New Grey/Gray Literature Guide
If you’ve had any experiences with systematic review or writing dissertations/theses, you may have heard of grey literature. Grey literature is unpublished and can be hard to find. Some examples...
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figshare: a Free Multidisciplinary Data Repository
figshare is a multidisciplinary repository where researchers can share their research data online under the Creative Commons license. It gives users unlimited public space and 1GB of private storage...
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Trip Database Redesign
Coinciding (approximately) with their 100 millionth search, Trip has announced that the latest version of their website has been released. It’s a complete overhaul with a new design (including logo),...
View ArticleWeb of Knowledge enhancements
Do you use Web of Knowledge or Web of Science? Some new enhancements were added to the abstract and citation database this week, including improvements to the Author Search (previously known as Author...
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New Compounding Resources from USP
U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) recently added a new page on its website dedicated to compounding information including USP standards. USP General Chapter <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding –...
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Changes to Write-N-Cite and Refworks Webpage
If you are a RefWorks user, you may notice that when you log into your RefWorks account and select tools, you will see that a new version of WNC 4 was released Jan 4, 2013. There are new features and...
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Problems with Logging into NCBI and Proxy
It has come to our attention that some people are unable to access their NCBI accounts from off-campus. Occasionally, access from on-campus is also not working. With this problem, attempts to log into...
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Scopus mobile app: Scopus Alert for iPhone
The Scopus Alert for iPhone app allows you to 1) do keyword search, 2) email, bookmark, and tweet an article, and 3) receive email alerts when articles get cited. Keep in mind that you can only view...
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Measuring Scholarly Impact: Altmetrics and Altmetric for Scopus
Traditional scholarly metrics like Journal Impact Factors do not take into account scholars’ impact in today’s social media world. This is where altmetrics come in (visit altmetrics: a manifesto for...
View ArticlePrint DSM-5 Available at Hardin Library
A print copy of the DSM-5 is now available in the Hardin Permanent Reserve collection, under call number RC 455.2 .C4 D54 2013. It may be checked out for two hours at a time. We have had several...
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UpToDate Mobile App now available!
UpToDate is one of the leading evidence-based clinical practice tools available, and has long been provided for University of Iowa students, faculty, and clinicians. Written by a recognized faculty of...
View ArticleKeep up with your favorite journals using BrowZine!
The UI Libraries now subscribes to BrowZine, an app that makes it easier to read your favorite journals on your iPad or Android tablet. Because BrowZine knows which journals the UI Libraries subscribe...
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Anatomy.tv now available online from Hardin Library
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences is excited to announce that Anatomy.tv is now available for our patrons! Anatomy.tv is an internet-based anatomy tool provided by Stat!Ref which includes a...
View ArticleExam Master added a new mode – Learning
Exam Master now includes a new learning mode. You can view the correct answer choice and question explanation immediately without generating a score report. 4 modes are available in Exam Master 1....
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KNODE : new research collaboration tool available at UI
The University of Iowa has partnered with KNODE Inc. to help connect researchers at Iowa and elsewhere and to provide direct links to scientific content. KNODE is a Cloud-based tool which provides a...
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New AccessMedicine App
AccessMedicine is a collection of clinical tools and electronic textbooks. The app is powered by Unbound Medicine and provides access to a small portion of AccessMedicine. The included resources are:...
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New Resource: Board Vitals
Board Vitals is an exam preparation database. At this time, Hardin Library has subscribed to question banks for: Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Neurology Shelf Exam, OB-GYN Shelf Exam,...
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New Resource: Cochrane Clinical Answers
The library now has a subscription to Cochrane Clinical Answers (CCAs). CCAs are derived from Cochrane systematic reviews and provide clinicians with short answers to clinical questions at the point of...
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Patent Searching in Scopus
Similar to Web of Science, Scopus is a multidisciplinary database that covers journal articles, conference proceedings, and books and allows citation analysis. A lesser known feature in Scopus is...
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New Resource : Pharmaceutical Substances
The library now has a subscription to Pharmaceutical Substances, a reference resource with more than 2,600 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) of interest to the chemical and pharmaceutical...
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