Volume 6, Number 7 April 1994
Books & Bytes is produced by the HSLIC Library Staff for Health Sciences Center personnel. Copyright University of Washington.
- Mosaic and World Wide Web: Hypermedia Information Navigation
- Self-Service Counter Speeds Service Requests
- Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing
- Communicating Electronically with HSLIC
- "Grant$ for Lunch" Focuses on Early Career Grants
- Saving and Executing Searches in Wilco
- Pick Up Interlibrary Loans at Circulation!
- Serial Title Changes, March-April 1994
- Recent Gifts and Contributions to the Collections
Mosaic and World Wide Web: Hypermedia Information Navigation
There are today at least 10 terabytes of information publicly available on the Internet. That's probably 10,000 times more data than will fit on your hard disk. Mosaic allows you to tap into this "World Wide Web" of information with a point and a click.
The World Wide Web (WWW) uses hypertext and multimedia techniques (hypermedia) to navigate. Originated to share papers and data by CERN, a Swiss high energy physics laboratory, WWW now incorporates images, movies, audio, telnet connections, ftp, and more. Hypertext and its more encompassing cousin, hypermedia, organize information as an interconnected web of associations rather than a linear chain.
Mosaic, developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a network information browser that allows retrieval of documents from the World Wide Web system. In reading a book, you typically start reading with page one and continue to the end. The information is ordered sequentially, one sheet after the other. Hypertext breaks out of this linear arrangement. Different chunks of information can be arbitrarily linked together, providing multiple paths through the same information. By clicking on a highlighted word or image, you are transported to a related piece of information. After viewing that information, you can move in a new direction by clicking links in the document or return to your starting point.
Why are we telling you this?
The World Wide Web server and the Mosaic navigator are becoming viable forces on the Internet. "Media" links and displays are currently slow, but as compression and technology is enhanced, hypermedia capabilities will be used for distributing local information as well as navigating through the Internet. Some examples of medically related World Wide Web servers you can reach using Mosaic are listed below.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (an interactive Entrez searcher.)
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
GDB - The Genome Databases (Johns Hopkins University)
URL: http://gdbwww.gdb.org/
NetBiochem (Biochemistry course, Hahnemann University)
URL: http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/NetBiochem/NetWelco.htm
OncoLink (Oncology, University of Pennsylvania)
URL: http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/
The Virtual Hospital (Radiology, University of Iowa)
URL: http://vh.radiology.uiowa.edu/
Lifetime Health Letter (Consumer health information, University of Texas, Houston)
URL: http://www.uth.tmc.edu/lifetime/life.html
National Library of Medicine
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health
URL: http://www.nih.gov
UW Nuclear Physics Lab
URL: http://mist.npl.washington.edu/home.html
NOAA Information (interesting weather stuff)
URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/noaa/noaa.html
Mosaic Availability
Mosaic is available without charge for the Macintosh, for PCs running Microsoft Windows, and for X-Windows. Your computer must have a direct, SLIP or PPP connection, as well as audio and video hardware and software. Mosaic relies on third party "external viewers" to play audio or movies, display images, ftp files, make a telnet connection, etc. These external viewers vary for each of the three types of computers, and most are available at no cost. The software for your computer can be downloaded at the NCSA anonymous ftp address ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu.
With a dial-up connection, you can use a plain text browser called Lynx to access a VT-100 full-screen display. You will be able to browse the same information, although dial-up users will be unable to get the graphics and audio provided by Mosaic. From an account on the uniform access machines Stein or Hardy, just type lynx at the system prompt. For all other users, telnet to ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu and login as www.
Coming Attractions:
In the next issue of Books & Bytes, we will highlight the Health Sciences Center gopher which is being developed by the IAIMS Program. You will be able to access this resource from your gopher client, from Mosaic, and from the UWIN menu. Watch for information about electronic service request forms and online access to Books & Bytes and other library publications.
Self-service Counter Speeds Service Requests
A self-service table is now in place near the second floor entrance as a centralized location for obtaining and filling out library service request forms. Forms are available to request database searches and document services (document delivery and interlibrary loans), place searches for items missing from the collection, and retrieve library materials from basement storage. Reservations for HSLIC group study rooms can also be made at the self-service counter.
To simplify the document request process, the individual interlibrary loan and document delivery service request forms have been merged into a single form, entitled Document Request Form. If you need a copy of a journal article, you no longer need to determine in advance if the Library owns the journal. We will locate the title and provide you with the article using the most efficient method available, whether the item is located on or off campus. Of course, if you know that HSLIC does not own the item, you can speed up the process by including that information on the form. User fees are unchanged. Refer to HSLIC Factsheets #9 (Document Delivery/Photocopy Services) and #18 (Interlibrary Loan Services) for fee information.
HSLIC service request forms are also available electronically. A document service form can be obtained by sending an email message to hsldoc@u.washington.edu. Do not enter any text in the body of the message. Two messages will subsequently appear in your personal email message queue. One message will contain a service request form, and the other provides instructions on how to complete the electronic form. Once you have completed the form, forward it to the email address indicated on the form. Email stations in the library can be used to submit these forms.
Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing
The Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing, published by Sigma Theta Tau International and OCLC, is now available in HSLIC's self-service reference area. The journal publishes critical reviews of research literature in an electronic format with graphics and hypertext links to search strategies, references and tables. The reviews include a statement of the practice problem, a summary of the research, annotated critical references, practice implications, research needed, search strategies, and references.
Publication is continuous, with articles available online as soon as they have been reviewed and approved. Searches can be limited to the most recent additions by following the directions on the screen.
Access to this journal is via the Internet through an MS-Windows interface called GUIDON. The GUIDON software is loaded on a workstation in the self-service area. Users may browse the journal or download articles at no charge. Direct printing of articles is not permitted online, as we have discovered that this is extremely slow. Document Services staff will also retrieve and print articles from this journal at standard document delivery rates.
Communicating Electronically with HSLIC
A single email address, hsl at u.washington.edu, can now be used to send electronic messages to any HSLIC section or staff member. Now you don't have to remember a different address for each library service you might need. Just use hsl at u.washington.edu to reach anyone in a UW health sciences library, including Social Work and Harborview's K.K. Sherwood Library. We will be reading email sent to this account several times each day and directing messages to the appropriate HSLIC unit.
Among the services you can request via email are document services (document delivery or interlibrary loan), renewals of items checked out to you, answers to reference questions, database searches, registration for HSLIC classes, course reserve information, and Microlab class scheduling. You should receive a response within 24 hours Monday through Friday, with somewhat slower responses over weekends and holidays. Please include as much information as possible in your request, as this will speed up our response. If we need more information to respond, we will contact you via email.
Remember to send your questions and comments to hsl at u.washington.edu for fast, cheerful service!
Attention Locke Users!
As of June 1, 1994, the uniform hsl at u.washington.edu email address will replace HSLIC's current Electronic Mail Service (EMS) program on the Locke system. If you are a user of the EMS, you will need to have an account on one of the Unix campus mainframe computers, e.g., Carson or Stein, in order to request services electronically from HSLIC.
"Grant$ for Lunch" Focuses on Early Career Grants
"Early Career Grants from NIH" is the theme of the spring "Grant$ for Lunch" discussion series sponsored by the Research Funding Service (RFS). The monthly events will be held on April 20, May 18, and June 15 from noon to 1:00 pm in Rooms 348/350, South Campus Center. The sessions will feature talks by UW investigators who have recently obtained research funds through a variety of extramural support mechanisms offered by the National Institutes of Health for the beginning stages of postdoctoral careers.
Funding mechanisms slated for discussion include the National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32), Small Research Grants (R03), and the First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) Award (R29). Speakers will be announced when confirmed. The Physician Scientist Award (K11), one of the several "K Awards" for support of career development training, was presented in March by Michael L. Cunningham, M.D., Acting Instructor, Department of Pediatrics.
For more information on the series or on NIH grants, contact RFS staff in HSLIC T-311 at 685-8036, by email to rfs@u.washington.edu, or at mailstop SC-64.
Saving and Executing Searches in Wilco
Do you have searches you want to update every month in MEDLINE or other UWIN databases? This can be easily accomplished in Wilco once you have used Advanced search mode to create the search query. You must then take the following steps to save and reuse the query:
- Add a query to a query set (to give it a topic name)
- Save a query set (to save it your uniform access account, e.g., Carson, or any other computer with an IP address that is FTP-accessible)
- Load a query set (to retrieve your saved strategies from your mainframe account)
- Get a query from query set (to select the name of the saved query once it has been retrieved)
First, type ^Y (press the Control key and then Y), and following box will appear:
Choose Add a query to query set. You will be prompted to "Enter a name for current query." This can be any name; we recommend using a name that relates to the topic. (If you have more than one search you expect to update each month, store each one under a separate name.)
Next, you must save this named query to your computer account (see above.) Type ^Y again, select Save a query set, and press enter. The following box will appear:
'Host' refers to the computer address where your query will be saved (e.g., carson.u.washington.edu or your IP number.) Username and Password are those used for that computer host. Finally, enter a filename for your saved query. Here we recommend using a more generic name for recurring searches, such as 'monthly' or 'updates'. This procedure permanently saves your query until you choose to remove it. (Use the ls command at a shell prompt, e.g., carson%Ls, to see a list of files saved on your uniform access account.)
To retrieve a saved search, select Advanced search mode and type ^Y. Highlight Load a query set and hit return. The 'FTP Transfer Information box (above) will be displayed. Fill in your Hostname, Username, Password, and the Filename of your saved query. Type ^Y again, highlight Get a query from query set, and select the appropriate saved search name.
The saved strategy will now be displayed on screen. To limit retrieval to the last month, position your cursor on a blank box and type ^X to change the field name to UW Load Date. Type T and then fill in a month or span of months at the prompt. By combining the month(s) with the saved strategy, you are limiting your topic to just a short period of time. Please remember that the saved queries or strategies will be saved to your computer account until you delete them.
Pick Up Interlibrary Loans at Circulation!
For increased user convenience, books and other original materials borrowed from other libraries on interlibrary loan may now be picked up at and returned to the HSLIC Circulation Desk instead of the Interlibrary Loan office. HSLIC will continue to send photocopies of journal articles or book chapters directly to requesters via campus mail or fax.
Serial Title Changes, March-April 1994
New Serial Titles Added:
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention, v.3(1994)--.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), v.3(1993)--.
Clinical performance and quality health care, v.2(1994)--..
Cytopathology, v.4(1993)--.
Headache quarterly, v.4(1993)--.Histology and histopathology, v.8(1993)--.
Neuroreport, v.1:n.1(1990:Sep), v.5(1994)--.
Quality of life research, v.2(1993)--.
Survey of dental practice. Dentists in solo and nonsolo practice, 1992--.
Reference Books WU16 S963C.
Survey of dental practice. Employment of dental practice pesonnel, 1992--.
Reference Books: WU16 S963F.
Survey of dental practice. General characteristics of dentists, 1992--.
Reference Books: WU16 S963K.
Survey of dental practice. Income from the private practice of dentistry, 1992--.
Reference Books: WU16 S963M.
Survey of dental practice. Patients of dentists in private practice, 1992--..
Reference Books: WU16 S963R.
Thyroid, v.3(1993)--.
Yearbook of medical informatics, 1993--.
Serial Title Changes:
Acta diabetologica, v.28:n.2(1993)--.
Continues: Acta diabetologica Latina.
Advances in wound care, v.7(1994)--.
Continues: Decubitus.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, v.149(1994)--.
Continues: American review of respiratory disease.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, v.148(1994)--.
Continues: American journal of diseases of children.
Australian nursing journal (July 1993), v.1(1993/1994)--.
Continues: Australian nurses' journal.
European archives of otorhinolaryngology Supplement, 1992--.
Continues: Archive of otorhinolaryngology Supplement.
FDC reports. Prescription pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, v.55:n.9(1993:Mar)--.
Continues: FDC reports. Prescription and OTC pharmaceuticals.
Health management technology, v.15(1994)--.
Continues: Computers in health care.
Immunodeficiency, v.4(1994)--.
Continues: Immunodeficiency reviews.
Journal of cardiovascular diagnosis and procedures, v.11(1993)--.
Continues: Journal of cardiovascular technology.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, v.178(1994)--.
Continues: Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics.
Microbiology (Reading, England), v.140(1994)--.
Occupational and environmental medicine, v.51(1994)--.
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 Collections:
Dr. Leonard A. Cobb; Ms. Bernice J. Dye; Prof. Mary R. Gillmore; Prof. Naomi Gottlieb; Dr. H. Thomas Greer; Prof. Carl F. Hanneman; Dr. Thomas L. Marchioro; Prof. Norma J. Wells; American Journal of Human Genetics Office; Dept. of Anesthesiology; Health Services Information Center; Health Services Research; School of Dentistry; National Network of Libraries of Medicine; Ophthalmology; Research Funding Service.
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