December 2010 - MHIKNET-L - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Final message of 2010 - Resources and Staying Healthy through the Holidays!
by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Hi everyone, As we approach the holidays and the end of 2010, here are some tips on resources and staying healthy for the holidays: 1) HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES AV CATALOGUE: The 2011 version of the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries Audiovisual Catalogue is now available in PDF. Please go here[1] for more info. 2) HEALTH TRENDS, A NEW ANALYSIS TOOL FROM STATISTICS CANADA: Health Statistics Division, in partnership with the Census Internet Development Team, has developed the online Health Trends product as a follow-up to the June 2009 release of the Health Profile. It promises to be an extremely useful tool for health organizations, governments at all levels, health service providers, researchers, and students. For more info, go here[2]. 3) ENHANCED ACCESS FOR PUBLICATIONS BY THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES: For a limited time the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives[3] is providing free access to all its publications. More info can be found here[4]. 4) STAYING HEALTHY THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS - NJM LIBRARY?S CONSUMER HEALTH COLLECTION CAN HELP! Sherri Vokey, the HSC Librarian, has put together a list of resources[5] that can help you stay healthy during the holidays. Please let us know if you have any questions at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca. MHIKNET Library Services will be unavailable from December 23 through January 3 inclusive. Happy Holidays, and see you in the New Year! Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca Links: ------ [1] http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/node/69 [2] http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/node/70 [3] http://www.policyalternatives.ca/ [4] http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/node/72 [5] http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/node/74

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MHIKNET Services Closed for the Holidays
by Orvie Dingwall 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

Hello everyone, MHIKNET Services will be unavailable over the holidays, from December 23 through January 3 inclusive. The Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library will be open for study space and internet access, but literature searches, document delivery and current awareness will not be available during this time. If there are search topics or documents you know you will need during that time, please submit prior to December 23. Happy Holidays, Orvie, on behalf of the MHIKNET Team Mrs. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Electronic Access to STAT!Ref Now Available
by Orvie Dingwall 03 Dec '10

03 Dec '10

We are pleased to announce that as a MHIKNET Library card holder you now have electronic access to STAT!Ref. STAT!Ref includes medical textbooks and resources, such as ACP Medicine, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Family Medicine: Principles and Practice, DSM-IV 2000, Stedman's Medical Dictionary, Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy, Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, and Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation. In the coming months we will be working to increase the number of resources within this collection. To access STAT!Ref you will need your 14 digit library ID (which is on your library card) and PIN (which is usually 6 digits and is probably the date that your library card was processed, unless you changed it). If you don't know your ID and PIN, please contact Elizabeth Stregger at (1-877-)789-3804 or mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca and she can help you. Go to: http://proxycheck.lib.umanitoba.ca/libraries/online/proxy.php?http://online. statref.com/default.asp?grpalias=UM Of you can select STAT!Ref from a list of databases: http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/health/databases/atoz/databasesq.htm l (scroll to the bottom). Once you're in STAT!Ref, you can search for a topic of interest using the search box at the top of the page, or browse resources using the "Titles" or "Resources" tabs. Please let us know what you think of this resource, if you have any questions about it, or if you have trouble accessing it. Orvie Mrs. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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