Thursday, January 28, 2010

RefWorks down 2 hours Sat. Jan 30 for maintenance

RefWorks will be doing maintenance starting at 9:30 PM CT Saturday Jan. 30. It is projected to last up to 2 hours.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Science Direct Journals unavailable Saturday Jan. 23, 2010

Science Direct is doing maintenance for about 12 hours starting 7:00 a.m. CST Saturday Jan. 23 until about 7:00 p.m. CST. Changes include a re-design of article/chapter pages and including graphical abstracts in RSS feeds, email alerts.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Academic Medicine Responds to Haiti Crisis

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has created a new website to provide reliable sources of information about the crisis in Haiti; including notices, fact sheets, links to the many relief efforts underway at AAMC member institutions, and a list of organizations accepting charitable contributions (updated regularly).The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is has also provided a special website about the earthquake and disaster relief efforts. Information from government agencies and non-governmental organizations as well as a section on Haitian Creole and French-language materials are included. Links to background information on earthquakes and subsequent health issues, such as public health assessments, emergency surgical care, and sanitary care of human remains, are also provided.

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