Library News

Elevator Service Disruption

Bracken Library — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:53:19 +0000

The Bracken Health Sciences Library elevator will be out of service May 14 – June 8. Please contact a library staff member for assistance.

Check it out: PubMed Health

Bracken Library — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:28:05 +0000

PubMed Health specializes in reviews of clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports. Clinical effectiveness research finds answers to the question “What works?” in medical and health care.

PubMed Health is based on systematic reviews of clinical trials. These clinical effectiveness reviews can show what treatments and prevention methods have been proven to work—and what remains unknown.

PubMed Health provides summaries and full texts of selected systematic reviews in one place. The reviews were generally published or updated from 2003. There is also information for consumers and clinicians based on those reviews.

PubMed Health is a service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Queen’s researchers earn 20 patents in 2011

Engineering and Science Library — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:28:58 +0000

“PARTEQ Innovations enjoyed a successful year in 2011-12 as 20 patents were issued for innovations being commercialized by the Queen’s University technology transfer office” … read more (Queen’s News Centre)

Denial of science, science of denial

Engineering and Science Library — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:23:42 +0000

Science: Why deny? Science is the best way to dig out the truth of the natural world, but that doesn’t prevent many people from denying truths that are inconvenient or contrary to their preconceptions or faith … read more (from The Why Files)

Stauffer Library 2012 Summer Hours

Stauffer Learning and Research — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:18:31 +0000

Stauffer Library is now operating on summer hours. For details of the May – August hours please visit http://library.queensu.ca/slcirc/hours.htm.

NEW: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Resources

Bracken Library — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:09:26 +0000

Bracken has acquired two dozen healthcare e-source titles from Stat!Ref. The articles largely deal with patient safety and improving healthcare practices at both the institutional and individual levels. Foundations in Patient Safety for Health Professionals and The Illustrated Guide to Patient Handling and Movement are two examples.

Also in this collection are resources specifically related to Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases and Nursing. These include:

Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs Video Training Program;

Best Practices in Infection Prevention and Control: An International Perspective;

Nurse’s Role in Medication Safety (2^nd Ed.)

Go take a look!

Return to Normal Library Hours

Bracken Library — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:54:32 +0000

Bracken Library returns to normal hours of operation on Saturday, April 28. For more information, go to http://library.queensu.ca/health/hours

Mining grads hit pay dirt amid labour crunch

Engineering and Science Library — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:03:08 +0000

From the Globe and Mail, April 18th, 2012

New resource: Anatomy and Physiology Online

Bracken Library — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:04:18 +0000

Anatomy and Physiology Online is a comprehensive resource that provides a guided learning approach to anatomy and physiology in 19 modules with clear 3D images and interactive models, narrated animations and illustrations, and dissection slides you can label. It also includes clinical case studies, special consideration for the impact of aging on each body system, a pronunciation guide, quizzes and much more.

Try it out!

Wellcome Trust joins ‘academic spring’ to open up science

Engineering and Science Library — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:30:42 +0000

“One of the world’s largest funders of science is to throw its weight behind a growing campaign to break the stranglehold of academic journals and allow all research papers to be shared online” … read more (The Guardian, April 9, 2012)