Archive for August, 2009

View New & Leisure Book Lists in ThomCat (Library Catalog)

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Have you ever wondered how to easily see the new books that have been added to the Scott Library collection?  Would you like to browse what fun new fiction or leisure reading has been added to the first floor.  Now,with a few clicks of your mouse in ThomCat –the Jefferson Library Catalog,  you can!

From the Jeffline Homepage (jeffline.jefferson.edu), in the far left hand column under “Search”, click on the words “Library Catalog” to open the full ThomCat search page.  At the top of the search page are five dark blue, rectangular buttons.  Click on the button labeled “Info.Desk”.    You will now see two links:  “Contact Us” and “Book Lists”.  Click on “Book Lists” to see the two links you’re interested in:  “New Book Shelf” and “New Leisure Books”.  The new book list is updated daily and shows all new books from about the past month.  The leisure books show those added in the past two months.

Enjoy browsing the new books in our collection!

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“Apology” and “I’m Sorry” Laws

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

The September, 2009 update to the Hospital Law Manual includes new sections on:

  • Serious Reportable Events and “Never” Events
  • Price Transpacrency and Disclosure Requirements
  • “Apology” and “I’m Sorry” Laws

Hospital Law Manual

And updated sections on:

  • Negligent credentialing
  • Institutional negligence claim
  • Hosptial-patient relationship
  • Hospital bylaws
  • Liability for negligence of independent physician
  • Duty to warn
  • Medical Device Amendments of 1976
  • Employee’s sexual conduct with patient
  • Arbitration agreement

The five-volume manual is available in the reference area (call number WX 32 AA1 H828), and on a CD-ROM at the circulation window.

Find Jefferson research with our new Jefflinked PubMed tab!

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Update: The tab is now labeled “Articles published by people who work at Jefferson”

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We’ve updated the tabs on Jefflinked PubMed so that search results identify articles by Jefferson authors.  Use this tab to find out who is working in different research areas at Jeff and to find collaborators, mentors and experts.

The other PubMed tabs limit results to articles that are in English with Human subjects, that are reviewed in the Faculty of 1000 Biology, or that are free online.   The new tab replaces one that showed articles available in Scott Library’s print collection.

You’ll find Jefflinked PubMed on the JEFFLINE homepage or as part of the JEFFLINE toolbar.

Want help developing your own custom PubMed tab or search strategy, or want to see what Scott Librarians can do for you? Contact the Reference staff at 215-503-8150, askalibrarian@jefferson.edu, or SMLReference [IM].

The custom PubMed tabs will apear when you start at JEFFLINE

The custom PubMed tabs will apear when you start from the JEFFLINE search box or Quick Link.