University of Southern Nevada February 2010 Volume 3, Issue 1
The Book Mark Newsletter of the Library and Learning Resources Center
LLRC Information Guide The Library has created a general information guide to assist you with finding the information you need.
Inside this issue: Library Staff Continuing Education
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Employee Spotlight: Talia Ashton
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Employee Spotlight: Kelline Boel
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Get More From Facts & Comparisons
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Get Articles through Loansome Doc
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Search Reserves in the Library Catalog
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Helping You Through Instruction
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Special points of interest:
Tabs on the guide are divided into the program areas offered by USN: MBA, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Orthodontics. Each USN program tab has lists of databases, useful websites, call numbers, and other details. In addition to programs, there are also tabs with citation information, copyright issues, career information, workshops or tutorials, how to download handheld ap-
plications, the Library’’s hours, and other useful general information. To access the LLRC Information Guide follow these steps:
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Click or type the library URL http://www.usn.edu/library/
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Select the first link under Library Research Tools LLRC Information Guide
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Once in the guide, click any tab to learn more.
Changes in PubMed
x New newsletter name x Check out the LLRC Information Guide x PubMed streamlined x Facts & Comparisons Academic Partnership x How to find reserves x Request articles x Annual survey with chance to win iPod
This past autumn, PubMed made several changes to their database interface. The homepage has been streamlined, requiring less effort to find resources. Links from the blue side bar are now listed under the search box. Former tab functions are now under Advanced Search.
The NCBI site was also redesigned. Associated resources are now listed under categories. Additional changes in early February include: x A Search Builder on the Advanced search page instead of separate fields x A link to Clipboard has
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been added to the main page (shows when citations are added) A link from the homepage to a new Limits page with additional limits for dates and search field tags
If you need help with any of these changes, please contact Library staff in the LLRC to assist you.
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Library Staff Continuing Education This fall Library Assistant Gaye D ’Agata attended the California Library Association Conference in Pasadena. Gaye attended a half day fundraising institute listening to library trustees and friends talk about how they raise money for their libraries. Topics for additional workshops she attended included librarians partnering with other community organizations, consumer health websites, automating a newspaper library, intellectual free-
dom, and cataloging. It wasn ’t all serious as Gaye listened to Paula P o u n d s to n e a m u s in g ly praise libraries during the opening session. At an evening Gaming Social sponsored by the Young Adult librarians she played the Wii system for the first time. Gaye reported, “Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution beat me down, but I rocked at golf and tennis! ” The last day of the conference, Gaye went to a workshop entitled, "Reaching Out
in All Directions: Unconventional Outreach for Academic Libraries." The presenter, who was from the University of San Diego, spoke about encouraging students to play an active part in planning their library services and space. During the closing session, "Leadership at Every Level," California movers and shakers were recognized. All of them agreed that the definition of a leader is, "someone who motivates others to effect change by empowering other people."
Employee Spotlight: Talia Ashton “I am so excited to be part of USN! ” - New Library Assistant Talia Ashton
Talia Aston is the morning part-time Library Assistant at the LLRC in Henderson. Originally from a small town in Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a Bachelor ’s in Wildlife Ecology in August 2003, and moved to southern Nevada about six months later.
She has worked a variety of jobs in the Las Vegas area, including desert tortoise biologist and water conservation aide. Talia has said, “I am so excited to be part of USN! ” For the past two years she has been taking graduate school classes online with Florida State University in
Tallahassee, FL. This past December, Talia completed her Master ’s degree in Library and Information Science! Married with a 2-year old daughter, a baby on the way, and a dog, her hobbies include reading, hiking, and teaching American Sign Language to her daughter.
Employee Spotlight: Kelline Boel Kelline Boel is the evening part-time Library Assistant at the LLRC in South Jordan.
basically grew up in libraries and has been working with library systems since she was twelve!
She grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, and at eighteen moved to Utah. Since her mother was a librarian, Kelline says she
Kelline earned her Bachelor ’s degrees in Accounting and in Business Administration from Stevens-Henager College. She is hoping to go
on and earn a Master ’s degree in Library Science. Kelline loves Bollywood movies, historical fiction, music from different cultures and eras, and hanging out with her six children.
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Get More From Facts & Comparisons Through USN ’s participation in the Wolters Kluwer Academic Partnership Program, additional content and services are now available from Facts & Comparisons (now called Facts & Comparisons eAnswers). The latest development is a free mobile interface! Optimized for iPhone/ iPod, it is useable on other cell phones and PDA ’s. Here ’s how to get started:
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Fill out the form to create a username and password (student ID# goes in the Store # box) and click “I Accept ”
Recent overall product enhancements include easier navigation, blue color scheme, and the ability to enter both drugs and conditions in the search box.
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Point your mobile browser to mobile.factsandcomparisons.com and login
The Academic Partnership Program also provides the opportunity for students to participate in a Facts Enhancement Contest for a $5,000 student scholarship award. Details will be distributed once they are made available.
Additional content now available:
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5-Minute Clinical Consult (5MCC)
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Cancer Chemotherapy Manual
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Formulary Monograph Service
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Login to the ARC and click on Facts & Comparisons
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Under “What ’s New, ” click on
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ToxFacts Treatment Guidelines
“Register for free Facts & Compari-
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Trissel ’s IV-Chek
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MedCalc 3000
sons Mobile web access ”
Please join the Library in thanking Dr. Andrew Draper for volunteering to serve as Teaching Faculty Advisor which allowed us to participate in this worthwhile program!
Get Articles Through Loansome Doc Do you ever get frustrated when you can ’t find that article you were looking for in PubMed or our many databases? Loansome Doc may be the answer for you! Loansome Doc is the National Library of Medicine ’s Interlibrary Loan service, which allows you to request an article
from a barrage of medical and health science libraries throughout the United States.
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You can request articles any of the following ways:
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Fill out the Interlibrary Loan Request on the Library webpage, which also lists policies and fees
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Follow instructions at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ pubs/factsheets/ loansome_doc.html and enter library identifier of NVUJRO (NV) or UTULAC (UT) Let our staff assist you
In most circumstances, your article will be emailed to you in 1-3 days.
Search Reserves in the Library Catalog We are excited to announce that reserves can now be searched via the Library Catalog!
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From the library homepage, click on Library Catalog.
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Next, choose to search by course or instructor
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Type the course or the instructor name in the search box.
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Click on the words “Reserve Bookroom ” in the blue bar
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Select the location you would like to search from the drop down menu
The results will appear
alphabetically
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Click on the course or instructor name for the list of reserve items
Remember that reserve items are checked out for inlibrary use only. Search tip: use an asterisk (*) to see all instructors or courses.
“Request an article from a barrage of medical and health science libraries throughout the United States. ”
University of Southern Nevada The University of Southern Nevada Library and Learning Resources Center is open to all USN students, faculty, staff, and their guests. Services provided include print materials, media (CD-ROMs, DVDs, etc.), online journals and databases, reference and instruction services, interlibrary loan requests, desktop computers, wireless Internet access, and both individual and group study areas.
Henderson 11 Sunset Way Henderson, NV 89014 702-968-2040 South Jordan 10920 South River Parkway South Jordan, UT 84095 801-878-1020
Library Hours Henderson Mon —Thur 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM Fri 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sat 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Visit us online!!! http://www.usn.edu/library/
Mon —Thur Fri Sat
South Jordan 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM closed
Spring Closures May 29, 31 Memorial Day
Helping You Through Instruction In addition to physical space and educational resources, the Library provides a number of services to help you in your academic endeavors. An important area of service we provide is instruction. We offer tutorials for a number of databases in our LLRC Information Guide. We assist you one-on-one
when you ask for help accessing or searching one of our many online resources. We also provide group instruction sessions such as:
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How to cite resources using the APA Publication Manual
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How to search specific databases related to a field of study
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An overview of library resources at USN
These are just a few examples of the kinds of classes we can provide! Contact Reference and Instruction Librarians Xan Goodman in Henderson or Joe Ritchie in South Jordan for more information about offered instruction.
And coming soon... Watch for the annual Library/Technology Services Survey coming soon! Play a role in determining future Library services!! Students from both campuses will be eligible to enter a drawing for an iPod Nano and other great prizes!!!!