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Update on Library Services

As part of our phased-in plan to increase library services, the book drop at the west entrance of Ellis Library (near Speaker’s Circle) is open. We cannot accept books at any other book drops. You may return or renew library books. Because we have limited staff in the building, there will be a delay in staff checking in your items, and returned items may not be removed immediately from your account.

Currently, we cannot accept donated materials that have not already been approved.

Starting June 1, we will resume our scan and deliver service. The Libraries will retrieve and scan periodical articles, book chapters, proceedings, technical reports, government documents and any part of other printed publications held in the Mizzou Libraries.

The Libraries plan to offer pre-arranged check out of books, with curbside pickup, on July 1.

Even though the buildings will remain closed for awhile, the Libraries will continue reference chat, remote consultations and instructional support throughout the summer.

Plans are being made for how to safely open Ellis Library and the specialized libraries for the fall semester.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Pubmed 2.0 Scheduled to go Live Mid May

Pubmed 2.0 Scheduled to go Live Mid May

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

home Resources and Services Make Your Research Open

Make Your Research Open

At the University Libraries, we’re committed to making access to research more sustainable, affordable and open. And we need your help!

In traditional publishing models, scholars surrender their copyright to commercial publishers in order to disseminate their research findings in scholarly journals. Publishers then sell or rent that same content back to the institution through journal subscriptions—at ever increasing prices. This unsustainable practice costs institutions millions of dollars every year and creates barriers to access for many. Open Access publishing encourages scholars to retain their rights and make their work freely available online, increasing the availability and impact of research.  

What You Can Do:  

Retain Your Rights: No matter where you publish, the single most important thing you can do to make scholarly publishing more sustainable and equitable is Retain Your Rights. It’s your copyright – don’t just sign it away! Contracts are often negotiable. And read those agreements: you may have more rights to share your research than you realize.  

Know Your Options: Choose the right venue for your research and know your Open Access options. If you’re an editor or manuscript reviewer, ask about the journal’s OA options. 

Share Your Work: Deposit your research in MOspace, MU’s Digital Institutional Repository. Submitting your work to MOspace is easy. Just log in with your SSO and complete the Creative Commons license.

Learn More: Talk with your Subject Specialist about Open Access in your area or request a Zoom workshop for your department, team or lab. 

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

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!

home Resources and Services Share Your Story with the State Historical Society: Documenting COVID-19 Pandemic in Missouri

Share Your Story with the State Historical Society: Documenting COVID-19 Pandemic in Missouri

The State Historical Society is documenting how Missourians are experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. Please consider submitting your story, journal, poetry, artwork, photos, and video to SHSMO’s online portal so future historians, students, and other researchers will better understand this historic moment. How has the pandemic affected your life? Your job? Your school and community?

The Documenting COVID-19 in Missouri Collection will relate the experiences and observations of Missourians who are in self-isolation, working essential jobs, working from home or may have lost their job because of the pandemic. SHSMO would like to hear from those who are willing to share their personal medical experiences during this time. SHSMO wants to include stories on how families are dealing with homeschooling or teaching online and how Missourians are coping with the loss of many important and everyday activities in their lives.

Digital materials can be submitted online in a variety of formats. Writing prompts are available on the website if you need ideas on how your story can contribute to the collection. A physical mailing address is also listed for those with items they prefer to mail rather than send through the online portal. Contributors to the COVID-19 collection may remain anonymous or include their name with the material donated. They may request that their donated material be restricted from public access until a later date. Both adults and children (with parent or guardian consent) are encouraged to submit their story.

Submit to COVID-19 collection here.

 

home Resources and Services What to Do with Your Library Books

What to Do with Your Library Books

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

  • Books do not need to be returned to the Libraries at this time and all due dates were extended until May 31 (with the possibility of further extensions).
  • If you need to return books, please place them in the book drop near the west entrance of Ellis Library (close to Speaker’s Circle). We cannot take books at any other book drops.
    • If you 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.
  • Books that were checked out at campus libraries other than Ellis Library, should still be returned to Ellis.

If you have a question or concern, please e-mail Access Services at accsvc@missouri.edu.

How to Find Health Sciences Ebooks

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

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

home Resources and Services Writing Your Final Paper? Mizzou Libraries Can Help

Writing Your Final Paper? Mizzou Libraries Can Help

It’s that time of the semester when you are most likely thinking about your final papers. We’ve got several guides to make the writing process easier.

Finding Sources

We suggest starting by looking at Databases by Subject  in your subject area. This is a quick way to find the best databases that fit your topic.

Citing Sources

Citation Styles & Tools: Citation Styles: The Basics – See tabs for APA, MLA, Chicago, and specialty citation formats.  You can also learn more about how our databases help you cite the sources you find.

Paraphrasing vs Plagiarsm

Curious about the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarizing?  Check out our plagiarism tutorial and other resources here.

As always, your Mizzou Librarians are available to help you through MU Connect and 24/6 chat.

No question is too big or small. We are here for you!

Taira Meadowcroft

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