The Insider Express

A monthly e-newsletter of the HAM-TMC Library

Vol.2 (12) December2004

 

The Insider Express communicates Library news to our users and the Texas Medical Center community. To subscribe or to be removed from this list please send a message to liblines@library.tmc.edu

 

Hot Topics: New Classes Available in the Library, Library Books Can Now Be Renewed Online, New Clinical Alert, Library Class Schedule.

 

New Classes Available in the Library

In addition to the regularly scheduled classes, the HAM-TMC Library will offer classes on TOXNET and the Digital Dissertations database next year.

 

Digital Dissertations is the authoritative source for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. This database represents the work of authors from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities. Approximately 47,000 new dissertations and 12,000 new theses are added to the database each year.

 

To access Digital Dissertations go the Library home page http://resource.library.tmc.edu/

click on Databases (A - Z List) and select Digital Dissertations. This database is also available for remote access at the educational level.

 

TOXNET – (TOXicology Data NETwork) is a group of free databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas. It is managed by the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) in the Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

 

Free access to TOXNET is available at: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

 

Library Books Can Now be Renewed Online

The Library’s online catalog now allows online renewal of checked out books. To renew your books go to http://resource.library.tmc.edu/circ/MyLibraryAccount.php,

enter your library card number, employee number or patron barcode number in the library ID or barcode field, and your last name, then click the login button.

 

If you have questions or need assistance with this new feature, please call 713.799.7147.

 

New Clinical Alert

The latest Clinical Alert "NHLBI Stops Study Testing How Long Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Should Have Blood Transfusions to Prevent Stroke" is available at:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/sickle_transfusion.html

 

The National Library of Medicine began offering clinical alert notices online in January 1991. Clinical alerts are provided to speed the release of findings from NIH-funded clinical trials where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality. Links to all clinical alerts can be found at:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/clinical_alerts.html

 

Library Class Schedule

Do you want to learn how to retrieve the Library’s electronic journals more effectively or  to use bibliographic software such as Reference Manager and End Note? Attend a free class at the HAM-TMC Library.

 

For class schedule and registration information go to: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/class/schedule.php

 

Please check the library website for class schedule changes.

http://resource.library.tmc.edu/

 

Visit the Library Publications section for the latest information about the Library at:

http://resource.library.tmc.edu/pubs/index.php