Volume 6, Number 4 January 1994
Books & Bytes is produced by the HSLIC Library Staff for Health Sciences Center personnel. Copyright University of Washington.
- Wilco: New Default UWIN Interface
- Books in Print Now Available on UWIN
- Libraries Offer Patient Care Support
- Late-Breaking News: IAIMS Implementation Funded
- Books & Bytes Index
- Library Services During Inclement Weather
- New Librarians
- Information Management Education: January-February 1994
- Information at Your Fingertips
- Information Services Via Email
- Preferred Gophers Offer Easy Access to Internet Resources
- Self-Service Study Room Reservation
- Journal Alert: New Titles Not Yet Indexed
- Physician's Guide to Rare Disease
- Serial Title Changes: January 1994
- Recent Gifts and Contributions to the Collections
Wilco: New Default UWIN Interface
by Terry Ann Jankowski, Acting Head, Information ServicesWilco is now the default interface for the Libraries databases on UWIN. First introduced in October 1993, Wilco uses key commands similar to those found in Pine and browse lists similar to those found in Willow to provide a simple, user-friendly interface for novice searchers. Details on using Wilco are described in the October 1993 issue of Books & Bytes. Copies are still available from HSLIC Administrative Services, 543-5531 or sara@u.washington.edu.
As a brief review of Wilco conventions, type A (for author), T (for title) or S (for subject) to access an alphabetical listing from which to select your search term. By choosing C (for compose advanced search), you are presented with a template to set up your search strategy. K (for keyword) permits you to compose your search strategy on a command line using connectors ( e.g., with, and, or) from the command language interface.
Some of the changes under Wilco include the disappearance of the copyright announcement for LCAT (the libraries online catalog). Jumping (typing in the four-character short-name of the database) to a database will take you directly to the Wilco interface. The old command interface (the original BRS-based interface used for the last three years) is still available as the last item on the UWLIB menu, or by Jumping to the database by prefacing the shortname with a cm- (e.g., cm-MEDL.) The Willow graphical interface continues to be available on X-terminals and machines on the campus ethernet which are able to use X-terminal emulation.
Demonstrations on searching MEDLINE using Wilco or Willow are offered on Tuesdays at 9:30 am and on Wednesdays at 1:30 pm. Several sessions are also scheduled at the Social Work Library; see Information Management Education schedule for details. Quick help is also available from the HSLIC Reference Desk. Contact your library liaison via telephone or email to request additional training or in-depth assistance. Future issues of Books & Bytes will focus on new system developments.
Online interface changes are based on user response and feedback. If you have comments or suggestions regarding Wilco, Willow or the UWLIB databases, please send them to libquest@u.washington.edu or to terryj@u.washington.edu or 543-3408.
Books in Print Now Available on UWIN
by Colleen Weum, Selection/Acquisitions LibrarianBooks in Print is the most recent addition to the locally mounted databases accessible through UWIN and Willow. This file (BINP under General Reference databases) is a comprehensive source of information on U.S. book publishing. It contains bibliographic information for books which are in print, forthcoming within the next six months, or out of print from 1979 to the present. The database, a product of R.R. Bowker Co., is updated monthly.
Each record includes standard bibliographic fields (author, title, edition, publisher, year, etc.) along with the price, intended audience, and status (active entry, out of print, or forthcoming.)
Scholarly, popular, and trade publications are all included. BIP does not include periodicals, government publications, pamphlets, or books available only to organization members.
Libraries Offer Patient Care Support
by Ellen Howard, K.K. Sherwood LibrarianThe resources of a library are now measured less by the size of its physical collection than by the scope of information to which it can provide access. The following case study illustrates how the information retrieval skills of a librarian, combined with modern technology, can have a direct impact on patient care.
Ellen Howard, the librarian at the K.K. Sherwood Library, Harborview Medical Center, recently received an urgent request on behalf of the Chief Resident: "What can you find out about an unusual condition, emphysematous pyelonephritis?" The patient was in the critical care unit (CCU), and the specific question was, "Is nephrectomy always indicated for treating this condition?"
A quick check of the current MEDLINE files on UWIN revealed that emphysematous pyelonephritis is indeed a rare condition that occurs in diabetics. Most of the current articles on the subject were not available in the K. K. Sherwood Library.
The titles and abstracts of several articles suggested that drainage and antibiotics had occasionally been used to successfully treat this often fatal condition. The librarian immediately called HSLIC's Document Delivery Service to notify them that she was faxing several requests for articles needed for a clinical emergency. Within an hour copies of the articles were received by fax and delivered to the team in the CCU. The more conservative treatment was chosen for this patient, and nephrectomy was avoided.
As this case illustrates, a librarian has much to offer as an active participant in health care delivery. Even when hospital staff have direct access to information retrieval systems, it may be more efficient to delegate the tasks of rapid literature searching and document delivery to the library staff so that the health care team can focus its efforts on direct patient care.
For more information about clinical information support services available to hospital staff, contact Ellen Howard at Harborview (223-2260 or ehh@u.washington.edu) or Sherry Dodson at UWMC (543-7493 or sdodson@u.washington.edu).
Late-Breaking News: IAIMS Implementation Funded
The UW Health Sciences Center's $2.75 million IAIMS (Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems) grant proposal has been funded by the National Library of Medicine, effective January 1, 1994. Sherrilynne Fuller, as Coordinator, Health Sciences Information Systems Integration, will direct IAIMS implementation at UWMC and Harborview. Watch for further information about IAIMS programs as it becomes available.
Books & Bytes Index
Need an index to all those back issues of Books & Bytes you've been filing? A cumulated subject index to the first five volumes, from October 1988 through July-August 1993, is now available. Copies of the index or previous issues of the newsletter can be requested from Sara Yashar at 543-5531 or sara@u.washington.edu.
Library Services During Inclement Weather
by Terry Ann Jankowski, Acting Head, Information ServicesWhen the University of Washington is officially closed due to snow or other adverse weather conditions, all Health Sciences Libraries' services will remain available to users with certain necessary modifications. The main Health Sciences Library (HSLIC) will be open with usual services offered, although library hours might be curtailed a bit depending upon public transportation and driving conditions.
The K.K. Sherwood Library (KKS) in Harborview Hall will be staffed if buses are running. If KKS staff are not present, Security can admit users to the library. When the University closes, the Social Work Building is also closed but the Social Work Librarian, Ellie Marsh, will be available at HSLIC. She can be reached at the HSLIC Reference Desk for assistance to Social Work users. Reference service for all Health Sciences locations can be obtained by calling the HSLIC Reference Desk, 543-3394. We're ready; so let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
New Librarians
Two librarians have recently received temporary half-time appointments at HSLIC. Peggy Malloy, who is both a recent graduate of the UW School of Library and Information Science and a nurse in the UWMC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, will handle general Information Services assignments.
Kathy Murray comes to HSLIC from Providence Medical Center, Seattle, where she was Director of Library Services. As Information Systems Librarian, Kathy will be responsible for testing and implementing new staff and public networks and for providing individual and group instruction in systems applications.
Information Management Education: January-February 1994
HSLIC LIBRARY ORIENTATION AND TOURS Tuesday Feb. 1, 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Meet at HSLIC Circulation Desk. No fee or registration required.
SOCIAL WORK LIBRARY ORIENTATION
Orientations by appointment only. Contact Ellie Marsh, at 685-2180.
INTRODUCTION TO UW MEDLINE
Every Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:20 am
Every Wednesday 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Thursday Jan. 20, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday Jan. 27, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Meet at HSLIC Reference Desk. No fee or registration required.
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCINFO & MEDLINE ON UWIN
Wednesday Jan. 26, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Meet at SW Computer Lab. Registration required; no fee.
HSLIC CD SEARCH SYSTEM TUTORIALS (CINAHL, HEALTHPLAN)
Monday Feb. 7, 10:30 am - 11:20 am
Meet at HSLIC Reference Desk. No fee or registration required.
SOCIAL WORK CD SEARCH SYSTEM TUTORIALS (Social Work Abstracts Plus, Sociofile)
Thursday Jan. 20, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmMeet at Social Work Front Desk. Registration required; no fee. LEXIS/NEXIS DATABASE DEMONSTRATIONS
Thursday Feb. 3, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday Feb. 17, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday Feb. 3, 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Meet at HSLIC Reference Desk. Registration required; no fee.
PINE ELECTRONIC MAIL NEW CLASS!
Monday Jan. 31, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
HSLIC Microlab. Registration required; no fee.
TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS, call 543-3395 or send an email message to rmaberry@u.washington.edu. Please include your name, department, mailstop, or off-campus address, status (faculty, staff, or student), phone number, and name and date of the class for which you wish to register. You will receive a confirmation by mail. For classes at Social Work Library, register at SWL Circulation Desk (685-2180) or by email to emarsh@u.washington.edu. Sign up for Social Work UWIN classes at the Social Work Computer Lab.
Information at Your Fingertips
by Debbie Ketchell, Associate Director, Resource Management and Systems DevelopmentA recent email message discussing the Clinical Practice Guidelines stated that a notice of forthcoming AHCPR funding guidelines was published in the September 22, 1993, issue of the Federal Register. My first inclination was to request a photocopy of the article. Then I stopped to consider the electronic resources available through my own computer via the UWIN menu.
I signed onto UWIN and chose: Desk Reference Tools -> Federal Register and more -> United States Federal Register -> Federal Register Listed by Date of Issue -> 092293/ -> Search in 092293 by Keyword [?] At the "Words to search for:" dialog box prompt, I typed: ahcpr.
My search retrieved the following title: "58 FR 49308:Criteria for Selection of Clinical Practice Guidelines..." Pressing 'return' retrieved the full text of an article entitled "Criteria for Selection of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Topics Under Consideration for Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines". The news item was quite long, so I used the space bar to browse quickly through it.
At the end of the article, I saw the following prompt: Press [RETURN] to continue, [M] to mail, [D] to download: (I could also have pressed ^C [hold down the control key and press the C key] to bring up the mailing prompt immediately rather than using the "space bar" to first go to the end of the article.) By typing m (for mail), I received a "Mail current document to:" prompt and typed my Internet email address. The text was sent as a message to my online mailbox, where I could conveniently read or print the text or save it as a file. I immediately received the following verification of transmission from the UWIN Server:
112 Nov 24 The UWIN Server (19,492) 58 FR 49308:Criteria.
This scenario illustrates the power of UWIN and electronic mail as an information retrieval tool. In less than two minutes, I discovered an item of interest in an email message, used UWIN to locate the item in the Federal Register, emailed the full text to my personal account, and obtained a printed copy in my office.
Not everything about electronic information retrieval is so easy. But we are moving into a new era when unlimited information will be readily available at our fingertips.
Information Services Via email
by Terry Ann Jankowski, Acting Head, Information ServicesDo you need a search of a database that's not available for self- searching? Need to locate an address of a colleague? Or maybe you want to know how to locate a book that is not available on campus. You need this information quickly and don't have time to visit the library. Reference requests such as these may be sent by email to your departmental liaison.
For example, a faculty member was recently frustrated by the fact that BIOSIS databases are not available on campus for self-searching. He was referred by a librarian to his departmental liaison, Terry Jankowski, who was able to quickly perform a search for him and deliver the results via email. There was no charge to the faculty member for the search since the retrieval was fewer than 25 citations. (Work and research related searches are subsidized by HSLIC for UW faculty and staff; see Factsheet #13 Database Search Service for more information.) The recipient was quite pleased with the short turn-around time and the fact that he didn't have to page through several printed volumes of Biological Abstracts for the information he needed.
Departmental librarian liaisons (see HSLIC Factsheet #6 for liaison names and email addresses) are all accessible by email and are eager to assist you with your information needs. In the near future, HSLIC hopes to make available a single email address for the library to which you can send all inquires. The requests will be routed to the appropriate department or person for handling. Requests for photocopies of articles, as well as reference questions, can currently be sent to hsl at u.washington.edu as described in the October 1993 issue of Books & Bytes.
Books & Bytes, HSLIC Factsheets, and other library publications will soon be made available electronically as part of the Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) initiative. Watch these pages for announcements of these services.
Preferred Gophers Offer Easy Access to Internet Resources
Lost in the Internet maze? The Preferred Gopher Servers on UWIN offer easy access to a wide range of resources for Health Sciences faculty and researchers. To reach this gateway, simply log onto UWIN and follow this path: NET-> Gopher -> Preferred Gopher Servers -> [resource of choice]. Check out the following:
NSF Gopher
The National Science Foundation (NSF) gopher provides access to NSF Award Abstracts, an Index to NSF Publications, and the NSF Phone Directory, among other resources. Use this gopher to obtain a copy of the report of the National Science Foundation's Blue Ribbon Panel on High Performance Computing, "From Desktop to Tetraflop: Exploiting the US Lead in High Performance Computing". To view the report online or download the file to your own computer, choose the NSF gopher and select CISE -> Reports ->nsb 93-205 NSF Blue Ribbon Panel. (A printed copy of this report can also be borrowed from the IAIMS Office; call Denise Radow, 685-2167, or send an email message to radow@u.washington.edu.)
NIH Gopher
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) gopher provides a gateway to the NIH Campus Directory, NIH Computer and Network Resources, Grants and Research Information, and the National Library of Medicine catalog, among other resources. Looking for MEDLINE journal title abbreviations? Simply choose the NIH Gopher and then select -> Library and Literature Sources -> National Library of Medicine - NLM Locator to access NLM's serials information.
Library of Congress MARVEL
Looking for copyright information? Check out the Library of Congress MARVEL gopher. Available online is the full text of Circular 1 (the basic Library of Congress copyright brochure) as well as instructions about how to copyright virtually any type of publication.
Other Preferred Gophers
o University of Minnesota
o Database of Grants and Funding Programs/
o IUBio Archive (Indiana University)/
o Genetic Engineering & Molecular Biology (ICGEBnet)/
o Protein Information Resources (University of Houston)/
o UNCED Documents/
o NCSU's "Library Without Walls"/
o White House Press Release Service/
o Proposed 1994 Federal Budget
o WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link)/
o IBM ACIS Higher Education Information Server - IKE
Self-service Study Room Reservation
by Mary Dickmann, Circulation/Document Delivery SupervisorA self-service system for study room reservations is now available on a trial basis. A room reservation clipboard is located on the circulation desk near the front entrance of the library. Groups of two or more UW faculty, staff, or students may reserve study rooms for up to six hours at a time, and reservations may be made up to seven days in advance. Only onsite reservations will be accepted (i.e., no phone requests.) Users are asked to try to settle any disputes about room reservations among themselves. Individuals may use the study rooms when not otherwise occupied, but will be expected to vacate the rooms for use by groups.
The purpose of the self-service reservation system is to shorten lines at the circulation desk and to allow us to be more thorough in responding to user questions.
Journal Alert: New Titles Not Yet Indexed
The following newly acquired journals are not yet covered by MEDLINE or other major indexing services.
Archives of family medicine. v.2(1993) --.
Published by the american Medical Association, this bimonthly publication focuses on strengthening the scientific and academic base of family medicine as a specialty.
Cambridge Quarterly of healthcare ethics; CQ. v.1(1992) -- .
Subtitled "The international journal for healthcare ethics committees", this journal explores both broad issues in healthcare and society and organizational concerns that arise in institutions where ethics committees work.
Cardiovascular pathology. v.1(1992) --.
The official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology. This quarterly journal covers the entire spectrum of the discipline, focusing especially on disease-oriented morphology and pathobiology.
Depression. v.1(1993) -- .
This bimonthly journal serves as an interdisciplinary nexus for clinical and basic research on depression, in order to broaden understanding of the factors underlying affective disorders and identify effective modes of treatment.
Physician's Guide to Rare Disease
by Janet Schnall, Information Services LibrarianThe Physician's Guide to Rare Diseases, edited by Jess G. Thoene (REFBKS WB39 P578 1992) provides health care professionals who encounter rare diseases infrequently with ready access to signs and symptoms, help in differential diagnosis, availability of therapy, and location of support groups for patients. Approximately 700 rare diseases are described. A disease is defined as rare if it affects fewer than 200,000 americans. Each disease entry provides a short description; synonyms; signs and symptoms; etiology; epidemiology; treatment (standard and investigational); resources; and some bibliographic references. An index of symptoms makes it easy to find all the rare diseases that cause a particular symptom. Another useful feature is a directory of 250 orphan drugs (drugs developed to treat diseases often considered to be too rare for developing a commercially viable product) approved and in development, arranged by use and including the drug name, FDA status/phase, and sponsor/contact person address and phone number.
Serial Title Changes: January 1994
The printed HSLIC Serials Holdings List is no longer available, nor necessary. Please consult the University of Washington online catalog (LCAT) through UWIN or Willow for up-to-date HSLIC serials holdings information.
New Serial Titles Added:
ACGME accredited residency programs in family practice, 1992:Nov 1993--.
Reference Books, W22 AA1 A174.
Activity in family medicine at the 126 US medical schools and 12 geographically
separated campuses, Latest year only.
Reference Books, W22 AA1 A188.
Annals of health law, v.1(1992)--.
Annual WamI state report, 1981/1982
Cardiovascular surgery (London, England), v.1(19930--.
Clinical neuroscience (New York, N.Y.), v.1:n.1(1993), v.2(1994)--.
Code on medical ethics, 1984/1990--.
Reference Books, W50 A512ra.
Consumers' guide to hospitals, 1992--.
Reference Books, WX 11 AA1 C758.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, v.1(1993)--.
HPB surgery, v.5:n.2(1992), v.7(1993)--.
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology, v.1(1989)--.
Medical software review, v.2(1993)--.
Teaching/Learning Center.
Minority students in medical education: facts and figures, 1991--.
Reference Books, W18 M6667.
Nursing history review, v.2(1994)--.
OSAP prevention monograph, n.1(1989)-n.6(1990), n.8(1991)--.
Profile of state and territorial public health systems, United States, 1990
Book Stacks, W2 A C85p.
Serial Title Changes:
Enzyme & protein, v.47(1993)--.
Continues: Enzyme.
Japanese journal of human genetics, v.37(1992)--.
Continues: Jinrui idengaku zasshi.
Recent Gifts and Contributions to the Collections
Acknowledgment and appreciation are extended to the following individuals and departments who have recently made contributions to the Library:
Contributions to Collections:
Jon R. Conte; Prof. Harold T. Dodge; Charles D. Easterberg; Dr. B. Raymond Fink; Dr. Sherrilynne S. Fuller; John W. Gibson; Naomi Gottlieb; Lorraine Gutierrez; Harry James; Dr. Samuel Kaplan; Dr. John Kobayashi; Hugh McPoland; Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Nical; Paula S. Nurius; Dr. Rattazzi; Prof. Robert L. Rausch; Dr. Bonnie Reinert; Dean Paul B. Robertson; Prof. Charles E. Stirling; Mrs. Jean Tokaraff; Department of Biostatistics; Infectious Disease Lab; Regional Primate Center.
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