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

Holiday Library Hours

Please note the following holiday hours:

Thursday, November 26 – Libraries Closed
Friday, November 27 – Libraries Closed

Although the libraries will be closed, current Affinity employees can access the libraries. If you need to get into the library or computer room, please ask a security officer to unlock the room for you. Also, the Affinity Library without Walls is available 24/7 via the Intranet.

The Affinity Library Staff wishes you and yours a Very Happy Thanksgiving!

Emailed Tables-of-Contents to Neurology & Neurosurgery Journals

The following is a subset of professional and clinical journals focusing on Neurology & Neurosurgery. You can receive emailed updates for each new issue, with links to the full-text articles (as long as you’re using an Affinity computer or remote access).

Sneak a peak at what you’ll get for the titles below.
Click article titles to access full-text.
Sign-up for email notices if you like what you see.

Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders (Ovid) Table of Contents

Contemporary Spine Surgery (Ovid) Table of Contents

Epilepsia (Wiley) Table of Contents

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience (ScienceDirect) Table of Contents

Journal of Neurosurgery (Publisher) Table of Contents

Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine (Publisher) Table of Contents

Neurology (Ovid) Table of Contents

Neurosurgery (Ovid) Table of Contents

Spine (Ovid) Table of Contents

Spine Journal (ScienceDirect) Table of Contents

Stroke (Ovid) Table of Contents

See the complete set of over 135 eligible journals here.

Questions, comments, or assistance, please contact your Librarians :
Michele Matucheski (MMC) at 3-0340 or Margo Lambert (STE) at 8-2325.

National Medical Librarians’ Month - 2009 Prize Winners

The Affinity Library Services Staff wishes to extend a hearty “Thank You” to all who participated in the National Medical Librarians’ Month contests.

From the Clark Family Library at Mercy Medical Center:

Crystal Neiling (NHP) had the closest guess for the amount of Dove Chocolates in our 2009 “Choco Challenge” and won the candy.

Shirley K., a regular library visitor, won the drawing for a $20.00 Amazon Gift Certificate.

From the Health Science and Resource Café Libraries at St. Elizabeth Hospital:

Kimberly Huntley (Peds/Gyn) had the closest guess for the 2009 “Choco Challenge” at the Resource Café Library and Stephanie Runde, (PACU) had the closest guess for the 2009 “Choco-Challenge” at the Professional Library. Kimberly and Stephanie won the chocolate from their respective libraries.

Jennifer Schultz (Med/Oncology) won the drawing for a $20.00 Amazon Gift Certificate.

Again, thanks to all who participated from your Affinity Library Staff (Michele and Ann at Mercy; Margo and Karen and St. E’s)