FYI: The following article has appeard in the current issue of Surgical Clinics of North America:
Knight T. Brice A. Librarians, surgeons, and knowledge. [Journal Article] Surgical Clinics of North America. 86(1):71-90, 2006 Feb.
UI: 16442421
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Monday, February 20, 2006
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Friday, February 10, 2006
I am probably the last person in library-dom to have figured out how to locate an article using it's DOI (digital object identifier). The topic of DOI's probably warrants more of a discussion but it's 4:15 p.m. on a Friday and it's not going to happen now. But, just in case I wasn't the last person on the planet to figure this out I thought I'd document it here for posterity:
In your browser type http://dx.doi.org/.
It's that easy!
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In your browser type http://dx.doi.org/.
It's that easy!
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Thursday, February 09, 2006
One of my favorite comic strips is Unshelved by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum. The strip takes place in a public library but the themes are near and dear to any librarian's heart. A few months ago this strip was published and it really struck a chord. How many of our patrons immediately go to the Internet when looking for information when an old-fashioned reference book or journal would be the better choice?
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The December 2005 MDMLG program featured a panel discussion of four local librarians on the subject of "Saving Your Library." Some of the web pages mentioned during this panel discussion are compiled on the Library Advocacy web page.
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UpToDate currently indexes more than 300 journals and other resources. Here is the complete list of titles included.
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