home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Want to Increase Your Research Impact? Try the 30 Day Impact Challenge

Want to Increase Your Research Impact? Try the 30 Day Impact Challenge

By Taira Meadowcroft Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services

Posted on January 11, 2022January 25, 2022

The research landscape is hugely competitive and as a researcher it may seem difficult to break through. You’re in luck. There are several ways to take your impact in your own hands. You can start with the 30 Day Impact Challenge created by Impactstory.

Drawing on years of experience measuring and studying research impact, they’ve created a list of the top 30 can’t-miss, proven effective steps for you to make sure your hard work gets out there, gets attention, and makes a difference—both in your field and with the public.

Daily activities range from creating author profiles, establishing a blog,, signing up for social media accounts in a professional capacity, tracking your publication metrics, etc. You can choose to do all 30 days or only a few. It’s up to you.

Begin the 30 Day Impact Challenge here.

If you have questions or need assistance with any of the challenges, contact the Health Sciences Library.

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Spring 2022 Textbooks Available at the Health Sciences Library

By Taira Meadowcroft Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services

Posted on January 7, 2022April 18, 2023

Spring 2022 required and recommended textbooks for classes in the School of Nursing, School of Health Professions and the Department of Health Management and Informatics are now available at the library. Each course has its own corresponding tab.

Paper copies are available on Health Sciences Library Reserve for a 24 hour checkout time. Any duplicate copies of textbooks are available and subject to regular check out times.

You can recommend the Health Sciences Library purchase an online copy here. Please provide what course the textbook is for and the name of your instructor.

Be aware of the user limits on electronic textbooks. They are different depending on textbook and platform. We make note of any user limits.

Unfortunately, we don’t have all the books required for every class. If we don’t have your textbook, there are several avenues you can use to find a copy, which are all clearly labeled on each class page.

Textbook Guides:

If you need help accessing any of the textbooks, email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Recent University of Missouri COVID Publications

Recent University of Missouri COVID Publications

By Taira Meadowcroft Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services

Posted on January 6, 2022January 20, 2022

Below is a list of recently published Pubmed articles from the University of Missouri related to COVID-19.

If you need assistance accessing the articles, please email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu.

Pubmed collection of MU authored COVID articles

Bath J, Aziz F, Smeds MR. Progression of Changes in Vascular Surgery Practices during the Novel Corona Virus SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021;76:1-9. Epub 20210406. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.03.002. PubMed PMID: 33836228; PMCID: PMC8023786.

Bordt EA, Shook LL, Atyeo C, Pullen KM, De Guzman RM, Meinsohn MC, Chauvin M, Fischinger S, Yockey LJ, James K, Lima R, Yonker LM, Fasano A, Brigida S, Bebell LM, Roberts DJ, Pépin D, Huh JR, Bilbo SD, Li JZ, Kaimal A, Schust DJ, Gray KJ, Lauffenburger D, Alter G, Edlow AG. Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection elicits sexually dimorphic placental immune responses. Sci Transl Med. 2021;13(617):eabi7428. Epub 20211027. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi7428. PubMed PMID: 34664987.

Chang CWD, McCoul ED, Briggs SE, Guardiani EA, Durand ML, Hadlock TA, Hillel AT, Kattar N, Openshaw PJM, Osazuwa-Peters N, Poetker DM, Shin JJ, Chandrasekhar SS, Bradford CR, Brenner MJ. Corticosteroid Use in Otolaryngology: Current Considerations During the COVID-19 Era. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021:1945998211064275. Epub 20211207. doi: 10.1177/01945998211064275. PubMed PMID: 34874793.

Dhakal A, McKay C, Tanner JJ, Cheng J. Artificial intelligence in the prediction of protein-ligand interactions: recent advances and future directions. Brief Bioinform. 2021. Epub 20211127. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbab476. PubMed PMID: 34849575; PMCID: PMC8690157.

du Preez HN, Aldous C, Hayden MR, Kruger HG, Lin J. Pathogenesis of COVID-19 described through the lens of an undersulfated and degraded epithelial and endothelial glycocalyx. Faseb j. 2022;36(1):e22052. doi: 10.1096/fj.202101100RR. PubMed PMID: 34862979.

Friedland A, Hernandez AF, Anstrom KJ, Chen-Lim ML, Cohen LW, Currier JS, Forrest CB, Fraser R, Fraulo E, George A, Handberg E, Jackman J, Koellhoffer J, Lawrence D, Leverty R, McAdams P, McCourt B, Mickley B, Naqvi SH, O’Brien EC, Olson R, Prater C, Rothman RL, Shenkman E, Shostak J, Turner KB, Webb L, Woods C, Naggie S. Design of the Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes (HERO) research platform. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021;109:106525. Epub 20210808. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106525. PubMed PMID: 34371163; PMCID: PMC8349387.

Holliday ZM, Earhart AP, Alnijoumi MM, Krvavac A, Allen LH, Schrum AG. Non-Randomized Trial of Dornase Alfa for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to Covid-19. Front Immunol. 2021;12:714833. Epub 20211020. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.714833. PubMed PMID: 34745093; PMCID: PMC8564175.

Mashaqi S, Lee-Iannotti J, Rangan P, Celaya MP, Gozal D, Quan SF, Parthasarathy S. Obstructive sleep apnea and COVID-19 clinical outcomes during hospitalization: a cohort study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021;17(11):2197-204. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9424. PubMed PMID: 34019476; PMCID: PMC8636359 (available 11-2-2022).

Qureshi AI. Updated Perspective on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Infection and Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2021;52(12):3987-8. Epub 20211104. doi: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.037010. PubMed PMID: 34732069.

Robinson CA, Hsieh HY, Hsu SY, Wang Y, Salcedo BT, Belenchia A, Klutts J, Zemmer S, Reynolds M, Semkiw E, Foley T, Wan X, Wieberg CG, Wenzel J, Lin CH, Johnson MC. Defining biological and biophysical properties of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in wastewater. Sci Total Environ. 2022;807(Pt 1):150786. Epub 20211005. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150786. PubMed PMID: 34619200; PMCID: PMC8490134.

Sarwar S, Rogers S, Mohamed AS, Ogula E, Ayantayo RA, Ahmed A, Shahzadi I, Kataria S, Singh R. Multiple Sclerosis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2021;13(10):e19036. Epub 20211025. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19036. PubMed PMID: 34858736; PMCID: PMC8612412.

Wang Y, Tang CY, Wan XF. Antigenic characterization of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2021:1-41. Epub 20211214. doi: 10.1007/s00216-021-03806-6. PubMed PMID: 34905077; PMCID: PMC8669429.

Zwaigenbaum L, Bishop S, Stone WL, Ibanez L, Halladay A, Goldman S, Kelly A, Klaiman C, Lai MC, Miller M, Saulnier C, Siper P, Sohl K, Warren Z, Wetherby A. Rethinking autism spectrum disorder assessment for children during COVID-19 and beyond. Autism Res. 2021;14(11):2251-9. Epub 20210922. doi: 10.1002/aur.2615. PubMed PMID: 34553489; PMCID: PMC8646364.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: November 2021

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: November 2021

By Taira Meadowcroft Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services

Posted on January 3, 2022January 23, 2022

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Connecting copper and cancer: from transition metal signalling to metalloplasia”, was co-authored by Dr. Michael Petris of the Department of Ophthalmology. The article was published in Nature Reviews Cancer (impact factor 60.716 of in 2020).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=November&Year=2021

*This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Did we miss something? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu and we will add your publication to the list.

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Take a Mental Break: Finals Week Edition

By Taira Meadowcroft Posted in Resources and Services

Posted on December 6, 2021December 21, 2021

You made it and we couldn’t be prouder. To help get you through the finals week finish line, we have some virtual study breaks for you to try.

Send a Pet Gram!- Feeling stressed? Need a pick me up or know someone else who needs a a dose of serotonin? Send yourself, a friend, a coworker, or whoever else a pet gram to make them smile.

Color our Collections– for the past few years, Special Collections participated in a week long, social media coloring fest. You can print out and color items from our special collections and archives. And to get you in the Mizzou spirit, there’s a homecoming edition featuring drawings, cartoons, and images from the Savitar, the yearbook of the University of Missouri, published from 1894 to 2004.

Library Ambiance– miss the sounds of the library while studying? One of our favorite things to do is pull up some videos on youtube that mimic the sounds of the library, coffee shops, or our house common room. We’ve curated a list of our favorites to share with you.

Finals Jam Playlist– need a playlist to help you study? We got you covered. This is a list of some of our favorite songs. If you have a suggestion let us know!

Virtual Puzzles– If puzzles are your thing, virtual puzzles can be a nice break from studying. You can even work on the Ellis Library Grand Reading Room.

Animal Cams at the St. Louis Zoo– Animal therapy is backed by science and instantly makes you feel better.

Stop, Breathe, Think– This website and app help us get into the right frame of mine and we hope it helps you as well.

If in-person activities are more for you, several of our libraries will have some stress relief activities:

Ellis Library
- Tuesday December 14th: Random Act of Snacks- we will be handing out GoPo popcorn, until supplies run out
Engineering Library
- Monday December 13th, 11-1pm: Hot Cocoa Bar, until supplies run out
- Tuesday Dec. 14th 2-3pm: first 50 people get to take a plant home
- Coloring pages and origami study buddies
Health Sciences Library
- Smores Trail Mix goody bags until supplies run out
- Zen garden, sensory bin, puzzles, and coloring pages

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Marketing Highlight: Show Me Mizzou, Instagram, and Post to Promote

By Taira Meadowcroft Posted in Staff news

Posted on December 3, 2021December 8, 2021

We were featured in the 12/8 edition of the Show Me Mizzou newsletter: https://bit.ly/3GvsM4n

This Instagram post, Mara Inge, received 240 likes since it posted 12/3: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXCb8-AF8Jd/ Congratulations!

Here are some posts you can use to promote to users and/or your departments:

New Database Trial: APA PsycTESTS
There are a few posts related to finals you can share. Emma Fernandez did a great job with the countdown to finals posts: https://library.missouri.edu/news/tag/finals

home Databases & Electronic Resources, Gateway Carousel HSL, Resources and Services New Database Trial: APA PsycTESTS

New Database Trial: APA PsycTESTS

By Taira Meadowcroft Posted in Databases & Electronic Resources Gateway Carousel HSL Resources and Services

Posted on December 3, 2021December 6, 2021

MU Libraries has set up a trial for APA PsycTESTS until December 31st, 2021.

APA PsycTests indexes a wide variety of test types and instruments including aptitude tests, personality scales and cognitive functioning measures. Research instruments available as PDF downloads or multimedia files.

You can provide feedback on the APA PsycTESTS here.*

If you have questions about the database or how to use it, contact your librarian at ask@missouri.libanswers.com.

*A database trial is used to evaluate the resource and gather feedback from users to help us plan for collection changes in the future.

home Gateway Carousel HSL, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Publish in a Company of Biologists Journal? Make Your Article Open Access with no Fee and Keep Your Author Rights

Publish in a Company of Biologists Journal? Make Your Article Open Access with no Fee and Keep Your Author Rights

By Taira Meadowcroft Posted in Gateway Carousel HSL J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services

Posted on December 2, 2021December 3, 2021

MU Libraries has a new agreement with Company of Biologists waiving the fee for open access articles making it easier for you to make your article instantly available worldwide.

What does that mean for you?

Our new agreement allows authors who publish in their journals to publish open access, meaning your journal article would be freely available to anyone around the world instantly after publication, for free. You also keep your author rights. This includes articles already published in 2021.

What journals does this include?