Fall 2012 Newsletter

1. FALL 2012
Message from the Director: Did you know?
Even with more digital resources available remotely, library foot traffic is up from
a year ago, with people drawn to our collaborative learning space and “learning
• Many scholarly journals and
citation databases provide
commons” atmosphere. We’re always ready to provide literature searches or free Current Awareness Alert
assist with tools like EndNote or audience response presentations and will help services to enable you to
track down elusive information such as health statistics. Explore our new and remain informed about
improved Web site, and mark your calendars for the upcoming mobile tour of developments in your area
Elsevier’s new evidence based point-of-care resource, Clinical Key. of interest. Click here for
more information.
Ellen Brassil MSLIS, AHIP, Director, Health Sciences Library • 2013 Code Books are in!
Have you placed your
New Enhancement to Website New Databases order? Contact Sharlene
The Health Sciences Library Website has Pepin at 41982.
been redesigned yet again to increase • Clinical Key
functionality and usability. The website
will now look uniform across all browsers.
•
According to the NCBI
Enhancements include: Website, PubMed won’t
support IE7 after Jan. 1, 2013.
Accessibility from mobile devices Please plan accordingly.
• Live help feature The Library has added full access to the
• Search site, PubMed & ejournals from Elsevier point-of-care resource Clinical
• The library lends out
main page TurningPoint, a licensed
Key. Baystate staff may set-up a free
• Navigation is easier and more direct software program that
personal account to download all full-
• Digital resources are accessible with integrates with PowerPoint
text content and earn CME credit.
fewer clicks and let's you interact with
Come visit the library’s Clinical Key
your audience for a
Mobile Tour in the Chestnut lobby and
more engaging
________________ entranceway on October 15th and 16th!
presentation!
TurningPoint uses hand held
• Digital Commons @Baytate
Library News keypads or mobile devices
Health as transmitters for
participants to respond to
AHIP CREDENTIAL Coming Soon! Baystate’s new questions in a presentation,
Institutional Repository for scholarly while the speaker gains
Loretta Grikis, Reference and output, images and more: Digital valuable feedback
Our Family’s Name
Information Services Librarian has Commons @Baystate Health - which will for learning assessment
Library Staff News
been designated a Member 1 Academy
Address line of replace our citation database, or anonymous
of Health Information Professionals.
Address line 2 Scholarly Publications. feedback. Call the library for
__________________ ST ZIP Code __________________ details.
City,
OUTREACH AWARD
Services
The Health Sciences Library is
participating in a series of community Need help finding health statistics?
outreach activities in conjunction with the Loretta Grikis, MLS, Reference Librarian,
is happy to point you in the right
National Network of Medical Libraries
direction. Call her at 794-1894, or e-
• Many of the resources
New England Regional Library program at and/or databases offered
UMass, Worcester. The program will send mail her at
through the library have their
the library’s Community Outreach Loretta.Grikis@baystatehealth.org
own apps or mobile friendly
Librarian, Margot Malachowski, to websites. To see a full list
locations in the region where she will Are your patients googling for health
information? Refer them to Margot please go to our mobile
conduct presentations on related to guide here.
strategies for finding accurate and Malachowski, Outreach Librarian. Email
reliable consumer health information. library@baystatehealth.org or call
(413)794-7010.
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