School of Medicine Library
University of South Carolina
Communications
February 1999 Issue
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Library Keys No Longer
Work!
How To Get Into the Library?
Put away those keys and get out those Ids. After-hours access and access to study areas is now
controlled by using your USC ID card.
Everyone is enouraged to come by the library to have their ID cards activated and to learn how to
use the new system. The library is currently exploring what needs to be done for students whose
IDs are not functioning properly.
- Card access is now the ONLY means of entrance to the library after regular library hours.
- The study carrel area on the third floor and the door on the first floor stairwell will
ALWAYS require your ID for access.
Regular hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-Midnight; Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Sunday,
1:00 p.m.-Midnight.
Please bear with us during the first month or so as we work out the bugs in the system. We hope
this will make the library a better, safer, and more friendly place to be.
Sandra Knowles, Circulation Librarian
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GOODBYE...
On December 31, 1998, the SOM Library said "goodbye" to Director R. Thomas Lange, Jr.,
M.L.S. Mr. Lange was the first director of the library and left after more than 20 years of
service.
A Search Committee has been formed to find a new director for the Library.
The Interim Director is Sarah Gable, Head of Education and Reference.
Lisa Antley-Hearn, Reference Specialist
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HELLO...
The SOM Library welcomes Ed Sperr, M.L.I.S. as our new Systems Librarian. He will be
responsible for Network Support for the Library's computer resources.
Mr. Sperr, a native of Augusta, GA, completed his undergraduate work at the University of
Georgia and his graduate studies at the University of South Carolina. He came to us from a
position at the Columbia College Library.
Carol Woodward, Circulation Specialist
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Science Citation Index and Current
Contents Online and available to everyone at USC!
Did you know that Current Contents and The Science Citation Index
(which is included in the WEB OF SCIENCE) have been available online to the USC community
since Spring of 1998?
Current Contents
http://www.isic.com/
Science Citation Index
http://www.webofscience.com/
Both databases can be accessed at the above addresses, or by going through the SOM Homepage Information Resources, then clicking on Searchable Databases
For SOM Patrons
only.
No passwords are necessary. Your computer at USC will be identified as a legitimate user.
Individual notices were sent to everyone at USC, and we have posted this news in our newsletter,
but we are still finding souls who don't know about these wonderful resources.
Please contact the library for any questions you have concerning the use of these resources. We
will be glad to answer any questions or come to your office to provide instruction.
Please call Sarah Gable or Sandra Knowles at 733-3344.
Karen Warren, Serials Librarian
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OVID Enhancements
OVID has recently been upgraded to version 7.8, resulting in the following system
enhancements:
- Expanded search history: In web searching, a narrow, elongated
yellow button labeled "expand" is added to the right of the search history box. Click and you
will
see all of the numbered search statements.
- Recovering your search: If you are accidentally dicsonnected
from
OVID in the midst of a search, you have an option to recover your search when you reconnect.
- Deleting searches: In the web interface, a button below the search
history window now allows you to "Delete all searches."
- Logging off: A button has been added to the top of the menu
screen on the database menu page for the web interface. Remember to log off or exit when
you complete your search!
- Citation Manager: You can now opt to display a range of citation
numbers rather than using the check boxes. Choose the box in the Citations
column
labeled and/or Range.
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Two New Databases Have Been Added to OVID
Journals@OVID
Journals@OVID provides access to 50 journal titles in a full text format. When
you
access them you will be connecting to OVID Technologies, rather than to the SOM Library
system. The download time should be no longer than a few seconds.
You will be able to access the Journals@OVID while viewing the results of a
MEDLINE search. The articles will have a red notation that states "Use link to
view the full text" above the record. Among the buttons at the bottom of the record will be one
marked "Link." If the lettering on the button is in boldface, you can view the text by clicking on
the button.
You can also choose to limit your retrieval to only those articles available in full text. You can
browse the journals by selecting the "Core Biomedical Collection" or
Journals@OVID full text by selecting the database as you enter OVID. If you are
already in MEDLINE, click on "Database" and choose the database you wish to browse.
A complete list of the Journals@OVID database titles we can access, and the Core Collection, is
included as an insert in this newsletter.
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Evidence-Based Medicine
Reviews
Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews is designed for clinicians, researchers, and students, and
reflects the current practice of medicine to base clinical decisions on accumulatedevidence in
primary medical literature.
Its contents are derived from both the Cochrane Database of Systematic
Reviews (published by Update Software for the Cochrane collaboration) and
Best Evidence, a databace of the ACP Journal Club (a
publication of the American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine) and
Evidence-Based Medicine (a joint publication of the ACP and Britsh Medical
Group).
Both the Cochrane Collaboration and the ACP create reviews of current medical research by
surveying the medical literature for articles that are clinically relevant and are methodically
sound,
and by reporting the analysis in a clear and concise way. The Cochrane Database contains topic
reviews created from systematic study of hundreds of journal articles. Using these sources,
clinicians can quickly understand and apply to their practice important changes in medical
knowledge without having to read and synthesize for themselves thousands of journal articles.
Features include:
- EBM limit in MEDLINE, allowing users to restrict search results to articles which meet
evidence-based criteria.
- Links from MEDLINE to Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews.
- Links from Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews to OVID's collection of
full-text journal articles.
- Expert topic searches, allowing users to re-create the searches designed by members of the
Cochrane Collaboration in order to get the latest MEDLINE information on a topic.
Sarah Gable, Reference Librarian
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LEXIS-NEXIS
LEXIS-NEXIS is now available through the USC Thomas Cooper Library. This database
provides access to a wide range of business and legal information; news and reference
information; and contains general medical and health topics and medical abstracts. Use the
following URL's:
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Library Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to midnight
Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to midnight
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Library Staff
- Interim Director: Sarah
Gable, 733-3351
- Circulation Librarian: Sandra Knowles, 733-3360
- Reference Librarian: Sarah Gable, 733-3351
- Serials Librarian: Karen
Warren, 733-3355
- Systems Librarian: Ed
Sperr, 733-3347
- Acquisitions Librarian: Laura Kane, 733-3352
- Administrative Assistant: Mary Helen Sinclair, 733-3350
- Interlibrary Loan Specialist: Rhonda Green, 733-3347
- Reference Specialist: Lisa Antley-Hearn, 733-3174
- Circulation Specialists: Carol Woodward and Tim Schafer, 733-3344
- Serials Specialists: Marge Terracio, 733-3345; Kathryn Gilbert, 733-3315; and Annie Potter, 733-1501
- Cataloging Specialist: Ellen Reynolds, 733-3346
- Acquisitions Specialist: Laura Howell, 733-3348
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Newsletter Committee Members
Karen Warren, Chair
Laura Kane, Co-Chair
Lisa Antley-Hearn
Sandra Knowles
Carol Woodward
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Report any problems to Lisa Antley-Hearn,
witch@dcsmserver.med.sc.edu
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