Wednesday, November 22, 2006

18 New Titles on Affinity's Electronic Bookshelf!

I just updated the the Affinity Library Services Electronic Bookshelf with the following new eBooks :

New eBooks in Stat!Ref:
AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook
Handbook of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imabalances
Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women's Health Care - 7th ed.
Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual - 6th ed.
Nursing Assistant Illustrated

New eBooks in Books@Ovid:
Avery's Neonatology
Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing
Colon and Rectal Surgery
DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination
Electroencephalography
General Thoracic Surgery
Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Control
Joslin's Diabetes Mellitus
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology
Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
Principles of Ambulatory Medicine
Williams Obstetrics

All these titles should be available to Affinity staff and affiliates via any Affinity desktop computer or through remote access.
Use the link above, or visit the Library Services website on the Affinity Intranet :
Library > Find Books > Electronic Bookshelf

We now have well over 350 titles in our eBook collection!

Friday, November 17, 2006

Google Search Engine Customized for Consumer Health & Patient Education

The Consumer Health and Patient Education Search Engine was developed by Medical Librarian David Rothman.
Search the web for freely accessible, quality controlled consumer health information.

Includes MedlinePlus and other sites recommended by The national Library of Medicine and CAPHIS (Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of The Medical Library Association). The Good Stuff!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

35 Years of MEDLINE

Happy 35th Birthday, MEDLINE!

NLM's flagship database debuted on October 27, 1971.

Read the October 23, 2006 NLM News and Events Announcement.