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On May 14, JAMA & Archives was re‐launched by the AMA as: The JAMA Network. The new URL link is:http://jamanetwork.com/  

This migration from Highwire to Silverchair may result in interruptions to access and slow response times.  The publisher did not effectively notify their library customers about this migration; we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  Please note that the login box is for users who wish to access their personalized features on The JAMA Network site.  Once you have logged in via our proxy server, your full text access is secured.  Users will have to re‐subscribe to the new alerts features.  If you have any questions about this platform migration, please contact joanne.romano@exch.library.tmc.edu.

Two e‐journals are migrating platforms in June 2012, and as with all platform migrations, there are always glitches, which often result in downtime for electronic access. Please plan ahead for these two migrations, so that you are well prepared for classroom work or ongoing research work. 

The Annals of Internal Medicine will migrate away from Highwire Press and move to Silverchair--the date is yet to be announced by the publisher.   The new URL to connect to the new platform will remain the same as the old URL http://www.annals.org/; however, it would be wise to expect problems with non‐access on the migration date  and perhaps for several days. Please plan ahead and download any articles that you may require in electronic format. There is alternate electronic access as part of EbscoHost Academic SearchPremier and Proquest Nursing and Allied Health. Users will have to resubscribe to the new alerts features once the new platform at Silverchair is running.  The migration date will be posted once notice is received from the publisher.

Chest has announced a migration from Highwire Press to Silverchair on June 28th.  Please plan ahead in case of disruptions in electronic access as advised above.  The new URL will be: www. chestnet.org.  

If you have any questions about these journal platform migrations, please contact:  joanne.romano@exch.library.tmc.edu.  Thank you.

The symposium Vaccines, Epidemics and Ethics will highlight the latest research on vaccines and their role in the prevention and control of infectious diseases and epidemics. This symposium will include a series of speakers, a physical and digital archival display, a website, a print and web research guide, and an interactive quiz on using NLM databases.

Kate Krause, Digital Projects Librarian at the Texas Medical Center Library, is the principal investigator.

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Do you want to find out what's new in PubMed? Do you need a refresher on searching PubMed?
Join us for a free PubMed - Basic class on Wednesday, May 9 from 10:00 A.M.  - 11:00 A.M. in the library classroom.

This class teaches how to use PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's search service, which provides access to the 21 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases. How to search subject headings, keywords, authors, use limitations and more will be covered.

Taught by: Allen Lopez, Education Librarian - Reference & Outreach
Phone: 713.799.7170