New Subscription - Nature.com Complete

Hello WesternU,

Nature.com hosts 35 Nature branded titles (including 15 Nature reviews titles) and 44 Academic society titles. Additionally, nature.com hosts 15 open access titles. The only exclusions from the Nature.com Complete package are Scientific American and Lab Animal.  

An A-Z index of titles can be located at http://proxy.westernu.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/siteindex/index.html.

These journals can also be located by title using the E-Journal search tab on the library’s homepage and you will be able to link to full text when searching databases like PubMed by using the Pumerantz Library Full-Text Locator button.

If you have any further questions please contact the library at 909-469-5323 or by email at reference@westernu.edu. 

SpringerImages Discontinuation

Springer has come to the decision to discontinue their image database SpringerImages. The Pumerantz Library will no longer have access to this database as of January 1, 2015.  Since the university will be closed for winter break, the link to this database will be removed from the library’s Electronic Resources web page as of 12/19/2014.

Please use the following link until January 1^st.  http://proxy.westernu.edu/login?url=http://www.springerimages.com/imagesMD/

The library has other options available if you are in need of medical images.

Our LibGuide Medical Images & Videos available at http://westernu.libguides.com/images will provide you with a list of databases, web resources, and search engines that can guide you to the images you seek. If you need assistance locating images, please contact the Pumerantz Library Reference Department at reference@westernu.edu or at 909-469-5323 before December 19, 2014 at 5 pm or after 8 am on January 5, 2015.

STAT!Ref Cancellation

Over the past few years we have had to reduce our Stat!Ref subscriptions due to important resources such as McGraw-Hill content and the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM being pulled by the publishers. As publishers were removing their content, Stat!Ref made a policy change and no longer gave us title by title pricing. Their pricing system changed to a weighted system, so the more resources you added, the more competitive their price was. 

 Over the years usage has decreased and it was noticed that we had duplicate coverage for many of the resources that were being used in Stat!Ref. As a result, we were no longer adding to Stat!Ref and instead were cancelling individual titles due to overlap. Because of the weighted system, we were not seeing the reduction in costs that one would expect. As a result, we have decided to cancel Stat!Ref as of July 2014 and use that money to purchase resources that are not duplicated elsewhere and that will be used more frequently.

 

If you have used “The Review of Natural Products” which was available in Stat!Ref , you can now use Natural Standard.

Natural Standard is available on the library’s Electronic Resources page. It provides evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine including dietary supplements and integrative therapies. Grades reflect the level of available scientific data for or against the use of each therapy for a specific medical condition.

If you used “AHFS Drug Information” in Stat!Ref, this resource is embedded throughout  Lexi-Comp. Lexi-Comp is also available from the library’s Electronic Resources page. Simply enter the drug name to pull up a list of your options and select the AHFS DI link.

 

If you have any questions or concerns about Stat!Ref content, please contact the library at 909-469-5323 ask for Reference or by email at reference@westernu.edu.

 

Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examinations Online

The Pumerantz Library is now providing access to Bates’ Visual Guide. Bates delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for Advanced Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine courses. This online guide also provides access to the OSCE clinical skills videos. The 5th Edition features re-shot content and new clinical skills videos. The site features more than 8 hours of video content.

VetMed Resource

Veterinary Science Database is now available as VetMed Resource.  VetMed Resource was created by CABI as a response to demand for a single comprehensive information resource containing all of CABI's veterinary information to provide optimum support for veterinarians.  It is an online resource designed to support veterinary practitioners, technicians and others working in this field by providing comprehensive and high quality information.  In addition to all of the journals, proceedings, and compendiums available with Veterinary Science Database, we now have access to bulletins, CAB reviews, and the Animal Health and Production Compendium.

If you have any questions regarding VetMed Resource, please contact the Reference and Outreach Department at reference@westernu.edu

PAEasy Subscription

The Harriet K. & Philip Pumerantz Library is now providing a subscription to PAEasy.

PAEasy is an online review tool for the PANCE and PANRE exams for Physician Assistant certification and recertification. Approximately 1,200 questions and answers are available with full explanations. Users can track their test scores and compare them to other PAEasy users. There are three different test modes: untimed, timed, and simulated. The simulated test is the closest to the official test and conditions. To use the full functionality of this product you will need to sign up for a free account.

Micromedex Off Campus Access

When you need clinical information to make a treatment decision, you need the right information and you need it right away. The Harriet K. & Philip Pumerantz Library is here to support that need by providing access to Micromedex 2.0. We are now able to provide remote access to this resource in addition to on-campus access.


Micromedex delivers smart search functionality and a streamlined design to help you find the evidence-based drug information and clinical answers you need. Micromedex includes all the unbiased, referenced information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine you need to make informed clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions. Micromedex now includes Red Book, which has moved to online format only and will no longer be available in print. Red Book provides access to drug pricing and descriptive information for more than 200,000 active and deactivated FDA-approved prescription and over-the-counter medications, nutraceuticals, bulk chemicals, and some medical devices and supplies.