The Department of Family and Community Medicine has produced some really creative new patient education literature in the form of graphic mini-novels.  Supported by small grants and sometimes featuring students as  actors, the resulting “photonovels” are useful both as teaching tools for Jefferson students, and as appropriate educational materials for patients.  Several examples have been published in the [...]

Scott Memorial Library recently added 3 journals to our online collections: Canadian Journal of Urology Hospital Practice Postgraduate Medicine We’re especially pleased to note that all of these titles have Jefferson connections: The editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Urology is  Leonard G. Gomella, MD.   View his most recent editorial (Feb. 2010). The editor-in-chief of [...]

Take a stroll through a bit of Jefferson history in the Jefferson Digital Commons.  Scott Memorial Library staff have digitized and posted 80 years’ worth of the JMC Alumni Bulletin for the world to see – that’s 259 issues, in case anyone is counting. Volume 1, issue 1 appeared in December 1922, featuring news of various [...]

E-book readers have been in the news lately, with lots of models and makes to choose from.  It’s tempting to take the plunge, if you haven’t already. Wouldn’t be great if someone put together a side-by-side comparison that would let you choose the feature profile you want and then see which models can fill it? [...]

Scott Memorial Library asks for your cooperation and patience over the next few weeks as we work on some renovations. By the end of May, you’ll have a much improved environment. Lighting Goes Green All of the lighting in the Scott Building, in which the Library is housed, is being replaced with new lamps. The [...]

Working on a heavy deadline and just looking for a few good articles? Now when you access PubMed using one of JEFFLINE’s links, you’ll find it easy to narrow your search to articles you know you can get –  use the new FILTER for Jefferson-owned articles. How does it work?  Easy as 1, 2  . [...]

Excerpts from the press release: Resource Uses Videos and Interactivity to Showcase Career Opportunities in Genetics and Genomics To help students planning their professional careers understand the opportunities in the fields of genetics and genomics, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today launched the Genomic Careers Resource on the institute’s Web site, www.genome.gov. The [...]

The Library is preparing to withdraw print copies of The American Journal of Physiology, covering 1898-2005.  The Library provides access to an electronic copy of the journal for use by all Jeffersonians.  We plan to withdraw the print copies  since the electronic version complies with the quality standards outlined in our Print Withdrawal Policy. If you are interested in obtaining the print [...]