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Recent EndNote Filters and X3 Update

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The following EndNote filters have been recently updated as of September 2009:

NIOSHTIC-2
Agricola (from NAL)

If you plan to export citations from any of these databases, please make sure to download the most recent filters.

To search for filters, go to www.endnote.com and click “support and services” at the top. On the green left-hand side menu click “import filter”. Scroll down the page and click on the “Accept” button at the bottom to get to a list of filters. Then, search for your filter. If you need help, please contact the Public Health Library at (510) 642-2510 and we will guide you through the process.

The EndNote X3.0.1 update for Windows is also now available. It includes enhancements and fixes for EndNote X3. You can download the update and find instructions on how to install it at:

http://www.endnote.com/support/ENX301_Win_updater.asp

PubMed Interface Change

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The National Library of Medicine has redesigned the PubMed interface. To access PubMed, go to the home page for services to OEHHA at: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/oehha/

Scroll down to “Key Resources” and click on PubMed. If you have not done so already, we encourage you to try out the redesigned interface.

The Public Health Library’s PubMed Help web page for OEHHA at: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/oehha/pubmed.html, has been recently revised to reflect changes in the PubMed interface. Near the bottom of the page, there are links to “PubMed: The New Interface.” This handout details how to perform common PubMed tasks in the new interface, such as applying Limits, viewing MeSH terms, using Clipboard, and more.

My NCBI Enhancements

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Recent My NCBI enhancements include the capability to create custom filters and to share a collection or bibliography. In addition, My NCBI now includes a feature to send an e-mail to users who have forgotten their passwords. For those of you who are not familiar with My NCBI, it is a feature in PubMed that allows you to save searches and search results. Searches can be automatically updated and e-mailed to you.  To sign up for a My NCBI account, go to PubMed and click on “Sign in” in the upper right-hand corner, and then “Register for an account” on the right-hand side of the next page.

How many chemicals? More than 50M

Posted on by Anna Sackmann

This September 7, the Chemical Abstracts Service registered the 50 millionth unique chemical substance, arylmethylidene heterocycle. It look CAS 33 years to register the first 10 million chemical substances in 1990, but only nine months to go from 40 million to 50 million — an indication of the accelerated pace of scientific activity. The CAS Registry database is updated daily, so you can always get an up-to-date record count. On November 24, 2009, the count was already up to 51,045,390 organic and inorganic substances.

Using Library Proxy Server with Safari on iPhone 3G

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Searching databases on the go? Here’s how to set up and use the library proxy server with Safari on the iPhone 3G. Note: You must be using WiFi to connect to the Library Proxy Server and you must repeat these steps for each WiFi network to which you connect.

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select WiFi
  3. Select the WiFi Network to which you are connected
  4. In the WiFi Networks window, tap on the arrow to the right of your WiFi network name
  5. Your IP Address selection should be DHCP
  6. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to HTTP Proxy
  7. Select "Auto"
  8. In the URL box, type: http://proxy.lib.berkeley.edu:7777/proxy.pac. Be sure to include "http://" and do not insert any empty spaces before or after the URL
  9. Open Safari. When you come to a UC- or UCB-licensed resource, you will be asked to CalNet authenticate
  10. When you are done, return to Settings and turn the HTTP Proxy to "Off"

Does this work? Not work? E-mail your comments or suggestions to Debbie Jan at djan@library.berkeley.edu.

 

 

PubMed: You may have noticed some changes

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The PubMed interface has changed! Much of what you may have been used to has been revised or relocated. Here’s a few of the changes:

  • PubMed Tools, such as Single Citation Matcher and Topic-Specific Queries (formerly "Special Queries"), as well as the MeSH and Journals Databases are now located at the bottom of the main search screen.
  • Gone are Citation and Abstract Plus displays; both have been incorporated into the revised Abstract display. Here you will find a citation’s MeSH terms, Related Articles, and more.
  • Looking for History, Limits, and field searching? You need to click the Advanced Search link to the right of the Search box to find these.
  • Selecting Send to: and Display options has also changed.

The new interface includes more changes than those listed above. Lots of details, with screen shots included, may be found in this NLM Technical Bulletin article. Please note that PubMed functionality has not changed, only display.