Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Electronic Books Update:

I've completed a general update of the Electronic Books Page. The Virtual Naval Hospital collection is no longer available,

OVID:
Added:
Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide - New addition, not currently on list.

Removed:
Adams & Victors' Principles of Neurology
Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

MDConsult:
Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 20th ed. -- New addition, not currently on list.
Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7th ed. - New addition, not currently on list.
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17th ed. - New addition, not currently on list.

STAT!Ref:
Added:
Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult - currently available also through OVID

Removed:
Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment - available through AccessMedicine Schwartz's Principles of Surgery - available through AccessMedicine

AccessMedicine:
Principles of Critical Care - new addition, not currently on list
Williams Hematology - available currently through OVID
Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease (MMBID)- new addition, not currently on list.
Endocrine Physiology - new addition, not currently on list
Gastrointestinal Physiology - new addition, not currently on list
Basic Radiology - new addition, not currently on list.

Access Surgery:
Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment, 12th ed.
Schwartz's Principle of Surgery, 8th ed.
Atlas of Surgical Operations, 8th ed.
Surgical Anatomy
Current Consult Surgery
Surgery Review Illustrated

Other:

Added:
AOA Directory
Anatomy of First Aid

Deleted:
A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Prevalence, Natural History, Treatment Indications
Anatomy of the Pelvis and Perineum: A Multimedia Textbook and Teaching Module
AOA Yearbook and Directory of Osteopathic Physicians
Atlas of Liver Pathology
Clinical Genetics: A Self Study for Health Care Providers
eMedicine Textbooks
Emporiatrics: An Introduction to Travel Medicine
First Aid Anatomy
General Medical Officer Manual
Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult
Hospital Medicine
Human Brian -- Dissections of the Real Brain
Internet Self-Assessment in Pharmacology
University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook

EBSCO:
Deleted:
Measuring Outcomes: A Manual for Behavioral Health Care Providers
Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries

E Books Update:

After a manual check of the updated page, I have found and corrected the following errors:

Removed:

Ambulatory Healthcare Pathways for Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - not available
Atlas of Diseases of the Kidney - not available

Corrected URL:

MeSH Trees

These changes will be made just as soon as Justin can upload the page.

Michael

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

TDNet Update:

Additions:

Biology of Reproduction (BioOne)

Photochemistry and Photobiology (BioOne)


Removed:

Journal of Neuropathy and Experimental Neurology

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. (Wiley) - We no longer have access to this item; as it is part of a collection, I will be sending our full collection list to TDNet for update when the list is complete.


Coverage Updates:

Physiology (Publisher) coverage updated to show 1998-present - older coverage is now a pay item.

Journal of Clinical Oncology (Highwire-Free Full Text) coverage updated to show 1999- 11/2005


Note on Coverage Updates:

I have noticed that an increasing number of our journals, particularly those that we have had free access to in the past, are putting in place something called a "Legacy Archive." This is a pay item which effectively removes the access to older content, which has become a pay item. TDNet obtains coverage information from the publishers, but I've begun to notice that the coverage that they are putting includes all content that is available online, not taking into account that increasingly the older content is becoming an item we pay for.


Other:

TOUR, our TDNet OpenURL Link Resolver, is now active for Cochrane Database.

AccessSurgery - IP access to this resource should be restored now.

Elsevier Freedom Collection:

Previously, with Science Direct, we maintained a Unique Title List that we could log in to with our username/password to access titles that other NAAL libraries subscribed to. With the Freedom Collection, we no longer have to use usernames & passwords to access this content. I'm attaching an explanation from our Science Direct Rep, Kenyatte Baylor.

Hi Michael,
Please find a brief description of the Freedom Collection and how it differs from the older Unique Title List model. I have also attached a list of your Elsevier account team for your convenience. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of additional assistance.
The Freedom Collection is available to ScienceDirect Complete customers only (academic). It offers the chance to get access to all non- subscribed Elsevier journal content at a significantly reduced rate.
This is an access only model and starts from the date of your existing ScienceDirect subscription, with a minimum of four backfile years plus the current year building. Your access is cumulative as long as you renew your license and subscription to the Freedom Collection. Freedom Collection offers no continued access rights for material that was not previously fully subscribed to, if you cancel your ScienceDirect license.
You are not required to enter any additional ID/Password to access the Freedom Collection through Science Direct.
The above mentioned Freedom Collection has largely replaced Unique Title List (UTL) because it will alleviate most title gaps. The UTL model allowed members of a consortium cross access of subscribed titles and in some cases required additional logins.
Kenyatte Baylor
Account Manager
Office: 678-445-5036
Fax: 678-302-7437

Thanks,
Michael