Testing new post with version 2.7.1

“Sure, you’d rather focus on science than think about open access.  But the decisions made today about publishing models are relevant not only to your work, but also to the future of biomedical research.   So pay attention.”Â
Here’s your opportunity to catch up with the debate, read well-thought-out essays, and figure out where [...]

RefWorks has announced its webinar training schedule for December 2008.  All Jeffersonians are welcome to register for any of the workshops below.  They’re FREE! However, attendance is limited and registration is required. All times on the schedule are Eastern Standard Time.
RefWorks Fundamentals
This 75 minute session covers all the basics – creating a RefWorks account, importing [...]

The latest issue of Neuroinformatics describes the new Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF), an inventory of web-based neurosciences data, resources and tools for scientists and students:  http://nif.nih.gov.
An initiative of the National Institutes of Health Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, the NIF seeks to advance neuroscience research by enabling discovery and access to public research data and tools worldwide [...]

Mashup your data with Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth; build process models; create maps layered with your data.    Sound exciting?  Then you’ll want to try out the new ArcView software now available from AISR Learning Resources.Â
ArcView geographic information system (GIS) software is now available on all stations in the Scott LRC 30-seat computer classroom as [...]

In early 2005, Thomas Jefferson University created a strategic plan to affirm Jefferson’s place as a leader in academic healthcare.
On November 21, TJU President Robert Barchi will provide an in-depth update on this plan, our progress in the areas of education, research and clinical practice, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Please join Dr. Barchi for [...]

The campus identity management system has recently experienced some difficulties, leading some Jeffersonians to be refused access when they tried to use JEFFLINE’s journals, databases, and other Campus Key-protected materials.  Â
If you are unable to log into a JEFFLINE resource, please notify the Reference Desk at 215-503-8150 or AskaLibrarian@jefferson.edu.  It will help Jeff-IT to diagnose [...]

A message from Dean Cooter:
As you may know, a three-year classroom renovation project was approved last spring and the first phase of the project, which includes the “07″ (207, 307, 407) rooms in Jefferson Alumni Hall, began this summer. The first few months involved development of the floor plans and AV upgrades as well as [...]

From the press release:
The Journal of Biomedical Science is transitioning to open access format, published by BioMed Central. The journal is indexed in MEDLINE and Web of Science and has an Impact Factor of 2.02. It is now accepting submissions via its new BioMed Central website and will publish its first open access articles in [...]

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) has released its latest Hospital Performance Report, covering October 2006 - September 2007.
The report includes information about risk-adjusted mortality, readmissions, lengths of hospitalization (stay), and hospital charges for patients admitted to 162 Pennsylvania hospitals. The print version evaluates hospital performance across 31 common medical procedures and treatments, [...]

October 14 was the first international Open Access Day.   In recognition of the day, several announcements were made:
1) BMJ celebrates 10 years of offering open access content online by formally declaring themselves as Open Access (OA) publishers.
In 1998, the British Medical Journal (BMJ), published by medical publisher BMJ Group, UK,  became the first major general [...]

In its most recent update, RefWorks has added 58 new output styles and a number of style corrections or enhancements.  This set emphasizes health literature heavily — all the new styles are now automatically included in your RefWorks account.  There’s no need to download anything or otherwise update your account.  You’ll find them now on [...]

Open access journal PLoS Medicine has published a paper that analyzes the current system of publishing medical and scientific research, and concludes that the system distorts the reality of scientific data that are generated in the laboratory and clinic.
The team of authors  - Neal Young of the National Institutes of Health; John Ioannidis of Tufts University School of [...]

The JeffALERT emergency communications system, launching shortly, will provide an added means of rapid communication, in conjunction with other vehicles already in place at the University. Its effectiveness will depend on the availability of up-to-date personal contact information from students.
This summer the University engaged an organization called MIR3, a leader in emergency communications, [...]

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) has released its latest report, Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2005-2006..
The report includes information about approximately 34,000 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and/or valve surgeries performed in Pennsylvania hospitals in 2005 and 2006.  It shows the number of surgeries [...]