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Access E-journals quickly on your smartphone or tablet at the Briscoe Library

QR codes in the Briscoe Library provide access to online resources

QR Codes in the stacks of the Briscoe Library now provide smart phone users with easy access to some online resources.

The majority of our journal access is online and now we offer a fast way for you to find the latest issues:  When you see a yellow card on the shelves, scan the QR code and view the journal on your smart phone or other mobile device.

The QR code labels are being placed in the print journal stacks where a print journal subscription ends and the online subscription begins.  The QR code is linked directly to the online version of the journal, taking you directly to a list of issues available for viewing.  If your smart phone is using a data plan, the QR code link will first take you to the library’s login page and you will need to login before using the online journal.  If your smart phone or tablet device is connected to the Health Science Center’s wireless network, you will be connected automatically  to the journal’s mobile website without the need to log in.

For the time being, only current journals with mobile sites are labeled.  As more and more of these sites are integrated to mobile standards, we will incorporate codes for easy access from the stacks.  QR code readers such as ScanLife are available through the App Store.

Have any questions or comments?  Contact Dana Whitmire, Electronic Resources/Serials Librarian, whitmired@uthscsa.edu.

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Joint Texas A&M – UT System library facility will house low-circulation books and journals

A&M-UT System Library Facility

Construction of a facility to preserve library resources of Texas A&M University and The University of Texas System is set to begin in June near Bryan, Texas.

Texas A&M University System board of regents formally approved a $6.3 million appropriation to build a facility preserving library resources of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas System.  Construction of the 18,000-square-foot facility on Texas A&M’s Riverside Campus will begin in June and is scheduled to be completed by March 2013.

The library facility will house about 1 million low-circulation books and older journal volumes and make them available to scholars and other interested parties upon request.

Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin stated, “This is an excellent example of cooperation between Texas A&M and the University of Texas for the benefit of our students and faculties, and potentially other scholars and researchers and it’s ultimately of cost-saving benefit to the taxpayers of Texas.”  A process is being implemented through which institutions can “share” a single copy of duplicated holdings in storage.  This allows for the elimination of redundancy in individual collections while preserving a collective copy that can be recalled for use in research and study among users at multiple institutions.

John Weed, Head of Collection Resources

Member, Joint Library Facility Task Force on Policies and Procedures

 

 

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Library consolidates reference collection to free up space

In order to maximize study space on the third floor, the library has reduced the size of its reference collection. Prior to this change the library had two reference collections, the ready reference collection and the regular reference collection, both totaling over 2,000 volumes.  These collections were housed on the third floor of the library.

The new reference collection is a combination of the former ready reference and regular reference collections.  The new reference collection consists of approximately 230 volumes and is located near the Pod C computers on the main floor of the library.

The new collection is more concise but still remains authoritative in nature.  Materials in this collection do not circulate but can be browsed in the library.  Many materials from the former reference collections were weeded, replaced with electronic resources, or moved to the general collection.

Andrea N. Schorr

Cataloging & Acquisitions Librarian

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Library resources: What’s new, and what’s been improved

Stat!Ref Mobile IconRegistered library users now have full text access to dozens of medical reference books through Stat!Ref Mobil.

 

 

 

 

AccessMedicine MobileIn fact, it’s a good idea to check the library first if you are looking for mobile ebooks.  Find out why.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PubMed-National Library of MedicinePubMed has a new and simplified citation export feature.

 

 

 

 

The newest version of EndNote is scheduled to be released this month.

 

 

 

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New books at the Briscoe Library

Evidence-based teaching in nursing : a foundation for educators

Sharon Cannon, Carol Boswell
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2012.
WY 105 C226e 2012

Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application, 7th ed.

Bessie L. Marquis, Carol J. Huston
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012.
WY 105 M357L 2012

Medical terminology : a word-building approach

Jane Rice
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, c2012.
W 15 R496m 2012

Carranza’s clinical periodontology, 11th ed.

[edited by] Michael G. Newman, Henry H. Takei, Perry R. Klokkevold ; editor emeritus, Fermin A. Carranza
St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders Elsevier, c2012.
WU 240 C641 2012

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New Collections in the Digital Archive

The UT Health Science Center Libraries have added new items to the Digital Archive: The Medical School Yearbooks Project and the Electronic ThesisYearbook Photographs and Dissertation Collection.

Medical School Yearbooks Project

Curious about what a Health Science Center student looked like in 1971 or what the School of Medicine faculty looked like in 1981?  Check out the Medical School Yearbooks Project in the library’s Digital Archive.  The Medical School Yearbooks Project is part of the University History Collection and consists of several volumes of the medical school yearbook in digital format.  All of the yearbooks in the Digital Archive are either owned by the UT Health Science Center Libraries or have been loaned to the library for digitization purposes.  For more information about the Medical School Yearbooks Project visit: http://library.uthscsa.edu/2011/09/medical-school-yearbooks/.

Currently, years 1983 and 1984 are missing from the Digital Archive; if you have a copy of either of these years and would be willing to lend it to the library for digitization, please contact the Digital Archive Team at DigitalArchive@uthscsa.edu.

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection

The Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Collection is a compilation of theses and dissertations produced at the UT Health Science Center in digital format.  Currently the Digital Archive has copies from 2004 to the present.  This collection will be updated on a continuous basis.  More information about the ETD Collection:
http://library.uthscsa.edu/2011/09/etd/.

Andrea N. Schorr
Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian

Eric Willman
Systems Librarian

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New to the shelves in the Briscoe Library

Clinical wisdom and interventions in acute and critical care : a thinking-in-action approach, 2nd ed.

Patricia Benner, Patricia Hooper Kyriakidis, Daphne Stannard
New York : Springer Pub., c2011.
WY 154 B469c 2011.

Rubin’s pathology : clinicopathologic foundations of medicine, 6th ed.

editors, Raphael Rubin, David S. Strayer ; founder and consulting editor, Emanuel Rubin
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012.
QZ 4 P2961 2012.

Theoretical nursing : development and progress, 5th ed.

Afaf Ibrahim Meleis
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012.
WY 86 M519t 2012.

Physical therapy of the shoulder, 5th ed.

edited by Robert A. Donatelli
St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, c2012.
WE 810 P578 2012.

Andrea N. Scorr
Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian

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New to the shelves in the Briscoe Library

Biomechanics in orthodontics : principles and practice
Ram S. Nanda, Yahya S. Tosun
Chicago : Quintessence Pub. Co., c2010.
WU 426 N176b 2010.

Essential medical genetics, 6th ed.
Edward S. Tobias, Michael Connor, Malcolm Ferguson-Smith
Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
QZ 50 C752e 2011.

Management principles for health professionals, 6th ed.
Joan Gratto Liebler, Charles R. McConnell
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2012.
WX 150 L716m 2012.

Problem solving in neuroradiology
[edited by] Meng Law, Peter M. Som, Thomas P. Naidich
Philadelphia, Pa. : Elsevier/Saunders, c2011.
WL 141 P963 2011.

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New to the shelves of the Briscoe Library

Copyright law for librarians and educators - Book coverCopyright law for librarians and educators : creative strategies and practical solutions / Kenneth D. Crews.
Chicago : American Library Association, c2012.
Z 642 C927c 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

Preoperative standards and recommended practices - book coverPerioperative standards and recommended practices / Association of periOperative Registered Nurses ; manager, Ramona Conner ; clinical editors, Joan Blanchard … [et al.].
Denver, Colo. : AORN, c2012.
WY 162 S7845 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

Mobile genetic elements - book coverMobile genetic elements : protocols and genomic applications, 2nd ed. / edited by Yves Bigot.
New York : Humana Press, c2012.
QU 25 M687 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

Andrea N. Schorr, Collection Resources Librarian

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New to the shelves of the Briscoe Library

Book-Human Embryonic Stem Cells Handbook

Human embryonic stem cells handbook / edited by Kursad Turksen.
New York : Humana Press, c2012.
QU 328 H918 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

 

Book-Panorama of PsychologyPanorama of psychology / Vilen Vardanyan.
Central Milton Keynes, [U.K.] : AuthorHouse UK, c2011.
BF 81 V291p 2011. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

 

Book-Join the ClubJoin the club : how peer pressure can transform the world / Tina Rosenberg.
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2012.
HM 831 R813j 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

 

Andrea N. Schorr, Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian

 

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