November 2010

Rajia Tobia,
Executive Director
of Libraries
(210) 567-2413
tobia@uthscsa.edu

San Antonio
Administration
(210) 567-2400

Briscoe Library
Circulation Desk
(210) 567-2440

Information Desk
(210) 567-2450
askalibrarian@uthscsa.edu

UT Health Science Center

Library Downtown
(210) 358-3939 Photos by Walter Creech.

Jesse H. Jones Students and staff in San Antonio were invited to enjoy breakfast snacks in the Briscoe
Library on October 28 to celebrate Medical Librarians Month and to observe Texas
Comprehensive Research
Library Snapshot Day. Find the story on page 2; see the photos on page 10.
Library
(210) 567-2450
In the news this month:
What your library means to you Page 2
Harlingen Conference draws recognition from the National Library of Medicine Page 3
Gifts for Children: Briscoe Library will receive donations Page 3
Ramirez Library Google Collaboration Tools: Library Brownbag Page 4
(956) 365-8850
Speaking to the public, the media and legislators about science:
Graduate Dean hosts science communication workshop November 11 Page 4
Laredo NLM Marks 50th anniversary of MeSH Page 5
NIH introduces a database of images from biomedical literature Page 5
Laredo Regional Campus
Library classes for October Page 6
Library
Briscoe Library will host webinar on academic publishing Page 7
(956) 523-7404 Reminder: Libraries to retire ERes system in December Page 8
Academic Medicine releases it’s first eBook Page 8
Updated content: Herbs and Supplements in MedlinePlus Page 8
Briscoe Library elevator upgrades Page 9
Thanksgiving holiday hours Page 9
Library Snapshot Day in the Briscoe Library Page 10
FOR LIBRARY CLASSES, go to page 6
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We asked:
What does your library mean to you?
Medical libraries around the country celebrated October as National
Medical Librarians Month. On October 28, UT Health Science Center
librarians and library staff hosted a breakfast to celebrate this special
month and to participate in Texas Library Snapshot Day, an initiative
of the Texas Library Association to highlight the importance of Texas
libraries. Persons entering the library were asked to take a snapshot
and write some comments about ―what your librarians and library
mean to you.‖
Here are some of the comments we received:

A place to study late nights!

The librarians here have been so incredibly helpful and
friendly – they make my life (and research) less painful.
Graphic courtesy of the Medical Library Association.
I’ve used the library study rooms often and it’s great. I’ve also
asked the librarians for assistance when searching for articles on databases. They’ve always been a
great help.
They are great resource guiders. The library has helped me throughout the past two semesters.
In my current job, I could not accomplish what I have to do without the library and the medical
librarians. The librarians are friendly, know how to help bewildered users, and are able to provide
solutions to a variety of questions. Librarians are good people!
Access to professional literature to stay abreast of work in my discipline.
They mean a lot. They tell us how to get stuff around the library and they are nice about it!
I think everyone is very helpful and the library hours work well with my school hours for study time.
The library has opened a whole new world for me relative to all the different aspects of the services
they provide. No longer do I believe that libraries are just for accessing books and journals. The
expertise available in our library and the personnel regarding databases, searches and events is
outstanding. I have enjoyed their efforts to bring the campus together in their special events. A
wonderful resource!
Bondage. Study time. Always helpful.
Thank you to everyone who stopped to share a cup of coffee and have their photo taken. Thank you for taking
time to let us know what the library means to you.

Rajia Tobia
Executive Director of Libraries

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The 4th Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud draws

recognition from the National Library of Medicine
Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies was the
theme of the 4th Binational Conference
for Promotores de Salud, held on South
Padre Island in October 2009. The
project was recently selected as a
featured project of 2010 by the South
Central Region of the National Library of
Medicine.
More than 175 promotores, or
community health workers, from around
South Texas attended the conference,
which was planned by Greysi Reyna and
Kathy Carter of the UT Health Science
Center Ramirez Library, in partnership
with local community health agencies.

Other projects selected for special recognition include Communication and Education: Equipping the
Community to Fight CA-MRSA, a project of the St. Edward Mercy Medical Library in Forth Smith Arkansas;
Building Dynamic Partnerships in Public Health, a project of Tulsa Schusterman Center Library, University
of Oklahoma—Tulsa; From Band Aids to Twisters: Enhancing Community and Personal Preparedness, a
project of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; and A World of Medical Information Access
from NLM’s MedlinePlus and the American Indian Health Web Site to the Okmulgee Indian Health Center,
a project of The Medical Library, Oklahoma State University Center for the Health Sciences.
Information about each of the featured projects can be found at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/lo/profiles10/scr.html.

Gifts for Children: The Briscoe Library will

receive toy donations beginning in mid-November
For more than 25 years, Gifts for Children has been helping to brighten the
holidays for children in hospitals and clinics across San Antonio. Last year, more
than 4200 items were collected.
This year, the Briscoe Library will once again be a collection point for toy donations. Look for
our decked-out holiday book cart donation station, coming soon to the third floor of the Briscoe Library, near
the Administration Offices. Donations will be received until December 8. A list of recommended toys can be
found at http://library.uthscsa.edu/events/gfclist.pdf.

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Google Collaboration Tools: Technology Brownbag Session

Wednesday, November 10
12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Howe Conference Room, Briscoe Library

Join us for a brown bag session to learn how Google Docs, featuring free online
document development including Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations and
Forms, can work for you. Key features of Google Docs include file upload from
your desktop, the ability to edit and view your docs from any computer or
smart phone and real-time on-the-fly collaboration.
Bring your lunch and join your colleagues at Google Collaboration Tools.
For more information, contact Katie Prentice, Head of Education and Information Services,
at prenticek@uthscsa.edu

The Graduate Dean’s office will host a second science

communication workshop in November
Speaking to the public, the media and legislators about science:
“Can you hear us now?”
Thursday, November 11, 2010
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Room AAB 114/116/118

Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte

―Talking science to legislators: When, where and how?‖
Dr. Thomas Baldwin, Dean, University of California Riverside
"Talking science to non-scientists: The role of universities"
Mr. Benjamin Corb, Public Affairs, ASBMB
"Talking science: How your professional society can help you"
Dr. Carmen Rios, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
―Talking science: Students and postdocs can do it too!"
with Dr. Bettie Sue Masters, panel moderator

The Graduate Dean will host a reception immediately following the presentation. For more information,
contact Dr. Ellen Kraig, Kraig@uthscsa.edu.

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NLM marks the 50th anniversary of MeSH

On November 18 the National Library of Medicine® (NLM®) marks the 50th
anniversary of MeSH with a talk by Robert Braude, PhD. The talk entitled "MeSH at
50 – 50th Anniversary of Medical Subject Headings" will be videocast with
captioning at http://videocast.nih.gov/.
The videocast is scheduled from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. It can be viewed in the
Briscoe Library Collaboratory– Room 4.074.

NIH introduces a database of images from biomedical literature

More than 2.5 million images
and figures from medical and
life sciences journals are now
available through Images, a
new resource for finding
images in biomedical
literature. The database was
developed and will be
maintained by the National
Center for Biotechnology
Information (NCBI), a
division of the National
Library of Medicine (NLM) at
the National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
Images is available at http://
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
images.
The database is expected to
have a wide range of uses for a
variety of user groups
including clinicians,
researchers, students and
educators.
Abstracts of articles in PubMed Central now include a strip at the bottom
NIH News containing thumbnails of the first few images in the article. The strip allows
October 28, 2010 readers to scroll through a complete set of images, to enlarge individual images,
and to link to a separate page containing the images and their accompanying
captions.

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Library classes for November and December

All library classes are free and open to all. Advance registration is appreciated but not required. If you would
like to request a class or schedule a consultation at any HSC campus, please contact the library at (210) 567-
2450 or email AskaLibrarian@uthscsa.edu.
If you would like to request a special class or orientation for your department or group at other days/times,
please contact us!
To register for a class or to read class descriptions, visit http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/gethelp/
classSchedule.cfm.
When you register for a library class, your registration confirmation email includes a file that you can save as
an appointment into your electronic calendar.
Briscoe Library, Long Campus - San Antonio

Creating and Presenting a Professional Poster Session: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 12 noon
- 1:00 p.m., LIB 4.074 – Collaboratory
Google Collaboration Tools: Technology Brownbag: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 12 noon
- 1:00 p.m., Library Howe Conference Room
Ovid Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: Wednesday, November 10, 1:30 p.m. -
3:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
Introduction to RefWorks: Tuesday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health Information: Thursday,
November 18, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., LIB 2.011
Getting the Most out of PubMed: Thursday, November 29, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
Ovid Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: Monday, December 6, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30
a.m., LIB 2.011
Tech the Halls: 30 Holiday Tips and Tools - Technology Brownbag: Wednesday, December
8, 12 noon - 1:00 p.m., Library Howe Conference Room
Library Basics: Thursday, December 9, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., LIB 2.011
Introduction to EndNote: Thursday, December 9, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
Introduction to RefWorks: Monday, December 13, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., LIB 2.011

Katie Prentice, Head of Education and Information Services

News from the UT Health Science Center Susan Hunnicutt, Editor: hunnicutt@uthscsa.edu
Libraries is published at the beginning of each Kelley Minars, Web Editor: minars@uthscsa.edu
month to highlight the programs, services and
Pennie Borchers and Katie Prentice, Copy Editors
resources offered by The Libraries.
Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries:
tobia@uthscsa.edu Walter Creech, Katie Prentice and Robert Zuniga,
Photographers

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Biomedical Publishing 101: Briscoe Library will host webinar on

developments in academic publishing
If you are involved in any part of the academic publishing cycle, please
consider joining us for this event:
December 7, 2010
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Briscoe Library Collaboratory (4.074)

This 90-minute webinar will provide an opportunity to learn about the publishing
cycle of biomedical journals, both in print and online. The complexities of publishing
in a world of rapidly changing delivery formats and devices will be explored,
including the publishing challenges and opportunities posed by each.
Presenters include John Tagler of the Association of American Publishers, Inc. The
session will be moderated by Jean Shipman, director of both the University of Utah’s
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the National Network of Libraries of
Medicine MidContinental Region.
Key topics to be covered include:

The Current Biomedical Publishing Landscape

The Publishing Process

Publication Ethics

Production & Delivery

Practical Considerations

The Road Ahead

Participants will gain knowledge of the various roles and responsibilities of different
players in the scientific publishing chain and of the international aspects of
bioscience communication. All participants will have a chance to engage in
discussions with the presenters.
The Biomedical Publishing 101 is a project of the Chicago Collaborative, a joint
partnership of librarians, publishers and editors, and is sponsored and hosted by
NN/LM MCR, NN/LM SCR, NN/LM PSR and library directors in the Four Corners
region of the U.S.

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Reminder: Libraries to retire ERes system in December

As reported in May, The Libraries will retire the ERes system (http://eres.library.uthscsa.edu/) used for
electronic course reserves at the end of December 2010. Starting in 2011, only print materials and books will
be accepted for course reserves. All electronic reserves will be handled through Blackboard.
If you need assistance with your ERes account, please contact the Briscoe Library Information Desk at (210)
567-2450 or email askalibrarian@uthscsa.edu. To get started using Blackboard for your courses, call
Blackboard Support at (210) 567-7777 option #4.
Katie Prentice
Head of Education and Information Services

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Flexner Report:

Academic Medicine releases first eBook
Academic Medicine, the official journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), has released
its first eBook. This new electronic publication consists of articles published by the journal on topics related
to the centenary of the Flexner Report, the 1910 report on medical education that triggered much needed
reforms.
The eBook is free to download and is compatible with several different eReader devices, including Kindle,
Nook, iPad, and the Sony eReader. To access the eBook, visit the announcements section in Academic
Medicine at www.academicmedicine.org.

Updated content: Herbs and Supplements in MedlinePlus

In October, MedlinePlus released 100 new English and Spanish monographs on a broad range of dietary
supplements and herbal remedies. The new content is provided by Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database Consumer Version (NMCD). Some of the highlights of the new monographs include:

Descriptions of herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and how they work

Safety concerns, including special precautions and warnings
Information on interactions with medications, foods, and other herbs and supplements
Dosages that have been studied in scientific research
The content from NMCD replaces the Natural Standard monographs that were previously on MedlinePlus.

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Briscoe Library elevator upgrades are now underway

UT Health Science Center Facilities has begun a project to replace the motors of the two main elevators in the
Briscoe Library. Work began on October 13 with the right side elevator, labeled L2. Repair of the left side
elevator, L1, will begin on November 22. Most of the work will be done on the 2nd floor in the machine room
behind the elevators. Library staff will monitor the noise levels and ask Facilities to stop if the noise gets too
loud, especially during phase exams and finals. A conservative estimate for completion is the end of February.
For more information, contact Jonquil Feldman, Director of Briscoe Library Services at
Feldman@uthscsa.edu.

Thanksgiving Holiday hours

Briscoe Library

Wednesday November 24 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Thursday November 25 Thanksgiving Day Closed
Friday November 26 Thanksgiving Holiday Closed
The Briscoe Library will be open on Saturday and Sunday.

Ramirez Library
Wednesday November 24 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday November 25 Thanksgiving Day Closed
Friday November 26 Thanksgiving Holiday Closed
Saturday November 27 Closed
The Ramirez Library will be open on Sunday.

Laredo Regional Campus Library

Thursday November 25 Thanksgiving Day Closed
Friday November 26 Thanksgiving Holiday Closed
Saturday November 27 Closed

The Laredo Regional Campus Library will be closed on Sunday.

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