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BiblioBlast, August 2016: Home

The D. Samuel Gottesman Library

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Welcome to BiblioBlast, the newsletter of the D. Samuel Gottesman Library of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. BiblioBlast will inform you about new library resources and keep you up to date with our classes, events and other activities.  It will also highlight tips to make our online resources easier and faster to use.

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From the Director

Welcome Students! 

All of us at the D. Samuel Gottesman Library welcome new and returning students and wish you a successful academic year!  Librarians are here to assist you with research or other information needs. Please let us know when you have questions about services or access to electronic resources. We’re here to help you!

To learn more about the library, visit the Library's FAQs or contact us

 

E-Books from APA

APA handbook of clinical psychology: Vol. 1, Roots and branches; Vol. 2, Theory and research; Vol. 3, Applications and methods; Vol. 4, Psychopathology and health; Vol. 5, Education and profession

Edited by John C. Norcross, Gary R. VandenBos, Donald K. Freedheim and Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez

2016

Charging Locker in the Library

    

In addition to the wall-mount phone charging station installed in the Reading Room. We now have a charging locker unit located in the Beren Study. The unit has 8 bays of charging lockers, numbered from 1-8 and identifiable by their unique colors.  Each locker bay has a variety of charging connectors (Apple Lightning, Apple 30-Pin, Micro USB, USB Type-C).  The two bottom lockers also have electrical outlets. Instructions are posted.

Your instant second opinion

BMJ Best Practice logo

The library has acquired a year’s paid trial to BMJ Best Practice.  The trial is from July 1st, 2016 to June 30th , 2017.

BMJ Best Practice is a point-of-care tool that provides fast and easy access to reliable, up-to-date information for health professionals making diagnosis and treatment decisions. It provides the latest research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Best Practice provides a second opinion in an instant, without the need for moving between multiple resources. Best Practice is produced by the BMJ Evidence Centre.

Try it now with the link above or access it from the library’s Catalog.

A Best Practice mobile app is currently available for Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod). To use the app, first register using the link on the top of the right hand side bar on the Best Practice site. Then download the BMJ Best Practice App from the App Store, and sign in using your log-in information.

Let us know what you think. Send your comments to the librarian.

Is the West Nile virus in the Bronx?

Health Alert from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) July 27, 2016.

West Nile virus has been detected in positive mosquito pools collected from the Prince’s Bay and Rossville areas of Staten Island. No human cases have been reported in NYC so far this year. You can monitor whether the virus is present in your part of the city .

  • West Nile virus has been identified so far this season in mosquito pools from Staten Island, Queens and the Bronx.
  • Mosquito season in New York City (NYC) usually peaks in July.
  • To date, no human cases have been reported in NYC this year.

Read the full announcement here.

NCBI announcement

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Starting on September 30 , when you visit NCBI pages, you’ll see a green lock  and https:// in the address bar instead of http://. This lets you know that you are really on an NCBI page – that the NCBI server identity is confirmed – and that your communication with the NCBI server is encrypted and private.

You will see the changes mentioned above, but you don’t have to update or change anything.  You don’t need to clear your cache or update any links to NCBI pages that you’ve put on your own webpages or shared with people.  You will be automatically redirect to all NCBI pages to https://.

Read the NCBI news page here.

Upcoming Library Events

Workshops are held via Zoom. Click on a title to sign up.

Contact the Reference Department for more information, or to schedule an individual or small-group session.