Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

Open-Access Week focuses attention on the growing global movement toward open public online access to scholarly research results. This year, organizers expect that more than 120 academic and public libraries in more than thirty countries will host events for their constituencies.

All of UCLA’s events are free, and no reservations are required. For further information on open-access publishing options and activities at UCLA, go to http://guides.library.ucla.edu/openaccess.

CDL’s eScholarship for Librarians
Monday, October 19; 10-11 a.m.
Charles E. Young Research Library West Electronic Classroom

Elise Proulx, outreach and marketing coordinator for the eScholarship publishing program, will unveil the new eScholarship interface and services available to scholars and departments. Bonnie Tijerina, UCLA’s eScholarship liaison, will present several recent campus eScholarship projects.

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In celebration of Open Access Week, October 19-24, 2009, the Electronic Green Journal, which recently published its 28th issue, will debut a new interface on the California Digital Library’s eScholarship.

The new interface helps readers discover related content on the eScholarship platform and includes Web 2.0 functionality like creating RSS feeds for articles or journals. Readers will be able to fully take advantage of this new interface when the next issue of the Electronic Green Journal (EGJ) is published in December 2009.

The EGJ is academically sponsored and published semiannually by the UCLA Library and is one of the first peer-reviewed international journals promoting an open access publishing model as presented in Peter Suber’s Open-Access Timeline. Since its inception in July of 1994, the main goal of the Electronic Green Journal has been to assist in international scholarly environmental communication by providing a quality, unbiased, and freely accessible forum for the exchange of environmental information as an alternative to costly, commercially produced scientific journals.

For more information contact:
Maria Anna Jankowska, General Editor, UCLA, Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, CA, majankowska@library.ucla.edu
Amy J. Chatfield, Book Review Editor, UCLA, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, Los Angeles, California, achatfie@library.ucla.edu

<originally posted to the blog, Open Access Week by Amy Chatfield>

“Who pays for Open Access?” is a key question faced by libraries and authors as interest to scholarly research increases. The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Coalition (SPARC) examines the issue of sustainability for current and prospective open-access publishers in a new guide. “Income models for Open Access: An overview of current practice,” invites community discussion on models described as well as contributions related to new and other models. For information on Open Access attend programs sponsored by the UCLA Library during Open Access Week - October 19-23, 2009. Stay tuned for information about the Open Access Week events and program on the Biomedical Library blog.

<submitted by Tania Bardyn>

Biomedical Library’s hours for Fall Quarter:

• Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
• Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Closed
• Sunday, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Please note the following exceptions:

• Veterans Day, November 11, Closed
• Wednesday, November 25, 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Thanksgiving Day, November 26, Closed
• Friday, November 27, Closed

<submitted by Bob Freel>

It’s once again time for our weekly feature, “Monday Morning’s Frequently Asked Question (FAQ).” All of these FAQs and their answers can be found on the Biomedical Library web site. Our goal is to make our blog readers more familiar with the Biomedical Library, its services, and policies.

This week’s question is:

“How do I get online with my personal laptop or PDA?”

You can connect your laptop or PDA to our wireless network which covers the entire Biomedical Library (except for stack levels 1-3). To do so, launch a web browser and you will be taken automatically to the wireless logon page to input your UCLA Logon ID and password.

If you have questions about your UCLA Logon ID, contact the Bruin OnLine Help Desk at 310.825.7452 or use the UCLA Logon ID web page.

<submitted by Paul Camp>

The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce a redesign of the PubMed interface. While retaining the robust functionality, the interface was simplified to make it easier to use. The changes are outlined in the September/October 2009 NLM Technical Bulletin. Please note that PubMed’s search processing has not changed. The preview version will enable users to try out the new interface and is expected to run for at least two weeks after which PubMed will exist in the redesigned version only.

Current UCLA students, faculty, and staff can meet with biomedical librarians for consultations on using PubMed and MeSH (MEdical Subject Headings). Consultations with librarians can be requested online or by filling out a consultation request form at the Public Service Desk. The National Library of Medicine also makes several online tutorials available.

<submitted by Cathy Brown>

It’s once again time for our weekly feature, “Monday Morning’s Frequently Asked Question (FAQ).” All of these FAQs and their answers can be found on the Biomedical Library web site. Our goal is to make our blog readers more familiar with the Biomedical Library, its services, and policies.

This week’s question is:

“How can I get an item that is checked out?”

To get an item that is checked out, you can place a hold or recall the item.

<submitted by Paul Camp>

WHO: Those who plan to file a thesis or dissertation during Fall Quarter are encouraged to attend.

WHEN:

Masters:

• October 1, Thursday 10:00 AM
• October 2, Friday 10:00 AM
• October 3, Saturday 10:00 AM

Doctoral:

• October 1, Thursday 11:00 AM
• October 2, Friday 11:00 AM
• October 3, Saturday 11:00 AM

WHERE: West Electronic Classroom, Room 23167 Young Research Library (Take elevator or stairs to second floor, turn left and go down the hall to West Electronic Classroom.)

TOPICS: Staff from the University Archives and the Graduate Division will present information on University regulations governing manuscript preparation and completion of degree requirements.

FILING DEADLINE FOR FALL 2009: November 30, 2009

<submitted by Paul Camp>

It’s once again time for our weekly feature, “Monday Morning’s Frequently Asked Question (FAQ).” All of these FAQs and their answers can be found on the Biomedical Library web site. Our goal is to make our blog readers more familiar with the Biomedical Library, its services, and policies.

This week’s question is:

“How do I use UCLA-provided databases and electronic resources from off campus?”

UCLA students, faculty, and staff connecting through the campus network, Bruin OnLine dial-up, the campus proxy server, or the campus virtual private network (VPN) can access all resources and services available through this Web site. This includes resources licensed by the UCLA Library or the California Digital Library such as periodical indexing and abstracting databases and full-text publications. Additional information can be found at About Off-Campus Access Privileges.

<submitted by Paul Camp>

EBSCO Publishing added more than 500 clinical calculators to DynaMed, an evidence-based clinical decision support resource. Licensed from MedCalc 3000, these calculators include medical equations, decision support tools, prediction tools, statistics calculators, dose conversion tools, and unit conversion tools. Calculators help to determine the likelihood of a diagnosis, estimate a patient’s risk for a disease, or estimate a given prognosis. The “Calculators” button can be found in the upper right side of the search screen.

 <submitted by Paul Camp>