December 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 Medicine for the Soul is one of twenty photographs currently on display in the Bris-
coe Library Information Commons and in the exhibit case in the Lecture Hall Com-
Jesse H. Jones Comprehensive mons of the School of Medicine. The photographs are part of the Project Haiti and
Research Library Ethiopia Outreach Silent Auction, which takes place Thursday, December 2 in the
(210) 567-2450 Parman Auditorium. For more information about the silent auction go to page 7.

In the news this month:

Harlingen Biomedical Publishing 101: Webinar in the Briscoe Library December 7 Page 2
Tech the Halls: Technology Brownbag Page 3
Ramirez Library Coming soon: PubMed Author ID Page 3
(956) 365-8850 Faculty of 1000 and The Scientist: subscription changes Page 4
Reminder: ERes course reserves system retires this month Page 4
Library holiday hours Page 5
Laredo Gifts for children: donate in the Briscoe Library Page 5
Library classes for December and January Page 6
Laredo Regional Campus
Are you thinking of purchasing an eBook reader? Page 7
Library
Silent auction for Project Haiti and Ethiopia Outreach: Page 7
(956) 523-7404
Photographs on display in the Briscoe Library

FOR LIBRARY CLASSES, go to page 6

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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 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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 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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Tech the Halls: 30 Holiday Tips and Tools

Technology Brownbag
Wednesday, December 8, 2010,
12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Howe Conference Room

Bring your lunch and learn about

30 tools and tips to make your
holidays merrier.

Coming Soon: PubMed Author ID

If you’ve ever tried to execute a search in PubMed (or many other databases) for works by a given author,
you have probably realized it can be a pretty messy proposition. A searcher currently has no alternative but
to try combinations of the author’s surname and usually first and middle initials. If an author has a
common surname, or if different articles have appeared with different combinations of first and/or middle
name and initials, or if the author’s name has actually changed in the course of his or her career, searching
for that researcher’s work can be a very hit-or-miss proposition indeed.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) hopes to
improve this situation significantly with their PubMed Author ID project, announced in early
November. Although the ―specifics of PubMed Author ID are still evolving,‖ according to the NLM
Technical Bulletin, the project’s goal is to ―address the problem of ambiguous author names within PubMed
and facilitate accurate search and retrieval of a participating author's works.‖ NLM anticipates launching
PubMed Author ID in mid-2011.
Beyond just the scope of PubMed, however, the problem of standardizing author and researcher
identification is being tackled by a number of large-scale projects, such as the Open Researcher &
Contributor ID (ORCID). NLM has expressed its intent to make the PubMed Author ID system
interoperable with such externally-developed systems, so hopefully the PubMed Author ID can become a
gateway to more effective searching across many databases around the world.
Luke Rosenberger
Director for Library Technology and Historical Collections

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Faculty of 1000 and The Scientist: subscription changes

The UT Health Science Center Libraries currently has an electronic
subscription to The Scientist. The publisher, F1000, will combine its three
products — Faculty of 1000 Medicine, Faculty of 1000 Biology, and The
Scientist — into one product, effective January 2011. Because of the cost
increase for the bundled collection, the library is not able to continue the
electronic version of The Scientist in 2011 as we have for the last two years.
In order to continue an electronic subscription to The Scientist, the library
would be required to subscribe to all three products resulting in more than a
400% increase in subscription cost in 2011 compared to the cost in 2010.
We realize that The Scientist is a popular publication for keeping up with the
latest news and views in science; however, as with all departments on
campus, the library is looking at a reduced budget in the next biennium and
we must be fiscally responsible.
The library will continue our print subscription to The Scientist but
discontinue electronic access starting in 2011. Contact John Weed, Head of
Collection Resources, with any questions or comments at
weedj@uthscsa.edu.

Reminder: ERes course reserves system retires this month

As reported since May, The Libraries will retire the ERes system (http://eres.library.uthscsa.edu/) used for
electronic course reserves on December 22, 2010. After December 22, ERes will no longer be available.
Electronic materials uploaded for previous courses must be downloaded before that date.
Starting in 2011, only print materials and books will be accepted for course reserves. All electronic reserves
will be handled through Blackboard. Books and materials on reserve at the libraries will be found through the
Library Catalog.
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

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Library holiday hours

The Libraries of the University of Texas Health Science Center (Briscoe, Ramirez, Laredo and Downtown) will
be following the University Holiday schedule (http://www.uthscsa.edu/hr/inside/holiday.asp) in December.
Briscoe Library Hours are as follows:
December 17 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
December 18-19 Closed
December 20-23 7 :00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
December 24-27 Closed
December 28-30 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
December 31 Closed
January 1-2 Closed
Services will be limited on these days.
The Ramirez Library will keep the same closing schedule as Briscoe Library, but hours of operation will be
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Additional information about holiday hours at all the libraries can be found on the library web site at
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/gethelp/help.cfm?Category=Hours .

Gifts for Children: The Briscoe Library will receive

toy donations through December 7
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 is once again be a collection point for toy donations.
Look for our decked-out holiday book cart donation station, located on the main floor of the Briscoe
Library near the Information Desk. Donations will be received through December 7.
Gift donations are also being accepted at the Ramirez Library in Harlingen.
A list of recommended toys can be found at http://library.uthscsa.edu/events/gfclist.pdf.

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Library classes for December and January

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 health science center campus, please contact the
library at (210) 567-2450 or email AskaLibrarian@uthscsa.edu.
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
Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health Information: December 2, 10:30
a.m. - 11:30 a.m., LIB 2.011
Ovid Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: December 6, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., LIB
2.011
Tech the Halls: 30 Holiday Tips and Tools - Technology Brownbag: December 8, 12 noon -
1:00 p.m., Library Howe Conference Room
Introduction to EndNote: December 9, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
Library Basics: December 9, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., LIB 2.011
Introduction to RefWorks: December 13, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
Getting the Most out of PubMed: January 11, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., LIB 2.011
Why Twitter? – Technology Brownbag: January 12, 12 noon - 1:00 p.m., Library Howe Conference
Room
Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health Information: January 20, 2:00 p.m.
- 3:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
Texas Research Park, San Antonio
Creating and Presenting a Professional Poster Session: January 10, 12 noon - 1:00 p.m., IBT
Building 3.002
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:

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Are you thinking about purchasing an e-book reader?

The December 2010 issue of Consumer Reports includes reviews of the latest e-book readers as well as the
iPad and other tablet computers. E-book readers considered include the Amazon Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi, Amazon
Kindle Wi-Fi, Barnes & Noble Nook 3G + Wi-Fi, two versions of the Pandigital Novel, BeBook, Spring Design,
ViewSonic, Kobo, and Augen.
It is possible to read e-books on many different kinds of devices, including laptop and desk top computers.
The article on e-books notes that ―the greater versatility of some other devices, notably the iPad, makes them
worthy of consideration if you want a multipurpose, portable device that’s also a decent e-book reader with
the added benefit of a color screen.‖
Consumer Reports reviews of tablets and e-book readers can be accessed through the library catalog or at the
following links:
http://bit.ly/about-ebooks
http://bit.ly/about_tablets

Based on information provided by Andrea Schorr,

Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian

Promotional image provided by Project Haiti and Ethiopia Outreach

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