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New to the shelves of the Briscoe Library in November

A Primer on Clinical Experience in MedicineA primer on clinical experience in medicine : reasoning, decision making, and communication in health sciences / Milos Jenicek.
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, c2013.
WB 102 J51p 2013. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

 

Neuro-0phthalmologyNeuro-ophthalmology / editors, Peter J. Savino, Helen V. Danesh-Meyer.
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012.
WW 17 S267c 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

 

APA Style Guide to Electronic ReferencesAPA style guide to electronic references.
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2012.
WZ 345 A512pe 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

 

The Patient HistoryThe patient history : an evidence-based approach to differential diagnosis, 2nd ed. / edited by Mark C. Henderson, Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr., Gerald W. Smetana.
New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2012.
WB 290 T564c 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

Publishing & Presenting Clinical ResearchPublishing and presenting clinical research, 3rd ed. / Warren S. Browner.

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012.
WZ 345 B884p 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

 

Endoscopic Sinus SurgeryEndoscopic sinus surgery : optimizing outcomes and avoiding failures / edited by Rodney J. Schlosser and Richard J. Harvey.
San Diego : Plural Publishing, c2012.
WV 340 E57 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

 

Evidence Based Physical TherapyEvidence based physical therapy / Linda Fetters, Julie Tilson.
Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co., c2012.
WB 460 F421e 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

 

 

Physician salary & benefits report 2012 : hospital-based and group practice.
Oakland , N.J. : Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service, c2012.
WX 16 C737 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record

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On the Origin of Species: A treasure of the P. I. Nixon Medical Historical Library

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Did you know that the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library owns a rare first edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life?  Published in 1859, the library’s fragile volume is a treasure. The valuable first editions with iconic green spines are in high demand for book collectors and science lovers.  The library’s copy, one of only approximately 1,250 printed, is part of a collection of antiquarian texts originally donated to the the University of Texas Health Science Center in the early 1970’s by the Bexar County Medical Society.

The Witte Museum is currently hosting the American Museum of Natural History’s Darwin exhibit Darwin: How One Man’s Theory Turned the World on its Head. It runs through September 3, 2012 and includes Darwin’s handwritten journals of his observations while on the Galapagos Islands.  For additional resources for children and families, visit the American Museum of National History’s Resources for Darwin.

Darwin’s complete works can also be read online.

To view the Health Science Center’s first edition of On the Origin of Species, or any of the other 5,000 rare and historical texts, contact Special Projects Librarian Susan Hunnicutt at (210) 567-2406 or hunnicutt@uthscsa.edu; or Mellisa DeThorne at 210-567-2470 or dethorne@uthscsa.edu.  Additional and selected materials from the Nixon Library may also be viewed online in the UTHSC Digital Archives / Historical Collection.

Melva Ramirez, MLS, Records and Information Management Intern, Special Collections

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Proposed reductions to journals and databases in 2012

Due to flat or reduced state appropriations in past years, an impending reduction in state funds for the next biennium, and annual inflation rates of 8-10% for journal and database subscriptions, UT Health Science Center librarians are preparing a “worst case scenario” list of possible reductions to the library’s collection of journals and databases.  Librarians used criteria for possible cancellation such as cost/use over $25, annual subscription cost greater than $1,000, and less than 100 uses in the last calendar year.  The list of possible subscription cancellations includes 172 titles and 10 database or electronic book collections.

In addition to the library’s local collection, The Libraries currently participate in the UT System Digital Library which coordinates consortium licenses for a number of journal packages by publisher, including Elsevier, Wiley, Springer and a number of other publishers.  These consortium licenses have been of tremendous benefit to all UT System institutions by expanding the number of journals and databases accessible at UT campuses.  However, the downside to consortium licenses is that participating libraries are not allowed to cancel their subscribed titles or are only able to cancel a small percentage of titles.  In order for the Health Science Center Libraries to operate within available funds, we  must plan for the possibility of dropping out of several UT System Digital Library consortium licenses.  The list of possible titles that will be discontinued due to loss of consortium access numbers over 3,900 and includes subscribed titles from UT Austin, UT Southwestern, UTMB and other UT libraries.  In the event that a journal title must be canceled, interlibrary loan services will be available to provide needed articles.

The Library Committee with representatives from each school has been consulted as librarians have developed plans to operate within available funds.  We ask that you carefully review each list of possible cancellations on the library’s website, at http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/about/subscribed.cfm, and that you notify the library if any of the journals on the lists are important to your teaching, research, or clinical duties.  Please send comments to John Weed, Head of Collection Resources, weedj@uthscsa.edu.

Rajia Tobia
Executive Director of Libraries

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Victor Oliveros’ materials on border health now available

Victor Oliveros

After his retirement from the Laredo, Texas Health Department in 2005, Mr. Victor Oliveros, who was Chief of Environmental Health Services and a founder of the US-Mexico Border Health Commission, donated a collection of materials related to border health to the UT Health Science Center Libraries.  The materials included papers and government reports as well as slides showing deteriorating environmental conditions along the U.S. Mexico border at Laredo/Nuevo Laredo. The slides, which Mr. Oliveros used during presentations, illustrate the interdependency of the sister cities, as people, animals, and disease vectors move freely between them.

The donated materials have been catalogued and can be found by using the library catalog with the keyword “Oliveros.”

  • Physical documents are located at the Laredo Regional Campus Library at 1937 East Bustamante Street.
  • The usable slides have been turned into a presentation, and these are available as a link from http://library.uthscsa.edu/exhibits/oliveros.cfm.
  • The web page also includes a brief biography of Victor Oliveros and an oral history that was conducted with Mr. Oliveros by Pennie Borchers, Special Collections Librarian.

Linda Levy
Assistant Director for Branch Libraries and Database Services

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