Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

The Cochrane Library, a resource for systematic reviews and meta-analyses on many health care topics, provides you with access to Cochrane Reviews.  Reviews are written by groups of experts and updated as new evidence becomes available.  The Cochrane Library also provides access to five other databases, all simultaneously searched through the library: 

• Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects
• Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
• Cochrane Methodology Register
• Health Technology Assessment Database
• NHS Economic Evaluation Database

Learn more about using this resource or identifying other resources to support evidence-based practice by setting up a consultation with a librarian.

Please join us at “Mollusks & More,” an exhibit showcasing the skill and art of the 18th and 19th century engravers and illustrators in creating images of cephalopods, mollusks, and other sea creatures. The materials are on display in the History and Special Collections for Sciences Division on the 4th floor of the Biomedical Library through September 30, 2008.

There is still time to visit the exhibit “Revealing Hidden Collections,” open through August 29 at the Charles E. Young Research Library.

With countless manuscript pages, photographs, surgical instruments, leech jars and ephemeral items, the UCLA Library’s Special Collections contain a wealth of material waiting to be discovered. These materials may be “hidden” for a variety of reasons: people may not realize that the Library owns them, their contents may be uncataloged, or they may be part of a collection that has not yet been fully inventoried.

This exhibit, in the foyer of the Young Research Library, features items from the holdings of the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, Performing Arts Special Collections, and the Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections.

The Charles E. Young Research Library will begin a remodeling project on August 18, 2008. During the construction, you may still access the library building and the entire collection. The work will begin in the early mornings and end by 5 p.m. to avoid disrupting patrons as much as possible. However, there may be some construction-related noise inside the building. Those who seek totally silent study space may consider using one of the other UCLA Library locations during this project.

The Biomedical Library blog writers need your input. Tell us why you like using the library by leaving a comment on this post on or before August 22, 2008. Your answer can concern any aspect of the library:  the services, the resources, the staff, the building itself, etc.

Please also include your name and UCLA affiliation in your comment. We will use these comments in advertisements this fall in and around campus, but will anonymize them by removing all information that might identify you before re-using your comment.

8-8-08 was an auspicious date for a joyous celebration! Approximately 100 friends, family and colleagues from library  and rare book communities throughout Los Angeles gathered to honor Katharine E.S. Donahue, retiring Head of the History and Special Collections for the Sciences in the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library after twenty-one years of enthusiastic service to the UCLA Libraries. (more…)

Need a quick look up in Harrison’s? Or maybe you’re looking for a refresher on biochemistry or a general medical podcast for updates. AccessMedicine is an online clinical library of eBooks, USMLE study materials, drug information and more. Some notable titles include Harrison’s Online, Hurst’s The Heart, Goodman and Gilman’s Pharmacology, Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine and more.

The Biomedical Library supports education and instruction by offering a Course Reserves service. Instructors can place a wide variety of materials on reserve such as articles, lecture notes, exams, problem sets, books, chapters, and other personal materials needed for instruction.

Convenient & Accessible
When possible, materials are uploaded to the web so that students can access content from any location at any time. In addition, books that are held at our Circulation Desk for course reserve circulate for two hours. These items can also circulate overnight if checked out within the last hour that the library is open. If a title is not available in the collection we will do our best to purchase a copy.

Fast & Friendly
We pride ourselves on providing an efficient and user friendly service. Course reserve request can be emailed directly and are processed within three days. However, this turn-around time may be extended during the first week of school or if materials must be ordered. Although it is never too early to submit a request for course reserve, please do not hesitate to make requests throughout the quarter/term. In addition, feel free to send us just a list of citations or titles and let us do the rest for you.

Ask & Receive
If you feel you or your fellow students would benefit by having course materials on reserve, please let your instructor know about the services we provide as they may not be aware of all the library can do for them and you. Please let us know if you have any questions about access to online materials from home, or if we can be of further assistance.

For more information, visit the Biomedical Library Course Reserves web page, or contact Ayumi Kameda or Bob Freel at 310.825.5126.

UCLA affiliates now have electronic access to over 70 medical and scientific journals from Karger Publishers. New or expanded e-subscriptions for UCLA include titles such as:

• Caries Research
• Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
• Cerebrovascular Diseases
• Gerontology
• Intervirology
• Neuroepidemiology
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Tumor Biology

This new content has been integrated into the UC-eLinks menu, so you will be connected to the new online content while using this service; new content is also listed in the UCLA Library Catalog. This purchase was licensed by the California Digital Library, a consortium of libraries from the University of California.