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MU corresponding authors are eligible for a $350 discount on the Open Access fee for PNAS. To make your article freely available immediately, the discounted fee is $1,000 instead of the regular $1,350. More information.
Note: all PNAS articles are freely available after 6 months.
Welcome and Welcome Back!
Check out the Zalk Library guide for your first two years: https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/vm1.
Here, you'll find the basics of how the library operates and information on the resources we have available for you.
And a friendly reminder that the library is often the only quiet space in the building. Respect your classmates' needs for a quiet study area…shhhhhh…
MDConsult is being phased out and is being replaced by a new product called ClinicalKey. ClinicalKey contains all of the MDConsult content plus much more: over 1,000 additional clinical e-books and over 20,000 videos. In addition, FirstConsult and Vitals, point-of-care information for medicine and surgery, are included. The transition from MDConsult to ClinicalKey is underway, and will be completed by September 2014. The library currently has trial access to ClinicalKey.
Just some of the books of interest available in ClinicalKey:
The MU Libraries now subscribes to SPORTDiscus with Full Text !
SPORTDiscus is a full-text database covering sports and sports medicine journals, including equine sports. Subjects covered include biomechanics, drugs, exercise, kinesiology, movement science, nutrition, occupational health and therapy, physical fitness, physical therapy, rehabilitation, sports and exercise psychology, coaching and education and sports medicine.
SPORTDiscus also provides access to about 400 new journals in these subject areas, including highly requested titles such as:
Check on the Zoonoses & Public Health Issue on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in Animal Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine !
See especially the article on searching the literature, written by Kate Anderson, Head of the Zalk Veterinary Medical Library (aka yours truly…):
O’Connor AM, Anderson KM, Goodell CK, Sargeant JM. Conducting systematic reviews of intervention questions I: Writing the review protocol, formulating the question and searching the literature. Zoonoses and Public Health 2014;61 Suppl 1:28-38 doi: 10.1111/zph.12125. PMID: 24905994.
We've recently added more "backfile" access to two ScienceDirect journals. You now have online access to Vaccine and to Veterinary Parasitology back to 1995 (previously, access was available back to 1998).
Enjoy!
Please help us welcome Shelly McDavid, our new Library Information Assistant, to Zalk Library! In addition to performing a wide variety of circulation duties, Shelly will serve as our point person for Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery.
Shelly previously worked at the J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library. She holds a Masters of Education in Counseling and a Masters of Library Science and Information Management.
Welcome, Shelly!
We've recently purchased the “backfiles” of several Wiley journals. You now have electronic access to all years of:
Previously, these titles were available online from 1997 to present.
Enjoy!
We've recently added additional "backfile" access to some popular ScienceDirect Journals. You now have online access to the following journals back to 1995:
Previously, online access started in 1998. Enjoy!
See The Antidote in action! Join MU Libraries for the opening lecture of Superhero Science: Fact vs. Fiction in Superhero Comics, featuring our very own Dr. Tim Evans.
Wednesday, March 12th, 11:00 AM, Ellis Library Colonnade
Heck, design your own Scientific Superhero and win tickets to Bill Nye and a $100 Gift Card! http://library.missouri.edu/announcements/2014/02/20/design-your-own-scientific-superhero-win-100-gift-card/
