UpToDate : remote access is ending today.

Remote access to UpToDate ends on 30 September 2005.
UpToDate will remain accessible from computers physically on the UCHC campus.
We are sorry that we are unable to continue providing remote access to this one database.
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FirstConsult
FIRSTConsult is designed to work with you while you practice medicine; offering logically and consistently presented tools for differential diagnosis,
evaluation and management of medical topics, patient education and procedure skills review:

* Differential Diagnoses files for rapid evaluation of presenting signs and symptoms,
with interactive access to lists of over 1,800 potential diagnoses sorted by age and prevalence

* Medical Topics presents FIRSTConsult's database of clinically compiled, weekly updated information on patient evaluation,
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Each Medical Topic is organized into the following key sections making it quick
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Each section is also organised into further sub-topic headings,
thereby providing access to over 20,000 disease-specific topics in total

* Patient Education handouts written in both English and Spanish

* Procedures provide clear, systematic guidance, in the form of text, video and medical animation on procedures
integral to practising medicine across most specialities


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Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base,
which contains articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders.
The evidence-based content, updated 24/7, provides the latest practice guidelines in 59 medical specialties.
eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review
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The eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base contains 30,000 multimedia files
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Full access to Nature e-journal platform has returned

Full access to the NaturePG e-journal platform has returned this morning.
The following browsers have been checked and are accessing UCONN subscribed titles: IE, Netscape, Firefox, Opera.
http://www.nature.com/siteindex/index.html

Nature e-journal platform is not accessible with IE or OPERA browser today

Today a problem has developed regarding the Nature e-journal platform.
http://www.nature.com/

IE and Opera browser users are being prompted for username and password when attempting to download HTML or PDF files.
All journal titles that we subscribe to are searchable and full text is accessible from these browsers -- Netscape and Firefox.

New open access journal added to LYMAN

This new open access journal has been added to LYMAN, the UCHC Online Catalog.

Bioinformation
from v.1:no.1 (2005)-

http://www.bioinformation.net/

Publisher: Biomedical Informatics Publishing Group

Beyond Bioinformatics: It is free, open access and online immediately
upon acceptance.

Bioinformation is an online journal publishing research articles in
biological knowledge discovery after full peer review. Bioinformation
is added in DOAJ and listed in HIWW. All articles are published,
without barriers to access, immediately upon acceptance. The
abstracts of published papers will be indexed in major indexing
databases after the completion of one year from the launch date.



Bioinformation describes the collection of biological data points on the molecular biology of cell structure, growth, development, differentiation, division and function. Collection of biological data points require simple to complex analysis of small, medium and large scale data describing cell structures and events. These data points are derived by knowledge discovery technologies of basic rules. Therefore, `BIOINFORMATION` will act as a forum to discuss the mounting scientific imperative to study biological systems at multiple levels of cellular and molecular organization. In this process, it is important to standardize data representation, minimize data duplication and maximize cellular information for accurate knowledge accumulation. The generated knowledge will serve as input variables for biomedical modeling and simulation.

Free dermatology periodical added to LYMAN

A free dermatology periodical has been added to LYMAN - the UCHC Online Catalog today :
Skin & Aging
http://www.skinandaging.com/sa/

is published freely online by HMP Communications http://www.hmpcommunications.com/corporate/index.cfm

Skin & Aging is a monthly magazine that provides practical advice to help
dermatologists treat common cutaneous pathologies such as skin cancer, acne
and psoriasis, as well as information on how to incorporate cosmetic
procedures such as Botox and laser skin resurfacing into a dermatology
practice.

Also discussed are practice management topics such as managed care, Medicare
regulations and marketing techniques.

Timely information is presented by respected dermatologists in an
attractive, easy-to-read format.

ISSN: 1096-0120

Firefox browser has released version 1.0.7

Firefox browser has released version 1.0.7
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.0.7.html#new

Firefox 1.0.7 is a security and stability release. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.

This version includes several security and stability fixes, including a fix for a reported buffer overflow vulnerability and a fix for a Linux shell command vulnerability.

Specific changes in Firefox 1.0.7

* Fix for a potential buffer overflow vulnerability when loading a hostname with all soft-hyphens
* Fix to prevent URLs passed from external programs from being parsed by the shell (Linux only)
* Fix to prevent a crash when loading a Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) script that uses an "eval" statement
* Fix to restore InstallTrigger.getVersion() for Extension authors
* Other stability and security fixes

OPERA browser issues upgrade to version 8.5

Opera browser issues upgrade to version 8.50. Read the changelogs for the details o n the upgrade.

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/850/


Feel Free: Opera Eliminates Ad Banner and Licensing Fee
Oslo, Norway - September 20, 2005

Read more of this press release --
http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2005/09/20/
Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download - completely free of charge – at http://www.opera.com.

"Today we invite the entire Internet community to use Opera and experience Web browsing as it should be," said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Removing the ad banner and licensing fee will encourage many new users to discover the speed, security and unmatched usability of the Opera browser."

Opera was previously available free of charge with an ad banner. Users had the option of paying a licensing fee to remove the ad banner and receive premium support.

"Opera fans around the globe made this day possible," said von Tetzchner. "As we grow our userbase, our mission and our promise remain steadfast: we will always offer the best Internet experience to our users - on any device. Today this mission gains new ground."

New BioMedCentral Open Access journals added to LYMAN

Two new BioMedCentral open access journals have been added to LYMAN the UCHC Library online catalog.

1....Cough
http://www.coughjournal.com/home/
A new journal for a modern era
Between 2000 and 2004, the number of PubMed entries per year containing the keyword 'cough' has increased by forty percent. This partially reflects a general increase in the number of scientific publications over this period but it also represents a specific growth in interest in cough-related research. This interest spans a number of medical and scientific disciplines other than respiratory medicine, such as gastroenterology, rhinology, paediatrics, infectious disease, pharmacology, neurology, neuroanatomy, genetics, inflammation, etc. The need for a single journal that brings together clinicians and scientists in all of these disciplines with the aim of achieving a better understanding of cough-related disease has been long overdue. So it gives us great pleasure to welcome you to Cough. Besides being the only journal to specialise in this particular area of research, Cough is special for other reasons. Embracing the modern era of information technology, Cough is an entirely online journal. Our online submission system allows for rapid review and revision of manuscripts and when accepted, articles appear in the journal immediately. More significantly, Cough is an Open Access journal. All articles are freely and universally accessible without subscription. Authors of published articles retain the copyright to their work and the full text of each article is permanently archived in PubMed Central. It will be of interest to contributors that free online access can increase the impact of a paper [1].

2......Immunome Research
Fulltext v1+ (2005+)
http://www.immunome-research.com/
ISSN: 1745-7580

Immunome Research is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal
integrating traditional laboratory research with the latest
technologies, including genomics, bioinformatics and mathematical
modelling.

Immunome Research is a journal of the International Immunomics Society
(IIMMS) . The journal aims to
provide a focal point for the field of Immunomics, which lies at the
intersection between traditional laboratory research and the latest
research technologies. It thereby includes the sub-speciality
immunoinformatics, as well as the application of large-scale genomics to
the immune system. Rapidly expanding areas of particular interest
include the predicting of MHC-peptide binding, mathematical modelling of
viral/host interactions, and the use of gene expression arrays to model
immune system pathways.

NLM Highlights Hurricane Katrina Information

NLM® Highlights Hurricane Katrina Information
September 14, 2005 [posted]
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html
The National Library of Medicine has compiled a new Hurricane Katrina Web page on toxic chemical and environmental health information resources for health workers and the interested public. Links are provided to information on chemicals that may be released as a result of the Katrina disaster and on environmental health concerns following the wind and flood damage.

The page includes a link to WISER, the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders. First responders may download the WISER set of information on 400 toxic chemicals and hazardous materials to a Palm, Pocket PC, or laptop/desktop computer that uses Microsoft Windows®. WISER is designed to help identify unknown substances and gives ready access to basic emergency haz-mat information.

Links to TOXMAP identify and map locations of facilities that use or transport significant levels of toxic chemicals, and lists the chemicals for each facility. Maps are included for the Katrina-affected states as well as for New Orleans, Biloxi, and Gulfport.

In addition, MedlinePlus® contains various Health Topic pages with disaster-related information that may be useful in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The following Health Topics are available:

* Coping with Disasters
* Disasters and Emergency Preparedness
* Drinking Water
* Food Contamination and poisoning
* Food Safety
* Diarrhea
* Molds

For additional assistance, submit questions to Customer Service at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/contact.pl#email or call 1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656).

To contact Specialized Information Services for toxicology and environmental health information, please submit your questions to: tehip@teh.nlm.nih.gov.

Google launches Blog Search

Google launches Blog Search....So What is Blog Search?
http://www.google.com/help/about_blogsearch.html

Blog Search is Google search technology focused on blogs. Google is a strong believer in the self-publishing phenomenon represented by blogging, and we hope Blog Search will help our users to explore the blogging universe more effectively, and perhaps inspire many to join the revolution themselves. Whether you're looking for Harry Potter reviews, political commentary, summer salad recipes or anything else, Blog Search enables you to find out what people are saying on any subject of your choice.

Your results include all blogs, not just those published through Blogger; our blog index is continually updated, so you'll always get the most accurate and up-to-date results; and you can search not just for blogs written in English, but in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and other languages as well.

Directly from the Google Blog :

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/

""Find out what's happening with Blog Search

9/14/2005 06:24:00 AM
Posted by Jason Goldman, Blog Search Team

Every day millions of bloggers use the web to express themselves - sometimes to just a few friends, sometimes to a worldwide audience. We wanted to create a better way to allow people to find out what's being written in blogs, as it's being created.

Today we are launching Blog Search - the easiest way to search for blog content. Blog Search includes content from blogs all over the web (in other words, not just from our own service, Blogger). And we're continuously adding new content, very nearly in real time. That way you can find commentary on breaking news as it's being created by millions of individuals. Or get the latest take on the premiere of a new TV show.

No matter what you care about, there is likely someone writing a blog post on it right now. With Blog Search you can find out what folks are saying about what's interesting to you. For example, I wonder what people are saying about Blog Search.""

New titles available on PLoS - Public Library of Science

These new open access journals from The Public Library of Science and listed below, have been added to LYMAN - the UCHC Library Online Catalog.

PLoS Clinical Trials
v.1:no.1 (2005:Nov)-
http://clinicaltrials.plosjournals.org/


PLoS Genetics
v.1:no.1 (2005:July)-
http://genetics.plosjournals.org/


PLoS Pathogens
v.1:no.1 (2005:Sept)-
http://pathogens.plosjournals.org/

Highwire e-journal platform will be changing September 19

Detailed Description of the HighWire Site Changes

HighWire Press engaged Sliced Bread Design, LLC to conduct a study with clinicians and researchers who were current or potential users of the HighWire site, to get their opinions of the site. The goal of the study was to determine ways in which HighWire could improve the user's search experience. Interviews were conducted using a method called contextual inquiry, which is an observational interviewing process that aims to understand each user's goals and behavior patterns within the context of their environment.

Although the users who participated in the study were very impressed with the scope of the former site's functionality and with its large database of journals, they reported that there was too much information on many of the HighWire Portal pages. This problem was reported for both the home page, where the amount of information made some users feel intimidated, and internal pages such as the search results page, where it made the site complex looking. The consequence of too much information was that potentially useful features were often ignored.

Based on this research, staff from Sliced Bread and HighWire redesigned the site, retested it, validated the results with the sample group, refined it further, and ultimately developed the new look that you see today. The new design scored far higher than the old in usability testing.
What Are the Improvements?

Home Page Changes

* Improved Information Layout
We emphasized key functionality by placing descriptive text links in a central, visible location and also removed unnecessary information from the home page.
* Less Information per Page
We reduced the amount of information on the page, making the site feel less crowded, to help ensure that key site functionality would not be overlooked.
* Reinforce HighWire's Mission
We removed text and design elements that previously gave the site an advertising-like impression, and replaced them with a section that highlights and introduces HighWire's role and purpose.
* Emphasize Key Facts
We added emphasis to the fact that HighWire is a division of the Stanford University Libraries, produces online journals and other scholarly content, and is the largest repository of free full-text peer-reviewed articles in the world, to help ensure that users will not view the HighWire Portal as a site seeking paid registrations.

Search Improvements

* Improved "Quick Search"
We redesigned the "quick search" box, resulting in a simple search tool that provides most of the functionality of HighWire's previous advanced search page from every page in the site.
* Fewer Steps
We enhanced the "quick search" box on the home page, making the most popular search capabilities available to users directly from the home page with no additional site navigation required.
* Simpler Advanced Search
We simplified the design of the advanced search page and were able to offer the functionality in a more limited, easier-to-use space.
* Unnecessary Information Removed
We removed unnecessary or under-utilized search options and text from the advanced search interface.
* More Intuitable Search Field Arrangement
We placed search fields to reflect typical user search patterns. In addition, we moved the search button to a new location following all search options, to help see that users have reviewed all the options.
* More Examples
We added more complete user input examples to reduce confusion about the format of input.

Search Results Changes

* Better Search Results Display
We reorganized and reformatted the article display to facilitate the primary user goal: scan titles, journals, and abstracts for relevancy. We added graphical symbols for the three versions (abstract, full-text, and PDF) that are usually available for each article.
* Easier Search Refinement
We redesigned the top portion of the search results page with a new interface that gives users quick methods for modifying their search. The most commonly altered search fields are available for editing at all times, while other selections are simply summarized and displayed on the screen.
* Hide Unneeded Search Tools
We changed the page functionality to hide unneeded search refinement tools, until users determine that they need them. When users are dissatisfied with the search result they need only click on the link labeled "Too Many Results?" for access to the HighWire subject taxonomy
* More Visibility for Alerts
Users were generally unaware that they could ask to be alerted when new articles that satisfy a search were published. The new interface, with a button labeled "Create Alert", makes this important capability more obvious.
* Separate Tab for "Instant Index" Tool
We created a separate results tab was created for the Instant Index tool. To expose this tool, users select the tab labeled "Articles indexed by subject."
* "MatchMaker" Functionality Clarified
The old site offered access to the search refinement tool MatchMaker, but the purpose of the tool was not clear to readers. In the new design, the link to the MatchMaker tool has a more familiar label: "Find more like this."

Mapping: Old Site to New

All other features are found in the new site on the same page as in the old site, though the look might have changed.

Feedback Welcomed

If you have comments or suggestions about our new look, please let us know. While no single design can satisfy all user needs, we will listen to you!

Backfiles now available for 2 ASPET --American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics journals

All UCONN Libraries users now have access to the complete backfiles of 2 ASPET American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics journals.

The back-issue scanning project for Molecular Pharmacology has been
completed. All issues of the journal going back to :
v.1:no.1(1965) are
now available online as PDFs at http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org.

The pre-1997 archival issues are included with Molecular Pharmacology
subscriptions and are also available by pay-per-view. Articles published
from 1997 onward continue to be freely available 12 months after
publication. Fast Forward (publish-ahead-of-print) articles are freely
available upon publication.

Each archival issue is indexed by author. Front matter, back matter, and
original tables of contents are included in the online archive.

Molecular Pharmacology is the second ASPET journal to be fully digitized
and joins Drug Metabolism and Disposition in having all archival issues
online.

Drug Metabolism and Disposition
http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/
v.1:no.1 (1973)-


The digitization of Pharmacological Reviews and the Journal of
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics continues.