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The 19th edition of the world's best-selling medical text, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, is now available from the Medical Library in both print and online.  The complete ebook may be accessed through the AccessMedicine platform.  The ebook includes a number of chapters not found in the print edition.  Expanded content also includes videos and enhanced illustrations.  Here's the direct link to Harrison's Online. The two volume print edition is shelved in the Information Room's 3 Day Reserve section with the call number designation of Med RC46 .H27 2015.      

The annual Yale School of Medicine Reunion Weekend is approaching.  As part of Reunion Weekend, the Library invites YSM alumni and friends to a number of events: Friday, May 29 "The Modern Medical Library: “It’s all on the Internet! Isn’t it?” 3-4pm Innovation and technology are transforming many industries, and libraries have not been immune to radical change. In this context some wonder about the relevance of libraries today. Join a panel of Cushing/Whitney Medical Librarians as they talk about how their roles have changed to meet the needs of the medical community. Hear about their diverse roles as research partners, and the fascinating ways they support the work of the Medical Center’s students, clinicians, scientists and educators. Saturday, May 30 Light Continental Breakfast, 8-9am "Treasures of the Medical Library," 2-3pm and 3-4pm Enjoy a guided tour through the current exhibits at the Library: “Preserving Form, Preserving Content: Caring for Collections at the Medical Library” explores preservation efforts to care for the Medical Library’s important and varied collections, keeping them accessible for future generations of researchers. “Baldwin’s Patent Medicines,” a series of letterpress posters from the late 19th century, advertises the Baldwin Patent Medicine Company’s specific tonics and pills for an astonishing range of complaints. “100 Years of Public Health at Yale:” One of the oldest accredited schools of public health in this country, the school advances public health through research, education and practice. This exhibit examines the rise of public health at Yale through present day. And finally, tucked downstairs in the library is the Cushing Center: visit this one-of-a-kind center including the unique Brain Tumor Registry and the drawings, photographs and rare book collection of Dr. Harvey Cushing.   Other activities Medical Treasure Hunters Children ages 5-12 are invited to follow a self-guided, parent-assisted hunt for some of the Library’s extraordinary and amazing treasures. Maps and hunt instructions will be available at the Circulation Desk. Can You Help the Library Identify Mystery Photographs? Over the years, the Medical Historical Library has accumulated a collection of photographs representing many great people, places and events.  However, we need your help to identify who, where, and what are in some of our photographs! We hope you can help the Library as we work to preserve Yale’s history. Be on the lookout for our packet of photographs in the entrance to the Library. Add your thesis to the Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library! The Cushing/Whitney Library is digitizing many of our former student theses to add to the digital archives. If you would like your thesis added to the repository with worldwide access, please contact 203-737-2960 with questions. Theses will be added in batches, over the course of the year. For more information about Reunion Weekend, click here.

Sponsored by the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Date & Time:    9:00am - 12:30pm, Friday, June 5, 2015 Location:    The Anlyan Center Auditorium (N 107), 300 Cedar Street New Haven, CT 06520 Campus:    Medical School Presenter:    Dr. Alex Kaplun, Field Applications Scientist, BIOBASE Registration:    Free and open to Yale affiliates – limited seating-   PROTEOME™’s powerful ontology search query system, with specialized tools for gene set analysis and pathway visualization, allows scientists to quickly find answers to questions relevant to their research. It works seamlessly with TRANSFAC®, an internationally unique knowledgebase containing data on eukaryotic transcription factors and miRNAs, their experimentally-proven binding sites, and regulated genes, which supports research into gene regulation. Based on TRANSFAC®'s broad compilation of binding sites, positional weight matrices are derived which can be used with the included Match tool to search DNA sequences for predicted transcription factor binding sites. TRANSFAC enables you to identify transcription factors affecting gene expression in your microarray and RNA-Seq experiments, as well as predict how they, in combination, can induce observed gene expression patterns. In the PROTEOME™ section, the attendees will learn to: 1.    Search for individual gene, disease, and drug reports by name. 2.    Browse for sets of genes, diseases, and drugs which share a desired set of characteristics. 3.    Upload a list of genes and identify those characteristics which are statistically over-represented (NEW) 4.    Export annotated characteristics for a gene list. 5.    Visualize protein-protein networks, overlaid with disease and drug assignments 6.    Annotate custom sequences. Network visualization using the BKL Pathfinder tool. In the TRANSFAC section, the attendees will learn to: 1.    Search for individual transcription factors and miRNAs, their experimentally-characterized binding sites and regulated genes, and ChIP experiments. 2.    Create positional weight matrices of transcription factor binding sites using set of aligned experiment-derived sites. 3.    Predict transcription factor binding sites (single sites or combinations) within a promoter or DNA sequence. 4.    Analyze high-throughput data sets for models of transcription factor binding (NEW). 5.    Perform statistical analysis of your differential expression data to determine which transcription factors are responsible for the observed effect (NEW). 6.    Perform step-by-step comprehensive microarray and ChIP-seq data analysis in easy-to-use, guided workflows (NEW).

Please join us for the 67th annual lecture of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Associates on April 8, 2015 at 4pm in the Historical Medical Library. This year's speaker is Dr. Unni Karunakara, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and Resident Fellow, Morse College, Yale University and past international president of Médecins Sans Frontières. Dr. Karunakara's lecture is entitled "Humanitarian Duties and Action."  

Library staff and HINARI collaborators Nathan Rupp, Khadija El-Hazimy, and John Gallagher with the Louise Darling award. The Medical Library Association (MLA) has announced that it has awarded its Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences to the HINARI Access to Research in Health Programme for 2015. HINARI partners with publishers around the world to deliver scholarly health information and content (articles, books, and databases) to developing countries around the world who otherwise could not afford these resources. Under the guidance of Nathan Rupp, the library’s Head of Collection Development and Management, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library plays and essential role in supporting HINARI by helping update publisher content in the HINARI database. HINARI is headquartered at the World Health Organization in Geneva and is part of the Research4Life (R4L) series of programmes which also includes AGORA (agriculture), ARDI (applied technology), and OARE (environment). Yale University Library is a Founding Partner in Research4Life, starting with the launch of HINARI in 2002.