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Trial OpenHelix Bioinformatics and Genomics Training

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Trial OpenHelix Bioinformatics and Genomics Training

Trial available until September 6th

In our current genomics era, it is ever more critical to access and analyze the vast amounts of data available to the researcher and scientist. However, it is a daunting task to learn how to use the databases and tools that are used to store and analyze genomics and genomics related data.

To help faculty, staff and students quickly learn to use these resources, OpenHelix (www.openhelix.com) has created over 100 tutorial suites on critical databases and tools.

University of Cincinnati has the opportunity to evaluate the OpenHelix bioinformatics and genomics tutorial suites.

The tutorial suites include an introductory online narrated tutorials, which run in just about any browser, can be viewed from beginning to end or navigated using chapters and forward and backward sliders.

In addition to the tutorials, you also receive useful training materials including the animated PowerPoint slides used as a basis for the tutorial, suggested script for the slides, slide handouts, and exercises. You can save time and effort by using these to create classroom content. Check out the quick reference card available for more information!

To visit OpenHelix, login to Off Campus Access. Then visit www.openhelix.com and you will have access to all the features and functions of OpenHelix. You will know you are in the trial if the upper right hand corner says “Welcome University of Cincinnati, Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library users”. Please let us know what you think by filling out the survey available at http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/trials.

If you have any difficulty or have questions and comments, contact Kristen Burgess at Kristen.burgess@uc.edu or by phone at 513-558-3071.

UC Libraries Welcome New International Students

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UC Libraries’ faculty and staff are happy to welcome new international students who are learning about the campus and visiting libraries this week. On Thursday morning over 250 undergraduate international students got introduced to key library resources and  services through an interactive orientation session. During one of the orientation activities students and orientation leaders put star stickers for their home locations on the maps.

We hope that many more new and returning faculty and students will put stars on the U.S. and world maps on the chalkboard inside Langsam Library.

This post continues the series featuring library resources about the countries represented by the UC international community.

Albania_flag_Today’s featured country: Albania.
Source: CultureGrams
Featured resource: “Global Energy Market Research: Albania” (in Business Source Complete)
Our special connection: Albi, a peer mentor at Langsam InfoCommons, was born in Albania.

 

All Flags Shall Here Be Seen: Discover the World through UC Libraries Resources

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flags3“…All flags shall here be seen…” – this line from Pushkin’s “The Bronze Horseman” describing the thoughts of Peter the Great as he was envisioning St. Petersburg, comes to mind as one enters Langsam Library this summer. Flags of dozens of countries adorn the Circulation and InfoCommons desks greeting the UC Community, including nearly 3,200 international students from 110 countries. “I feel as if I were at the United Nations [Headquarters],” a colleague remarked today passing by the InfoCommons desk.

The diverse international community of students, faculty, and staff is described in the UC Academic Master Plan as “one of our richest resources.” UC Libraries’ faculty and staff are proud to be part of this community and to contribute to UC’s global engagement initiatives.
The flags proudly displayed in the library represent the richness of our collection. To help you learn about the countries where the members of the UC family come from, we’ll be featuring library resources in a semi-weekly tweet. Please feel free to share your favorite resources in your responses!

Afghanistan_flag_sm Today’s featured country: Afghanistan.
Source: Europa World Plus.
Learn more about countries of the world from the Country Information CampusGuide.

The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Spreading the Word

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At the recent 2013 Society of American Archivists’ annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, I presented a poster on the final results of the Albert B. Sabin digitization project. Several archivists stopped by to discuss the poster, particularly because they were curious about the way project staff handled documents that contained sensitive information. Many of those that stopped by were at archives in similar positions as the Winkler Center, trying to figure out the best way to balance privacy and access. Continue reading →

Explore the HSL Subject Guides

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Find research help, subject specific resources, and more in the Health Sciences Library (HSL) Subject Guides.  These guides put together by HSL librarians to help you find the resources and information you need.

Included in these guides:

Find the HSL Subject Guides on the HSL home page http://libraries.uc.edu/hsl under Express Links.   Click on Subject Guides to explore the wealth of information and resources that are available to assist you with your studies, your research, and your access.  Other guides will be added as they are developed.

Questions and suggestions are welcome.  Contact Edith Starbuck at edith.starbuck@uc.edu or 558-1433.

Clinical Key Off Campus Access

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As of August 1, 2013, off campus access to Clinical Key is via the UC SSL VPN (Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Network) only.  Clinical Key has been available via the proxy server since April during a trial.  UC Health decided not to subscribe to Clinical Key. Therefore, proxy server access to Clinical Key for UC Health employees  ended when the trial came to an end July 31, 2013.

UC SSL VPN access to Clinical Key is available for users with a UC central login.  Information about how to set up VPN access is available here http://libraries.uc.edu/hsl/vpnsetup2013.pdf .  For more information about off campus access or the VPN, go to http://libraries.uc.edu/hsl/reference/remoteaccess.html .

Clinical Key eBook Full Text Access On and Off Campus

One other Clinical Key requirement is to set up an additional personal account in order to access ebook full text both on and off campus.  If you already have a personal Scopus account, that login will also work with Clinical Key.

Questions?  Please contact Edith Starbuck at edith.starbuck@uc.edu or 558-1433.

Nursing Reference Center Now Available

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Nursing Reference Center™ is a point-of-care clinical resource based on the latest and best available scientific evidence from CINAHL®, MEDLINE, National Guideline Clearinghouse, and others.

Nursing Reference Center offers Quick Lessons and Evidence-based Care Sheets; drug information; practice guidelines; customizable patient education handouts, and more.

Find the Nursing Reference Center in the Health Sciences Library Nursing guide http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/nursing on the Information Resources & Databases page and the UC Health guide http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/uchealth on the Databases page .