Whenever possible, I try to purchase your required textbooks electronically. Nursing and Medical texts are EXPENSIVE as you are well aware, I’m sure. So, if I can save you a few hundred dollars, I will do that. If I can’t get them electronically for one reason or another, I will purchase a print copy. Most of the time, the book cannot be checkout but it needs to be used in the library. I realize that is not very convenient; however,...
I hope you had a successful term! Now it’s time to watch some movies, read a book for pleasure, and relax. Enjoy the break. I’ll see you next term. Jill...
It’s almost over … Good Luck on Finals!!!...
Do you have an assignment that requires literature using a specific nursing theory? CINAHL has a simple way to find citations on specific nursing theories! Use CINAHL Headings. (Click on the image to enlarge). Add nursing theory into the search box and click the Browse button. Click on the linked term Nursing Theory to open the search “tree”. Under Nursing Theory in the list, find Nursing Models, Theoretical. Click on the tiny + sign to the left of the...
National Physician’s Assistant week occurs on October 6-12th. It began in 1987, 20 years after the first class of PA’s graduated from Duke University. We take this week to appreciate the contributions that Physician’s Assistants have made to the health of the nation. According to the American Academy of Physician’s Assistants, there are more the 108,500 Certified PA’s in the United States. Historically, PA’s have been a staple in all 4 branches of the American military. They haven’t always been...
The University of Detroit Mercy Library has access to many, may articles and journals that are not linked through databases like CINAHL and PubMed. To obtain the full article, you must go through the library website. I have put together a handout that will walk you through the steps to take to get to the full article. If something isn’t clear or you need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Jill Turner, Librarian ...
Welcome Back! Exciting things are happening at the university and library in particular. We are moving things around and making space to share with new colleagues. Our new and vastly improved catalog has gone live. And, there have been a few changes to some of the online products we subscribe to, namely RefWorks. If you have any questions or need assistance please ask! I look forward to seeing you! Jill ...
You may not have noticed yet, but the Detroit Mercy Libraries have a new library catalog. Yet, it is so much more than just an online catalog. The new system will make searching for library resources like books and journals much easier, but also, finding full articles will be much simpler than before. The system (called Primo) went “live” yesterday, so there are quite a few bugs that need to be worked out and corrected over the next few weeks....
The National Institute of Cancer has a digital library of photographs and illustrations called Visuals Online. The collection currently contains over 3,383 images. One specific collection is entitled NCI Cancer Close Up 2016. These images are microscopy-aided photos taken by cancer researchers at NCI’s various cancer centers throughout the country. NCI asked researchers to submit the photos that were taken as part of their research studies. At last count their were 85 photos showing an array of cancer cells such...
Some databases call them “Limits”; PubMed calls them “Filters”. Filters … limits… whatever the terminology, allow searchers to restrict a search to specific criteria in their resulting articles. Filters are a way to reduce the number of articles that a search retrieves. For example, by activating the English language filter, you are telling PubMed that you only want articles that are written in English; PubMed then eliminates from your results those articles that are written in languages other than English....
