So long Clinical Pharmacology; We barely knew yee

EBSCO no longer offers the drug reference database Clinical Pharmacology. Refer patrons looking for information on prescription and non-prescription drugs to Lexi-Comp Online. Lexi-Comp is easy to use and has monographs for both clinicians and patients. The library's Pharmacy resources web page has been updated to reflect this change.

Biology Seminar Class Topic

I was told by Dale that several of these students are getting a jump start on their research. Just an FYI, I will be teaching this class on Sept 10th. Basically, Dr. Boggs is asking them to do a research paper on invasive species (animal, plant or microorganism). I recommend that you give yourself a refresher on BIOSIS.

Printer Failure

The printer is working in a haphazard manner.

Database Facelift: Ebsco/Lexis Nexis Academic

Ebsco & Lexis Nexis Academic have undergone recent additions and facelifts. Take some time to learn your way around the new changes.

New Online Drug Reference

The online drug reference Lexi-Comp Online with AHFS is now available through the library's pharmacy resources web page. Take a few minutes when you have time to go through the Lexi-Comp tour at http://www.lexi.com/web/toursol.jsp.

Keeping Up With Search: Google

I have added to the Firefox bookmark toolbar two links that I recomend for anyone working the Reference Desk: Google blog, which is the official blog of G; and Google Weblog a site that has been tracking Google since March 2002. As most of our students (and the rest of the world) rely on G, it's not a bad idea to keep abreast with what is new in the world of search.

Happy hunting

Frederic

Public PCs: Incorrect Time on Computers

Some of the public PCs are printing incorrect dates and times on web page printouts. This can be a problem for students with instructors who require the time and date on web pages the student turns in.

Here's the temporary work-around: If you're at the Reference Desk and a student needs the correct time and date on their pages, write the date and time on the paper and sign it.

Jon is working on a solution, but it won't be implemented until the interim, so be sure to let the students know about the problem.

Thanks

LinkSource and Business Source Elite

I'm configuring LinkSource for our EBSCOhost databases, starting with Business Source Elite. Right now, LinkSource links to the catalog and other digital resources may not work the way you expect them to, and the links may not always be present in the results list. Bear with me for a few days on this; LinkSource will be very cool when it's finished.

Jon

EBSCO EJS links and Internet Explorer

Links to EBSCO EJS are blocked for patrons using Internet Explorer on the public PCs. The EJS links work correctly with Firefox. I'm troubleshooting the problem.

Jon

Meebo

At the beginning of each shift on the Reference Desk please check the Status of Meebo to ensure that it is logged on as AVAILABLE.

Thanks,

Frederic