The Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently made several updates to the NIH Public Access Web page to clarify the submission process. The site explains four methods to ensure that a manuscript is submitted to PubMed Central in compliance with the NIH public access policy. For more information, see the NIH public access FAQ.
In June 2008 Walter W. Diggs, the son of Lemuel W. Diggs, M.D., gave 57 watercolor images of normal and abnormal blood cells to the Health Sciences Historical Collections. The images were composed and painted by the Memphis artist Dorothy Sturm in the 1960s, and were commissioned by Dr. Diggs to use as educational tools for faculty and students. An online exhibit of the watercolor images is now available for viewing on the Health Sciences Library's web site. Let us know what you think!
Judy Olson, UTHSC’s Beilstein representative from Elsevier, will be in the library's Conference Room on Wednesday, July 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. She will provide us with the latest updates on the Crossfire Beilstein databases. Come and learn more about the Beilstein updates. Space is limited, so for more information contact Deborah Powell at dpowell9@utmem.edu.
As a result of the UT budget situation, the library must reduce the size of the collection by approximately $340,000 for FY 2009. The list of resources identified for cuts will be posted in a few days on the library website, and we will seek your input once again before final decisions are made. We regret this situation and ask for your understanding as we proceed with the process of cancelling library journals, databases, and subscription books.
MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine's consumer health Web site, just launched a multilingual health information resource page.
The Informaworld (Taylor & Francis) site is now available to access journals.
Please be aware that Informaworld (Taylor & Francis), one of the providers of our electronic journals, is scheduled for a period of downtime tonight, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 from 11pm until 1:00am to complete some essential maintenance. During this downtime and possibly afterwards, some users may experience impaired performance for a short time. The Informaworld team apologizes in advance for any inconveniences this might cause.
The blue sidebar menu was removed from the PubMed Summary results screen to provide space for forthcoming features. Users will be able to access the sidebar from the PubMed homepage.
The Health Sciences Library's full text icons in PubMed are now operating properly on Macs (Safari and Firefox) and on PCs (Firefox).
Beginning today all applicable peer-reviewed articles accepted for publication must be submitted within 12 months for archiving in PubMed Central. For more help check out the NIH Public Access Information Page. A flowchart of steps for submitting articles is available by clicking on title above, and then the "Download File" link.
The library's online catalog is being redesigned! The entire catalog is being overhauled to make navigation simpler, reduce visual clutter and help you find information faster. Please try out the beta version today and send us your thoughts and suggestions.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy requires that researchers funded by NIH grants submit their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts, which have been accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008, to PubMed Central. The Health Sciences Library and the Office of Research have constructed an NIH Public Access Policy Information page containing links to helpful resources. Click on the link to go to the page.
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