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1 newsletter Bi feedback http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library OR http://www.biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu/library/ Issue #75 Spring 2009 Director’s Notes In This Issue New web page live .......... 2 UMC Library moved ...... 3 Google Scholar, EBSCO, M.D. Consult .................. 4 New Biomedical resources ......................... 5 Faculty Publications ....... 6 New book titles ............... 8 The ultimate gift ............ 10 Staff recognition ............. 10 Findability,”a term credited to author Peter Morville, is the goal of our new web page design. It is ready to roll out and we seek your input on the new design. You can access the web page at http:www.biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu. It contains separate portals for each of the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health Professions along with a Hospital portal and a General Public portal. For each separate user group we have tried to gather resources important to each unique user; however, if we missed an important resource for your discipline, please let us know. We will be using various methods to determine the web page’s usefulness and “findability” for our user groups. Call your Department’s Liaison Librarian (see http:// www.biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu/library/?q=liaisons and page 9 in this publication) and invite him/her to come to your next Department meeting to demonstrate the new web page and to tell you about the resources the Biomedical Library has that are important to you and your discipline. Other articles in this issue will describe other library projects with the goal of better service: • the Health Information Resource Center has opened in the USA Medical Center , providing not only quality resources for faculty, staff and students, but also consumer health information; • the study/conference room on the second floor has been completed. This space can be used for individual study, large group study or as a conference room for meetings. A flat screen is available for projection and we will soon have the capability of video conferencing; • we have partnered with the University Library and Baldwin County campus to have copy cards that can be used at any of the three locations; • our Clinical Librarian program now includes both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine; new resources , both electronic books and journals have been added to the collection; • using Google Scholar from our Databases and Resources web page will provide icons for Biomedical Library owned resources. We continue to strive to be your first choice for health care information. Judy Burnham Director The USA Biomedical Library’s new web page contains separate portals for each of the colleges. Each portal directs the user to resources important for his specialization.

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newsletter

Bi feedbackhttp://southmed.usouthal.edu/library OR http://www.biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu/library/

Issue #75 Spring 2009

Director’s Notes

In This Issue

New web page live .......... 2

UMC Library moved ...... 3

Google Scholar, EBSCO,

M.D. Consult .................. 4

New Biomedicalresources ......................... 5

Faculty Publications ....... 6

New book titles ............... 8

The ultimate gift ............ 10

Staff recognition ............. 10

“Findability,”a term credited to authorPeter Morville, is the goal of our new webpage design. It is ready to roll out and weseek your input on the new design. Youcan access the web page athttp:www.biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu.

It contains separate portals for each ofthe Colleges of Medicine, Nursing andAllied Health Professions along with aHospital portal and a General Public portal.For each separate user group we have tried

to gather resources important toeach unique user; however, if wemissed an important resource foryour discipline, please let us know.We will be using various methodsto determine the web page’susefulness and “findability” forour user groups. Call yourDepartment’s Liaison Librarian(see http://

www.biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu/library/?q=liaisons and page 9 in this publication)

and invite him/her to come to your next Department meeting to demonstrate the new web pageand to tell you about the resources the Biomedical Library has that are important to you and yourdiscipline.

Other articles in this issue will describe other library projects with the goal of better service:• the Health Information Resource Center has opened in the USA Medical Center,

providing not only quality resources for faculty, staff and students, but also consumer healthinformation;

• the study/conference room on the second floor has been completed. This space can beused for individual study, large group study or as a conference room for meetings. A flat screen isavailable for projection and we will soon have the capability of video conferencing;

• we have partnered with the University Library and Baldwin County campus to have copy cards that can be used at any of the threelocations;

• our Clinical Librarian program now includes both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine;• new resources, both electronic books and journals have been added to the collection;• using Google Scholar from our Databases and Resources web page will provide icons for Biomedical Library owned resources.

We continue to strive to be your first choice for health care information.Judy Burnham

Director

The USA Biomedical Library’s new web page contains separateportals for each of the colleges. Each portal directs the user toresources important for his specialization.

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PHONE NUMBERSAdministrationDirector: Judy Burnham ............ (251) [email protected]: Bonnie Seibert ............ (251) 460-6885Collection Management: Jie Li .... (251) [email protected] Services: Geneva Staggs (251) [email protected] Services: .......................... (251) 460-7044Justin Robertson .......................... (251) [email protected]

Libraries:Campus (Baugh) .......................... (251) 460-7043C&W ............................................. (251) 415-8586UMC ............................................. (251) 471-7855Interlibrary Loan ........................... (251) 460-6891

Fax NumbersCampus (Baugh) .......................... (251) 460-7638UMC ............................................. (251) 471-7857C&W ............................................. (251) 415-8587

REGULAR HOURSJanuary 2, 2009 - May 11, 2009Charles M. Baugh Library (Campus)Monday-Thursday 7:15 am - 11:45 pmFriday 7:15 am - 5:45 pmSaturday 7:15 am - 5:45 pmSunday 1:00 pm - 9:45 pm

Medical Center Site (staffed hours)Monday-Thursday 8:00 am - 6:00 pmFriday 8:00 am - 5:00 pmSaturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pmSunday Not staffed

Children’s and Women’s SiteMonday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pmSaturday & Sunday Closed

Holiday and Extended HoursThe libraries will observe holidays for Martin LutherKing Holiday (1/19), Mardi Gras (2/24), EasterSunday (4/12), Memorial Day (5/25). Library willhave shortened hours for Spring Break (3/16-20)and extended hours during finals (4/10-11, 24-25,5/1-2); see posted hours on our website.

Email: [email protected]:southmed.usouthal.edu/libraryNew Website:http://www.biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu/library/

USA Biomedical Library Biofeedback Spring 2009

USA Biomedical Library’snew web page is live!

Access it in beta athttp:// biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu/

- Andrea Wright

In order to make the new siteeasier for our users to navigate, wehave set up portals for the threecolleges, for the hospitals and forthe general public. Each portaldirects the user to resourcesimportant for his specialization.

Another new feature is the RSSfeed or e-mail function forBiomedical Library news. Allissues of the Biofeedback will bearchived on this site.

New resources in the library arealso featured on the site withdirect access to resources from thehome page.

The new web page will runconcurrently with the existing webpage (http://southmed.usouthal.edu/

library/index.html) until the summerat which time we will switch thelibrary’s only web page to the new

one with a re-direct from the oldURL.

The web page, is of course, aconstant work in progress, but weare pleased with the usability andnew design elements. Please giveus your feedback and suggestions.

Andrea Wright, our TechnologyLibrarian, and Justin Robertson,our Assistant Director for PublicServices, did the re-design.

Common copy (Trac) cards arenow in operation. Recentchanges to the Trac CardSystem benefit all users: TracCards (or copy cards, as somecall them) will now work inUniversity and BiomedicalLibraries and the BaldwinCounty campus locationsregardless of where the card ispurchased. All print stationswill accept one common card.

Other IMPORTANT User News:

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The University of South AlabamaBiomedical Library’s Medical Center sitehas moved onto the third floor of thehospital from their previous location inthe Mastin Building. Over the last sixmonths a space in the hospital on thethird floor has been renovated into whatis now being called the Health Infor-mation Resource Center.

Preparing the collections for themove, usage statistics were analyzed,prudent weeding undertaken, newelectronic items purchased and thecollections split into two sections. Thecollection now available in the newHealth Information ResourceCenter has been shaped into a ‘just in

time’ instead of a ‘just in case’ collec-tion. The less frequently used items willbe housed in a storage collection threefloors down in the hospital.

With the emphasis on onlineresources, additional computerworkstations were added and wirelessantennas installed in the new space.

A new emphasis for this library site isconsumer health information. Almost assoon as planning started on the renova-tion and move, hospital administrationasked that a consumer/patient informa-tion service be added. To gear up for thischange, the library applied for and wasaccepted to be one of only nine sites inthe United States and Canada to help

develop and test a newhealth informationliteracy curriculumfocused on increasinghealth care provider andpatient use of consumerhealth resources, and onpromoting the role oflibrarians as key providersof health informationliteracy resources and

USA Biomedical Library’s

Now called the HealthInformation Resource Center,the new UMC library is on thethird floor in the UniversityMedical Center hospital.

services.The University of South Alabama

Biomedical Library also hosted agraduate student internship from theUniversity of Alabama School ofLibrary and Information Studies todevelop what has become a consumerhealth information kiosk located in theHealth Information Resource Center.

Left: Library Supervisor Nancy Pugh showsUMC Supply Processing/Distribution employeeRomerius Sewell some of the new library’s features.

Left: The collection housed in thenew library will also includeconsumer health information.

Above: Online resources can be accessed viawireless and additional workstations, yet thelibrary still hosts a physical journal and bookcollection with areas to sit and read.

Medical Center Site Has Moved- Geneva Staggs

Watch for announcementsabout the upcoming OpenHouse scheduled for thenew Health InformationResource Center.

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We have set up Google Scholar so that it shows the USA icon for USA ownedresources. If you search Google Scholar from our Databases and Resources webpage (http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/index.html), it will recognize that you are onthe USA campus and will show which of the listed resources are available fromUSA.

The newly designed USA Biomedical Library web page has rolled out. If youwould like to try accessing our resources from the new site, go to http://

www.biomedicallibrary.southalabama.edu/library/. Please keep in mind that this is stillunder development. Your feedback would be helpful. Email Technology LibrarianAndrea Wright at [email protected].

USA resources nowfeatured in search results

EBSCOhost 2.0 New FeaturesA new simpler Basic Search Screen is just oneof the new EBSCO features along with the ability to

preview an article or image by mouseover, a new results list, and anew detailed display list. You will also discover a new Search Historycapability, reorganized Limiters and Expanders, new search modesincluding SmartText, and URLs that can be bookmarked.

Several customer-requested enhancements to the EBSCOhost 2.0release include:

• Date slider reset with original dates,• Additional help links and more intuitive tool tips,• Intuitive navigation to launch a new search,• Search mode inclusion at the top of the Result List.If you have questions searching CINAHL, or any other Ebsco databases, call the USA Biomedical Library reference desk at

460-7044 or go to EBSCO’s new support center for CINAHL help sheets, user guides, FAQs, and links to onlinetraining at http://support.ebscohost.com/.

a Valuable Resource

MD Consult is a key online clinical resourcethat offers quick and direct access to a wide varietyof relevant and authoritative information fromleading clinical resources worldwide, thusallowing busy health-care professionals theopportunity to efficiently obtain valuableinformation often within seconds.

The main search page, designed for ease ofuse, contains links to the following nine areas.

• Books • Guidelines• Journals • The Clinics• Drugs • Images• News • CME• Patient EducationClicking on the Images link allows the user

to search and compare over 50,000 high-quality medical images, while clicking onJournals allows the user to access the latestarticle summaries from top journals.

Point-of-care tools allow you to custom-ize patient education handouts and toaccess easy-to-scan articles, recent FDAannouncements, RSS feeds, and weeklyeNewsletter to keep current with recentdevelopments.

MD Consult is easily accessible from thehomepage of the Biomedical Libraryhttp://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/by clicking first on the “Databases/Resources” link and next on the linkentitled “MD Consult.”

- Trey Lemley- Andrea Wright

- Andrea Wright

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CRISP (Computer Retrieval ofInformation on Scientific Projects) is asearchable database of federally fundedbiomedical research projects conductedat universities, hospitals, and otherresearch institutions. The database,maintained by the Office of ExtramuralResearch at the National Institutes ofHealth, includes projects funded by theNational Institutes of Health (NIH),Substance Abuse and Mental HealthServices (SAMHSA), Health Resourcesand Services Administration (HRSA),Food and Drug Administration (FDA),Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDCP), Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality (AHRQ),and Office of Assistant Secretary ofHealth (OASH). Users can access theCRISP interface to search for scientificconcepts, emerging trends and tech-niques, or identify specific projects and/or investigators. Terms can be searchedas phrases or with all words having thesame stem. Searches can be limited bystates, institutions, award types, andactivity. CRISP uses a controlledvocabulary and the thesaurus terms arelinked from the search page.

Searching for scientific conceptsor emerging trends?

Trying to identify specificprojects and/or investigators?

Try CRISP.- Judy Burham

Several new resources added tothe Biomedical Library in 2009

SpringerLinkBy joining a consortium, the University of South Alabama Libraries have

gained more than 2000 journals from SpringerLink. Among them, more than760 are medicine and health sciences titles. Some popular titles such as BreastCancer Research and Treatment are among the titles added.

Springer titles may be searched from our Electronic Journal page at theBiomedical Library website or the complete list of Springer journals may beviewed at http://www.springerlink.com/journals/. Full text articles are accessiblewhen searching the databases as well.

Journals@Ovid LWW Total Access Collection and Nursing CollectionThe Total Access Collection and Nursing Collection contains about 300 new

titles. Search for any of the titles at our Electronic Journal page (http://

southmed.usouthal.edu/library/index.html) or browse the list of Ovid athttp://ovidsp.ovid.com/. When searching Pubmed or other databases, the articlesshould be linked to the full text in our collection.

LWW Medical BookCollection

This comprehensivecollection includes 343electronic books in a rangeof medical, nursing, andhealth science specialtyareas. The books are on theOvidSP platform, search-able for one or multiplebooks, and users canquickly find the exactinformation they need.Browse the table of con-tents of individual books or access the LWW Medical Books from Oviddatabases or go directly to the books at http://ovidsp.ovid.com

vidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=browsecontent&BROWSEOPT=browseTitles&NEWS=N&D=books.

Clinical EvidenceTo support evidence-based practice, the Biomedical Library has sub-

scribed to Clinical Evidence, a new kind of decision-support resource.Clinical Evidence integrates systematic reviews with a range of additionalevidence based medicine (EBM) resources to create a powerful supporttool, providing busy clinicians with access to the very latest and mostrelevant medical knowledge for treatment decisions. The database isowned by BMJ Publishing Group. Access Clinical Evidence at http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/.

- Jie Li

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Faculty PublicationsListed below are journal publications by USA faculty indexed in MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Web of

Science for August through December, 2008. Department chairs are asked to submit citations of recentpublications by their department members. If we missed your latest contribution to the literature, pleasenotify the editor so it can be included in a future listing. New faculty are encouraged to submit their latestpublications to the editor ([email protected]).

USA Biomedical Library Biofeedback Spring 2009

Arrieta MI, Foreman RD, Crook ED, Icenogle ML.Insuring continuity of care for chronicdisease patients after a disaster: key prepared-ness elements. Am J Med Sci 2008;336(2):128-33.

Barik S. An intronic microRNA silences genesthat are functionally antagonistic to its hostgene. Nucleic Acids Res 2008;36(16):5232-41.

Barve M, Bender J, Senzer N, Cunningham C,Greco FA, McCune D, Steis R, Khong H,Richards D, Stephenson J, Ganesa P,Nemunaitis J, Ishioka G, Pappen B, NemunaitisM, Morse M, Mills B, Maples PB, Sherman J,Nemunaitis JJ. Induction of immuneresponses and clinical efficacy in a phase IItrial of IDM-2101, a 10-epitope cytotoxic T-lymphocyte vaccine, in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 2008;26(27):4418-25.

Bitko V, Musiyenko A, Bayfield MA, Maraia RJ,Barik S. Cellular La protein shieldsnonsegmented negative-strand RNA viralleader RNA from RIG-I and enhances virusgrowth by diverse mechanisms. J Virol2008;82(16):7977-87.

Calhoun DA, Glazer RD, Pettyjohn FS, CoenenPDM, Zhao YX, Grosso A. Efficacy andtolerability of combination therapy withvalsartan/hydrochlorothiazide in the initialtreatment of severe hypertension. Curr Med ResOpin 2008;24(8):2303-11.

Carter JE, Evans TN, Tucker JA. Cytologicdiagnosis of alveolar soft part sarcoma of thelower extremity by fine needle aspiration andcorrelation with core biopsy - a case report.Acta Cytol 2008;52(4):459-63.

Carter JE, Eves M, Laurini JA. MediastinalMycobacterium avium-intracellulare infectiondiagnosed by transesophageal endoscopicultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy. Am JGastroenterol 2008;103(7):1844-5.

Carter JE, Laurini JA, Evans TN, Estrada B.Neonatal Candida parapsilosis meningitis andempyema related to epidural migration of acentral venous catheter. Clin Neurol Neurosurg2008;110(6):614-8.

Carter JE, Laurini JA, Mizell KN. Kluyverainfections in the pediatric population. PediatrInfect Dis J 2008;27(9):839-41.

Caudill JS, Imran H, Porcher JC, Steensma DR.Congenital sideroblastic anemia associatedwith germline polymorphisms reducingexpression of FECH. Haematol Hematol J2008;93(10):1582-4.

Chen YW, Tekle C, Fodstad O. Theimmunoregulatory protein human B7H3 is a

tumor-associated antigen that regulates tumorcell migration and invasion. Curr Cancer DrugTargets 2008;8(5):404-13.

Clark DW, Mitra A, Fillmore RA, Jiang WG, SamantRS, Fodstad O, Shevde LA. NUPR1 interactswith p53, transcriptionally regulates p21 andrescues breast epithelial cells from doxorubi-cin-induced genotoxic stress. Curr Cancer DrugTargets 2008;8(5):421-30.

Cohen MV, Yang XM, Downey JM. Acidosis,oxygen, and interference with mitochondrialpermeability transition pore formation in theearly minutes of reperfusion are critical topostconditioning’s success. Basic Res Cardiol2008;103(5):464-71.

Corlew M, Di Palma J. Clinical impact ofidentifying lactose maldigestion or fructosemalabsorption in irritable bowel syndromeand other conditions. Am J Gastroenterol2008;103(Suppl):S458.

Costello MW, Bolling RP, Gonzalez RP. Intra-abdominal injury as a result of high-pressurewater injection. J Traum 2008;65(1):222-4.

Demakis GJ, Gervais RO, Rohling ML. The effectof failure on cognitive and psychologicalsymptom validity tests in litigants withsymptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.Clin Neuropsychol 2008;22(5):879-95.

Deo DD, Rao AP, Bose SS, Ouhtit A, Baliga SB,Rao SA, Trock BJ, Thouta R, Raj MHG, Rao PN.Differential effects of leptin on the invasivepotential of androgen-dependent and -independent prostate carcinoma cells. J BiomedBiotechnol 2008;2008:163902.

Druzhyna NM, Wilson GL, LeDoux SP. Mitochon-drial DNA repair in aging and disease. MechAgeing Dev 2008;129(7-8):383-90.

Elzarrad MK, Haroon A, Willecke K,Dobrowolski R, Gillespie MN, Al-Mehdi AB.Connexin-43 upregulation in micrometastasesand tumor vasculature and its role in tumorcell attachment to pulmonary endothelium.BMC Med 2008;6.

Estrada B. Pediatric bulletin. Streptococcuspneumoniae 19A: an emerging threat. Infect Med2008;25(7):330.

Ford EW, McAlearney AS, Phillips MT,Menachemi N, Rudolph B. Predictingcomputerized physician order entry systemadoption in US hospitals: can the federalmandate be met? Int J Med Inform2008;77(8):539-45.

Fouty B. Diabetes and the pulmonary circulation.Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol2008;295(5):L725-6.

Frei AC, Guo Y, Jones DW, et al. Vasculardysfunction in a murine model of severehemolysis. Blood 2008;112(2):398-405.

Gerthoffer WT, Singer CA. Viral gene transfervectors in studies of human smooth musclefunction. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2008;44:S9.

Goel S, Sosnowski J. Granular cell tumor: a raretumor of the sellar region. Am J Clin Pathol2008;130(4):56.

Gregory-Bass RC, Olatinwo M, Xu W, Matthews R,Stiles JK, Thomas K, Liu D, Tsang B, Thomp-son WE. Prohibitin silencing reversesstabilization of mitochondrial integrity andchemoresistance in ovarian cancer cells byincreasing their sensitivity to apoptosis. Int JCancer 2008 May 1;122(9):1923-30.

Gross KL, Westberry JM, Hubler TR, Sadosky PW,Singh RJ, Taylor RL, Scammell JG. Androgenresistance in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.).Comparative Med 2008;58(4):381-8.

Gu XG, Zhong Q, Liu BN, Schwarzenberger P. IL-17F/IL-17R interaction stimulates granu-lopoiesis in mice. Exp Hematol2008;36(11):1417-27.

Gupte SA. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase: anovel therapeutic target in cardiovasculardiseases. Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2008;9(9):993-1000.

Hall P, Sanford JT, Demi AS. Patterns of decisionmaking by wives of patients with life-threatening cardiac disease. J Fam Nurs2008;14(3):347-62.

Hevel JM, Pande P, Viera-Oveson S, Sudweeks TJ,Jaffree LS, Hansen CM, Ayling JE. Determi-nants of oligomerization of the bifunctionalprotein DCoH alpha and the effect on itsenzymatic and transcriptional coactivatoractivities. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008;477(2):356-62.

Hooks B, Rutland T, Di Palma J. Doeslubiprostone decrease gastric and small boweltransit time and improve visualization of smallbowel with capsule endoscopy? Am JGastroenterol 2008;103(Suppl):S503.

Ji DB, Zhu MC, Zhu B, Zhu YZ, Li CL, Ye J, ZhuHB. Hydroxysafflor yellow A enhancessurvival of vascular endothelial cells underhypoxia via upregulation of the HIF-1 alpha-VEGF pathway and regulation of Bcl-2/Bax.J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2008;52(2):191-202.

Jiang YH, Martinez JE, Ou ZS, Cooper ML, KangSHL, Pursley A, Cheung SW. De novo andcomplex imbalanced chromosomal rearrange-ments revealed by array CGH in a patient withan abnormal phenotype and apparently“Balanced” paracentric inversion of14(q21q23). Am J Med Genet A2008;146A(15):1986-93.

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Julie NL, Julie IM, Kende AI, Wilson GL.Mitochondrial dysfunction and delayedhepatotoxicity: another lesson fromtroglitazone. Diabetologia 2008;51(11):2108-16.

Kuno A, Solenkova NV, Solodushko V, Dost T, LiuYP, Yang XM, Cohen MV, Downey JM. Infarctlimitation by a protein kinase G activator atreperfusion in rabbit hearts is dependent onsensitizing the heart to A(2b) agonists byprotein kinase C. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol2008;295(3):H1288-95.

Laurini JA, Carter JE. Isolated intestinal neurofi-bromatosis in a patient without clinicalevidence of generalized neurofibromatosis.South Med J 2008;101(8):871.

Ledoux J, Taylor MS, Bonev AD, Hannah RM,Solodushko V, Shui B, Tallini Y, Kotlikoff MI,Nelson MT. Functional architecture ofinositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate signaling inrestricted spaces of myoendothelial projections.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008;105(28):9627-32.

Liu SH, Ren SP, Howell P, Fodstad O, Riker AI.Identification of novel epigeneticallymodified genes in human melanoma viapromoter methylation gene profiling. PigmentCell Melanoma Res 2008;21(5):545-58.

Long XC, Bell RD, Gerthoffer WT, Zlokovic BV,Miano JM. Myocardin is sufficient for asmooth muscle-like contractile phenotype.Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008;28(8):1505-10.

Lorico A, Mercapide J, Soloduschko V, AlexeyevM, Fodstad O, Rappa G. Primary neural stem/progenitor cells expressing endostatin orcytochrome P450 for gene therapy ofglioblastoma. Cancer Gene Ther 2008;15(9):605-15.

Metge BJ, Frost AR, King JA, Dyess DL, WelchDR, Samant RS, Shevde LA. Epigeneticsilencing contributes to the loss of BRMS1expression in breast cancer. Clin Exp Metastasis2008;25(7):753-63.

Mizell KN, Patterson KV. Concurrent herpessimplex virus pneumonia and esophagitis:report of two cases with autopsy pathologyand review of the literature. South Med J2008;101(8):870-1.

Mizell KN, Patterson KV, Carter JE. Empyemanecessitatis due to methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus: case report and reviewof the literature. J Clin Microbiol 2008;46(10):3534-6.

Moss NG, Fellner RC, Qian X, Yu SJ, Li ZP,Nakazato M, Goy MF. Uroguanylin, anintestinal natriuretic peptide, is delivered tothe kidney as an unprocessed propeptide.Endocrinology 2008;149(9):4486-98.

Mozaffari MS, Schaffer SW. Myocardial ischemic-reperfusion injury in a rat model ofmetabolic syndrome. Obesity 2008;16(10):2253-8.

Narayanaswamy V, Rettig KR, Bhowmick SK.Excessive growth. Clin Pediatr 2008;47(7):705-10.

Oka M, Fagan KA, Jones PL, McMurtry IF.Therapeutic potential of RhoA/Rho kinaseinhibitors in pulmonary hypertension. Br JPharmacol 2008;155(4):444-54.

Op’t Holt TB. Transition to newhydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhalers. AARCTimes 2008;32(10):36.

Parker JC, Townsley MI. Physiological determi-nants of the pulmonary filtration coefficient.Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008;295(2):L235-7.

Pollock JM, Greiner FG, Crowder JB, Crowder JW,Quindlen E. Neurosarcoidosis mimicking amalignant optic glioma. J Neuroophthalmol2008;28(3):214-6.

Preud’Homme D, Higginbottom L, Phelps LA.Resolution of large size pancreatic pseudocyst(PPC) in an adolescent with conservativemeasures (very low-fat diet and excellentcompliance). Am J Gastroenterol 2008;103(Suppl):S90.

Preud’Homme D, Higginbottom L, Phelps LA,Blair-Elortegui J. Is serum alanine aminotrans-ferase (ALT) elevation in obese children andadolescents just non-alcoholic fatty liverdisease (NAFLD)? Am J Gastroenterol2008;103(Suppl):S162-3.

Pruitt B. Kids & asthma: making (and teaching) theright choices. RT 2008;21(8):12-16.

Pruitt B. Loosening the bonds of restrictive lungdisease. Nursing 2008;38(8):34-40.

Pruitt B. Ventilation for life. Pulmonary implica-tions and the obese patient. AARC Times2008;32(10):22.

Rai PR, Cool CD, King JAC, Stevens T, Burns N,Winn RA, Kasper M, Voelkel NF. The cancerparadigm of severe pulmonary arterialhypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med2008;178(6):558-64.

Ren S, Liu S, Howell P Jr, Xi Y, Enkemann SA, JuJ, Riker AI. The impact of genomics inunderstanding human melanoma progressionand metastasis. Cancer Control 2008;15(3):202-15.

Rhoda JE. Radiation exposure and computedtomography in the emergency department.Adv Emerg Nurs J 2008;30(3):271-82.

Ricke TL, Mancao MY, Savells KL, Martino AM.An unusual cause for gait disturbance in achild. Clin Pediatr 2008;47(7):711-4.

Rocconi RP. Re: Chemotherapy-relatedmyelosuppression as a marker for survival inepithelial ovarian cancer patients. Gynecol Oncol2008;111(1):160.

Rocconi RP, Matthews KS, Kimball KJ, ConnerMG, Baker AC, Barnes MN. Expression of C-kit and platelet-derived growth factorreceptors in ovarian granulosa cell tumors.Reprod Sci 2008;15(7):673-7.

Rutland T, Thompson L, Herrera J. Paralyzingdiarrhea. Am J Gastroenterol 008;103(Suppl):S309.

Salinthone S, Tyagi M, Gerthoffer WT. Small heatshock proteins in smooth muscle. PharmacolTher 2008;119(1):44-54.

Sohal RS, Toroser D, Bregere C, Mockett RJ, OrrWC. Age-related decrease in expression ofmitochondrial DNA encoded subunits ofcytochrome c oxidase in Drosophilamelanogaster. Mech Ageing Dev 2008;129(9):558-61.

Stevens T, Phan S, Frid MG, Alvarez D, Herzog E,Stenmark KR. Lung vascular cell heterogene-ity: endothelium, smooth muscle, andfibroblasts. Proc Am Thorac Soc online2008;5(7):783-91.

Sullivan JC, Kakati DD, Carter E, Boyd AK,Kyriakides TR, Agah A. Elevated expressionof isopeptide bond cross-links contributes tofibrosis in scleroderma and the healingwounds of tight skin mice. Wound Repair Regen2008;16(5):699-705.

Swingle HM, Wilmoth R, Aquilino ML. Barriers tochildren having a medical home in JohnsonCounty, Iowa: notes from the field. MaternChild Health J 2008;12(5):670-8.

Taylor D, Rodning CB. Do not forget organ andtissue donation - In reply. Arch Surg2008;143(8):807-8.

West J, Harral J, Lane K, Deng Y, Ickes B, Crona D,Albu S, Stewart D, Fagan K. Mice expressingBMPR2(R899X) transgene in smooth muscledevelop pulmonary vascular lesions. Am JPhysiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008;295(5):L744-55.

Whilhaus KC, Evans TN, Sosnowski J. Is aninvasive meningioma of the optic nerve andorbit a WHO grade II atypical (invasive)meningioma? A case report and review of theliterature. Am J Clin Pathol 2008;130(4):47.

Whithaus KC, Boudreaux CW. Well-differentiatedpapillary adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder: acase report and review of the literature. SouthMed J 2008;101(8):871.

Woodis CB. Once-yearly administered intrave-nous zoledronic acid for postmenopausalosteoporosis. Ann Pharmacother 2008;42(7-8):1085-9.

Yearwood TL, Howard FM. In memoriam: C. PaulPerry. Pain Med 2008;9(5):628.

Youssef NA. Depression in physicians: hyper-functioning depression or professionaldepression? J Clin Psychiatry 2008;69(10):1661.

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QS HUMAN ANATOMYQS 18.2 C337 2008 [B]Case Files. Anatomy / Toy, Eugene C. et al., 2008.

QT PHYSIOLOGYQT 18.2 C337 2009 [B]Case Files. Physiology / Toy, Eugene C. et al., 2009.

QU BIOCHEMISTRYQU 18.2 C337 2008 [B]Case Files. Biochemistry / Toy, Eugene C. et al., 2008.

QV PHARMACOLOGYQV 4 G6532 2006 [MC-Ref]Goodman & Gilman’s the Pharmacological Basis ofTherapeutics / Brunton, Laurence L. et al., eds., 2006.

QV 18.2 C337 2008 [B]Case Files. Pharmacology / Toy, Eugene C. et al., 2008.

QW MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY

QW 4 M294 2007 [MC-Ref]Manual of Clinical Microbiology / Murray, Patrick R.,Ellen Jo Baron et al., eds., 2007.

QW 4 S6338m 2009 [B]Microbiology: an Evolving Science / Slonczewski, JoanL., John W. Foster, eds., 2009.

QW 18.2 C337 2008 [B]Case Files. Microbiology / Toy, Eugene C. et al., 2008

QX PARASITOLOGYQX 4 J647m 2006 [MC-Ref]Markell and Voge’s Medical Parasitology / John, DavidT., William A. Petri, Jr., 2006.

QZ PATHOLOGYQZ 18.2 C337 2008 [B]Case Files. Microbiology / Toy, Eugene C. et al., 2008.

QZ 200 D496 2008 [MC-Ref]DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles &Practice of Oncology / DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.,Theodore S. Lawrence, Steven A. Rosenberg, eds.,2008.

QZ 4 R6354 2005 [MC-Ref]Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease /Kumar, Vinay, Abul K. Abbas, Nelson Faustoeds., 2005.

W HEALTH PROFESSIONSW 13 J131 2009 [MC-Ref]Jablonski’s Dictionary of Medical Acronyms andAbbreviations / Jablonski, S. ed., 2009

W 13 S812m 2006 [MC-Ref]Stedman’s Medical Dictionary / Stedman, Thomas L.,2006.

W 925 G946 2008 [MC-Ref]Guides To The Evaluation Of Permanent Impairment /Rondinelli, Robert D., Elizabeth Genovese,Christopher R. Brigham, et al., eds., 2008.

WA PUBLIC HEALTHWA 950 N842b 2008 [B]Biostatistics: the Bare Essentials / Norman, GeoffreyR., David L. Streiner, 2008.

WB PRACTICE OF MEDICINEWB 105 C3365 2005 [B]Case Files. Emergency Medicine / Toy, Eugene C. etal., 2005.

WB 18.2 C3363 2007 [B]Case Files. Family Medicine / Toy, Eugene C. et al.,2007.

WB 18.2 C3365 2006 [B]Case Files. Internal Medicine / Toy, Eugene C. et al.,2006.

WB 39 O58L 2006 [MC-Ref]The Little Black Book of Primary Care / Onion,Daniel K., 2006.

WB 100 C3888 2008 [MC-Ref]Cecil Medicine / Goldman, Lee, and DennisAusiello eds., 2008.

WB 115 H322 2008 [MC-Ref]Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine / Fauci,Anthony S. et al., 2008.

WB 400 M689 2006 [MC-Ref]Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease / Shils,Maurice E., Moshe Shike et al., eds., 2006.

WB 320 P5795 2005 [MC-Ref]Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles andPractice / DeLisa, Joel A., chief ed.; Bruce M. Ganset al, eds., 2005.

WB 105 E555 2006 [MC-Ref]Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and ClinicalPractice / Marx, John A., Robert S. Hockberger,Ron M. Walls, eds., et al., 2006.

WC COMMUNICABLE DISEASESWC 39 M294 2006 [MC-Ref]Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease /Gantz, Nelson M. et al., 2006.

WC 100 M2713 2005 [MC-Ref]Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practiceof Infectious Diseases / Mandell, Gerald L., John E.Bennett, Raphael Dolin, eds., 2006.

WE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMWE 168 C1921 2008 [MC-Ref]Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics / Canale, S. Terry,James H. Beaty eds., 2008.

WE 544 K29 2009 [MC-Ref]Kelley’s Textbook of Rheumatology / Firestein, GaryS. et al., 2009.

WF RESPIRATORY SYSTEMWF 140 C641 2008 [MC-Ref]Clinical Respiratory Medicine / Albert, Richard K.,Stephen G. Spiro, James R. Jett, eds., 2008.

WF 140 M981 2005 [B]Murray and Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine/ Mason, Robert J. et al., eds., 2005.

WG CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASEWG 120 H966 2008 [MC-Ref]Hurst’s the Heart / Fuster, Valentin et al., 2008.

WG 168 T355 2008 [MC-Ref]Textbook of Interventional Cardiology / Topol, EricJ., ed., 2008.

WG 170 V3311 2005 [MC-Ref]Vascular surgery / Rutherford, Robert B., 2005.

WG 210 B825 2008 [MC-Ref]Braunwald’s Heart Disease: a Textbook of Cardiovascu-lar Medicine / Libby, Peter et al., 2008.

WH HEMIC AND LYMPHATICSYSTEMSWH 100 W721 2006 [MC-Ref]Williams Hematology / Lichtman, Marshall A. et al.,eds., 2006.

WH 120 H434 2009 [MC-Ref]Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice / RonaldHoffman et al., 2009.

Books- Robert Britton

Location in brackets following the call number.B = Baugh Biomedical Library (Campus)CW = Children’s & Women’s LibraryMC = Medical Center LibraryRef = Reference collection at indicated site.

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WI DIGESTIVE SYSTEMWI 700 S333 2007 [MC-Ref]Schiff ’s Diseases of the Liver / Schiff, Eugene R.,Michael F. Sorrell, Willis C. Maddrey, eds., 2007.

WI 140 S632 2006 [MC-Ref]Sleisenger & Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and LiverDisease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management /Feldman, Mark, Lawrence S. Friedman, LawrenceJ. Brandt, eds., 2006.

WJ UROGENITAL SYSTEMWJ 300 B8375 2008 [MC-Ref]Brenner & Rector’s the Kidney / Brenner, Barry M.,ed., 2008.

WJ 100 c192 2007 [MC-Ref]Campbell-Walsh Urology / Wein, Alan J., Louis R.Kavoussi et al. eds., 2007.

WK EDOCRINE SYSTEMWK 200 W492 2005 [MC-Ref]Werner & Ingbar’s the Thyroid: a Fundamental andClinical Text / Braverman, Lewis E., Robert D.Utiger, eds., 2005.

WK 100 W721 2008 [MC-Ref]Williams Textbook of Endocrinology / Kronenberg,Henry M. et al., eds., 2008.

WL NERVOUS SYSTEMWL 18.2 C337 2008 [B]Case Files. Neurology / Toy, Eugene C. et al., 2008.

WL 18.2 C3372 2009 [B]Case Files. Neuroscience / Toy, Eugene C. et al.,2009.

WM PSYCHIATRYWM 40 C3364 2007 [B]Case Files. Psychiatry / Toy, Eugene C., DebraKlamen, eds., 2007.

WN RADIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTICIMAGINGWN 208 H143t 2006 [MC-Ref]Textbook of Diagnostic Ultrasonography / Hagen-Ansert, Sandra L., 2006.

WO SURGERYWO 500 T756c 2007 [B]Case Files. Surgery / Toy, Eugene C., Terrence H.Liu, Andre R. Campbell, 2007.

WO 500 E782 2006 [MC-Ref]Essentials of General Surgery / Lawrence, Peter F.;Richard M. Bell, Merril T. Dayton, eds., 2006.

WO 500 E783 2007 [MC-Ref]Essentials of Surgical Specialties / Lawrence, Peter F.,sr. ed.; Richard M. Bell, Merril T. Dayton eds., 2007.

WO 517 B873i 2007 [MC-Ref]Instrumentation for the Operating Room: a PhotographicManual / Tighe, Shirley M., 2007.

WO 102 P5782 2008 [MC-Ref]The Physiologic Basis of Surgery / O’Leary, J. Patrick,Arnold Tabuenca, Lea Rhea Capote, eds., 2008.

WO 100 T3552 2008 [MC-Ref]Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: the Biological Basis ofModern Surgical Practice / Townsend, Courtney M.Jr. et al., 2008.

WO 700 T7732 2008 [MC-Ref]Trauma / Feliciano, David V., Kenneth L. Mattox,Ernest E. Moore, eds., 2008.

WP GYNECOLOGYWP 100 B487 2007 [MC-Ref]Berek & Novak’s Gynecology / Berek, Jonathan S.,ed., 2007.

WP 390 R627e 2003 [CW]Endometriosis / Rizk, Botros R.M.B., and HassamAbdalla, 2003.

WP 570 I4315 2008 [CW]Infertility and Assisted Reproduction / Rizk, BotrosR.M.B., et al, eds. 2008.

WP 570 I438 2004 [CW]The Infertility Manual / Rao, Kamini A., ed; Peter R.Brinsden, A. Henry Sathananthan, co-eds., 2004

WP 320 R627o 2006 [CW]Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome : Epidemiology,Pathophysiology, Prevention and Management / Rizk,Botros R.M.B., 2006

WQ OBSTETRICSWQ 18.2 C337 2007 [B]Case Files. Pediatrics / Toy, Eugene C. et al., 2007.

WQ 208 I617 2005 [CW]Intrauterine Insemination / Allahbadia, GautamNandkishore, ed.; 2005.

WQ 100 W7283 2005 [MC-Ref]Williams Obstetrics / Cunningham, F. Gary et al.,2005.

Not finding what you need?Contact your

Liaison LibrarianRobert Britton Library Liaison -College ofMedicine Radiology, Biochemistry, andMolecular Biology;College of Allied HealthBiomedical Sciences.Judy Burnham Library Liaison - College ofAllied Health Professions: CardiorespiratoryCare, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, OT, PAStudies, PT, Radiologic Sci, Speech Pathology, &Audiology.Clista Clanton Library Liaison - College ofMedicine Family Practice, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics.Trey Lemley Library Liaison - College ofMedicine Microbiology, Comparative Medicine,Pharmacology.Jie Li Library Liaison - College of MedicineEmergency Medicine, Surgery, Neurosurgery,Orthopaedic Surgery, Mitchell Cancer Institute.Justin Robertson Library Liaison -College ofNursing.Beverly Rossini Library Liaison - College ofMedicine Pathology, Physiology and Psychiatry.Geneva Staggs Library Liaison - College ofMedicine Internal Medicine (Cardiology,Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics,Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Diseases,Nephrology, Pulmonary Medicine, Rheumatol-ogy, Primary) and Medical Education.Andrea Wright Library Liaison College ofMedicine Cell Biology & Neuroscience,Neurology, Medical Genetics.

WR DERMATOLOGYWR 100 D4383 2008 [MC-Ref]Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine /Wolff, Klaus et al., 2008.

WS PEDIATRICSWS 18.2 C337 2007 [B]Case Files. Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Toy, EugeneC. et al., 2007.

WS 100 N432 2007 [MC-Ref]Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics / Kliegman, RobertM. ed., et al., 2007.

WW OPHTHALMOLOGYWW 100 V364 2008 [MC-Ref]Vaughan & Asbury’s General Ophthalmology /Riordan-Eva, Paul, John P. Whitcher eds., 2008.

WX HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHFACILITIESWX 218 M3395i 2007 [MC-Ref]The ICU Book / Marino, Paul L., 2007.

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Charitable bequests offer a way to providesupport to the University of South Alabamain a way that might not otherwise bepossible for many donors. Often consideredthe ultimate gift, a charitable bequest is thelast way to honor family, friends, an almamater, and others who played a part in yourlife. It is also one of the easiest ways toremember the Biomedical Library.

A charitable bequest enables you tocontrol your assets during your lifetimewhile allowing you to make a gift to USA atyour death. You will be entitled to an estatetax deduction for the fair market value ofthe assets bequeathed to USA. To ensurecompliance with your wishes, help obtainmatching funds and receive importantrecognition, it is important to documentyour estate commitment with the Develop-ment Office at the University of SouthAlabama. You can do this by filling out abequest society form or sending us a copy ofyour will.

Here is a sample wording of a bequest forthe University of South Alabama:

I give and devise to the Univer-sity of South Alabama, located inMobile, Alabama, my entireresiduary estate (or ____ percentof my residuary estate, or ______dollars, or a specific item) for theBiomedical Library.

A bequest gift of $20,000 or more may bedesignated to create an endowment fund inmemory of a loved one or in your ownname. The annual spendable income fromthe endowed fund, as defined by Universityof South Alabama policy, provides perpetualrecognition for the person(s). The annualspendable income can be used to fundpurchases of Biomedical Library resourcesand/or scholarships, to fund research, or inany other way you choose.

Charitable bequests can be made withcash, securities, real estate or other property.Remember, a charitable bequest is your lastopportunity to do something meaningfulfor an institution that did so much for youand your family. Please contact TravisGrantham at (251)461-1775 or [email protected] to learn moreabout this and other types of estate gifts.

Have you ever stopped to think about how all of the resources found in the USABiomedical Library came to exist? Sure, some of the computers, periodicals andfurniture were funded by the University out of necessity, but it is private gift supportthat truly makes a difference.

Perhaps you are an alumnus/a who spent countless hours in the library crammingfor mid-terms, attending a group study session or preparing for your boards, ormaybe you are a parent of a current student who wants your child to have access tothe latest technology. Whatever your position may be, by making a contribution tothe Biomedical Library, you will enable the University to invest in the latest technol-ogy for its computer labs, purchase special collection books or add additional studyrooms to meet the growing needs of our students for generations to come.

A charitable gift may be made in the form of cash or securities, life insurance,gifts of real or personal property, retirement plans or through a will or living trust.

For more information on how to make a gift to the USA Biomedical Library,contact the Office of Medical Development at (251) 460-7032 or Kelly McCarronat (251) 460-7276 or [email protected].

The Ultimate Gift - Kelly McCarron,Office of Medical Development

Often consideredthe ultimate gift, acharitable bequestis the last way to

honor family,friends, an alma

mater, and otherswho played a part

in your life.

How can I make a gift?

New Second Floor Study/Conference Room Open

The study/conference room on the second floor has been completed.This space can be used for individual study, large group study or as a confer-ence room for meetings. A flat screen is available for projection and the room

will soon have the capability ofvideo conferencing.

Furnished with modular tablesand comfortable, easy to movechairs the room adapts for multipleuses. The tables and chairs caneasily be configured for conferenceor for classroom use. Call theCirculation Desk at 460-7043 toschedule the room.

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Hired at the University Library as a Library Assistant III in 1993and later transferred to the Biomedical Library where sheworked her way up to Supervisor, Belinda G. DiSario, LibrarySupervisor at Children’s & Women’s Library was recognizedfor 15 years of service as of Feb 1, 2008. She has been at theChildren’s & Women’s Hospital Library since March, 2005.

“I can’t pinpoint any one ‘favorite’ job, other than just the wayyou feel when you know you have helped someone learn something new. Other-wise why work in a library?” says Belinda. Knowing she can make a difference andseeing that look on patrons’ faces when they better understand how to use a newdatabase or when they find information they didn’t know before is still somethingthat makes her job at the Biomedical Library worthwhile on a daily basis.

Bonita (Bonnie) Seibert, Secretary V, at the Universityof South Alabama Baugh Biomedical Library was recog-nized for twenty years of service to the University. Hiredas a Secretary IV, she was promoted to Secretary V in 2003.Dedicated to making the faculty and staff reimbursementseasier for them, Bonnie has found travel reimbursement tobe a difficult but constant part of her job. She says,“When it comes to their money, it’s important to avoid adelay in reimbursements. It is a great challenge!” Bonniebrings her personal values to work each day: “God hadgiven me a job to perform and I aimed to please Him in allthings! I lov all my colleagues and friends at the Univer-

sity. Helping each other makes all our jobs much easier.”Evelyn Reed, Supervisor for Document Delivery Department in Interlibrary

Loan Department, was recognized for more than 30 years of service to the Univer-sity of South Alabama libraries. Through the years Evelyn has worked with manyaspects of library work: Government Documents, Cataloging, Circulation, and

finally in Document Delivery. When working in theCirculation Department, Evelyn often had the chanceto meet and greet the people she had talked to on thephone about their different requests. Now, in Interli-brary Loan, she continues to provide excellent informa-tion services to the faculty, staff and students, and topeople in the community. Talking to them to clarifytheir information needs, Evelyn says the most enjoy-able part of her job is “hearing them say how muchthey appreciate our help.” After thirty years Evelyn stillfinds a challenge in searching library catalogs all overthe world to look up interesting requests. WhenPresident Moulton shook her hand this past September

and told her he appreciated her dedication and service, he was speaking for many –Evelyn’s reach has been far and wide as a valued library employee over the years.

News

Library Staff Recognizedfor their years of service at USA Employee Service

Recognition program on September 16th.

Belinda G. DeSario

Evelyn Reed

Bonnie Seibert

Biomedical Library librarians accompa-nied Library Director and SouthernChapter/MLA Chairperson JudyBurnham to Birmingham, Alabama forthe Annual Meeting this past October.

Several BL librarians presented:OutreachLibrarian Beverly Rossini presented apaper “Take Charge! InformationResources for Consumer Health Educa-tion” and a poster with Assistant Directorfor Hospital Services Geneva Staggs,“Health Information Literacy Project”detailing their participation as a pilot sitewith the MLA’s Health InformationLiteracy Project.

Technology and Information ServicesLibrarian Andrea Wright presented aposter “Using Google Analytics to Build aBetter Library Website” which she co-authored with USA Biomedical Library’sAssistant Director for Public ServicesJustin Robertson.

SC/MLA Chair, USA BiomedicalLibrary Director and Department ofPhysical Therapy Liaison JudyBurnham presented a poster “Mappingthe Core Journals of Physical TherapyLiterature” which she co-authored withDennis W. Fell MD PT, Chair, Depart-ment of Physical Therapy, University ofSouth Alabama and PT students at theUniversity of South Alabama.

The University of South AlabamaBiomedical Library will host theNational Library of Medicine travelingexhibit Frankenstein: Penetrating theSecrets of Nature from April 27, 2009until June 21, 2009. A thought-provoking exhibit that explores some ofthe fundamental questions of all time,the Library hopes to use the exhibit asan opportunity to recognize some social,ethical, and philosophical concerns raisedby such scientific endeavors as cloning,xenografting, the Human GenomeProject, and other new developments inbiomedicine. Please watch for furtherdetails about this exhibit as theydevelop, or call the Library at 460-6893for more information.

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SOUTHmed Update

BeverlyRossini, Outreach/Information ResourcesLibrarian(251) [email protected]

USA Biomedical Library Biofeedback Spring 2009

A recent report by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), titled “No Brief Candle:Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century,” is a series of thoughtful essays each echoing thetheme that a great transformation is under way in the world of libraries. The report speculates about thefuture of the physical aspects of the library (Will the library of the future be a building or a vast network ofshared information?), its collections (Will collections be catalogued? Will a library’s collection be accessibleto the public?), its funding (Where will support for local libraries come from?) and its gatekeepers and guides(What new skills, responsibilities, and resources define the librarians’ competencies?).

One essay in particular, “Leveraging Digital Technologies in Service to Culture and Society: The Role of Libraries asCollaborators” by Lee L. Zia struck a chord regarding the services we aim to provide to our SOUTHMed members. Ziasays that chief among the libraries’ challenges are evaluating the impact of increased access to “resources and data thatdigital libraries make possible,” and “assessing the value of such activities to develop an increased understanding andsatisfaction of end-user needs.”

In other words, what are we doing right for our SOUTHMed members? That is our challenge. A survey included withyour contract renewals last fall will help us in our assessment. Please take the time to complete and return the survey andprovide us with your valuable feedback.

In medicine, if access to information isn’t easy, reliable, and quick, people can’t or won’t use it. We want you to use ourservices. Access to information is where librarians excel. One of the librarian’s most essential roles lies in the commitmentto providing credible information: that commitment is the heart of our SOUTHMed mission.