October/November 2005 (Vol. XIII, No. 1)
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Library Showcase Fall 2005: Set your EYE on information
"Expand Your Experience (EYE) on Information" is the focus of this fall's Library Showcase, the annual educational series featuring the UT Southwestern library's expanding information resources.
This year's free presentations will be Nov. 8-10 in the south campus (main) library. Presentations will spotlight five areas:
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Electronic journals and full-text resources
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PubMed: both traditional and eTBLAST searching
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Science information sources, including SciFinder Scholar and the new Scopus
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EndNote and Reference Manager
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Grant opportunities with Community of Science
One of UT Southwestern's bioinformation luminaries, Harold "Skip" Garner, Jr., Ph.D., will lead the eTBLAST search engine session, exploring an alternative method of searching PubMed.
Other guest speakers include experts from Elsevier's Scopus, the Institute for Scientific Information and SciFinder Scholar, who will demonstrate the most efficient methods to search these science information resources.
The Showcase will be held Nov. 8-10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Hands-on sessions will be presented in the Informatics Classroom (Room E2.310A) on the library's main floor, and other presentations will be held in the Library Administration Conference Room (Room E.314E) on the middle floor. All sessions are free.
To register, use the "Classes" link on the library's home page at http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/library.
Self-service password resetting for SouthwesternID and OAS
A system is now in place that allows the resetting of SouthwesternID or OAS passwords at any time, including those times when you forget your password or it gets locked. The system depends on personal information (e.g., mother's maiden name, etc.) that you know, and would not be likely to forget, but with which others probably aren't familiar.
To use the system, you must select three questions from a list of about a dozen, and provide the answers. This is an online procedure that requires your SouthwesternID and password for authentication, so do it before you forget your password.
Start by going to the Information Resources (IR) home page at http://UTSouthwestern.edu/ir. There, you'll find a link to a five-minute video that explains self-service and shows you how to set it up and use it. You'll also find a link to our e-learning module that gives a complete description of all the steps with examples and screen shots. The video and e-learning module discuss both SouthwesternID and OAS procedures. Here, we'll focus on the SouthwesternID. A brief summary of the steps involved follows.
How to arrange for self-service password resetting
You can use these steps to perform your initial set-up, or to modify your questions and answers:
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Log in to the iAIM Web site by clicking on the black iAIM button on any IR Web page.
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Click on "Personal" on the left navigation bar.
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Click on "My Secret Questions & Answers" on the left navigation bar.
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Follow the instructions on the page by picking three questions & selecting OK.
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Answer the questions and select "Save."
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Click on "Log off" in top right-hand corner.
What happens if you forget your SouthwesternID password or your account is locked?
Option #1: Use self-service to reset your password at any time, 24/7. It's quick and easy. Just follow these steps:
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Use a Web browser (on a PC that's already booted) to go to the iAim Web site by clicking on the black iAIM button on any IR Web page.
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Click on the "Reset Forgotten Password" button instead of logging in.
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Select "SouthwesternID" from the list.
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Enter your SouthwesternID and click "Proceed."
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Answer the questions you previously set up.
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Enter a new password. (It should be something you have never used before that is at least seven characters long.)
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Click on "Change Password Now." You should see a message at the top of the page that says your password has been changed.
Option #2: You can call the IR Call Center at 214-648-7600 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Outside of business hours you will have to wait for a response from the technician on call.) The analyst will ask two of your secret questions. If you provide the correct answers, the analyst will reset your password. If you like, the analyst then will help you set up for self-service.
Option #3: If you can't answer two of your secret questions correctly by phone, you'll have to come to the IR Call Center in person and show your ID badge to have your password reset.
Option #4: If all else fails, your supervisor can ask the IR Call Center to reset your password. To do this by phone, your supervisor must be able to answer his or her secret questions.
CBCS offers research support
Faculty members in the Center for Biostatistics and Clinical Science (CBCS) collaborate frequently on campus research projects that require statistical analysis or database management. CBCS faculty members are involved in more than 200 research projects each year, ranging from one-time consultations to multi-year clinical trials.
CBCS statisticians regularly provide expertise for design and analysis of simple to complex research studies for faculty members from a number of campus departments. Some examples of the types of assistance include the following:
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Selecting an appropriate design
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Determining and justifying a sample size
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Formulating hypotheses
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Selecting appropriate statistical analysis techniques
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Creating presentation graphics
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Assisting in preparation of grant proposals as well as manuscripts for publication
CBCS database-consulting professionals work on a wide variety of clinical trials and other data management projects. These professionals work with campus researchers to help with the following tasks:
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Assessment of the best data management approach for a project
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Selection of an appropriate computer platform
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Database design
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Custom programming for data entry
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Development of reporting procedures
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Information retrieval for subsequent statistical analysis
CBCS database programmers also can provide projects with Web-enabled programs that allow users to manage data across the Internet.
Additionally, CBCS faculty members teach a number of campus courses on statistical and data management topics through both the graduate and medical schools to meet campus educational and research needs. Courses are available in both for-credit and non-credit options.
For more information about opportunities to collaborate with CBCS statisticians or database consultants, contact CBCS at 214-648-3681 to schedule an appointment.
Find research funding opportunities in Community of Science
Community of Science (COS) is a searchable database of funding information, now available on the library's Web site.
Two features of COS are of particular interest:
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"Funding Opportunities" is a database of announcements for grants, fellowships and awards.
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"Funding Alerts" allows you to create and save searches so you receive weekly notification of new funding announcements that match your search topics.
A link titled "COS Grants Funding" is on the library's home page at http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/library under "Science Reference."
From any UT Southwestern campus computer, you may search COS Funding Opportunities without logging in. However, to search Funding Opportunities from off campus, users will need to log into the COS Workbench with their username and password.
To manage Funding Alerts from either on or off campus, users should log into their Workbench. For more information, contact Katherine Alexander at 214-648-3905.
Information Resources announces organizational changes
Andrea Marshall, formerly director of Clinical Information Services, has been promoted to assistant vice president of Clinical Information Services.
Suresh Gunasekaran, formerly director of Inpatient Services, has been promoted to assistant vice president of Inpatient Services.
Stan Waddell, an IR manager in the Information Security Division focusing on IT Recovery, has been named interim director of Information Security and chief information security officer. Mr. Waddell recently joined the Information Security Division. He was formerly with the Network Services Division of Information Resources.
Lester Ackerman, formerly with JCPenney, joins UT Southwestern and IR in the newly created position of director of Financial Services.
We offer our congratulations and wish them the best as they assume their new responsibilities.
Library: News about electronic resources
The UT Southwestern library recently has purchased several new electronic resources for use by faculty, staff, students, residents and fellows of UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Southwestern University Hospitals. These resources include:
Please note that publishers' license agreements restrict use of most electronic resources to the Campus Wide-Area Network (CWAN) or through Virtual Private Networking (VPN) software. The CWAN does not include computers or networks at Parkland Health & Hospital System or Children's Medical Center, but all users are welcome to visit the library to access electronic resources via the public computers, except as noted below.
For more information on or assistance in using any of these resources, please complete the library's Ask a Reference Question form at http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/library/reference/referenceRequest.cfm.
FIRSTConsult for Point-of-Care Information
FIRSTConsult is an evidence-based primary care decision support tool providing quick, concise information to clinicians. The interface lets you do the following:
FIRSTConsult is available to UT Southwestern faculty, staff, students, residents and fellows, and is similar to UpToDate.
Journal Citation Reports
2004 data are now available for Journal Citation Reports® on the Web. JCR® Web also has been upgraded with enhancements that expand its analytical capabilities beyond the journal level to include categories, making it easier for users to spot trends in journal coverage and put a journal's impact factor into context.
Enhancements include:
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Category level analysis - Much of the same statistical information available for individual journals is now available for journal categories, for data from 2003 forward. This provides a view of coverage, citation behavior and relationships across an entire subject. Cited Category and Citing Category lists show the most frequently cited journals in the subject.
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Source Data table - At the journal level, the Source Data table for items now includes "other" to account for non-scholarly items such as news, commentaries and editorial material, which makes it possible to understand more accurately the size and content of a publication.
NORD Rare Disease Database
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Disease Database includes more than 1,100 reports on rare disorders, including symptoms, causes, treatments, clinical trials and sources of help, such as patient support groups and voluntary health organizations.
The database is available to UT Southwestern faculty, staff, students, residents and fellows by searching the library's Web site or going to the Rare Disease Database Web site from a UT Southwestern computer.
PsychiatryOnline.com
PsychiatryOnline.com offers a single portal for a collection of psychiatric references, including books, journals and self-assessment tools. Resources supporting diagnosis, treatment, research and professional development are included, such as the following:
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DSM-IV-TR®
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DSM-IV-TR® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis
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DSM-IV-TR® Casebook and its Treatment Companion
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The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines
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The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, 4th ed.
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Five top psychiatric journals and one newsletter:
The MyPsychiatry Online feature allows you to use special features such as PDA eBook downloads, bookmarks and saved searches. To access the portal, go directly to http://www.PsychiatryOnline.com or check the search box on the library's home page. VPN (Virtual Private Networking) is required for remote access.
Scopus
Scopus, a full-text abstract and indexing database, is now available through an electronic site license to UT Southwestern faculty, staff, students, residents and fellows. This new tool from Elsevier was developed in partnership with researchers and librarians worldwide.
Scopus offers:
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Searching of more than 14,000 titles in science, technology and medicine
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Links to licensed full-text articles
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Abstracts back to 1966
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Daily updates
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Alerting services
Scopus is available on the library's home page.
IR changes commonly used forms and procedures
Information Resources (IR) has discontinued the use of the Personal Code Form (PCF) and the paper Inter-Institutional Information Security Agreement (ISA). Using the iAIM Web site, you now select and answer three "secret questions" in lieu of the PCF, and you accept the ISA online instead of on paper. Also, the online Inter-Institutional Account Request Form (IAR) is in the process of being revised to make it more compatible with the new ISA procedure.
Personal Code Form (PCF)
New employees should perform these procedures on their first day of work, if possible. Others also should do so as soon as possible. If you have previously completed a PCF and you have not selected and answered your secret questions, your PCF info (first car, best friend and "personal code") becomes your secret questions and answers. You should review them, and make changes if you wish. Three correct answers are required for self-service password resetting, and most people don't remember their "personal code."
Inter-Institutional Information Security Agreement (ISA)
New employees must now accept the online ISA within 30 days of beginning work, and all employees must renew their acceptance annually. A public notice will go out in October saying that, if you have not already done so, you have until the end of the month to accept your electronic ISA. Like the secret questions and answers, the ISA agreement is found on the iAIM Web site. Go to the IR home page at http://UTSouthwestern.edu/ir and click the black iAIM button near the top of the page. Then follow these steps:
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Log in using your SouthwesternID and password.
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Click on "Personal."
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Under "Maintain My SouthwesternID," click on "Information Security Agreement."
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Read the agreement and click on the "Accept" button at the bottom of the page.
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Click on the "Click here to confirm acceptance" button.
Inter-Institutional Account Request Form (IAR)
We recently removed the online IAR form, since it is no longer compatible with other tools that we use in the process of establishing and managing access to our systems and networks. Our development group is designing and coding a new version of the form. The new IAR will require employees who have been here more than 30 days to have accepted the new online ISA within the past year, as described above. We hope the new IAR will be available soon. Meanwhile, please use the "Template IAR," available on the "Forms" page. Click the black "Forms" button on the IR Web pages at http://UTSouthwestern.edu/ir.
Audio-Digest on CD
Effective with the new subscription year, the Library will only purchase Audio-Digest materials on compact discs.
The decision was based, in part, on feedback from our clients that tape players are not available in many newer vehicles, and CD players are more widely available.
Audio-Digest tapes and CDs provide Category I and continuing education credit for physicians and health care professionals in specialties such as emergency medicine, family practice, internal medicine and pediatrics. They are available on the Main Floor of the library.
