What are the options?

Do you watch medical shows and then think you have whatever the disease of the week is? Do you wish you could find accurate information about the disease and its treatment?

We're delighted that our Allied Health students have access to a database of information from Thomson/ Micromedex® Healthcare Series that covers medicines, diseases and notes sources for studies.

Hospitals and doctors offices subscribe to this database.

Fortunately ,Thomson feels it is of such value for students and faculty to have access, that they allow our students to use the database via an access code. This saves NMTC having to pay the subscription fee. Thank you!

This is the Thomson / Micromedex® Healthcare Series description of their service:

"With so many possible scenarios – it's next to impossible to predict what kind of clinical information will be needed at any moment of any day.

That's why the Micromedex® Healthcare Series is unsurpassed in terms of scope and reliability. Clinicians can quickly pinpoint their answers.

This actionable information spans drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicines, as well as a comprehensive tool to educate patients.

Having all of this in a clutter-free, easy-to-navigate interface saves clinicians time and promotes best practices. "

It really is clutter free and easy to navigate.

NMTC students are able to utilize multiple on-line resources available to the medical community with Thomson and the databases in GALILEO like ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source.

We do offer an education that prepares graduates to go to work!

Tick Tock

I started wondering when the time changes? Isn't it the end of October? I did a quick search and found WebExhibits with the answer.

It's not this weekend.

Using Quick Search in GALILEO and searching for Daylight Savings Time turned up an interesting article - Microsoft Preps for Daylight-Saving Time Headaches in ProQuest. Do you remember the scramble last Spring when we had to quick, quick download a patch to get our computers ready to automatically switch the clock?

There aren't many current (October 2007) articles, yet, about Daylight Savings Time. I bet they'll start being published in the next week as others realize- don't we change the clock at the end of October?

Get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.

Training

GALILEO folks shared tips at the recent statewide meeting for Librarians. There was so much interest that sessions filled up quickly. Several online sessions have been scheduled to share with those of us who could not attend COMO (or get in the sessions) on how best to use the "new" GALILEO !

There are some wonderful new features. Go ahead and click on the Beta link and explore.

You will need the current password for home use. You get the password from your Georgia Librarian.

3rd week of the quarter

Here it is the third week of the quarter. Are you slogging through the textbook not exactly sure how to study the information it contains? A test is coming up....you're beginning to worry about your ability to study and retain the information.

We have a short video produced by Guidance Associates, "Study Skills : How to Read a Textbook" (LB 1050 .H69 1989). It's right by my elbow as I sit at the circulation desk. You can borrow the video.

Quit worrying- take action!

Weird and wonderful

The Halloween season brings out our fascination with what is different from the standard model.

Horror movies play with regularity on the TV showing us the "other". Frankenstein rises and his creator cries "He's alive....". But is that the real Mary Shelley story we're watching?

Wander over to NetLibrary and skim the cliff notes for Frankenstein to get the "real" story! It won't take long- then read the section on American horror movies. Just in time for the season.

You can access NetLibrary books through the NMTC catalog, through GALILEO, and through NetLibrary. You will need to have created your free account to use NetLibrary off campus.

Here's a brief video reminding you how to create your free account!