OHSU Library What’s New

Check out the library’s new Handheld and PDA Resources web page.

From this page you can find resources that you can use on your iPhone, SmartPhone, BlackBerry, Palm and other devices. Listed resources include those to which the OHSU Library subscribes such as DynaMed, and AccessMedicine. Free resources and those that you can purchase individually are also listed. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to Ask a Librarian.

Image by William Hook:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhook/2830319467/

The OHSU Library’s annual report for 2007-2008 is now available at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/AnnualReport_FY2008.pdf. It summarizes the Library’s many accomplishments during that period and includes some interesting facts, figures, and photos.

This annual report will also be available in the new library web site, coming July 7, but will be available through a different web address, located under the “About” section.

The new OHSU Library web site is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, July 7. The new site will share the unified look and feel of the OHSU web site and will be easier to navigate.

To the left is a thumbnail picture giving an idea of the new look and feel of the site.

If you have questions about this upcoming change, or if you have other questions about the OHSU Library Web site, please  contact the OHSU Library Web Managers at library@ohsu.edu.

This collection is drawn from a group of reports generated by faculty, staff and students of the OGI Department of Computer Science and Engineering (now referred to as the Biomedical Computer Science Division of the Department of Science & Engineering, OHSU School of Medicine), from 1982 - 1997. The reports were formerly maintained online by the department, but due to technical limitations, BMCS was no longer able to host them.

The reports were passed on to the Diack Library (OHSU Science & Engineering Library, formerly OGI Library) in Fall 2008. The Library digitized print versions and converted unusable digital formats that so that all possible reports could be included within this collection of the OHSU Digital Resource Library. The reports are published as “open access” and are available for worldwide access.

To browse or search this collection, go to the OHSU Digital Resources Library at:  http://drl.ohsu.edu/ and click on “Computer Science Technical Reports”.

The OHSU Library recently made the decision to cancel our subscription to Web of Science and begin a subscription to Scopus.  This decision was made after much discussion and research.  With budget cuts looming, the cost of Web of Science was becoming prohibitive. The Scopus database includes resources not available through Web of Science, including the majority of titles included in Embase and a broader range of nursing titles.  Scopus also includes citing data, which was the major focus of Web of Science.

The OHSU community will have access to the Web of Science data from 1980-2008, but it will be installed on a local server.  We are currently working on getting this information set up, and there will be a link to it at that time.

Help with using Scopus is available at http://help.scopus.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Fschelp%2Fh_bscssrch.htm&wnd=schelp|ScopusHelp&agt=wsm&ctxid=scopus%2Fhome.url

If you or your department would like to learn how to use Scopus, please contact one of the reference librarians at 503-494-3471 or send a message to refer@ohsu.edu We can set up a class for a one-on-one session or a group session.  If you have questions or comments about this decision, please contact Dolores Judkins at 503-494-3478 or judkinsd@ohsu.edu

Announcing a new resource now available through the OHSU Library:

America’s Newspapers from NewsBank:
The electronic editions of record for more than 2,000 local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers—including 13 Oregon newspapers—all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. You can select and search one or more local newspapers, a group of titles across a state or region, specific papers nationwide or the entire collection. The database also includes 28 news magazines, including Time, Fortune, and Foreign Affairs.

America’s Newspapers can be accessed through the Library Databases page at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/databases/cfdbletter.cfm?letter=A .

Questions about this resource or any OHSU Library resource or service can be sent to library@ohsu.edu.

Oregon newspapers:
Blue Mountain Eagle (John Day, 2002- )
The Bulletin (Bend, 2005- )
Capital Press (Salem, 2002-)
The Daily Astorian (Astoria, 2002- )
The Dalles Chronicle (The Dalles, 2005- )
East Oregonian (Pendleton, 2002- )
Herald and News (Klamath Falls, 2000- )
Mail Tribune (Medford, 2006- )
The Oregonian (Portland, 1987- )
The Register-Guard (Eugene, 2001- )
Statesman Journal (Salem, 1999- )
Wallowa County Chieftain (Enterprise, 2002- )
The World (Coos Bay, 2004- )

December 1 will bring big changes for Summit (http://summit.orbiscascade.org), the popular library system used by OHSU students, faculty and staff to borrow books, CDs and DVDs

The new system will bring a new look to the Summit catalog. Users will be able to locate materials from OHSU libraries, Alliance libraries in Oregon and Washington, and beyond – all with one search!  If you’d like more information, read the FAQ at http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/new-summit or ask a library staff person.

What: Election Day News Coverage
When: Tuesday, November 4, Noon-9:30pm
Where: The Library’s Collaborative Learning Room (Room 441/443).

Need an Election Day news fix?  OHSU Library will be streaming election day coverage from diverse sources starting at noon in the Collaborative Learning Room (BICC Room 441/443) on Tuesday, November 4^th. Two monitors will be set up to display streamed media.  Viewers may select from a variety of bookmarked sources.  Feel free to drop in and keep tabs on the results of this historic day!

Big changes are in store for Summit (http://summit.orbiscascade.org), the popular library system used by OHSU students, faculty and staff to borrow books, CDs and DVDs.

Currently, Summit provides access to over 28 million items from 34 college and university libraries throughout Oregon and Washington. If you appreciate being able to choose from such a huge regional library collection, brace yourself for even more. This fall, OHSU Library staff are working with other members of the Orbis Cascade Alliance to upgrade and improve Summit. When the project is completed in 2009, you’ll be able to access over 107 million items from libraries around the world—with one easy search.

The current Summit system was installed in the mid 1990s, and although it’s been regularly upgraded since then, recent developments in library services and products all indicate that it’s time for a significant change. Working together, Alliance members have created an implementation plan for an improved Summit that promises to be more powerful and user-friendly. The upgrade of Summit requires programming for some innovative new features but also builds on work recently done by libraries in the University of California system.

Summit services will continue without interruption until the upgrade is completed, but we do want to highlight a few things for you to be aware of during the transition:

• Continue using Summit as you normally would to find and request materials you need from other libraries. The address, summit.orbiscascade.org, will remain the same and you won’t have to submit any requests more than once.
• You’ll still be able to see what you have checked out but, in Summit’s initial phase of development, you will need to look in two places. Library material checked out from OHSU Library will appear in our online catalog (http://catalogs.ohsu.edu/), while material from other libraries will appear in Summit.
• Courier service between Orbis Cascade Alliance member libraries is not changing and will continue to be fast and reliable. Turnaround time is usually three days – and often less!
• There will be some temporary changes in Summit’s ability to process renewals. For a limited time, Summit borrowing will be restricted to the initial loan period. However, as soon as feasible, the capacity for renewing will be restored.
• Library staff will be on a learning curve as programming is tested, workflows change, and we implement the new Summit. Your patience and flexibility during this time of change are appreciated.

We’re confident that you’ll appreciate the enhancements in store for this important service. If you’d like more information about the new Summit, read the FAQ at http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/new-summit or ask a library staff person.

The OHSU Library has created a virtual tour to familiarize patrons to services and resources that are available in the library. We developed the tour using Camtasia Studio Software. It takes about 5 minutes to view and is full of helpful information. You may take the tour at: http://www.ohsu.edu/library/virtualtour/virtualtour.htm

Note: The Camtasia Studio video content presented requires JavaScript to be enabled and the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. If you are you using a browser with JavaScript disabled please enable it now. Otherwise, please update your version of the free Flash Player by downloading it at: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash.

Questions or comments may be sent to the Library at library@ohsu.edu.