Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Thanksgiving Food Safety Tips




Have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving Day feast with food safety tips from MedlinePlus.


Learn about food safety, food storage, preparation and handling for this holiday and everyday in the kitchen.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

Search Help for Ebsco CINAHL

In early October, our access to the CINAHL Nursing & Allied Health database changed from Ovid to Ebsco.

How do I find CINAHL on the Affinity Intranet?
Affinity Intranet Home > Library >
Scroll down to the very bottom of the page.
CINAHL is the last thing in the right column under “Most Popular Links.”

Here are some resources to help with the transition of getting used to Ebsco CINAHL :

Ebsco CINAHL with Full-Text Database Guide from Ebsco

CINAHL Search with Subject Headings – Duke University Medical Center Library. This is a 5 minute video that demonstrates using Subject Headings to search CINAHL. It requires Macromedia Flash and speakers.

Using CINAHL - From the University of Florida Health Sciences Center Libraries, this website offers interactivity in the form of narrated examples and click-to-learn tutorials. It also provides valuable information pertaining to CINAHL navigation and search strategies.

In addition, Affinity Librarians, Margo (STE ext. 8-2325) and Michele (MMC ext. 3-0340) are available for one-on-one sessions to help staff get used to the new Ebsco CINAHL. We can show you the basics of searching CINAHL to more advanced techniques like subject and keyword searching, using limits, full-text access, and saving searches/creating alerts.

If you would prefer, we are also available to search CINAHL on your behalf. Just tell us what you’re looking for, and we’ll craft the search strategy and present you with a list of relevant citations.

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

National Medical Librarians' Month Prize Winners

The Affinity Library Services staff would like to send a hearty “Thank You” to everyone who participated in our 2008 National Medical Librarians' Month Activities.

From Mercy Medical Center:

Annette Drexler (Housekeeping) correctly guessed the number of Dove Chocolates in the Jar at the Clark Family Medical Library.

Dr. Stephen Shopbell (Behavioral Health) and Tracy Miller (Nuclear Medicine) each won Coffee Cart Gift Certificates for having completed the word search puzzle.

From St. Elizabeth Hospital:

Jennifer Broden (Foundation) had the best guess for the number of Dove Chocolates in the jar in the Health Science Library.

Sue Paulick had the best guess for the number of Dove Chocolates in the jar in the Resource Cafe Library.

Marianne Smith (Patient Access) and Marilyn Binder (Cardiac Cath Lab) each won Resource Cafe Coffee Shop Gift Certificates for having completed the word search puzzle.

Again, we thank everyone for participating in this year’s activities.

Monday, November 03, 2008

MedlinePlus Celebrates it's 10th Anniversary



MedlinePlus, the NLM® consumer health Web site, is celebrating its ten year anniversary.

MedlinePlus provides information on health topics, drugs and supplements, the latest medical news, a medical dictionary, an encyclopedia, surgery videos, interactive educational material, and links to other sites to locate clinical trials, understand genetic conditions, and information specifically for older Americans.

For more information see the press release.