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Library Holiday Hours

Beginning Monday, December 18, the HAM-TMC Library will observe holiday hours from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. There will be no reference service on December 22, 23, 29 and 30. The Library will be closed on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1. read more

Nursing Education @ TMC Exhibit

September through December, 2006

The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library is pleased to note that with the opening of the Texas Woman's University building The University of Texas and Prairie View A&M University, nursing education programs at the Texas Medical Center facilities completed in the last two years. The Library wishes to congratulate the faculty, students and staff at Texas Woman's University College of Nursing-Houston Center as they start the fall semester in their new building. read more

Halloween Open House

On October 31st, the Library hosted a Halloween Open House to celebrate National Medical Librarians Month. Costumed Library staff greeted Library users throughout the day. read more

This database is provided by the National Library of Medicine and the National Center for Biotechnology Information. read more

PubMed & TOXNET Training in Houston

National Library of Medicine's Training for You Locally. read more

The December 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

Library Class Schedule

Attend one or more free classes offered by the Library during December 2006. read more

PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is a component of NIH's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative and includes substance information, compound structures, and bioactivity data in three primary databases: PCSubstance, PCCompound, and PCBioAssay. PCSubstance contains more than 15 million substance records; PCCompound contains more than 10 million unique structures; and PCBioAssay contains more than 300 bioassays.

To access PubChem, visit the link:

You can also access PubChem from the Library web site, in the New! Find by Type section, Select Database Only and search for PubChem.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

This full-day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed, which includes MEDLINE citations. The class also includes an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers. Class attendees are awarded 7.5 MLA continuing education credits.

Friday, January 19, 2007

This full-day class is designed to convey the basics of searching the NLM's TOXNET, a Web-based system of databases in the areas of toxicology, environmental health, and related subjects. Students learn the content and structure of files covering toxicology data, toxicology literature, toxic releases, and chemical searching and nomenclature. Among the databases highlighted will be TOXLINE, the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, the Integrated Risk Information System, the Toxic Release Inventory, and ChemIDplus.

Class attendees are awarded 6 MLA continuing education credits.

NLM Training Registration – http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/request.html.

All the training sessions are free and open to anyone.

ToxMystery is an interactive learning site for kids in the 7- to 10-year old range. Using a fun, game-like experience, it gives kids an introduction to some of the potential environmental health hazards in the home.

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.

Classes are offered in the Street Level Classroom of the Library.



		Volume IV, Number 6 November – December 2006 Library Holiday Hours Beginning Monday, December 18, the HAM-TMC Library will observe holiday hours from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. There will be no reference service on December 22, 23, 29 and 30. The Library will be closed on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1. read more Nursing Education @ TMC Exhibit September through December, 2006 The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library is pleased to note that with the opening of the Texas Woman's University building The University of Texas and Prairie View A&M University, nursing education programs at the Texas Medical Center facilities completed in the last two years. The Library wishes to congratulate the faculty, students and staff at Texas Woman's University College of Nursing-Houston Center as they start the fall semester in their new building. read more Halloween Open House On October 31st, the Library hosted a Halloween Open House to celebrate National Medical Librarians Month. Costumed Library staff greeted Library users throughout the day. read more PubChem This database is provided by the National Library of Medicine and the National Center for Biotechnology Information. read more PubMed & TOXNET Training in Houston National Library of Medicine's Training for You Locally. read more News in Health The December 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 December 2006. read more Version of this Issue of the Insider (200kb.pdf) Library Holiday Hours Regular hours resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2007. For a complete schedule, visit the Library web site at: http://www.library.tmc.edu/circ/hours.cfm. back to top Nursing Education @ TMC Exhibit September through December, 2006 We are delighted to recognize TWU's College of Nursing as well as Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing: Houston Center and The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston with the exhibit "Nursing Education @ TMC" currently on display on the first floor of the HAM-TMC Library. The exhibit highlights the history and development of these three institutions' nursing programs at the Texas Medical Center. On display are artifacts and information about nursing education in the early 20th century. The exhibit also features nursing textbooks used in the late 19th and early 20th century that are part of the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center. The exhibit presents current educational resources the Library provides for nursing students: databases, journal lists, e-journal and e-books, and websites. The exhibit "Nursing Education @ TMC" is on display through December, 2006 during the Library's regular hours. The Library is proud to have been part of the education of past nursing students and looks forward to serving the future of nursing education at Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing-Houston Center, Texas Woman's University College of Nursing-Houston Center and The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston. back to top Halloween Open House Visitors to the Library were encouraged to register for drawings between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. Among the prizes awarded were two USB memory sticks, copy cards and selected historical books. A sale of historical and leisure reading books was held. Proceeds from the sale of leisure reading books will benefit the Library. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center. Faculty, staff and students from different institutions in the Texas Medical Center stopped by to register for the drawings and inquire about Library services. We would like to thank our enthusiastic Library staff who contributed their time and effort to make this event a big success. back to top PubChem PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is a component of NIH's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative and includes substance information, compound structures, and bioactivity data in three primary databases: PCSubstance, PCCompound, and PCBioAssay. PCSubstance contains more than 15 million substance records; PCCompound contains more than 10 million unique structures; and PCBioAssay contains more than 300 bioassays. To access PubChem, visit the link: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/. You can also access PubChem from the Library web site, in the New! Find by Type section, Select Database Only and search for PubChem. back to top PubMed & Toxnet Training in Houston The National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC), in conjunction with the NN/LM South Central Region network office, is offering two FREE hands-on classes hosted by The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. PubMed® Thursday, January 18, 2007 8:30 am to 5:00 pm This full-day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed, which includes MEDLINE citations. The class also includes an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers. Class attendees are awarded 7.5 MLA continuing education credits. TOXNET® Friday, January 19, 2007 9:00 am to 4:00 pm This full-day class is designed to convey the basics of searching the NLM's TOXNET, a Web-based system of databases in the areas of toxicology, environmental health, and related subjects. Students learn the content and structure of files covering toxicology data, toxicology literature, toxic releases, and chemical searching and nomenclature. Among the databases highlighted will be TOXLINE, the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, the Integrated Risk Information System, the Toxic Release Inventory, and ChemIDplus. Class attendees are awarded 6 MLA continuing education credits. NLM Training Registration – http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/request.html. All the training sessions are free and open to anyone. back to top News in Health Featured Stories: Preventing a Pandemic – Preparing for the Next Deadly Flu Outbreak Learn the AIDS Link – Drugs Can Give You More Than a High Health Capsules: Late Angioplasty After a Heart Attack Longer Life, for Mice Featured Website: ToxMystery http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/ ToxMystery is an interactive learning site for kids in the 7- to 10-year old range. Using a fun, game-like experience, it gives kids an introduction to some of the potential environmental health hazards in the home. 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: December 12 EndNote: December 13 Navigating Full-Text Journals: December 14 TOXNET: December 12 For a complete class schedule, class descriptions, times and registration visit: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/classes/listclasses.cfm Classes are offered in the Street Level Classroom of the Library. back to top