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PsychiatryOnline Available

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PsychiatryOnline, provides access to books and journals from American Psychiatric Publishing. This includes the DSM-IV-TR Library, APA Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders, and Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry 4th Edition.

Full Access Available to Protein Lounge

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Protein Lounge contains a siRNA target database, a Peptide-Antigen target database and a Kinase-Phosphatase database.
More information is available at http://www.proteinlounge.com/subscriptionDetail.asp.
They have also developed a large database of illustrated signal transduction pathways, which are interconnected to their extensive protein database and online gene/protein analysis tools. Protein Lounge is intended for both life-science researchers as well as […]

Changes in the “Morse Reading Room”

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Over the past 6 months the Morse Reading Room has seen a lot of changes. The primary change is that the room is no longer solely reserved for current issues of the journals we receive in print. It is also the new home for three other collections that were transferred there from other parts of […]

Photocopying and Printing just got cheaper

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Beginning Friday, July 1 printing and photocopying in the Library will no longer cost $0.10 per page; it will cost ONLY $0.07 per page.
“Big deal! That’s only 3 cents!” you say. True, but it’s also 30%. Imagine if everything we bought cost 30% less.

A large coffee at Marigolds? $1.05
A beef burrito with rice and beans […]

2005 Data Now in Journal Citation Reports on the Web

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The 2005 data for Journal Citation Reports(R) on the Web is now available.
As you know, JCR(R) on the Web is the only journal evaluation resource that provides statistical information based on citation data, giving you a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world’s leading science and social sciences journals. The new 2005 data ensure […]

Oxford Journals’ Medical Archive Access Available

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We now have access to the Oxford Journals’ Medical Archive. The Medical Archive will eventually provide backfiles to first issues of more than 40 journals, including: Brain, American Journal of Epidemiology and Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
The relevant titles have been updated in the e-journals database. For more information, contact Daniel Dollar (203) 785-2883.

Streaming Video of the 58th Annual Lecture

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Ever since the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library held its 58th annual lecture on April 19, 2006, we have received many requests asking for the video. The video of Dr. Harvey V. Fineburg’s lecture is now available online.
View the streaming video of Dr. Fineberg’s lecture: [ High ] [ Medium ] [ Low ]
More information about the […]

Selections from the Clements C. Fry Collection of Prints and Drawings

The Clements C. Fry Collection, housed in the Historical Library, is one of the best known collections of prints and drawings related to the history of medicine. This selection of 16th, 17th, and 18th century engravings brings toegther groupings on medical subjects which were popular with contemporary audiences. Charlatans, barber surgeons, “Habits de Metiers,” and […]

A Digital Lifeline

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It would be convenient to assume that information networks are of little use for the immediate health needs of drought-stricken Africa, yet the story of the economy supporting health in southern Sudan from 1989 to present is being told by a new web site called the Sudan Open Archive. Several studies of economic, […]

The World Clock

( All and PDA )

This is a really useful page as the world grows smaller.
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html
You can also put the URL into your avantgo.com channels to keep a copy in your PDA.

Alumni Weekend Preview: Online Eye Course Demo

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This online Eye Course, designed for 4th year medical students and primary care providers, is under construction. Two of the 7 or 8 modules are completed and currently available, one focusing on loss of vision and the second on a red eye. We invite you to click on this link to Review the Online Eye […]