Orientation to Library Resources for Internal Medicine July 29th, 2010 Robin Featherstone Clinical Medicine Librarian, UWO [email protected] Erin Boyce Clinical Librarian, LHSC [email protected] Slides: www.slideshare.net/featherr Libraries
May 11, 2015
Orientation to Library Resources for Internal Medicine
July 29th, 2010Robin FeatherstoneClinical Medicine Librarian, [email protected]
Erin BoyceClinical Librarian, [email protected]
Slides: www.slideshare.net/featherr
Libraries
Library Trivia
Q: How many items are in Western Libraries’ collections?
A: 9 million print itemsTens of thousands of e-journalsHundreds of thousands of e-books
Agenda
• Off-site access to UWO’s collection• Library services for Internal Medicine• Key Internal Medicine information
sources
Off-Site Access
Why are they asking me to pay??
Proxy Server
129.100.*.*
How to log on
Option A: Log in at www.lib.uwo.ca
Option B: Use the EZ Proxy button
Option C: Use customized bookmarks created with the EZ Proxy Link Generator: https://www.lib.uwo.ca/offcampus/ezform.html
Accessing Full-Text
• Once logged in to the proxy server, look for the “Get it @ Western” button
Full-Text from PubMed
Remember to use the PubMed link from the library website.
Get it @ Western
Option 1: Link to Full-Text
Option 2: Check the catalogue
Full-Text from Pubget
Remember to use the Pubget link from the library website & to log in to the proxy server.
Exercise 1 – Finding Full-Text
• Access the PDF of the following article:
Van Wyck DB, Alcorn H Jr, Gupta R. Analytical and Biological Variation in Measures of Anemia and Iron Status in Patients Treated With Maintenance Hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20638166.
Library Services
University Library• Purchasing of collections• Web access to information• Search consultations• Instruction
Hospital Library • On-site assistance • Literature searches &
consultations• Interlibrary loan• Local print collection
Library ServicesUniversity Library Hospital Library
www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/internalmedicine/ http://www.lhsc.on.ca/priv/library/
Key Internal Medicine Resources
What information tools have you used?
Selected Internal Medicine Info
www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/internalmedicine
Live Demo
www.schulich.uwo.ca
Exercise 2 – Drug Information
• You consider prescribing Tacrolimus to a patient who is taking Fluconazole, Gabapentin and Aspirin. Search the following tools to identify any potential interactions:
1. Lexi-Interact (UpToDate)2. MICROMEDEX3. E-CPS
Exercise 3 – Clinical Query
• Is the use of statin therapy for treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia safe for children and adolescents?
In groups, please search the following: 1. Cochrane Library2. PubMed (Clinical Queries)3. PubMed4. EMBASE
Clinical Query: Search ResultsSource Results
Cochrane Library 2 Cochrane Reviews
PubMed 205 Citations total
PubMed Clinical Queries (therapy/narrow)
39 Clinical Studies12 Systematic Reviews
EMBASE 203 Citations total
Level of Evidence Pyramid
Qualitative Studies
Trip searches both
Exercise 4 – Image Search
• You’re preparing for a presentation on heart attack due to atherosclerosis. Find some images or animations to add to your slides.
Caveat: Without breaking copyright
Medical Illustration © 2010 Nucleus Medical Media, Inc., www.nucleusinc.com
Recap
• EZ Proxy for off-site access• Get it @ Western or Pubget for full-text access
to articles• University Library for collections • Hospital Libraries for on-site assistance• Internal Medicine Program page for selected
information tools
For HelpRobin [email protected]: 86383
Erin [email protected]: 35860
Alla [email protected]: 56037
• On-site assistance: Taylor Library
• On-site assistance: University Hospital, LHSC
• On-site assistance: Victoria Hospital, LHSC
• Extensive electronic & print collections
• Local reference collection • Local reference collection
• Searching consultations (Educational)
• Literature searches• Searching consultations
• Literature searches• Searching consultations
• Purchase requests • Interlibrary Loan • Interlibrary Loan
• Workshops & Instruction • Workshops & Instruction • Workshops & Instruction