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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.
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What To Do With Your Health Sciences Library Books

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Here is updated information on dealing with library books you have checked out from the University Libraries.

  • If you need to return your health sciences library books, here are three options:
    • Health Sciences Library book drop in the atrium
    • West entrance of Ellis Library (close to Speaker’s Circle at the corner of  Conley Ave & 9th St.  See map below.)
    • If you are not on the Mizzou campus, you can mail your books to the library via USPS, UPS, or Fedex to:
      Ellis Library Circ Desk
      c/o Burt Fields
      101 Ellis Library
      1020 Lowry Mall
      University of Missouri
      Columbia, MO  65201
    • You can also return your books to any MOBIUS Library
  • Returned books will stay on the user’s account for awhile, but there will be no fines assessed for books turned in during this time.

If you have a question or concern, please e-mail the Health Sciences Library HSLCirc@health.missouri.edu

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Mathew Swan Awarded the University of Missouri Libraries Visionary Leadership Award

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Congratulations to Mathew Swan for receiving the first University of Missouri Libraries Visionary Leadership Award!

Mathew served on the University Libraries Student Advisory Council, both as a representative and ultimately, chair of the council.  With his role on the council, Mathew provided important input to the Libraries about the needs and concerns of students in regards to library spaces and services. His participation in two student vision projects, including trips to academic libraries in other states, was vital in creating student vision documents that are a guiding force for student-focused goals in the Libraries’ strategic planning.

Quoting a letter written by the previous council advisor, “in addition to his library advocacy, his work as director of Tiger Pantry has made it significantly easier for the campus community to access quality food. Through his work with the Libraries, OER, and Tiger Pantry, Matt has consistently and effectively broken down barriers in order to improve student access to resources. Often working quietly behind the scenes, students may not know just how much Matt has done for them. And, the kind of guy he is, Matt probably doesn’t mind that they don’t know.”

We are thankful for Mathew’s leadership during his time at Mizzou. We will miss him dearly and know the world will benefit from his capacity to lead from a place of empathy and dedication to equity.

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Pubmed 2.0 Scheduled to go Live Mid May

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This month you should notice a new look to Pubmed.

Highlights of new Pubmed include:

  • Ability to cite references quickly in your preferred citation style format (AMA, APA, NLM, or MLA)
  • Best Match sorting algorithm that brings the most relevant results to the top of your search results
  • Better searching capabilities on your mobile device with a consistent look throughout all devices
  • Better at finding synonyms and accounting for British/American spelling differences.

The new PubMed still includes the features you rely on for searching, as well as saving and sharing your results:

  • Save your search results to a file, email your results to yourself or a colleague, or send your results to a clipboard, collection, or your NCBI My Bibliography
  • Advanced search page to search for terms in a specific field, see the search details, review your search history and combine searches to create complex search strings
  • Save your search and create an email alert. Any saved searches and settings you previously created should be transferred automatically.

The National Library of Medicine has created a page with links to PubMed tutorials and handouts.

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: April 2020

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

This month’s featured article:

“Canagliflozin inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration: Role of heme oxygenase-1” was co-authored by Dr. William Durante of the Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology. The article was published in Redox Biology (impact factor of 7.793 in 2018), and is an open access article.

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/code/facultypubmonthly/faculty_publications.php?Month=April&Year=2020

*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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Going up for Promotion and Tenure? Contact the Health Sciences Library to Save you Time

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Working on your promotion and tenure packet? Perhaps your third year review? Contact the Health Sciences Library to save you time.

Your subject librarian can gather the relevant metrics to show the impact and quality of your work. These metrics can include traditional metrics like impact factor and acceptances rates, and non-traditional metrics like almetrics. (Not all journals will have impact factors, so non-traditional metrics are a good alternative to consider when establishing the quality and impact of your work.)

To get the process started, email us for a consultation to discuss what metrics you need for your P&T materials, as well as other services available to you.

 

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Going up for Promotion and Tenure? Contact Your Librarian to Save you Time

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Working on your promotion and tenure packet? Perhaps your third year review? Contact your librarian to save you time.

Your subject librarian can gather the relevant metrics to show the impact and quality of your work. These metrics can include traditional metrics like impact factor and acceptances rates, and non-traditional metrics like almetrics. (Not all journals will have impact factors, so non-traditional metrics are a good alternative to consider when establishing the quality and impact of your work.)

To get the process started, contact your subject librarian for a consultation to discuss what metrics you need for your P&T materials, as well as other services available to you.

 

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Health Sciences Library Delivers One Millionth Interlibrary Loan

Health Sciences Library Delivers One Millionth Interlibrary Loan

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The Health Sciences Library delivered request number 1,000,000 in the University Libraries ILLiad interlibrary loan system.

The article,  Partridge T. (1991) “Animal models of muscular dystrophy–what can they teach us?” Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology Oct;17(5):353-63,  was received from Indiana University and sent to a faculty member.

Remember that even though the physical library is closed at this time, you can still request articles and ebooks with Interlibrary Loan.

Here’s to the next million requests!

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How to Find ebooks at Mizzou Libraries

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Mizzou Libraries has access to many ebooks and we have an easy way for you to search for them.

Go to library.missouri.edu, click on the Books & Media tab above the main search box. Type out your topic or the name of the book you are looking for in the search box. Click the search ebooks button (see the image below for an example).

For books in health sciences, take a look at the Health Sciences Library ebook page.

For books in veterinary medicine, take a look at the Zalk Library ebook page.

For books in journalism and communication, take a look at the Journalism Library ebook page.

If you get stuck or have a question, our 24/6 chat is on the right hand side of the screen. We are here for you.

 

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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How to Find Health Sciences Ebooks

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At the Health Sciences Library, we’ve developed a page to make finding ebooks easier.

The page includes:

  • an ebook search box
  • ebooks listed out by medical specialty if you’d like to browse
  • free resources during the COVID19 outbreak

You can access the guide through this link: https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/hsbooks or under Quick Links on our homepage.

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Rebecca Graves Wins Poetry Award

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Rebecca Graves, from the Health Sciences Library, won 1st place in the poetry category for Well Versed. Well Versed is an anthology published by Columbia Writer’s Guild.

You can read Rebecca’s winning poem,The Raccoon at the Bottom of the Stairs, by purchasing a copy of Well Versed when it comes out.

Congratulations, Rebecca!

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.