Archive for June, 2008

In the News: Health and Medical News Links

June 23, 2008

Want to find new sources for health and medicine? Just set up your RSS feed and you want to add some sources? The Tucker Library has a Resource Page on AllSearch with authoritative news sources to help staff and patients understand the significance and implications of health and medical news stories.

Called News and Current Events, this page provides links to over 12 different sources.

Use AllSearch for all your information needs!

AllSearch – Find Databases and Web Resource Guides

June 22, 2008

AllSearch is a search tool for faculty, staff and patients to help navigate the information resources available at National Jewish and on the web. All Tucker Library resource and subject guides, clinical tools and databases can be found at this one convenient location.

Over 200 databases are listed alphabetically. This makes it easy to link to a database you have heard of.

AllSearch lists the diseases we treat and links staff and patients to National Jewish and web resources to find information on those topics.

AllSearch covers such diverse Resource Guides as Consumer Health Guide, Drug Information & Pharmacology, Genetics, Grants and Funding Resources, News (Health and Medicine), Nurses, Nutrition,Patient Safety, PDA Resources, Physician and Health Care Directories, Statistics, and Wellness. Do you have a particular interest? Request a Resource Guide be developed on your subject! Contact the library today!

Mobile Wireless Classroom Available

June 21, 2008

The Tucker Medical Library can deliver customized training to your department with our new Mobile Wireless Classroom.

  • We have six Windows and six Macintosh laptops available.
  • You may request a mixed platform session for a total of ten participants.
  • The cart includes an LCD projector, a printer and WiFi connection to the Internet.

The library staff will provide the technology and support for users. We can tailor instruction, upon request, to meet the specialized needs of National Jewish. Abbreviated courses can be taught in any department or new courses can be designed to address the needs of unique audiences.

The portable classroom is also available for loan. Library staff will provide set-up, basic technology support, and break-down for the portable classroom. Contact the library about using the equipment on a regular basis without library staff support.

Find the downloadable request form (pdf or word document) on this page and submit form to the library at least two weeks prior to training date. Please read policies and procedures carefully. You will be contacted to confirm the instructional session or portable classroom loan.

E-mail Shandra Protzko <protzks@njc.org> or call x1343 to find out more.