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LFS 250 workshop @ 1:00 PM
LFS 250 students, join us for this live, ONLINE workshop showing the tools to find the research literature for your LFS 250 assignment and get answers to your library research questions! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Please log-in at least 15 minutes early to make sure your computer set-up & sound is working well. READ ME: […]
Health Information Series with Larry Goldenberg
If you are interested in the health field and would like to learn about new developments and research, this is the event for you! Come join us as Dr. Goldenberg, director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre and head of the Department of Urologic Sciences at UBC talks about his research. Dr. Larry Goldenberg has written […]
Need some help with Refworks and/or Zotero?
Do you find yourself spending hours, usually in the dead of night, inserting in-line citations and producing bibliographies manually? If the answer’s yes and you’re thinking, “There’s got to be a better way,” then come to one of our Zotero or Refworks workshops. Refworks and Zotero are both citation management tools that allow you to […]
Recent changes to major drug titles
Happy 2011! Welcome back. To mark the occasion, I thought I’d also share some happy news about recent changes to some of our most popular and well-used drug e-books. Martindale’s and Stockley’s Drug Interactions have been moved from Books@Ovid over to the MedicinesComplete platform, which also contains AHFS. Not only is Martindale’s easier to search […]
Current Awareness Tools Workshop
A few spaces are still available in the workshop on current awareness tools that takes place this Wednesday morning in Koerner Library. The session is hands-on, so participants will have the opportunity to begin setting up alerts and feeds right away. Read more or register here.
Current Awareness Tools Workshop
A few spaces are still available in the workshop on current awareness tools that takes place this Thursday in Koerner Library. The session is hands-on, so participants will have the opportunity to begin setting up alerts and feeds right away. Read more or register here. This workshop is also offered November 17.
New OvidSP and RefWorks: Problems when using EZproxy
Recent changes to the OvidSP interface have been causing problems when users export records into Refworks while connected on EZProxy. My colleague in eResources posted this succinct summary of what’s currently happening, and it’s worth sharing here as well. For now, if you’re connecting through EZProxy, it’s easier and more reliable to transfer records into […]
OvidSP’s new look
It never fails. Just when you think you’ve got the hang of searching a database, the vendor decides it’s time for a facelift! As you probably know, OvidSP is a search platform that UBC health information seekers rely on regularly, if not daily. And as of August 2nd, there’s a new look: Many of the […]
New, simple authentication option for health sciences users
UBC Library is beginning the transition to EZproxy as the primary method for authentication to library resources from off campus. Our electronic resource knowledge base is now accessible remotely via a single simple authentication step; there is no need to install software or configure your browser. Because users connecting from health authorities often experience significant challenges in authenticating owing to […]
Streaming Videos on Health Related Topics
There are several sources of streaming videos on health-related topics available to you. Two of these resources available through the UBC Library are the : Concept Media Streaming Video Collection http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1565 and Bates: A Visual Guide to Physical Examination, 4th Edition http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1282