Day: January 3, 2012

January 11th Richmond Instruction: Reference Manager 12 Hands on

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RSVP by Monday, January 9th to Judy Bolstad at
jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.
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* Do you have the Reference Manager program but are not sure what it can do for you?

* Are you already using Reference Manager and have some burning questions?

* Are you interested in a hands-on session so you can learn and practice using Reference Manager?

* Do you write journal articles or reports where you need to cite literature you’ve read or referenced?

If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s Reference Manager 12 Hands On class!

Topics covered will include:
1. What is Reference Manager and why it’s useful
2. How to get PubMed and other citations into Reference Manager
3. The Reference Manager database: display, navigation, etc.
4. How to use “Cite While You Write” with Microsoft Word
5. How to get help

Class: Reference Manager 12 Hands On
When: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 10:30am – 12pm
Where: CDPH Richmond, Building P, Computer Training Room P-1246

Class Objectives:
This class will assist you in making the best use of the Reference Manager 12 software by learning how to save citations in a customizable database and how to add citations to a Word document and automatically format the bibliography.

Audience:
This class is intended for CDPH staff who may have a basic understanding of the Reference Manager 12 software program but don’t know how to use its features.  The Reference Manager 12 software will not be distributed at this class; in order for you to use this software for your work, your CDPH unit must purchase or already own a copy. 

If you wish to attend, please RSVP by Monday, January 9th to Judy Bolstad at
jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.

Limit of 16 participants. Some seats may be available on the day of the class so if you don’t register in advance, you can just show up to see if there is availability.

Supervisors: Please encourage your staff to attend if appropriate.

These Hands-On training sessions are free to CDPH employees. Please obtain your supervisor’s approval to attend.

A schedule of other upcoming training sessions is available at: www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/cdph/training.html.

January 25th Sacramento Instruction: Public Health Informatics

Posted on by UC Berkeley Library

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RSVP by Monday, January 23 to Judy Bolstad at
jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.
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Do you want to know:

* About a custom browser tool that facilitates searching PubMed for CDPH, Google Scholar, and more?

* How to take geocoded notes on your Blackberry

* About free medical and health mobile applications?

* What “participatory epidemiology” is?

* About online collaboration tools that allow document and file sharing with colleagues?

If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s Public Health Informatics class!

Topics covered will include:
1. Public Health Informatics: What is it?
2. Overview of historical aspects and syndromic surveillance
3. Tools you can use:
a. … that link disparate resources,
b. … for decision-making and data collection,
c. … for collaboration
4. Examples of public health applications of information technology

Class: Public Health Informatics
When: Wednesday, January 25, 1:30-2:30 PM
Where: CDPH Sacramento, “Hearing Room” (72.167)

Audience:
This class is intended for CDPH employees who wish to learn about and use technological tools in their work. This session will not include in-depth coverage of health information exchanges, meaningful use, and data standards.

Supervisors: Please encourage your staff to attend, if appropriate.

If you wish to attend, please RSVP by Monday, January 23 to
Judy Bolstad at jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.

These one-hour training sessions are free to CDPH employees. Please obtain your supervisor’s approval to attend.

A schedule of other upcoming training sessions is available at: www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/cdph/training.html.

US State Chemicals Policy Database

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This database is created and maintained by the Chemicals Policy and Science Initiative (CPSI), a project of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. It can be searched by state, region, chemical, year, status, and policy category. The records in the entire database may be searched as well by entering a keyword such as a bill number, word, or phrase in the box below the pull-down menus. Take a look at this database, from our California Agencies and Resources and Toxicology/Occupational Health Resources web pages.

Royal Society Publishing

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Royal Society Publishing is the publishing arm of the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existance. It “publishes nine journals covering the broad spectrum of the life sciences, physical sciences and cross-disciplinary sciences.” The Royal Society makes its journal archives freely available for any articles more than 70 years old, some back as far as 1665. View works by Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and many more. In 2011, Royal Society Publishing launched Open Biology, a new open access journal covering biology at the molecular and cellular level. Check it out, from our Professional Associations, Organizations, and Resources web page.

OpenRegs.com

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OpenRegs.com is a portal for new regulations, organizing them by where they are at in the process, by agency, and by topic. You’ll find a listing of regulations with comment periods about to close, those that have been recently published in the Federal Register, and those that have been designated as significant by OIRA. Users can subscribe to alerts by topic or by agency. Access this resource from our Federal Agencies and Resources web page.

New Books!

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The Public Health Library has the following new books available:

1. An introduction to infectious disease modelling. By Emilia Vynnycky and Richard G White. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Call number: RA643.V96 2010.

2. Ecotoxicology: a derivative of Encyclopedia of ecology. By Sven Erik Jørgensen and Brian D Fath. Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2010. Cal number: RA1226.E255 2010.

3. A foundation for evidence-driven practice: a rapid learning system for cancer care: workshop summary. By Sharon B Murphy, et al. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2010. Call number: R723.7.F68 2010.

4. Jet fuel toxicology. By Mark L Witten, et al. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2011. Call number: RA1242.H87 J48 2011.

5. Principles and practice of mixtures toxicology. By Moiz Mumtaz. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2010. Call number: RA1224.3.P95 2010.

Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you. You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).

If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.

ERF Update – January 2012

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Current number of records in ERF: 1064

ADDED since last update:

DELETED since last upate:

  • Faulkner Advisory for Information Technology Studies (subscription cancelled)
  • University of Michigan Documents Center (site not maintained)
  • Moving Image Collection (MIC) (RIP)

 

Trial: Historical New York Times with Index

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The Historical New York Times with Index is on trial through December 21 at:

https://www.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&trialBean.token=HTYZ5X1SZL9U11FMU58R

We currently subscribe to ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers New York Times (1851-2006). The Historical New York Times with Index highlights the addition of the index terms with a Topics Tab and updated searching. Users can search on a specific topic term or browse for topics in categories as wide ranging as Companies/Organizations, People, Locations, Subjects, or they can search among all topics.

Major diffences between The Historical New York Times with Index and The Historical New York Times:

  1. Topic Browse: allows users to scan for index terms from all years, scan topic categories, or create a direct search for articles on a specific topic. The topics link directly to the newspaper content for which the New York Times staff created the index entries. Common topics lead to multiple newspaper articles that can be sorted or narrowed by date or sub-topic, as noted by the New York Times indexers.
  2. Advanced Search: users can now search on five new categories. Person, Organization/Company, Subject, Location, and Creative Work. These terms can be found in the drop down menu with the Advanced Search and also in the More Search Options section. These terms, unique to the Index, are designated with an asterisk.
  3. Enhanced Abstracts: article abstracts now feature additional information. Topic headings are linked to articles to which the NYT Indexers assigned the same heading

Check it out and if you have any comments send them to Myrtis or Jim R.

The Magnes Open House

Posted on by Lee Anne Titangos

A Day of Celebration of The New Magnes Home in Downtown Berkeley

January 22, 2012
12pm – 4pm
2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

The big day is here! We’ll start the day with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially welcome the entire Berkeley community to the new Magnes. Exhibiting artists and Magnes staff will be on hand at the street festival-inspired event that will feature continuous musical performances by local bands and university choral and instrumental groups. Local restaurants will be serving up delicious eats and treats. Come see what The Magnes has to offer!