With the Summer Session classes
ending soon and the Fall
2012 term coming up fast, it’s time to start preparing for a new academic
year.So, allowing another day for
people to come visit campus to take care of enrollment, bookstore or other
preliminary business issues just makes sense.
Classes begin Monday,
August 20th!
Once the semester gets underway, Davis Library will expand
its hours to include both evenings and weekends.Such Library Hours changes will be posted
no later than Friday, August 17, 2012
on the Davis Library’s Front Entrance and Website (http://library.rio.edu/hours.html.)This information is also availableby calling 740-245-7395.Details on any holiday or break closings are to
be provided as well.
If you scroll down the listings for Nursing under the “By Subject” link on
OhioLINK Databases page,
you’ll notice two entries for MEDLINE under
the “Also recommended…” heading. This
dual notation of what seems to be the same database often raises the
question:
“What’s the difference?”
First, let’s take a minute to review what MEDLINE is exactly. Then, we’ll compare the two versions of the
resource that are available to our Rio Grande students, faculty and staff through
the OhioLINK Databases page.
“What is MEDLINE?”
MEDLINE stands for
MEDlars onLINE. “MEDlars” is the acronym
for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, which is a computerized
biomedical bibliographic information tool that was first launched by the United
States (US) National Library of Medicine (NLM)
in 1964. NLM is part of National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda,
Maryland, which is an agency of the US Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The primary responsibility of the NIH is the support biomedical and
health-related research. Eventually,
MEDLars evolved into MEDLINE as
advancements in technology and the development of the Internet progressed over
the years.
MEDLINE is a premier database for biomedical literature featuring millions of authoritative citations and abstracts from around the world. This online resource deals with a broad range of subject matter relevant to those studying life sciences and working in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems management and preclinical sciences. The database's coverage is extensive and contains information dating back as far as the late 1940s.
“What is MEDLINE (PubMed)?”
MEDLINE (PubMed) is the freely
available version of this government resource, which is offered to the public
via the Internet using the web-based interface or site known as “PubMed” found
at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
While MEDLINE is a
major component of “PubMed,” the site also provides access to various life
science journals and publications not included in MEDLINE. “PubMed” is actually
one of several resources dealing with life science-related literature developed
and maintained by the National Center
for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), which is also part of the NLM. NCBI was established in the late 1980s as the
increased need for computer-based information processing and analysis for
research purposes was becoming apparent.
“PubMed” may also be searched together with other biomedical and genomic
(study of genomes/DNA) resources through the “Entrez Search Engine,”
a powerful multi-database research tool offered through the NCBI Website.
“Why go through the OhioLINK Databases page to access MEDLINE (PubMed)
if it’s available free online?”
As an OhioLINK
Member Institution, Rio Grande students, faculty and staff have access to vast
amounts of full text material
licensed specifically for educational or research purposes. When utilizing the MEDLINE (PubMed) interface though OhioLINK,
your search results will include “Find It with OLinks” buttons in each of the
returned records.
By clicking this feature, very often you’ll be able to obtain
direct access to the full text of articles that normally would only be offered
to you for purchase through publisher Websites or perhaps by making requests through
traditional Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
services, which could require special fees and/or several days to process
depending on the supplying institution’s policies.
Please note that ILL services are available to Davis Library’s Community
Patrons who are NOT OhioLINK eligible.
This option should prove valuable when such library users utilize MEDLINE (PubMed) for their information
searches.
Now remember, if you ARE OhioLINK eligible (Yes, that means Rio
Grande students, faculty and staff!) and want to access the OhioLINK Databases
from off-campus, you’ll have to login to get to these restricted resources. See our how-to video on this “remote
authentication” process below, on our Tutorials page or through
the uofriogrande
channel (YouTube) at: http://youtu.be/Vw4SKq6JHF0
Also, important to note that whether you search “PubMed” directly
or through OhioLINK, a number of limiting options are available to help you
narrow and refine your results. Consequently,
you can regulate your search so that only those items that are available full
text will show. Links to help pages, online
tutorials and other guides are provided under the headings “Using PubMed,”
“PubMed Tools” and “More Resources” headings found in the center of the site’s
main page.
PubMed detail (Click image for larger view.)
One of the main advantages of using the MEDLINE (PubMed) interface by itself or through OhioLINK is that it’ll
give you the opportunity to become familiar with and adept at utilizing this
free resource, making it easier for you to consult in your work and career as a
healthcare professional after leaving college.
“So then, why MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)?”
Due to comprehensive nature of the MEDLINE (PubMed), the interface and search results can be at times overwhelming
for some researchers. To remedy this
problem, commercial versions of the resource such as MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO) have
been developed to help ease and give users more control over the
information-seeking process.
MEDLINE with Full Text
(EBSCO) utilizes the EBSCOhost
interface, which is familiar to many library users and researchers since EBSCO Publishing is one of the world’s
leading database and eBook providers. Most
our students are already comfortable with the navigation features that are
standard on almost all EBSCO
Research Databases, several of which are offered to us through OhioLINK. Academic
Search Complete is one example. It’s
a multidisciplinary database that nearly all of our undergraduate students are
introduced to in their required beginning composition and communication
courses.
MEDLINE with Full Text
(EBSCO) offers detailed Medical Subject Heading
(MeSH) searching (the same process as the “CINAHL
Headings” search feature in EBSCO’s CINAHL Plus with Full Text database that
was mentioned in one of our previous blog posts) that assist you in finding the
most relevant information.
In addition to the full text access provided within the
database, “Find It” buttons are also offered with each item record to
help locate articles that may be available to you in either print or electronic
format through other OhioLINK services.
With the EBSCOhost interface, you may set up a personalized
account that enables you to store and access “Search History.” Then, the EBSCOhost interfaces also provides
easy to use “Folders,” “Print,” “Save,” “Cite” and “Share” tools that make
managing your research simpler.
This resource contains tens of thousands of digital music
files, all available for educational use to the students, faculty and staff of OhioLINK's Member Institutions.
As with other restricted OhioLINK Databases we’ve
discussed in previous blog posts, login is required for off-campus access. View our how-to video tutorial on this “remote
authentication” process below or at: http://youtu.be/Vw4SKq6JHF0
View from Davis Library's 2nd Floor around 2:30 PM Tuesday 7.10.12
2nd Summer Session is underway and things have cooled off
for a spell.Okay, the mid-80s-90s
temperatures aren’t exactly frosty, but after the last couple weeks of 100+ Fahrenheit degreesheat these lower temps almost seem like an arctic blast.
Need someplace cool and calm to get some work done?Davis Library is the place to be.Rio Grande’s Alpha
Chi Nu (Archon) fraternity on campus even put in a new gazebo on our back
lawn if you’re looking for a shady spot to hang outside.
New Gazebo Compliments of Rio Grande's Alpha Chi Nu (Archon) Fraternity
Once again, our Library
Hours this summer until 8.5.12 are:
