Get Ready : StatRef is Releasing a New User Interface on Aug 1

StatRef provides Affinity with online access to over 20 medical and nursing eBooks.
                  How to get there :    Affinity Intranet > Library > StatRef

On August 1, 2011, the new version of STAT!Ref Online will be released. The new site has been optimized for navigating all the healthcare e-resources STAT!Ref has to offer. In the meantime, current subscribers will have the ability to preview the new UI from a link offered on the current STAT!Ref homepage.

The new UI is still the same STAT!Ref – but you will find that it not only has a more state-of-the-art modern look, but is more intuitive and navigable and allows you to find and utilize your eBooks quickly. The new UI will offer more customization such as “last viewed” and more robust customization features. Users can now view virtual “book covers” on a bookshelf, and save books as “favorites”, etc.

Review NEW STAT!Ref Features

Download  NEW STAT!Ref Quick Guide


Here's what people are saying about the NEW STAT!Ref


“When you search by discipline it picks the most relevant resources to use."
“The 'last searched' section is very visible; users will easily be able to go back.”

“I like how the book is broken out in sections where I can quickly jump from pictures to references.”

Questions, Concerns, or Comments?
Please contact your Librarians :
          Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340
          Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325

We've Got Kindles!

The Kindle Project was funded by a grant through The Mercy Health Foundation to purchase 2 “latest generation” Kindle eBook readers with wi-fi, along with 30 start-up eBook titles.

     • eBooks focus on Management & Leadership
     *  Literature and Medicine / Nursing (aka Narrative Medicine)
     • with a few free classics thrown in.

During this initial pilot, Kindles may only be checked out by MMC Staff.

Checkout includes :
1) the Kindle device
2) the USB/power cord
3) a protective leather cover
4) a carrying case
5) the quick-start guide
6) and a book light.

You'll be able to search the internet, but will not be able to download titles wirelessly for the MMC Library Kindles. That said, new title suggestions are encouraged, and may be submitted to the MMC Librarian in advance.  

Let me know if you want to check out one of the Kindles!
             • If they are all checked out, we’ll put you on the waiting list and let you know when one becomes available.

If you already have a Kindle of your own and want to borrow one of our titles, we can make that happen. This allows you to read one of our titles on your own device for a limited time.

Your Librarian,
Michele Matucheski
MMC Library
3-0340

Kindle eBooks currently loaded to the MMC Library Kindles
Title Author (updated November 14, 2011)

Literature in Medicine Titles

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Notes on Nursing : What it is, and What it Isn’t by Florence Nightingale

Sound of a Wild Snail Eating : A Memoir by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

The World I Live In by Helen Keller

Management & Leadership Titles

5 Essential People Skills by Dale Carnegie

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Art of Oncology by The American Society of Clinical Oncology

Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie

Crucial Confrontations by Kerry Patterson

Crucial Conversations : Tools for Talking when the Stakes are High  by Karry Patterson

Crucial Conversations Summarized for Busy People by Peter Cellier

Dealing with People You Can't Stand by Dr. Rick Brinkman

Everyone Communicates, Few Connect by John

Good to Great : Why Some Companies Make the Leap …  by Michael Collins

Hardwiring Excellence by Quint Studor

Highlighted in Yellow by H. Jackson Brown Jr.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Hundred Percenters by Mark Murphy

Influencer : The Power to Change Anything by Karry Patterson

Kindle User's Guide, 3rd ed. by Amazon.com

Leadership Mastery by Dale Carnegie

Make Yourself Unforgettable by Dale Carnegie

Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy

Oz Principle by Roger Connors
Remarkable Leadership by Kevin Eikenberrry
Results that Last by  Quint Studer
Servant Leader by James A. Autry

Classics
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Aurthur Conan DoyleAmerican Fairy Tales by Frank Baum

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery

Call of the Wild by Jack London

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Persausion by Jane Austen
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum

Suggest a Title

Access Medicine is Now Available to ALL Affinity Providers and Staff

AccessMedicineTM from McGraw-Hill is an innovative online resource that provides clinicians and health professionals with access to :

• more than 60 medical titles from the best minds in medicine
• updated content
• thousands of images
• interactive self-assessment
• a comprehensive search platform
• and the ability to download content to a mobile device.

Get Started with AccessMedicine!

Quick Guide to Access Medicine (2-page pdf)

Turn to Trusted Medical References
More than 60 leading textbooks, including the most current Harrison’s, Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2011, Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, William’s Obstetrics, Hurst’s The Heart and more...with updates!

Watch Multimedia to See Medicine in Action
A collection of videos and animations, including cardiac imaging from Harrison's Online and detailed drug interaction animations from Goodman and Gilman's, provide interactive demonstrations of medical topics.

Consult an Image Library for Visual Diagnosis
A library of more than 30,000 clinical photographs and illustrations available and downloadable for educational use. Don't forget to hone your interpretation skills with Hurst's Imaging Tests.

Search for Drugs and Patient Handouts
Integrated drug database provides critical information, as well as patient handouts.

Test Yourself on Key Concepts and Prepare for the Boards
Q&A in multiple subjects to help you ace the boards and Lange Case Files allow you to apply knowledge to real-life clinical cases.

Utilize Point-of-Care Tools for the Busy Professional
Treatment answers are available for rapid access! Download Diagnosaurus today and find immediate answers anywhere!

Where is it?
Use the links above or go directly to http://www.accessmedicine.com/.
Feel free to bookmark it, or create shortcuts to your desk top.
Use any Affinity computer or your remote access.

You’ll also find links for Access Medicine on The Affinity Library Services Website.
                         > Look under Most Popular Links on the right side.

Additionally, all 68 of the Access Medicine Textbooks are individually linked and listed on our Electronic Bookshelf (which offers a complete listing our 350+ eBooks).

Questions or comments? Contact your Librarians via phone or Outlook :
          Michele Matucheski        3-0340 MMC Library
          Margo Lambert              8-2857 STE Library

3 New Ortho Books

Affinity Library Services is pleased to offer 3 new Ortho books available online through Books at Ovid (Affinity Access only).
These are also now listed in The Electronic Bookshelf, where you'll find a complete listing of our eBook offerings. Subjects : Orthopedics, Surgery

    Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics : The Anatomic Approach  (Affinity access only)

Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery : Reconstructive Knee Surgery (Affinity access only)

Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery : Knee Arthroplasty (Affinity access only)

Feel free to bookmark these titles, or any other. These links should work as long as you are using an Affinity computer, or using remote access. Please let me know if you have any problems with access.

Other links of interest :

The Electronic Bookshelf - Affinity Library Services

          Ortho eBooks  15 titles including Campbell's and Rockwood

          Surgery eBooks  24 titles in Surgery

New eBooks in StatRef for 2010 (available now!)

We’ve updated our online book holdings at Stat!Ref. Now available, you’ll find the following new titles :

Cancer Pain Management (2007)
Clinical Guide to Antineoplastic Therapy: A Chemotherapy Handbook - 2nd Ed. (2007)
Current Diagnosis & Treatment Critical Care – 3rd Ed. (2008)
Current Diagnosis & Treatment Emergency Medicine - 6th Ed. (2008)
Guide to Culturally Competent Health Care, 2nd Ed. (2009)
Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices (AORN) - 2009 Edition

Feel free to bookmark these titles, or make shortcuts to your desktop.
See the whole collection of 28 eBooks at Stat!Ref.
On the Library Intranet web page, scroll down until you see the StatRef link on the right side.


These eBooks (and many more!) are also available through the Affinity Libraries Electronic Booskshelf.

Please contact your Librarians for questions or comments :
Michele Matucheski (MMC) 3-0340
Margo Lambert (STE) 8-2325

Harrison's Online

Did you know … Affinity employees have access to Harrison’s Online?

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine via Books@Ovid
This major reference for clinicians offers strategies for understanding, diagnosing and managing disease.

Harrison’s Manual of Medicine via Books@Ovid
This eBook offers a thorough synopsis of pathogenesis and clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment for each medical condition.

Keep these links handy by

* adding them to your IE favorites or

* adding shortcuts to your desktop.

Access via any Affinity computer.

Browse the other 160+ titles at Books@Ovid (Affinity access only).
See what else is available to you via our Electronic Bookshelf.

New and Improved Electronic Bookshelf

Did you know that Affinity Library Services subscribes to over 350 online textbooks in medicine, nursing and allied health? We track all of them in a QuickBase application called The Electronic Bookshelf.

You can get a sneak peak here. This new version will replace the old version on December 17th, 2007.

How to get there :
Library Home Page > Find Books > Electronic Bookshelf (old version) > New and Improved eBooks on QuickBase

The Electronic Bookshelf is a DIRECTORY, or index, of the eBooks Affinity-ites can access in various free and subscription sources. It does not (and will not) search the full-text of these eBooks.

Since most of our vendors are IP-authenticated, you'll need to be at an Affinty computer in order to access the eBooks. Use outside Affinity will result in broken links.

Users will be able to search or browse by subject, title or keyword.
The eBooks database will present a direct link into any of the eBooks we track.

Sources covered include eBooks from the following :
Books@Ovid
Stat!REF
MDConsult
NCBI Bookshelf

If you have questions, comments, or want to report broken links, contact Michele Matucheski via Outlook email or via phone at 3-0340.