UAMS Inclement Weather Policy Implemented

UAMS has implemented the inclement weather policy for its Little Rock campus. Call the library at 501-686-5980 to check hours today. Please refer to the campus policy on inclement weather and the hospital policy. UAMS employees working at sites outside of Little Rock should consult with their supervisors when bad weather occurs. Students in the various UAMS colleges and graduate school should look to the specific weather policy in their own college to determine what to do when UAMS implements the inclement weather policy.

National Wear Red Day

Friday, February 5, 2010 is “National Wear Red Day” – a day when Americans nationwide will show their continued support for women's heart disease awareness by wearing red. Employees can participate in the national movement by wearing their favorite red dress, shirt, tie, or Red Dress Pin on Friday, February 5, 2010, to help spread the critical message that "Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear – It's the #1 Killer of Women."

The Heart Truth campaign, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, first introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in February 2003.

Please visit the following Web site for additional information: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/index.htm.

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.

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.

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.

Research and Clinical Search Services

Let us save you time searching the world of literature! The Library’s Research and Clinical Search Services can save you valuable clinical and research hours by providing free customized, in-depth literature searches. RCSS Librarians can also conduct individual consultations regarding resources and searching techniques. Customized one-on-one or small group training sessions on site are also available. To request a RCSS service, call 686-6737 or email rcss@uams.edu. Literature searches may also be requested via the online form.

PubMed Updates

The latest National Library of Medicine Technical Bulletin announces that the 2010 PubMed system will be available in mid-December, lists a few end of the year PubMed changes, and announces that in early 2010 the Advanced Search feature of PubMed will be re-worked to improve search capabilities. Learn more...