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Save a Trip to the Library: Request Scan & Deliver

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Save Yourself A Trip. Receive PDFs of print items via email Scan and Deliver

If you need journal articles, book chapters, proceedings, technical reports, government documents, and any part of other printed publications found within the libraries, simply request that the item be scanned and delivered to you via email. This includes items in any library building, and our off-site depository.

There are many ways you can request items from the libraries:

  • In our MU Libraries catalog, you can request items we have in print using
  • When searching for articles in databases, you can request a copy throughFindit@MU
  • Fill out the blank interlibrary loan form if you already know what item you are looking for

There is no charge for MU Faculty, Staff, and Students. For more information on our Scan & Deliver service, please visit our Scan & Deliver page.

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MU Libraries and Research Cycle

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From discovering new resources to tracking your impact, MU Libraries is here to support you every step of the way!

We offer a range of services covering all aspects of the Research Lifecycle, such as:

Contact your Subject Librarian for services in your area!

See more posts about Scholarly Communication issues

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Workshops Introduction to ZoteroBib: A Tool for Quick Bibliographies

Introduction to ZoteroBib: A Tool for Quick Bibliographies

By Shannon Cary   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Workshops
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Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time:3:00pm – 4:00pm
Online via Zoom
Registration

Get to know the capabilities, limitations, and use cases for Zoterobib, a fully online, non-login tool that will help you format your bibliography using your phone, tablet, or computer.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Looking to Publish a Case Report? Start Here

Looking to Publish a Case Report? Start Here

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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Deciding where to publish a case report is difficult because it’s hard to track down which journals actually publish case reports. To make that a little easier, a list of journals that publish case reports was recently released.

This new journal list includes 1,028 journals covering 129 specialties.

Below are just a few that are medicine and health science related.  You can check out the whole list here to search by specialty. 

American Family Physician

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

BMJ Case Reports

The Health Sciences Library subscription to BMJ Case Reports includes a waiver of the individual membership fee of £273 normally required to publish cases. Submission instructions.

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine

Critical Care Nurse

Frontiers in Public Health

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Leukemia Research

Occupational Medicine

Physical Therapy: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Women’s Health

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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, Workshops Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management

Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management

By Shannon Cary   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Workshops
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Date: Monday, September 30, 2024
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Online via Zoom
Registration

Zotero is a reliable tool for in-text and bibliography citation formatting. Zotero also helps organize sources, PDF’s, and notes, and facilitates collaborative research. This workshop will cover the most effective methods of getting citations into Zotero, using Zotero’s Word integration to create formatted bibliographies, and a use case for the Zettelkasten note-taking method using Zotero’s standalone notes.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields:August 2024

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields:August 2024

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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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, “Harnessing cellular therapeutics for type 1 diabetes mellitus: progress, challenges, and the road ahead “was co-authored by Dr. Haval Shirwan of the Department of Pediatrics. The article was published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology (impact factor of 31.0 in 2023).

Note that Dr. James Stevermer also had a publication in JAMA as a member of the USPSTF: “Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement”

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=August&Year=2024

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services New Book Highlight- Environmental Alteration Leads to Human Disease: a Planetary Health Approach

New Book Highlight- Environmental Alteration Leads to Human Disease: a Planetary Health Approach

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

We’ve recently added Environmental Alteration Leads to Human Disease: a Planetary Health Approach to our online collection.

This book aims to explore the impact of human alterations of Earth’s ecological systems on human health. Human activities are producing fundamental biophysical changes faster than ever before in the history of our species, which are accompanied by dangerous health effects.

Drawing on advanced ecological principles, the book demonstrates the importance of using systemic medicine to study the effects of ecological alterations on human health.

This book is a great resource for anyone beginning to work on their dissertation or grant proposal as well as those who are interested in brushing up on their writing skills.

You can access the book online.

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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.

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New Book Highlight- Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals

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New Ebook Highlight

We’ve recently added Proposals That Work : A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals to our online collection.

This book covers all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding. What makes this book great is that there are several proposal examples to help you visualize the end product of a proposal.

In the newest edition, the authors have included a discussion of the effects of new technologies and the Internet on the proposal process. There are new sections covering alternative forms of proposals and dissertations and the role of academic rigor in research.

This book is a great resource for anyone beginning to work on their dissertation or grant proposal as well as those who are interested in brushing up on their writing skills.

You can access the book online.

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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.

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Finding Easy-to-Understand Health Information

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Gateway Carousel HSL J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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Finding accurate and easy to understand information is important and sometimes hard to find with all the information that’s available on the internet.

We make it easy for you to find health information. We have a guide that links to both local and and nationwide resources. They help with finding healthcare providers in the mid-Missouri area to helping you understand various health topics in a way that makes sense.

Highlights from the guide include:

  • Understanding healthcare coverage
  • Health information in different languages
  • LGBTQ+ healthcare
  • Genetics

You can find more topics at libraryguides.missouri.edu/FindingHealthInformation

While we do not provide medical advice, we love to help you find information during your healthcare journey. We believe in the right of the patient to become educated and informed about their health.

Need more help? You can make an appointment with a librarian who can sit down with you to help find the best information for you. Whether you are at Mizzou or live in Mid-Missouri, we are here to help.

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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.

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New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Resources and Services
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A recently trending article in PubMed was Integrating molecular and cellular components of endothelial shear stress mechanotransduction authored by Drs. Power and Padilla from the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology and Drs. Ferreia-Santos and Martinez-Lemus from NextGen Precision Health.

What is a PubMed trending article?

Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.

You can see the full list of trending articles here.

Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.

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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.