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While the usual offerings on our skull menu are unavailable, as we’re currently unable to lend physical anatomy models, we invite you to take advantage of the virtual anatomy tools in our collection during this time of distance learning. For medical neuroanatomy and dental anatomy, we have some excellent resources to explore the head and neck virtually!
A note about remote access: if you’re off campus, remember to access resources from the HHSL website. That way, you’ll be prompted to sign in whenever accessing a licensed resource available to you through the library.
AnatomyTV
Anatomy.TV by Primal Pictures is a database of images comprised of 3D, interactive anatomy and physiology models. The screen capture below is from Primal Pictures’ 3D Atlas.
Floor of oral cavity – from above © Informa UK Limited 2020. Used under Tufts – Hirsh Health Sciences Library License. Accessed 28 Aug 2020.
NetAnatomy
Net Anatomy contains a catalog of dissection images with labels and descriptions. The Test feature hides labels—a handy tool for doing self-assessments as you study.
Base of the Skull – External Surface © Scholar Educational Systems, Inc 2001-2020. Used under Tufts – Hirsh Health Sciences Library License. Accessed 29 Aug 2020.
Investigate a more extensive list of Hirsh’s anatomy resources from our Anatomy Research Guide.
Post contributed by Christina Heinrich
Hello everyone!
We hope you are well, staying safe, and healthy out there. Below is another set of newly acquired electronic books that are now ready for use. This list focuses on Nutrition reserve titles. Please take notice of the Public Notes that are under the platform link in JumboSearch, as they will provide you with important access information.
- NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
- OBESITY EPIDEMIOLOGY
- PLANNING HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS: AN INTERVENTION MAPPING APPROACH
- FOOD ACTIVISM: AGENCY, DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY
- HANDBOOK OF FOOD AND ANTHROPOLOGY
- MASS STARVATION: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF FAMINE
- AID IN DANGER: THE PERILS AND PROMISE OF HUMANITARIANISM
- NEW FAMINES: WHY FAMINES PERSIST IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
- ASKING QUESTIONS: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN
- EXPERIENCING FIELDWORK: AN INSIDE VIEW OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
- POVERTY AND FAMINES: AN ESSAY ON ENTITLEMENT AND DEPRIVATION
- POWER OF POSITIVE DEVIANCE: HOW UNLIKELY INNOVATORS SOLVE THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST PROBLEMS
- RESEARCH METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY: QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES
- SHAPING THE HUMANITARIAN WORLD
- SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION
- STATISTICS AT SQUARE ONE
- STATISTICS AT SQUARE TWO: UNDERSTANDING MODERN STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE
- WAR & CONFLICT IN AFRICA
Hello everyone!
We have been tirelessly going through the course reserve books to find any remaining titles that are available electronically which we have not already acquired. I will be posting these new eBooks with direct links to the catalog here for your convenience. This first list covers MPH reserve books. Please take notice of the Public Notes that are under the platform link in JumboSearch, as they will provide you with important access information.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION THEORY
EMERGING PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION: MEANING, CULTURE, AND POWER
ESSENTIALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A SHORT COURSE
ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT
ONE HEALTH: SCIENCE, POLITICS AND ZOONOTIC DISEASE IN AFRICA
SPEAKING CULTURALLY: EXPLORATIONS IN SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
WATERSHED RESEARCH TRADITIONS IN HUMAN COMMUNICATION THEORY
WOE IS I: THE GRAMMARPHOBE’S GUIDE TO BETTER ENGLISH IN PLAIN ENGLISH
We can’t have enough e-resources in times like these. Here is a list of the latest e-Books that have been added to our collection. These 2020 editions and recent releases are all available to you now from AccessMedicine and R2. Stay safe out there!
The big picture physiology : Medical course & step 1 review | 2020 edition
Current diagnosis & treatment : Pediatrics | 25th edition
Current practice guidelines in primary care | 2020 edition
Current diagnosis & treatment surgery | 15th edition
Review of medical microbiology & immunology : A guide to clinical infectious diseases
Clinical neuroanatomy | 29th edition
Infectious diseases : a clinical short course | 4th edition
Graber and Wilbur’s family medicine examination & board review | 5th edition
Promoting Child And Adolescent Mental Health
International nutrition : Achieving millennium goals and beyond
You may have noticed that we are downsizing our journal stacks on the 7th floor to make room for additional seating. This also includes the three major titles below that you are used to seeing on the 4th floor new journal wall, which we will no longer receive in print. But just to put your minds at ease, these are journals that we have perpetual access to electronically, and are available to you through our catalog. If you have troubling locating or accessing any of our journals, please stop by the circulation desk for assistance.
Neurology
Nature
Modern Healthcare
Attention first-year medical students! The HHSL collection includes several virtual and physical anatomy models to help you study this semester. Several anatomy models are on reserve and available for check out from the Library Service Desk, including real, plastic, and labeled skulls. (See our skull menu posted at the Service Desk!)
Through the HHSL website, you can also access virtual anatomy resources.
Anterior Triangle, Hyoid Muscles and the Hypoglossal Nerve 6) Sternohyoid Muscle © Scholar Educational Systems, Inc 2001-2019. Used under Tufts – Hirsh Health Sciences Library License. Accessed 2 Jan 2019.
Net Anatomy contains a catalog of dissection images with labels and descriptions. The Test feature hides labels—a handy tool for doing self-assessments as you study.
Anatomy.TV by Primal Pictures is another database of images, comprised of 3D, interactive models.
Dissection: ankle and foot superficial dissection © Informa UK Limited 2019. Used under Tufts – Hirsh Health Sciences Library License. Accessed 2 Jan 2019.
Investigate a more extensive list of Hirsh’s anatomy resources from our Anatomy Research Guide.
Post contributed by Christina Heinrich
Our Graphic Medicine collection has been steadily growing with a number of new releases, and some old favorites that we’ve recently acquired. The HHSL Graphic Medicine collection can be found on the 4th floor across from the Library Service desk. Since the section’s inception in the summer of 2018, the collection has grown to include titles dealing with a wide range of healthcare issues; including, addiction, Alzheimer’s, bipolar disorder, breast cancer, down syndrome, epilepsy, LGBTQ health, OCD, and Parkinson’s disease. Graphic Medicine divulges the lived experiences of patients dealing with illness, as well as personal accounts of the challenges faced by medical professionals.
Below is a list of recent titles added to our collection:
- In-between days : a memoir about living with cancer
- Moose
- Pregnant butch : nine long months spent in drag
- What’s normal anyway? : a comic about being trans male
- Kid gloves : nine months of careful chaos
- A puff of smoke
- The lady doctor
- Fun home : a family tragicomic
I had the pleasure of discussing the value of Graphic Medicine as a format in healthcare communication at the Charleston Library Conference this past fall. The poster presentation is available at this link.
If there is a Graphic Medicine novel that we don’t have which you would like to read, please let us know by recommending a purchase.
You may have heard that RefWorks will be going away at the end if this year. For you RefWorks fans out there, don’t despair, F1000Workspace may be just the citation management tool for you! Like RefWorks, F1000Workspace is an online-only citation management tool and is available to anyone affiliated with Tufts University.
F1000Workspace is a citation management tool that is part of F1000Prime,“an alerting service and index with full-text links that reviews the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of over 1400 leading researchers, including many from Tufts.”
As with other citation management tools, F1000Workspace allows you to gather references from databases, and web sites; it will also collect PDFs when available. F1000Workspace works with Word and Google Docs to allow you to insert and format citations in over 7000 styles! You can also access your references and PDFs using iOS or Android devices.
If this sounds good to you, then check out F1000Workspace!
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and what better time to dive into some short stories for the long weekend. These are satisfying tales in small portions which you could read on your trip home, and that don’t require much commitment. We have numerous short story collections in our Leisure Reading section on the 4th floor for you to choose from, that would be ideal for just such an occasion:
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If there is a book that you’d like to read this holiday season, which you don’t see in our catalogue, please let us know by recommending a purchase.
Courtesy of Creative Commons
Are you a medical or dental student stuck in a studying rut? Do you need to shake-up your studying? If your study routine has become, well, a bit too routine, then make a visit to:
Resources for Studying
https://researchguides.library.tufts.edu/studying_resources
The resources on this guide have a particular focus on the basic sciences and anatomy – perfect for first year medical and dental students! Featured resources include:
- Tools to create custom flashcard sets
- Sites featuring interactive games to help you study
- Practice quizzes and interactive reviews that help you assess your current knowledge level – and help take you to the next level
Studying for boards? Then check out:
Board Prep for Medicine
https://researchguides.library.tufts.edu/boardprepmedicine
Dental Board, Licensure, and Post-Grad Exam Review
https://researchguides.library.tufts.edu/dentalboardandpgreview
Happy studying!
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