[General]  [New Resources] 

Versions of the Library Toolbars that are compatible with Firefox 3 have been released.

Library toolbars integrate into your web browser to provide easy access to library resources and services from anywhere on the web. There are two versions available, the Clinician's Toolbar and the general GALEN Toolbar. Try a toolbar today!

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A History of UCSF now provides detailed coverage of the development of UCSF from 1868 through 1989. It also includes a chronological overview of more recent events and additional biographies and photographs.

The online history celebrates the rich heritage of UCSF, from its origins in early San Francisco to its place today at the forefront of biomedical technology, research, education, and health care.

The project was funded by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, A. Eugene Washington, M.D. The website has been a collaboration of the Library, the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy, the Graduate Division, and the Medical Center. Content was written by faculty in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine.

View A History of UCSF.

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[Scholarly Communication] 

The NIH Public Access Policy has been in effect since April. The policy requires investigators to make the results of their NIH-funded research publicly available in PubMed Central within twelve months of publication. An increasing number of biomedical journals are completing this process, thereby ensuring full compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy on behalf of their authors. The NIH provides easy access to a list of these journals, and more journals are added regularly.

Of the many journals that automatically deposit to NIH, journals of particular interest to UCSF authors include PNAS, and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. UCSF researchers are well-published in these journals on a consistent basis.

If you have any general questions about the NIH Public Access Policy, or about how to comply with it for a specific journal, please contact the Library's Scholarly Communications group at any time.

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[New Resources] 

The UCSF Library is now on Facebook! Visit our page to view photos, read news items, ask questions, and post discussion topics. We want to hear from you!

To become a fan of the Library, visit our page and click the link in the upper right-hand corner.




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Through November, the University of California (UC) Libraries are sponsoring a pilot of a replacement for the current Melvyl Catalog, which contains records for holdings at all ten UC campuses. UCSF patrons are very much encouraged to test the pilot and offer feedback on how well it meets their needs. Test the UCSF version, Melvyl@UCSF.

The pilot features a single interface that searches holdings in all UC Libraries, those of libraries around the world, and UC books digitized by Google. UC-eLinks is available for access to the full text of journals or information about print copies.

With the new database, you can also read and write reviews of books and share your favorite results with colleagues and peers on sites like Facebook, Google Bookmarks, and Digg. Just go to the "Share It" header, choose your service from the Bookmark bar, sign in and post your item. This is a great way to share interesting research findings with your friends and colleagues.




Please share your feedback about Melvyl@UCSF at any time, by completing the survey.

Get more information on Melvyl@UCSF.

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The next time you're in the Parnassus Library, it will be hard to miss our new books. They are now conveniently and prominently located next to the Information Desk on the Library's main floor.

Take a few moments to browse through these health sciences books, and check a few out if you're so inclined. And if you're looking for lighter fare, just stroll on over to the Popular Reading Collection.

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[Tips and Tricks] 

Now that you have your shiny new iPhone for only $199 ($400 less than you would have spent last year), why not spend just $40 more to enhance your health sciences education? You're still $360 ahead, and you'll have a world of educational images at your fingertips.

Also available for iPod, Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards gives you access to the images from Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy (4th edition). You can navigate between images easily, zoom in to see details, and quiz yourself to gauge how much you've learned. There are over 300 images in all, from various parts of the body (head and neck; back and spinal cord; thorax; abdomen; pelvis and perineum; upper limb; and lower limb).

Purchase it from the iPhone App Store, either on the phone or through iTunes.

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[New Resources] 

The new SciFinder Scholar (SFS) client is compatible with Macintosh OS X Leopard (10.5). This version, referred to as 2007a.dmg, can now be downloaded from the updated UC SciFinder Scholar website.

SFS software provides simple point and click access to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases, including Chemical Abstracts, Registry, CASREACT, CHEMCATS, and CHEMLIST. For further information or help, contact David Owen.

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