NEWSLETTER 1/2005

Contents:

Database Training Sessions 2005

Online Services

Access to Online Journals

Pub Med's New Features

Eye Resources on the Internet

Open Access Journals

Database Training Sessions 2005

These sessions will commence in April. Checkout the Training link on the library's homepage for upcoming sessions. Learn more about PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library (Evidence-based database) and about other electronic resources available to you from the library website and on the Internet.
Tailored training sessions for Departments and groups are also available. Please contact the library for more information or to book.

Online Services

Did you know that there are a number of online services available to you from the library website: You can:
· Reserve or renew your library book.
· Request for a literature search.
· Book a one-to-one consultation session on how to use databases, e-journals, etc.
· Send us your comments or suggestions.
· Recommend a new book, video, dvd, etc. for the collection.

Access to Online Journals

As of January 2005, the journal Survey of Ophthalmology is available online to library members. Please email the library for password.

Pub Med's New Features

Pub Med has undergone some feature enhancements in the past few months. These are noted below:
· PubMed Cubby has been replaced with My NCBI, a service which personalises your searches. You can register for a My NCBI account.
· When you sign in, tick the box that says, "Keep me signed in unless I sign out". Current Cubby users can use their existing account. You can use NCBI to:
o Save searches
o Spell checking has been added
o Setup email alerts for new content
o Display links to Web resources (linkout). Our library is currently linking our logo to Pub Med journals/issues that we hold. Watch this space for more news on this.
· Checkout the user-friendly changes on the Action bar.
· Do you know about PubMed Central (PMC)? Read all about it.

Eye Resources on the Internet

The Association of Vision Science Librarians has compiled a list of useful Eye resources.

Open Access Journals

The trend of Open Access publishing has gained momentum over the past 14 years with the goal of providing free access to peer-reviewed literature to readers over the Internet. For more information consult SPARC ( Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) Open Access Newsletter by Peter Suber at: http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/index.htm
To view the list of journals available, go to the Directory of Open Access Journals at: http://www.doaj.org.

Imeri Waibuca
Library Manager
Imeri.Waibuca@eyeandear.org.au
Ph: (03) 9929 8732

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