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May/June 2006: Issue 130
Notes and News
A Pleasant Surprise
Ovid MEDLINE Extended
The UAMS Library expected to lose access to Ovid MEDLINE at the end of June. Because the Library elected to continue Ovid licensing of HAPI, IPA, Cochrane, and the LWW e-journals, however, Ovid agreed to provide Ovid MEDLINE for UAMS faculty and students free of charge for the coming year. The Library will continue to teach PubMed to students as it is free to the public and we believe it is important for students to know how to use PubMed after graduation. We will also continue to offer classes on PubMed to faculty and staff and provide assistance setting up auto alerts and saved searches on PubMed. We are happy to customize a class for your department’s needs and to provide training on site at your location. Having access to Medline through both Ovid and PubMed formats gives users a choice of search engines when performing a MEDLINE search.
Contact Susan Steelman, SteelmanSusanC@uams.edu, 686-6737, for additional information or to schedule training on PubMed.
The UAMS Library Adds 8 New Computers
The UAMS library has an evergrowing percentage of its biomedical literature, journals and books, available through online resources. In meeting this change The UAMS library has added 8 new computers to the 1st floor. These new stations are along the back (North) wall as you come in the front door. These systems are added to the existing 109 computers the library already has spread through the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th floors. This brings the total count of library computers now available for student, staff, and faculty use to 117 systems.
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Within the first week the new computers were already getting heavy use |
In addition to the 53 computers on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors of the Library, the Learning Resource Center (LRC) on the 5th floor has an additional 64 computers for education and support. The LRC has computers available for the following purposes:
- Students using the LRC's educational programs or taking tests
- Students using Microsoft Office for educational use
- Students using the Internet or checking Email for educational purposes
The breakdown of these systems is as follows:
Fortyfive computers on the 5th floor - 2 for PDA sync, scanning, editing; 19 on the main LRC floor area; 11 in the testing room (for testing only); and the Instructional room has 13 computers that are arranged in a classroom setting but are available for general use when not reserved.
Three computers are available in group rooms on the 3rd floor have large monitors for group study.
LRC also supports the 24 hour X-lab just outside the library on the 5th floor of Ed. II. The X-lab's 16 computers are for student use only. The door is equipped with a student ID card swipe for security reasons.
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Now that you've read about where the new computers are please explore the Library’s new virtual tour. This guided tour was recently created to give new students and visitors an idea of the service points and collections available on each floor of the Library. All you need to view the tour is Macromedia Flash Player.
Please let us know if you have comments or suggestions for the tour. holtabby@uams.edu