Shiffman Medical Library

PubMed has a new interface that launched October 27, 2009. The functions are the same or improved, but there is a very different web page design. To access full-text articles licensed to Wayne State University, always use the PubMed@Wayne link on the Shiffman homepage. Look for the 360 link to Full Text.

For an explanation of the redesigned interface, tutorials and more go to this link: www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so09/so09_pm_now_redesign.html

You can submit your comments and suggestions directly to the Contact link in the footer on the PubMed page.

Shiffman Medical Library reference librarians are also available to answer questions. Just call the Shiffman Medical Library – Assarian Family Reference Desk at 313-577-1094 or email askmed@wayne.edu.

Medical students at the WSU School of Medicine can download Epocrates Essentials, the integrated drug, disease, and diagnostic reference including 5 Minutes Clinical Consult (5MCC),  to their Blackberry handheld device. Epocrates Essentials is available on most handheld platforms, including iPhone, Palm, Windows Mobile/Pocket PC, and now Blackberry!

Visit Shiffman Mobile website for detail download instructions.

The Shiffman Medical Library has arranged a free trial of E-Anatomy for the WSU faculty and students.  The institution-wide trial will run from Oct 9 to Oct 30, 2009.

E-Anatomy contains more than 1500 anotated medical images from normal CT and MR exams. The images cover the entire sectional anatomy of the human body. This online resource is very useful for teaching, self-study, or review. The multi-slice image series offer cross sectional views combined with interactive textual information and 3D models.

Help us evaluate this new resource by sending an email to askmed@wayne.edu. Feel free to forward it along to others who may be interested in. We would like to hear your comments by Oct 30, 2009.

Thank you.

Shiffman Medical Library

In the next few weeks the Wayne State University Library System will update Interlibrary Loan (WILD), the service you use to obtain articles and books that are not available in library collections. This update makes it easier and more convenient for you to order and receive the documents you need.

Here are some of the changes coming your way soon:

• Faster article and document delivery turnaround;
• The convenience of fewer IDs and passwords to remember; your WSU AccessID (the same one that you use to login to Pipeline and e-mail) and your ILL login are the same;
• Current request history at your fingertips; older transactions are automatically removed;
• A simple single user interface to login to your account.

What can you do?

• Contact your ILL department with questions:
  • Purdy/Kresge ILL Office: 313-577-4011
  • Neef Law Library ILL Office: 313-577-6170
  • Shiffman Medical Library ILL Office: 313-577-1100
• Look for future updates.

NOTE: For faster delivery, our Interlibrary Loan customers are encouraged to use the “Search for article AL,” “Get it@WSU,” or “Link to Full text” buttons found in database results displays as a first step in linking to the full text of articles retrieved from a database search.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is my Username and Password?
Starting in mid-August, all logins to the Interlibrary loan (WILD) system will be set to match your WSU AccessID and password. If your old ILL username and password doesn’t work, please try your WSU AccessID and password, the same one that you’d use to login to Pipeline.

I’m not a WSU student, faculty or Staff member, what should I do?
If you are not affiliated with Wayne State University and would like to borrow resources from us, please click here

What happened to my old request history?
Transaction history will be periodically purged.  Try using a reference manager program such as EndNote (freely available to WSU affiliates) to store citations.

My DOCLINE account login doesn’t match my Interlibrary Loan account, what should I do?
WSU affiliates are encouraged to link to full-text resources available in the libraries by choosing the “Search for ARTICLE AL” button found in PubMed search results displays. If no full text holdings are found, try the “request digital delivery” option at the end of the AL search box. You will receive prompt automated notification of the delivery of your articles when they appear in your library account.

Welcome (PDF)

Shiffman Medical Library at the Richard J. Mazurek, M.D., Medical Education Commons opens:  

Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday: Noon – 8 p.m.

For holidays or special events, please visit our online calendar.

The best defense against the current outbreak of H1N1 (Swine) Influenza may be to stay informed. The WSU Library System directs your attention to the following free clinical primer on H1N1 Influenza:

Due to the recent global outbreak of Swine Influenza, EBSCO Publishing and the DynaMed Editors have generously made DynaMed’s information about Swine Influenza free to health care providers and institutions. The DynaMed topic on Swine Influenza consolidates information from multiple sources for health care providers to stay current with recommendations for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating patients with flu-like illnesses during this outbreak. DynaMed Editors will continue to monitor information and update this topic as needed throughout this global crisis. Please click on the following link for information regarding Swine Influenza:

http://www.ebscohost.com/ dynamed/ swineflu/

Last night and this morning there have been intermittent problems with off campus access to library resources. We are investigating and hope to resolve this problem as quickly as possible.

Update: Fri April 10th 4:48pm
After working with network operations and network security the remote access problem should be resolved. If you still notice any problems, please contact the UGL Helpdesk (313) 577-1154.

With the upcoming opening of the Richard J. Mazurek, M.D., Medical Education Commons, the Shiffman Medical Library will be moving to the new site, resulting in some closures and time changes in the currently operating sites.

SCOTT HALL AND LRC
Alternate locations for limited services will continue to operate during the move:
Scott Hall room 2367 (closes Friday, May 22, 2009 for move)
Applebaum College of Pharmacy, LRC

Schedule — Tuesday, May 25 through Sunday, June 7

Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday – Noon – 8 p.m.

APRIL 13 — Shiffman at Rackham closes to public.
TUESDAY, MAY 26 — Shiffman opens to public in Mazurek Education Commons (1st floor).
FRIDAY, JUNE 5 — Grand Opening of the Mazurek Education Commons.

SHIFFMAN REFERENCE — Reference service will be available via phone 313-577-1094 and email askmed@wayne.edu throughout the move. Contact for assistance.

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The Shiffman Medical Library has arranged a free trial of JAMAevidence, the online resource for teaching, learning and practicing evidence based medicine, for WSU faculty and students beginning in February, 2009. The institution-wide will run from Feb 11 to June 30, 2009.

JAMAevidence contains many of the tools students and clinicians need to evaluate and interpret the medical literature. Here are just a few:

• Full content from the new second edition of the Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature and The Rational Clinical Examination
• Online Education Guide slideshows including teaching points to enhance classroom and conference learning – Also available as downloadable PowerPoint presentations 
• Direct free access to referenced articles from JAMA and the Archives Journals that are cited in JAMAevidence
• Exclusive online-only content including updates to The Rational Clinical Examination, easy-to-use Make the Diagnosis sections, and podcasts from the leading minds in evidence-based medicine
• Core Topics to highlight critical educational concepts across all content types
• Powerful interactive capabilities, including:
  • Functional calculators and nomograms
  • Question wizards to help users formulate well-built clinical queries 
  • Customizable worksheets focusing on critical appraisal skills and mastering the information cycle
• “My JAMAevidence” section where users can store their own worksheets, questions, tables, images, and bookmarks
• Extensive evidence-based medicine glossary with free PDF download

You can learn more about JAMAevidence by clicking here.

Help us evaluate this new resource by sending an email to askmed@wayne.edu. We would like to hear your comments by June 30, 2009.

Thank you.

Shiffman Medical Library