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New Resources!

August 3, 2023 - 11:39am by Elizabeth Jenkins

laptop screen displaying a graphThe Medical Library recently added dozens of new resources to our collections as well as upgraded access to some existing ones. Highlights include:

  • ERIC and Agricola are now searchable via the OVID interface, which maximizes advanced search capabilities.

  • New modules are available in Aquifer (Clinical Excellence, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Integrated Illness Scripts, and Neurology) and faculty may now use Aquifer content in the classroom.

  • A new subscription to TRIP Pro which supports evidence based medicine (EBM) by providing a snapshot of the current research on a clinical topic. Search results are color coded based on the EBM pyramid, making it easy to identify the quality of the evidence.

  • Expanded access to McGraw Hill modules including AccessAPN, AccessCardiology, AccessDermatologyDxRx, AccessHemOnc, Access Neurology, and the Case Files Collection.

  • New Sketchy license

View the full list of new resources below.

New Databases

  • 5Minute Consult is a point-of-care tool developed for clinicians to quickly find evidence-based answers to support the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing care of patients with 2,000 common diseases/conditions, drugs, and diagnostic and treatment algorithms

  • AccessPharmacy supports teaching and learning in pharmacy education, including key pharmacy textbooks, drug monographs, drug flashcards, practice tests, and other multimedia content

  • Agricola is a curated database of agricultural literature from the USDA National Agricultural Library. It is now searchable via the OVID interface to maximize advanced search capabilities.

  • Aquifer provides medical students with interactive patient cases to support the learning in clinical clerkships. The library upgraded our subscription and became a Curricular Partner. This provides faculty with the flexibility to use Aquifer content in the classroom and access to the following new modules Clinical Excellence, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Integrated Illness Scripts, and Neurology.

  • ERIC or the Education Resources Information Center, is an online database of education research and literature. It is now searchable via the OVID interface to maximize advanced search capabilities.

  • Health Care Administration Database includes citations relating to hospital administration, insurance, law, statistics, business management, personnel management ethics, health economics, and public health administration.

  • JAMA Evidence provides resources to help students and clinicians translate the theory of evidence-based medicine (EBM) into practice. Includes textbooks, tools, and forms to make decisions including validity, importance and applicability of claims.

  • TRIP Pro supports evidence-based medicine (EBM) by providing a snapshot of the current research evidence on a clinical topic. Content in Trip Pro includes clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, regulatory guidance, randomized controlled trials and more. Search results are color coded based on the EBM pyramid, making it easy to identify the quality of the evidence.  

New Journals 

Specialized Resources

  • Partek Flow software is used to analyze RNA, small RNA and DNA sequencing. It allows for users to develop analysis pipelines and data visualizations. Due to popularity, the library purchased an additional software license.

New Journal Backfiles

  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology is published by the American College of Gastroenterology and is one of the leading journals on gastroenterology and hepatology. We now have backfiles back to 1998.

  • The Medical Clinics of North America, is published bimonthly, each issue of this peer-reviewed journal focuses on a specific medical topic and contributions are provided from leading experts in the related field.

  • AASLD Backfile includes archived content of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases journals.