HAM-TMC Library Blog

Holiday Hours for Thanksgiving

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:39:12-0600

The HAM-TMC Library will be closed on Thursday November 26 in observance of Thanksgiving Holiday. The Library will be open on Friday November 27, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Regular hours resume on Saturday November 28. *No referen...

L. Maximilian Buja, M.D named Executive Director of the HAM-TMC Library

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:09:11-0600

L. Maximilian Buja, M.D., executive vice president for academic affairs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has been named executive director of the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center (HAM-TMC) Library by the Li...

Some National Library of Medicine Utilities Unavailable Sat. Nov. 14

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:20:14-0600

Due to the need for electrical maintenance at the National Library of Medicine, some NLM sites will be unavailable during the day through late evening on November 14th. Systems expected to be down: DOCLINE, Loansome Doc, LocatorPlus, HSRProj, HS...

PubMed Redesign is Launched

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:27:48-0600

Yesterday the new PubMed interface debuted successfully. The simpler-looking and quite differently designed interface appears at first to represent substantial change, but all the features are still present. For an overview of what has been changed, ...

Science Direct down for maintenance

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:35:21-0600

Elsevier has informed us that Science Direct will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 8 hours from 8pm Central, Saturday, October 31, to 4am Central, Sunday, November 1st. Science Direct journals will not be avail...

New NCME TV Program Release- No. 884

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:36:14-0600

Program No. 884, "Gender Differences in Acute Coronary Syndromes Care and Outcomes" was released recently by NCME TV. This program, taught by Christopher P. Cannon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical Schoo...

Ejournals will be unavailable Oct.24

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:11:25-0600

Our electronic resources link provider, Serials Solutions, will be upgrading their systems Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2:01 am, to improve speed and reliability of service. As a result of this upgrade, access to ejournals will be unavailable for a pe...

Exam Master- Important Changes in USMLE Steps 2 and 3

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:05:29-0600

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ACS Web Editions Journal Access Restored

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:40:52-0600

Online access to the ACS Web Editions collection has been restored for our educational level users. The Library's 2009 subscription has been reinstated and will continue for subsequent years. Access from remote locations ou...

Science Direct and SCOPUS Weekend Down Time Scheduled

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:58:52-0600

SCOPUS and Science Direct will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance between approximately 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Central Daylight Time on Saturday, Sept. 19th. The publisher extends an apology to our users for the inconvenience caused.

New Library Fees

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:45:39-0600

Effective October 1, the HAM-TMC Library will increase the fees for the following services: photocopy, interlibrary loan and computer search services. Additionally, the Library will begin charging for booking the classroom and conference rooms. A fee...

Labor Day Holiday

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:29:08-0600

The HAM-TMC Library and the offices of the NN/LM SCR will be closed Monday, September 7, 2009 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Downtime for Scopus and Science Direct

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:21:40-0600

Elsevier has notified all customers that Scopus and Science Direct will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance on Saturday, August 29 from 1:30pm to 9:00pm (CST). If you have any questions, please contact eresources@exch.library.tmc.edu. ...

All Databases

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:38:24-0600

Remote Access is now required for all databases HAM-TMC Library licenses on our users' behalf. Open Access/free databases remain accessible without a log-in. If you have not yet signed up for Remote Access, or have forgotten your password, ple...

New NCME TV Program- No. 833

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:18:28-0600

NCME TV has released "Is It Delirium or Dementia? How to Differentiate and Manage the Two Common Age-related Conditions." Taught by Jay Lombard, DO, Chief of Neurology at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital and Clinical Asst. Professor of Neurology...