A Number of New Books

A number of new books arrived on the 9th floor this week, including these:

Adams, Michael, Pharmacology for Nurses: a Pathophysiologic Approach
RM 301 .A32 2011

Braude, Stan, An Introduction to Methods & Models in Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology
QH 541.2 .I65 2010

Lightstone, Sam, Making it Big in Software: Get the Job. Work the Org. Become Great
QA 76.25 .L54 2010

Zaphiris, Panayiotis, Social Computing and Virtual Communities
QA 76.9 .C66 S619 2010

Filed under: alerts, biology, books, Library, nursing, online social networks

Search Science and Health E-Books

A sub-collection of electronic books in Science and Health allows you to search all of the e-books in this area at once, if you would like to do so.  This link lets you conduct a simultaneous search in:

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative medicine

Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

Filed under: biology, books, databases, Health, journals, Library, Medicine, nursing, science

New Site to Share Influenza Information

The Public Library of Science has launched a new website, PLoS Currents: Influenza, to facilitate sharing of information.

The open access site “is built on three key components: a small expert research community that PLoS is working with to run the website; Google Knol with new features that allow content to be gathered together in collections after being vetted by expert moderators; and a new, independent database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) called Rapid Research Notes, where research targeted for rapid communication, such as the content in PLoS Currents: Influenza will be freely and permanently accessible.”

Filed under: alerts, biology, Flu, Health, Medicine, nursing

Reference Resources Online

Gale Virtual Reference Library sources in health and science are available to you via the Web.  Off campus users need to sign in to use JSU’s databases: use your student/faculty number and last name.

• Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research
  Presents the basic concepts in stem cell biology and addresses the politics, ethics, and challenges currently facing the field. Explores major topics related to the emerging science of stem cell research and therapy.
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
  This 5-vol. set provides more than 850 entries covering topics in nursing and allied health written for students and professionals in the field. Alphabetically arranged entries cover topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment.
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
  The encyclopedia identifies 150 types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda and osteopathy. For the practitioner or interested patient, there are current training requirements, listings of organizations, as well as descriptions of treatments.
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
  Comprehensive survey of 120 cancers, cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, side effects and diagnostic procedures.
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
  Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.

Filed under: biology, Health, Library, Medicine, nursing, reference, science

Flu Info 2009

The CDC has a Web page with a great deal of information available on H1N1 flu, such as advice for the public and information for health professionals.

Filed under: Medicine, nursing

Gale Virtual Reference Library

In a hurry? Maybe you don’t have time to go to the library. Or, maybe you did go to the library and the volume of the reference book you need is not on the shelf where it is supposed to be. Maybe your paper or project is due tomorrow. Maybe it’s 3 a.m. and your biology class project is due TODAY and the library is closed. Before you turn to Google in desperation, the Gale Virtual Reference library is here to help save the day—and maybe help your grade, too.

JSU’s Houston Cole Library subscribes to a number of Gale reference books in science, nursing and medicine that you can access from your laptop in the library, at home, in your dorm, at a wireless hotspot at Starbucks or McDonald’s, anytime, anywhere you have Internet access, 24/7. All you have to do is login, using your student number and last name, to have the library’s electronic databases available for your research needs.

Filed under: biology, Health, Library, Medicine, nursing, Uncategorized, library reference online

New Books Available

New books on the 9th floor include these selected titles.

Inmon, William, et.al. Business Metadata: Capturing Enterprise Knowledge
QA76.9.D3 I53744 2008

Glover, Beverly J. Understanding Flowers and Flowering: an Integrated Approach
QK653 .G56 2007

Rogers, Sally, J. (ed.) Imitation and the Social Mind: Autism and Typical Development
RC553.A88.I45 2006

Swearingen, Pamela L. All-in-One Care Planning Resource: Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity & Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans
RT49.A45 2008

Use the New Books, Videos, etc. link in the Library Catalog to find more new books.

Filed under: alerts, biology, books, Library, Medicine, nursing, science

Nursing RSS Feeds and More

Here is an interesting site I came across today that offers feeds for continuing education, tables of contents and more.

RSS feeds for Nursing CE, Reading, Journal Tables of Content, Drug Updates, and more Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
www.nursingcenter.com/rss/rssfeed.asp

Filed under: alerts, journals, nursing, nursing, RSS, tocs

American Journal of Nursing Now Available Online

American Journal of Nursing, AJN, is now available electronically through the library online catalog and Serials Solutions. It is important that users log out when they are done with AJN, as we have one license. This means that use is limited to one person at a time.

Filed under: journals, nursing

Blogs in Nursing Education

I came across a reference to an interesting article recently in theJanuary-February issue of the journal Computers, Informatics and Nursing. I saw it mentioned on a blog I found on the Yale University Nursing library Web site. The article title is “The potential use of “blogs” in nursing education.” The abstract is available on PubMed here. This article explains what blogs are, and how they can be used in education to foster communication skills. The journal is available in print in the library, call number RT 50.5 .C64. If anyone would like a copy, I can send one.

Filed under: Blogs, nursing