, including its source material and structure, see the book’s introduction. The NLM intends Citing Medicine to be an evolving publication. You are invited to join the CITINGMED LISTSERV to learn of addtions and changes.
Citing Medicine updates and supersedes two previous NLM electronic book publications:

  • National Library of Medicine recommended format for bibliographic citation, 1991
  • National Library of Medicine recommended format for bibliographic citation. Supplement, Internet formats, 2001.

Google Scholar and Library Web site: Different resources, different results

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Have you used Google Scholar to find information for research or patient care? Google Scholar is one place to start for such information, but the Library Web site has research and patient care resources that Google Scholar can’t offer.
Why? The Library purchases proprietary, professional-level information that publishers will not give away for free and makes that information available to UT Southwestern affiliates on the Library Web site. Examples are AccessMedicine (medical textbooks), Micromedex (drug and toxicology information), UpToDate (point-of-care information), and the Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice online.
Do the options on the Library Web site leave you wondering where to begin? If so, here are some tips:

  • To access a known journal title: Use the Ejournals A to Z list, from which you can often link to full-text of the desired articles.
  • To get to a known database or other resource: Use the “Search” box (upper left corner of home page).
  • To find information resources grouped by subject: Click on the Resources by Subject list on the home page.
  • To identify a database that will give you access to the information you want: Click on the Databases Guide link under the “Biomedical/General Resources” heading to see a list of databases. For information about any database, move your mouse over the “I” icon next to the database name.

Our research librarians are pleased to advise you on the best sources for the information you need. Just call 214-648-2003, or use the Ask A Librarian page (under “Get Help/Ask Us”) on the Library Web site.
If you use Google Scholar to quickly get an overview of a topic and/or to locate some relevant materials quickly, remember that the results may not be as current or comprehensive as you need. That said, in Google Scholar you will sometimes see a “Find it @ Library” link which you can click to get to full text provided by the UT Southwestern Library.
To learn more about Google Scholar and how best to use it, check the About Google Scholar page on the Google Scholar Web site. From this page, you can link to two other useful pages: Google Scholar Help and Advanced Scholar Search Tips.

Google Scholar now links to Library ejournals

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Now when you search Google Scholar from a computer on campus (or remotely using Virtual Private Network/VPN) and find articles published in electronic journals owned by the Library, you can link to full text directly from Google Scholar! Just click on the “Find it!@Library” link.
Normally, this link will take you directly to the full-text article. However, due to imperfections in the linking process, it may take you to a screen with the message, “No direct link to this article found; try the full text link(s) below.” The links listed will normally include:

For more information, see the Find it!@Library FAQ page on the Library Web site. If you have questions, contact Jeff Perkins by email or by phone at 214-648-2004.

Google Scholar: What does it cover?

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Google Scholar searches a subsection of the Google database, which includes publications such as:

  • Peer-reviewed papers, articles and abstracts from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositiories, universities, and other scholarly organizations
  • Books
  • Theses

While Google Scholar offers the convenience of searching diverse sources from one place, remember that Google Scholar is only one tool, and does not cover all scholarly literature. (See Safer Searching: Don’t Just Google in the Library News database.)
We recommend searching addtional databases – especially ones focused on your subject matter – when you are conducting a literature review. Not sure which databases focus on your subject area? Our librarians are happy to advise you; call 214-648-2003.
In contrast to many databases, Google Scholar does not display publications with the most recent first. However, there is a tab at the top of the list that allows you to chose “All articles” or “Most recent.”
To search Google Scholar:

  • Either start directly at http://www.scholar.google.com OR from the main Google page, go to the drop-down menu under “More” and select “Scholar.”
  • Choose your keywords and click “Search.”
  • If the UT Southwestern Library owns a publication, a “Find it! @ Library” link will appear in the results. Clicking on this link will take you directly to the full text of the item.