A Closer Look at the UC Libraries A-Z Databases List

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Melissa Cox Norris

UC Libraries moved to the new A-Z Databases List platform in July of 2017 just in time for the fall semester. The new platform provides easier access to UC Libraries databases and other databases available to UC students, faculty, and staff. Now that the spring semester is starting, take a closer look at the features of the A-Z Database List.

Features:

Looking for a specific database like Scopus?
- Type the name of the database into the search field
What database names start with H?
- Browse databases starting with H
Want to find all the Biology databases?
- Select a topic like Biology, Education, Engineering, or Music, Dance, Drama, & Film and see all the associated databases
Looking for statistics?
- Sort databases by type such as statistics, audio, or video

Additional Features in the Column on the Right:

New/Trial Database list: new resources are highlighted in the right column. Resources labeled as ‘Trial” will also be listed while being considered for future subscriptions.
Report Database Errors: report a database problem using the form located below the new databases list.
Icon Key: at the bottom of the right column is a key for the icons associated with each database entry.

So take a closer look at the A-Z Databases List! Use the list search and sort features to explore the 830 databases available to all UC students, faculty and staff.

How do to get to the A-Z Database List: Use the red search box on any library website.

Click on the Database tab, type the name of the database in the search field and click on go or click on the link that takes you directly to the list.

MedlinePlus: Health Information for Health Professionals and Consumers

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Melissa Cox Norris

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, provides current and reliable information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.

Content includes:

Health topics – symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention for over 1000 diseases, illnesses, health conditions and wellness conditions that are regularly reviewed and updated
Drugs, Herbs and Supplements – information about prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, and herbs and supplements.
Videos & Tools – videos on anatomy, body systems, and surgical procedures. Tools such as interactive tutorials and games, calculators and quizzes to test knowledge and health.
Lab Test Information – what the lab test is, why it was ordered, how it will feel, and what the results mean.
Medical Encyclopedia – The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine – reports on the latest NIH-supported research breakthroughs and features people from all walks of life talking about how they’ve handled health challenges.
MedlinePlus Connect – an option for health providers to provide quality health information for patients via patient portals or the patient health record. MedlinePlus Connect is a free service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Check out MedlinePlus and share it with patients, friends, and family.

PubMed Health: Clinical Effectiveness Research Reviews

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Melissa Cox Norris

What is PubMed Health? PubMed Health provides information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions. It specialized in reviews of clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports.

What else does PubMed Health provide?

Systematic reviews of clinical trials showing what has been proven to work and what remains unknown
Summaries and full texts of selected systematic reviews in one place published or updated from 2003
Information for consumers and clinicians based on those reviews
Methods resources collection that includes documents about the best research and statistical techniques for systematic reviews and effectiveness research
Searches that run simultaneously in PubMed. A filter is used to identify all the indexed scientific articles at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that might be systematic reviews

So take a moment to search and explore PubMed Health this freely available resource!

PubMed Health is a service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).

First Mapathon held at UC Libraries

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Amy Koshoffer

On November 4^th, UC Libraries partnered with the Cincinnati-Dayton Region office of the Red Cross and the Geography Graduate Student Association (GGSA) to hold a Missing Maps mapathon.

Students participating in mapathon

Twenty students, librarians and Red Cross members gathered at Langsam Library where Red Cross interns Michael Gladstone and Meri Sambou led the group through a brief training and explained the task assigned.

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Center for Open Science Workshop

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Amy Koshoffer

Recently UC Libraries and the Graduate School hosted the Center for Open Science for two workshops on research reproducibility. The Center for Open Science, a non-for-profit based in Charlotteville, Va. promotes openess, integrity and transparency in research. Ian Sullivan of the COS facilitied the workshop and worked with researchers to address several types of repoducibility issues in research- Computational, Methodological and Results replicability.

Ian Sullivan of the COS works with UC students and Biology faculty Nate Morehouse at reproducibility workshop

Computational reproducibility means that given the data and code/analysis methods used, someone else could reproduce the graphs and calculations in your paper or report. Methodological reproducibility means that someone else could follow your protocols and rerun the experperiment or research again and get the same results as you did. And results replicability means that with new data and using your methods and analysis, someone else can come to the same conclusion as you did.

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UC Libraries Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Melissa Cox Norris

UC Libraries will be closed Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 for Thanksgiving, with the exception of the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, which will be open Friday, November 24 from noon – 5:00pm. Regular library hours will resume Saturday, November 25.

This closing includes the Langsam Library 4th floor space, which will close Wednesday, November 22 at 6pm and re-open Saturday, November 25 at 10am.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2017 GIS Day Celebration

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Amy Koshoffer

GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems and is a powerful technology for data analysis, visualization and interpretation to understand spatial patterns and trends.

Sponsored by A&S Department of Geography & GIS and UC Libraries –

You are invited to the 2017 GIS Day Celebration November 15, 2017

in the beautiful Nippert Stadium West Pavilion North Lounge.

The event is free and open to all.

Event Program:

11 – 12 pm Professional talk

“GIS in Local Governments – A Decision Making Framework”

– Raj Chundur (Cincinnati Area GIS Administrator)

12 – 1 pm Lunch

1 – 2 pm Academic talk

“Crowd-sourcing the Smart City: Big Geosocial Media Data, Ethics and

Urban Governance”

– Dr. Zook (University of Kentucky)

Raj Chundur is the CAGIS Administrator for the City of Cincinnati

Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System (CAGIS)

Matthew Zook PhD is Professor of Economic Geography at University of Kentucky. His research focuses on how the geoweb is produced (particularly the practices surrounding user-generated data) in order to better understand where, when, and by whom geo-coded content is being created. He is a well published researcher and a contributor to the research blog FloatingSheep.

Questions? E-mail Amy Koshoffer, science informationist, at ASKGIS@UC.EDU for more information.

Flyer – GISDAY_2017_1

Mapathon @ UCLibraries

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Amy Koshoffer

On Nov 4^th, The Red Cross will hold a Missing Maps Mapathon at UC Libraries in 475 Langsam from 10 am to 2 pm. The information collected from a Mapathon helps the Red Cross identify the best locations to bring in emergency supplies, where to house emergency operations and what local resources they can collaborate with in emergency response efforts. In order to participate, you do not need extensive mapping experience. The maps are creating using the Open Street Map platform and you can learn quickly by watching a training video.

If you are interested to participate, please register here – https://goo.gl/forms/Ln4LdEKcFNc7CUTt2 and watch the training video.

Please contact Amy Koshoffer – ASKGIS@UC.EDU if you have questions about the event.

More information in the attached flyer. GIS_LC_20171011_MissingMapsFlyer

ORCID

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Melissa Cox Norris

What is ORCID? ORCID stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID.

Name ambiguity is deceptively tricky. You may share your name with another researcher, like the 10 Steve Smiths on the Center for Science Education’s “List of Steves.” You may change your name due to marriage or other reasons. You may simply use a different version of your name in different contexts, like former Democratic presidential candidate Bernard “Bernie” Sanders.

Enter ORCID: Open Researcher and Contributor Identification. You can think of ORCID as a Social Security number for researchers: a permanent, unique identifier that you can associate with your work to resolve any uncertainty about authorship. Nearly 2 million academics have signed up for an ORCID, in total laying claim to over 12 million documents.

Why do I need an ORCID?

An ORCID is a unique identifier that allows you to associate your works with your name.
Removes author ambiguity especially for individuals with common names or for people who change their name through the course of their career.
Certain Publishers and Granting Agencies require that applicants have an ORCID. https://orcid.org/content/requiring-orcid-publication-workflows-open-letter
Generating an NIH biosketch is easier with an ORCID.
You can build an online profile of your scholarly works @ http://orcid.org

How do I get an ORCID?

You can register directly on the website http://orcid.org

Registering for an ORCID is free and takes around 30 seconds.

Upon registering, you can then access your ORCID account using your UC login. Visit the ORCID login page and click the Institutional Account button. Choose University of Cincinnati Main Campus. You will be prompted to link the two accounts.

Coming Soon – Center for Open Science Workshop – Oct 25th

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Amy Koshoffer

Members of the CCDC – Ruoxia Zhao, Emily Westbrook, ReJeana Cary, DeVonna Gatlin, Priti Thakur (kneeling) Zhao Yu, Becca Haley, Niranga Wijesiri and Megan Schmale showing off their beautiful COS tee-shirts

UC Libraries and The Graduate School are pleased to host the Center for Open Science for a workshop on Increasing Openness and Reproducibility in Quantitative Research on October 25, 2017. The workshop will cover project documentation, version control, pre-analysis plans and the Open Science Framework. There will be two sessions of the workshop, one on East campus and one on the West campus. The event is free and open to all. To register, visit https://goo.gl/Hf5neh. Participants are asked to bring their own device for best workshop experience.

Questions? Please email Amy Koshoffer at ASKDATA@UC.EDU for more information.

Workshop Information:

Date: October 25, 2017

Session 1

Time: 9am – 12pm

Location: East Campus – Troup Learning Space – MSB G005G

Session 2

Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Location: West Campus – 480 Langsam Library

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