Where To Start

Shiffman Medical Library - Bookmark it. Use it on campus.

PubMed@Wayne – MEDLINE search of biomedical & scientific literature.

• Full text articles instantly with WSU ArticleLinker
• Order full text articles — PubMed Loansome Doc and Shiffman WILD (requires one-time registration)
• Use PubMed tools to organize citations, searches, download references
• Save a search — get email updates or RSS feed for journal table-of-contents (TOC) or topics you select

Library Catalog — search for books, journals, electronic resources, etc.

• Get It! - Books delivered to Shiffman @ Scott Hall or Applebaum LRC (FAQ)
• Course Reserves — reserve print or online resources for students
• Encore — new, friendly interface for catalog
  • See Recently Added in your subject area
  • Refine by using Tags (FAQ)
• Request new purchases - Email askmed@wayne.edu

Remote Access to Library Resources

WSU VPN (Virtual Private Network)

• Facilitates secure access to WSU resources
• From non-WSU locations (e.g. home, hospitals, off-campus sites)
• Restricted to WSU faculty and other WSU employees
• Compatible with any Web browser and Internet connection.

1. Go to http://vpn.wayne.edu
2. Enter WSU AccessID (e.g. ab1234) and password
3. Add a bookmark to Shiffman Medical Library on your VPN website
4. Click "+" on the "Web Bookmarks" bar
5. Enter WSU Shiffman Medical Library in the Bookmark Name box and http://www.lib.wayne.edu/shiffman in the "URL" box
6. Click "Add Bookmark"
7. WSU Shiffman Medical Library bookmark permits access to most WSU-licensed electronic resources (e.g. e-journals, e-books, databases, clinical tools, etc.)
8. Until you sign out (use Sign Out icon to exit) you will be recognized by the WSU network - without need for additional passwords
9. You do NOT need to download any software

Don't know your WSU AccessID and password?

• Visit WSU C&IT website for instructions.

What about using Pipeline?

• Do NOT log in to Pipeline to access library resources
• Pipeline may ‘time-out’ or block access to some electronic items.

Can I use SOM VPN?

• SOM Virtual Private Network is NOT advised for faculty, but it will work
• Recommended for SOM students, residents and fellows who are NOT also WSU employees
• Fewer ports, so access may be restricted or slow during high volume times
• Requires login to vpn.med.wayne.edu with SOM UserID (e.g. jdoe)
• Requires password to SOM email
• Bookmark as above (see step 3)

Resources & Services

Databases & Tools

• AccessMedicine / AccessSurgery
• EndNote and EndNote Web
• MD Consult / FirstConsult
• PsycInfo
• PubMed@Wayne
• Web of Science - includes Science Citation Index (SSI) & Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
• UpToDate (WSU or DMC campus access only)
• More at Health & Medicine Databases A–Z

E-Books

• List of Selected Clinical Ebooks

• AccessMedicine
• AccessSurgery
• Books@OVID
• MD Consult
• STAT!Ref
• Search WSU Catalog for e-books
• Use Encore — new interface for catalog (FAQ)
  Tip: Search Encore, then select Format EBOOK

NIH Reporting Requirements

• NIH Public Access Policy

Learning @Shiffman

• Group workshops: PubMed, EndNote, and more
• Individual consults: email askmed@wayne.edu

NIH Reporting Requirements

Take a moment to look at our NIH Public Access Policy Timesaver.

Recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) should be aware of a new reporting requirement, Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research which became effective on April 7, 2008. This new policy has several compliance issues that Wayne State University authors need to address.