“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 [...]

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 [...]

Psychiatry Online has added a new core textbook, and a new section of support for patients and their families.  You’ll find links to Psychiatry Online on JEFFLINE’s homepage (Quick links section), and on the Databases A-Z list. Â
From the publisher’s announcement:
TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS
Sure to become the standard text for all students and practicing [...]

Members of the Jefferson community:
The University Library Committee has prepared a draft of a policy for the withdrawal of print journal volumes.
As more journal publishers make older copy available in electronic format, the Committee wanted to ensure that a set of standards could be applied as decisions are made on a title-by-title basis to [...]

Natural Standard is our new source of evidence-based information about alternative and complementary therapies.  The publisher now offers free webinars for clinicians and health professionals.  Sign up now for one of the upcoming sessions this fall:
Acupuncture Therapy: Integrative Medicine for Patient-Centered Care
Presented by: David Sollars, MAc, LicAc, HMC

September 16 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern [...]

Times have changed on the Web since our last interface design was released in 2004, and AISR has changed the way we look at customer service. The 2004 site organized itself according to AISR’s departments and forced users (YOU) to figure out where in AISR to go for what you wanted.  The [...]

Do you need to identify impact factors for journals?
Do you need to see how journals are ranked in your field?
Journal Citation Reports serves up your answers.
The Library has just received the latest edition of JCR, covering publications for 2007.  It takes the publisher a long time to compile the information, so 2007 is actually hot [...]

Scott Memorial Library and the AISR Learning Resources Centers will be open during regular hours on Saturday, August 30.
Sunday, August 31:

the Scott LRC will be open from noon to 10.
the Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday  is Labor Day, and AISR staff will be on holiday.   Only the 24-hour study [...]

Pulse, Jefferson’s installation of the course management system Blackboard, was recently updated to version 8.  With the new version come several new features including:

a new grade center,
the SafeAssign anti-plagiarism tool, and
the Early Warning System that allows you to monitor student performance more closely.

Guides specific to these new tools, as well [...]