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home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services, Zalk Veterinary Medical Library Dr. Booth: Rapid Alterations in Perirenal Adipose Tissue Transcriptomic Networks with Cessation of Voluntary Running (Open Access)

Dr. Booth: Rapid Alterations in Perirenal Adipose Tissue Transcriptomic Networks with Cessation of Voluntary Running (Open Access)

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services Zalk Veterinary Medical Library
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Dr. Frank W. Booth, PhD. is a Professor in the Department of Physiology & Pharmacology at the School of Medicine, the department of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology, and is a Research Investigator at the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center. His research interests currently include elucidating mechanisms underlying the decreases in physical activity and gaining a better understanding of why cardiorespiratory fitness, or VO2max declines as an organism ages. Dr. Booth has published over 220 publications and has numerous national and international honor awards from exercise biology organizations. To learn more about Dr. Booth, click here.

Dr. Booth published, along with several University of Missouri doctoral students, in Public Library of Science (PLoS One), an open access journal for science and medicine.

Ruegsegger GN, Company JM, Toedebusch RG, Roberts CK, Roberts MD, Booth FW. (2015) Rapid Alterations in Perirenal Adipose Tissue Transcriptomic Networks with Cessation of Voluntary Running. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0145229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145229

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Scanners on trial: test out two models

By Caryn Scoville   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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We’d like your feedback about whether to use scarce funding to purchase a new scanner for the photocopy room of the Health Sciences Library. We have two models on trial. They are easy to use, and you can send to your cell phone, e-mail or a jump drive. Please feel free to stop by and give them a try.

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Ebscohost Search & Find Trial

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The MU Libraries are reviewing discovery tools as our subscription to Summon comes up for renewal, and we are considering the other commercial discovery tools available.

A discovery tool provides a single search box for ease of searching many library resources at one time.  It includes citations for books, e-books, scholarly journals, magazines, dissertations, DVDs and many more resources, with links to full-text for the materials for which we have access. 

EbscoHost has provided free trial access to EDS, their discovery tool.  This trial gives the libraries and our users an opportunity to test the tool and assess whether it would be a good tool to add to our collection.

Since this is a free trial, it has not been fully customized, as it would be if we were to subscribe.  It does not contain all records from our catalog of books, but instead only  has a subset so that we can see how book records are integrated with the other records in the results.  We have also not activated all of our subscriptions to display within it.

To conduct a comprehensive search, we recommend using the Summon Search & Find and the individual subject databases we provide.  However, for other searches the EbscoHost EDS will be sufficient to identify materials.

Please test it out and give us your feedback.  We would like to know what you think about the tool – if you found it easy to use, which features you like/did not like, etc.  Your feedback will help us as we consider the future of a discovery tool for the MU Libraries.

If you have any questions, please contact Rhonda Whithaus (whithausr@missouri.edu).

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Dr. Davis: Network Scale Modeling of Lymph Transport and Its Effective Pumping Parameters (Open Access)

Dr. Davis: Network Scale Modeling of Lymph Transport and Its Effective Pumping Parameters (Open Access)

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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Dr. Michel J. Davis, PhD, is a Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. He is also a Margaret Proctor Mulligan Distinguished Professor in Medical Research. The focus of his research is research is on mechanisms of vascular mechanotransduction, currently working on projects answering the two following research questions:

  1. How is pressure / stretch transduced by extracellular matrix proteins and integrin receptors (adhesion molecules) in vascular smooth muscle to alter the gating of plasma membrane ion channels?
  2. hat ion channels and contractile proteins are important in the control of lymphatic vessel contraction?

To learn more about Dr. Davis’ research interestes and projects, click here.

Dr. Davis recently published in  Public Library of Science (PLOS), an open access journal for science and medicine:

Jamalian S, Davis MJ, Zawieja DC, Moore JE Jr (2016) Network Scale Modeling of Lymph Transport and Its Effective Pumping Parameters. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148384. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148384

home Databases & Electronic Resources, Resources and Services Database Spotlight: iPoll

Database Spotlight: iPoll

By Rhonda K. Whithaus   Posted in Databases & Electronic Resources Resources and Services
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iPoll is a database that focuses on public opinion polls and allows those polls to be searched in a question format, this makes this database extremely useful when trying to gather data about how public opinion has changed over time. This is made even easier when the time period that iPoll covers is taken into account, iPoll was started in the 1930s which is when surveys were first starting to be used for research. This means that you can track how public attitudes have changed on issues from the 1930s to now, for example, I searched the term “global warming” between the years of 1994-1995. I then found a question that asked whether or not people thought that global warming was a problem now or would be a problem in x number of years. The largest group that gave an answer said that they believed that global warming would be a serious problem in 50+ years, 24% of respondents believed this. I ran the same search between the years of 2014-2015 and found a survey that had asked the exact same question, on this survey 50% of respondents believed that global warming was causing an immediate problem. What a difference 20 years makes.

Tracking trends is just one thing that iPoll can do, through it you can download data, look at entire surveys, and see the breakdown of the respondents based on factors such as political affiliation, gender, and region. Sadly, this last feature isn’t available for all of the surveys, but all surveys will give a simple bar graph breakdown of the responses. If you really need the breakdown of the respondents, then you can just choose the limiter iPoll plus and you will automatically cut down your results to only the ones that have that data.

 iPoll is a great resource for public opinions in the US and internationally, and with all of the options available, it should be at the top of your list when looking into public opinion.

Tips and Tricks:

-When you first enter the database, there is a list of trending topics to the left.

-Boolean Searching is available

-Wildcard/truncation is %

-Selecting a topic allows you to refine your search even more by only searching your keyword in surveys about that subject.

iPOLL
 
The iPOLL database provides access to nearly half a million public opinion survey questions on a wide range of topics.
home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Morris, Cronk, and Washington: Parenting During Residency: Providing Support for Dr. Mom and Dr. Dad (Open Access)

Morris, Cronk, and Washington: Parenting During Residency: Providing Support for Dr. Mom and Dr. Dad (Open Access)

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This week’s post features three University of Missouri Faculty:

  1. Dr. Laura Morris, MD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine at the School of Medicine, as well as a practicing physician with Callaway Physicians. Her clinical interests include general pediatrics, obstetrics, and women’s health. Dr. Morris currently servs on the board of the Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN, see www.fpin.org ) and as an Author and Deputy Editor for their scholarly publications.  She is most proud of her Family Medicine Residency Teacher of the Year award in 2015—that really symbolizes the reason [she] chose academic medicine: to impact learners and make a positive connection while teaching.
  2. Dr. Nikole J. Cronk, PhD, is an Associate Teaching Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine at the School of Medicine. Her research interests include etiology and treatment of anxiety and depression, smoking correlates and treatment, and motivational Interviewing. To learn more about Dr. Cronk, click here.
  3. Dr. Karla T. Washington, PhD, LCSW, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine at the School of Medicine. She was involved in two projects on palliative care and hospice care: A Problem-Solving Intervention for Family Caregivers in Palliative Oncology, and Improving Information Flow to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Hospice Care. For her academic profile, click here.

They recently published their latest research, open access, in Family Medicine, the official journal of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

Morris L, Cronk NJ, Washington KT. Parenting During Residency: Providing Support for Dr Mom and Dr Dad. Fam Med 2016;48(2):140-144.

Here are some of Dr. Cronk’s thoughts on Open Access:

  • Why did you choose to publish in an Open Access journal? 

    “The journal we selected is the most relevant journal for our target audience.  We sought to reach individuals involved with the training of Family Medicine residents in order to highlight the importance of our topic.”

  • Would you publish in an Open Access journal again?  If so, why? 

    “Yes, definitely.  I think it is important for the advancement of science generally, and our field specifically, to have ready access to the latest research and scholarship.  Open access journals make it easy for busy professionals to learn and benefit from the latest publications in their respective fields.”

Here are some of Dr. Morris’ thoughts on Open Access:

  • Why did you choose to publish in an Open Access Journal?

         “Family Medicine is the top journal for family medicine educators and so is considered the key journal in which to publish educational research in our specialty. I’d certainly like to publish there again.​”

home Budget, Events and Exhibits, Resources and Services Seeking input on journal subscription renewals

Seeking input on journal subscription renewals

By Shannon Cary   Posted in Budget Events and Exhibits Resources and Services
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With the prospect of a possible shortfall of $1 million to the MU Libraries collection budget in FY2017, we are seeking input on some lower-use journals, particularly the titles in the bundles purchased through publishers Elsevier and Wiley.

Follow this link to provide your input on specific journal titles between now and April 4. 

We are beginning with these bundles because:

  •  they consume a large portion of the library collections budget, amounting to about $2,000,000 annually
  •  similar to a “cable tv model”, these bundles contain many titles which were never selected for our library, (e.g. dentistry)

Also included are some high cost/low use journals from other publishers in a variety of disciplines.

Learn more about the campus-wide collections review process and the reasons for it.

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Echosec

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Echosec offered the journalism library a free account to share with all of journalism.  They want feedback and they wanted the library to tell everyone since the tool searches social media that this information is not filtered.  

For those of you unfamiliar with Echosec, it is a software tool that allows you to monitor several social media platforms.  As a reporting tool, it has all kinds of interesting possibilities.  For strat comm, it is a social listening tool allowing you to monitor company, brand and product mentions.  

You can search by keyword, social media handle, or zoom in on a specific area to see what people are sharing.

Please contact Dorothy Carner carnerd@missouri.edu or Sue Schuermann schuermanns@missouri.edu for login and password.  

Schuermann, Sue

I am the Senior Library Specialist at the Journalism Library. I have over 28 years experience helping patrons with research, technology and outreach.

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Information on the Journal Review Process

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Updated 4/11/2016: Thanks to everyone who provided feedback! More information on the FY17 Libraries budget and the collection review process: http://library.missouri.edu/collectionsreview/

With the prospect of a possible $1 million shortfall to the MU Libraries collection budget in FY2017, we are seeking input on some lower-use journals, particularly the titles in the bundles purchased through publishers Elsevier and Wiley.

We are beginning with the Elsevier and Wiley bundles (plus a few additional high cost/use journals from other publishers) because:

  •  these packages consume a large portion of the library collections budget, amounting to about $2,000,000 annually
  •  similar to a “cable tv model,” these bundles contain many titles which were never selected for our library (e.g. the package include dentistry titles that were not chosen by the Libraries)

Login here to review the list of titles
Deadline for Review: Monday, April 4, 5pm. 

When looking at the journal list, you'll likely find it easiest to sort the journals by Subject (click on the green arrow in the Subject column).

You will see only one journal in the "Veterinary Medicine" category. Please check associated categories such as Agriculture, Biology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Medicine, and Zoology.

Submit your feedback via the online database, or email Kate Anderson directly with any questions or concerns.

Learn more about the campuswide collections review process and the reasons for it.

With subscription prices escalating annually at a rate that far exceeds inflation, MU is not the only university facing this dilemma.  Read more:

Larivière V, Haustein S, Mongeon P. (2015) The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era. PLoS One.  10(6): e0127502.

Bergstrom TC, Courant PN, McAfee RP, Williams MA. (2014) Evaluating Big Deal Journal Bundles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111(26): 9425–9430

View Health Sciences Libraries Director Deb Ward’s message to department chairs and health sciences leaders.

 

home Budget, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Seeking input on journal subscription renewals

Seeking input on journal subscription renewals

By E. Diane Johnson   Posted in Budget J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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With the prospect of a possible shortfall of $1 million to the MU Libraries collection budget in FY2017, we are seeking input on some lower-use journals, particularly the titles in the bundles purchased through publishers Elsevier and Wiley.

Follow this link to provide your input on specific journal titles between now and April 4. 

We are beginning with these bundles because:

  •  they consume a large portion of the library collections budget, amounting to about $2,000,000 annually
  •  similar to a “cable tv model”, these bundles contain many titles which were never selected for our library, (e.g. dentistry)

Also included are some high cost/low use journals from other publishers in a variety of disciplines.

Learn more about the campuswide collections review process and the reasons for it.

With subscription prices escalating annually at a rate that far exceeds inflation, MU is not the only university facing this dilemma.  Read more:

Larivière, V., Haustein, S., and Mongeon, P. (2015) The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era. PLoS One.  10(6): e0127502.

Bergstrom, T. C, Courant, P. N, McAfee, R. P., Williams, M. A. (2014) Evaluating Big Deal Journal Bundles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111(26): 9425–9430

View Health Sciences Library Director Deb Ward’s message to department chairs and health sciences leaders.

Contact us if you have any additional questions.