Congratulations to Chris Gaspard, Head of Access Services, who has accepted an appointment to the TexShare Card Working Group. TexShare is administered by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission whose mission is to safeguard significant resources, provide information services that inspire and support research, education and reading, and enhance the capacity for achievement of current and future generations. Working groups are viewed as the heart of TexShare, with colleagues working to deliver responsive, effective services for the 700 TexShare libraries and the 25 million Texans that use them. The TexShare card allows library patrons from around the state to borrow materials from over 500 participating libraries. TexShare cards can be obtained at the service desks at any of the UT Health Science Center Libraries.
News from the Libraries
Did you know? Online group study reservations available
This installment of the “Did you know?” series highlights the very new online group study room reservation system at the Briscoe Library.
On November 11, the Briscoe Library launched the new online group study reservation system. This system allows all UT Health Science Center affiliates with UTHSCSA domain usernames and passwords to make their own group study room reservations online. See a short video on how to make a reservation.
Group study room guidelines are posted online and in every room. Reservations for groups of two or more can be made up to two weeks in advance for four hour blocks. For questions about group study reservations, contact Briscoe Library Information at 210-567-2450 or Library Circulation at 210-567-2440.
Library workshops
Each semester, library staff present a variety of classes designed to assist with the research process. Every class is designed to assist participants at a variety of levels and prior experience is not required. These classes (and special topics) can also be requested for groups, departments and tailored for academic courses.
- Creating and Presenting a Professional Poster Session
- Google Scholar for Scientific and Clinical Literature Searches
- Introduction to EndNote
- Introduction to PubMed
- Introduction to RefWorks
- Library Basics
- Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health Information
To find out which classes are coming up visit the Class Calendar or see the Class Descriptions. For more information about scheduling a special session for your group, department or course, contact Katie Prentice at prenticek@uthscsa.edu or 210-567-6606.
Featured New Books for December 2013
Clinical interviewing, 5th ed. / John Sommers-Flanagan, Rita Sommers-Flanagan. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014.
WM 141 S697c 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Ferri’s Netter patient advisor, 2nd. ed. / Fred F. Ferri ; illustrations by Frank H. Netter ; contributing illustrators, Carlos A.G. Machado, John A. Craig. Philadelphia, Pa. : Elsevier, 2012.
W 85 F388f 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Grossman & Baim’s cardiac catheterization, angiography, and intervention, 8th ed. / editor, Mauro Moscucci. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014.
WG 141.5.C2 C267 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and related health professions, 6th ed. / edited by Martha J. Bradshaw, Arlene J. Lowenstein. Burlington, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014.
WY 18 I575 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Oral microbiology and immunology, 2nd ed. / edited by Richard J. Lamont, George N. Hajishengallis, Howard F. Jenkinson. Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, 2014.
WU 140 O627 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Physical therapy documentation : from examination to outcome, 2nd ed. / Mia L. Erickson, Ralph R. Utzman, Rebecca McKnight. Thorofare, N.J. : SLACK Incorporated, 2014.
WB 460 E68p 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Animal models for the study of human disease [electronic resource] / edited by P. Michael Conn. Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2013. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Coffee [electronic resource] : emerging health effects and disease prevention / Yi-Fang Chu, editor. Ames, Iowa : IFT Press, 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Evidence-based geriatric medicine [electronic resource] : a practical clinical guide / edited by Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, Madhuri Reddy. Chichester [England] : BMJ Books : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Handbook of retinal screening in diabetes [electronic resource] : diagnosis and management / Roy Taylor, Deborah Batey. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Oral rehabilitation [electronic resource] : a case-based approach / edited by Iven Klineberg, Diana Kingston. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Principles of cloning [electronic resource] / edited by Jose Cibelli [and others]. Amsterdam ; Waltham, Mass. : Academic Press, 2013. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Psychiatry and heart disease [electronic resource] : the mind, brain, and heart / [edited by] Michelle Riba, Lawson Wulsin, Melvyn Rubenfire ; associate editor, Divy Ravindranath. Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
Why calories count [electronic resource] : from science to politics / Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record
For a complete list of new titles added in the month of December click here.
Purchase suggestions? Complete the online Purchase Suggestion Form or contact
Andrea N. Schorr, Cataloging & Acquisitions Librarian.
Trial of ClinicalKey
The UT Health Science Center Libraries will sponsor a 30 day trial of ClinicalKey beginning Monday, November 4. Similar to MD Consult, ClinicalKey is a resource providing over 1,100 electronic books, 550 electronic journals, video-based procedures, and more. MD Consult will be retired by its publisher in 2014 and ClinicalKey is a possible replacement for MD Consult.
All comments and recommendations are welcomed and can be sent to John Weed, Head of Collection Resources, at weedj@uthscsa.edu
News From the Library – November 2013
“These stories are about medicine exactly in the way that medicine is about life.” –A review of Louise Aronson’s A History of the Present Illness.
History of Medicine – noon lecture
Did you know? Library printers
New outside the Briscoe Library
One Community One Book: Author Louise Aronson will speak on campus November 14
“These stories are about medicine exactly in the way that medicine is about life.” –A review of Louise Aronson’s A History of the Present Illness.
5:30 p.m. Author Presentation
6:30 p.m. Reception and Book Signing
UT Health Science Center Holly Auditorium
Louise Aronson, M.D., M.F.A., the author of A History of the Present Illness, this fall’s One Community/On Book selection, will speak in the Holly Auditorium Thursday, November 14, at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Louise Aronson is an Associate Professor of Geriatrics at the University of California at San Francisco. She directs the Northern California Geriatric Education Center and the UCSF Medical Humanities program. Dr. Aronson’s clinical practice is through the Housecalls Program where she provides care to homebound older adults in underserved San Francisco neighborhoods.
Her research and scholarship focus on geriatrics education, reflective learning, and public medical writing.
For more information about Aronson’s November 14th appearance, call the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at 210-567-0795.
This year’s One Community/One Book program is the 6th such partnership for The Libraries and the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics. Previous book selections included Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World (2008); Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality (2009); The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010); Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child (2012); and Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World (Spring 2013). Since 2008, more than 800 individuals have participated in One Community/One Book book discussions, and as many as 2800 individuals have attended author events.
One Community/One Book is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
History of Medicine noon lecture will explore the treatment of diabetic pregnancy in the early 20th century
“We Named Her Priscilla: Diabetic Pregnancy in early 20th century and Dr. Priscilla White”
Thursday, November 14, 12:00 noon
Howe Conference Room
5th floor, Briscoe Library
Kirsten Gardner, Ph.D., will talk about Priscilla White, a 1923 graduate of Tufts University Medical School whose groundbreaking work contributed to deeper understanding of diabetes, including diabetes in pregnancy.
Dr. Gardner, an Associate Professor of History at UTSA, is a past president of the Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library. Her research interests include women’s health, particularly the history of female cancers. Recent articles include “Hiding the Scars: A History of Post-Mastectomy Prostheses,” “From Cotton to Silicone: A History of Breast Prosthesis Since World War II”, and “Informing Women: Early Cancer Detection Skills.”
History of Medicine noon lectures, hosted by the Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library, provide opportunities for informal learning and conversation. Everyone is invited. Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Susan Hunnicutt, Special Projects Librarian
