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Due to budget constraints and a change in the BioMed Central Institutional Membership pricing model, the HAM-TMC Library has not renewed its institutional membership for the fiscal year 2007. Authors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine interested in publishing articles in BioMed Central journals, will have to pay the required author fees. read more

Effective October 1, 2006, the HAM-TMC Library will cancel its subscription to the Current Contents database reasons for the cancellation include: read more

TexShare, the state-wide resource sharing program for academic and public libraries, provided more than 50 databases available beginning July 1, 2006. These include general databases such as Academic Search Premier, science and technology databases such as Health Source and Computer Source, and many others. The databases are currently available to Educational Level users at the Databases A-Z List on the Library's website. Descriptions of each database will be available soon. read more

TOXMAP, a Geographic Information System (GIS) database from the Division of Specialized Information Services of the National Library of Medicine, has been updated to include the following features: read more

The August issue of News in Health, a publication that includes practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now available at: http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/ read more

Attend one or more free classes offered by the Library during the months of September-October 2006: read more

If you use Current Contents and would like help searching alternative databases, please contact the Information Services desk (713.799.7161, 713.799-7162 or reference.librarian@library.tmc.edu). If you have questions about the cancellation, please contact Leah Krevit (713.799.7126 or www.leah.krevit@exch.library.tmc.edu).



		Volume IV, Number 4 July – August 2006 Important Notice: BioMed Central Due to budget constraints and a change in the BioMed Central Institutional Membership pricing model, the HAM-TMC Library has not renewed its institutional membership for the fiscal year 2007. Authors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine interested in publishing articles in BioMed Central journals, will have to pay the required author fees. read more Access to Current Contents Database Ending October 1 Effective October 1, 2006, the HAM-TMC Library will cancel its subscription to the Current Contents database reasons for the cancellation include: read more New and Returning TexShare Databases TexShare, the state-wide resource sharing program for academic and public libraries, provided more than 50 databases available beginning July 1, 2006. These include general databases such as Academic Search Premier, science and technology databases such as Health Source and Computer Source, and many others. The databases are currently available to Educational Level users at the Databases A-Z List on the Library's website. Descriptions of each database will be available soon. read more New Features Available in TOXMAP TOXMAP, a Geographic Information System (GIS) database from the Division of Specialized Information Services of the National Library of Medicine, has been updated to include the following features: read more News in Health The August issue of News in Health, a publication that includes practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now available at: http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/ read more back to top Library Class Schedule Attend one or more free classes offered by the Library during the months of September-October 2006: read more Version of this Issue of the Insider (200kb.pdf) Important Notice: BioMed Central The HAM-TMC Library continues to strongly support Open Access and maintains its institutional membership with Public Library of Science. However, the increase in costs for our BioMed Central institutional membership is so prohibitive that we cannot renew it. Please contact eresources@library.tmc.edu with questions or comments. back to top Access to Current Contents Database Ending October 1 Lack of Currency – For the journals Library users read more frequently, information generally appears in PubMed three days to three weeks earlier than it appears in Current Contents. Duplicate Coverage – The journals covered in Current Contents are also covered in the Web of Science database. A citation appears in Web of Science within two to three days of when it appears in Current Contents. Expense – The cost of Current Contents equals or exceeds the combined cost of databases such as UpToDate, Journal Citation Reports (impact factors), and SCOPUS. A study by the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Research Medical Library available at (http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/newsbytes/newsbytes4_06.html#1) provided evidence for making this decision. If you use Current Contents and would like help searching alternative databases, please contact the Information Services desk (713.799.7161, 713.799-7162 or reference.librarian@library.tmc.edu). If you have questions about the cancellation, please contact Leah Krevit (713.799.7126 or www.leah.krevit@exch.library.tmc.edu). back to top New and Returning TexShare Databases The complete list includes: Ebsco: Academic Search Premier AGRICOLA Alt Health Watch Bibliography of Native North Americans Business Source Complete Computer Source Consumer Health Complete Economia y Negocios Encyclopedia of Animals ERIC Fuente Academica Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia Health Source: Consumer Edition Health Source: Nursing/Academic Information Science & Technology Abstracts Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts Legal Collection MAS Ultra: School Edition MasterFILE Premier MedicLatina MEDLINE Middle Search Plus Military & Government Collection Natural & Alternative Treatments Newspaper Source Primary Search Professional Development Collection Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection Regional Business News Religion & Philosophy Science & Technology Collection Texas Reference Center Serials Directory TOPICsearch Vocational & Career Collection World History Collection Gale: Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health module Health Reference Center Academic InfoTrac Custom Newspapers Literature Resource Center Twayne's Authors Series Scribner Writers NetLibrary OCLC's World Cat ProQuest: 20th Century English Poetry 20th Century American Poetry Heritage Quest Sanborn Maps eLibrary Curriculum back to top New Features Available in TOXMAP Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) releases summary table for each TRI facility showing all years and chemicals in table format Larger default maps (with the option for small maps) Enhanced homepage map Auto-completion of chemical names in text entry fields (like Quick Search) and A "For Teachers" page that includes a downloadable sample assignment http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/home/forTeachers.jsp Visit TOXMAP at: http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/home/news.jsp#128 back to top News in Health Featured Stories: Caring for the Care Givers – The Hidden Victims of Long-Term Illness Noise pollution – A Different Environmental Problem Health Capsules: Extreme Obesity's Harsh Toll Can Your Community Make You Heavier? Featured Website: Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think and Be Active! An interactive after-school education program for young people ages 11-13 to help them interpret the media messages they receive every day and help them make healthier choices about food and physical activities. http://http://www.nichd.nih.gov/msy/ As the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research, NIH produces content that is not copyrighted. Copies can be downloaded and displayed free of charge. back to top Library Class Schedule Basic HTML: September 19 Dissertation Abstracts: October 19 EndNote: September 20, October 25 Evidence-based Medicine Databases: September 19 Library Research for Office Assistants: September 13 Navigating Full-Text Journals: October 10 PHpartners: September 8 Ð CME OFFERED PubMed: September 6, October 18 Science Citation Index: October 17 SciFinder Scholar: September 28, October 26 TOXNET: September 26, October 24 For a complete class schedule, class descriptions, times and registration visit: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/class/schedule.php Classes are offered in the Street Level Classroom of the Library. back to top