Category Archives: Health Sciences

We have a few EBSCO health sciences resources for a short period of time. DynaMed is a clinical reference tool created by physicians. It contains more than 3,200 topics. Editors monitor over 500 medical journals on a daily basis. The … Continue reading →

We now have a 30 day trial to the database DynaMed  Try it out and let us know what you think. DynaMed is a clinical reference tool containing evidence based content. DynaMed contains: Clinically organized summaries of over 3200 topics Evidence … Continue reading →

The Ginsburg Library has a new book scanner on the lower level of the library near the printer. This scanner makes it easy to copy book pages. Place the book face up on the scanner. Follow instructions that display on … Continue reading →

“The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital: History and Influence.” is on display at the Ginsburg Library. This exhibit was inspired by the traveling exhibit from The National Library of Medicine, “Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons” which was previously at … Continue reading →

For all of our environmentally conscious Health Science campus students and staff, now’s a great time to acquaint yourself with many of the events associated with Temple University’s Annual Sustainability Week. There’s plenty of activities one can do, either from at home or at your … Continue reading →

The Ginsburg Library recently completed installation of laptop lock anchors in 180 student study carrels.  See the pictures below. It’s quick and easy. These anchors are available for you to use now with your own cable. The library will have … Continue reading →

Every year the National Library of Medicine updates Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and Substance Names on existing MEDLINE citations. For a short period of time, starting in November, citations in PubMed will not be fully indexed. This means that searches … Continue reading →

We now have unlimited access to the Cochrane Library. The link can be found on the Ginsburg Library homepage http://library.temple.edu/hsl/ The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. These are: … Continue reading →

We have a new suggestion box where you can write out your  suggestions.             It is located at the reference desk. You can also submit your suggestions with our online form.  You can find this formunder … Continue reading →

“Henry Stewart Talks is committed to providing research scientists with access to world class seminars by leading thinkers and authorities from around the globe, in one online resource – wherever, whenever and as often as they like.” The Ginsburg Library … Continue reading →

The Ginsburg Library is pleased to offer a series of workshops for students, faculty, and staff. Taught by the Library’s expert staff, these short, hands-on classes cover everything from effectively searching research databases to organizing and managing your references. Register … Continue reading →

Temple Ginsburg Library patrons in need of a good e-book resource are invited to check out the  R2 Library. From the Library’s homepage, look under the Books category for R2 Library. The R2 e-book collection is neatly arranged into 3 areas of … Continue reading →

  Need a little help getting started in PubMed or CINAHL? Then check out our new online video tutorials! Just click on the video icon next to the database on our homepage and you can watch a demo of how … Continue reading →

  The Ginsburg Library’s computers will be moving to the Temple University computer domain. What does this mean for library users? ·         All Temple faculty, staff and students will need to login to the computers with their Accessnet username and … Continue reading →

The Ginsburg Health Sciences Library is pleased to offer a new series of information workshops for Temple University faculty. The 2011 Faculty Learning Series will cover topics such as using journal citation reports, locating evidence-based resources, and tips for incorporating resources … Continue reading →

Begining on June 8th, the library will be open during the following hours: Monday-Friday: 7am-10pm Saturday:  9am-5pm Sunday:  1pm-10pm

Have you used Ovid’s Primal Pictures yet?  Primal Pictures is the premier online anatomy reference tool that provides access to thousands of interactive 3D-animated human anatomy modules.  With over 6,500 modules, users can rotate, peel back layers, reconstruct, and study … Continue reading →

  The Ginsburg Library now offers wireless printing! Follow the simple steps outlined here and you will be able to print directly from your laptop to any of our printers.  We just installed new high speed printers as well, so printing at the library is … Continue reading →

  The library is introducing a new trial for DynaMed, an evidence-based point of care tool that allows physicians, medical students and health care providers to research authoritative and clinically-relevant information from respected publications, associations, and contributing clinicians in a … Continue reading →

  The library has just acquired 200 new E-books! These E-books are part of our existing collections, R2 Library and Science Direct, which provide access to leading books and journals in the Medical, Dental, Nursing, and Allied Health fields. Some … Continue reading →

  Temple University is now a shared support member of Biomed Central, an open access publisher.  One of the features of this membership is that the Libraries will pay half of the article publishing costs for Temple authors whose works … Continue reading →

The Ginsburg library now offers students access to Exam Master Nursing (NCLEX-RN Preparation and Review). Exam Master Nursing is a comprehensive self assessment tool designed to help students prepare for the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse. This extensive review program … Continue reading →

The library is excited to announce that we now offer chat reference services! Need help fast? Just click on the Ask a Librarian icon located on the library’s home page to chat live with a librarian.

The Ginsburg Library is pleased to offer a new series of information workshops this spring. Taught by the library’s expert staff, these short, hands-on classes cover everything from effectively searching research databases to organizing and managing your references.   Sign … Continue reading →

The library is introducing a new trial for Clinical Pharmacology, a professional reference tool designed to provide clinicians with access to an extensive amount of drug information in a simple to use interface. Features include clinical calculators, patient education handouts, … Continue reading →

The library is pleased to introduce a new trial for AccessPhysiotherapy. This subscription-based website is a great resource for physical therapy students and educators as well as anyone interested in the field. AccessPhysiotherapy provides access to cutting edge information and … Continue reading →

The Ginsburg Health Sciences Library will be participating in a library use study sponsored by Temple’s Controller’s Office for a 12-month period starting at the end of August. Data collected will be used to meet federal reporting requirements and to … Continue reading →

The Ginsburg Library is pleased to offer a new series of information workshops. Taught by the Library’s expert staff, these short, hands-on classes cover everything from effectively searching research databases to organizing and managing your references. To register, please contact … Continue reading →

Beginning in Fall 2010, the Ginsburg Health Sciences Library will offer brief (30-60 min) hands-on workshops to our students and faculty that focus on effectively utilizing the library’s electronic resources.  Topics to be included are: searching key health sciences databases, … Continue reading →

If you want quick, easy searching of the life sciences literature and quick access to PDF versions of the articles you find, then PubGet may be right for you. The database indexes nearly 20 million documents, including those in PubMed. … Continue reading →

The library has trials for two information products from EBSCO Host — Dynamed and Nursing Reference Center. Both will be available until the end of March, 2010. Please contact Barbara Kuchan with your feedback. DynaMed is a clinical, point-of-care reference tool … Continue reading →

The newly designed interface for PubMed is here. This database is comprised of more than 19 million citations from MEDLINE and other life sciences journals. The new streamlined PubMed has a clutter-free initial interface, including a search box at the … Continue reading →