New PubMed Search Interface

The National Library of Medicine transitioned to its new PubMed search interface on May 19, 2020. The new interface functions very much like the classic PubMed, but provides a number of new features and search options to improve search capabilities and manage search retrieval. One major change is a new relevance search algorithm designed to retrieve the top-ranked PubMed references, based on your search criteria.

To find out more about the new PubMed visit the library’s New PubMed resource guide. Library staff will be available to answer questions about the new PubMed during the library’s regularly scheduled virtual office hours. You can view times for virtual office hours on the Master Calendar. Upcoming office hours include:

• Thursday, May 21, 2:30 to 3:30 pm
• Tuesday, May 26, 11:00 am to Noon
• Wednesday, May 27, 3:00 to 4:00 pm

You can also contact the library at 626-218-7497, or library@coh.org, if you need assistance with the new PubMed, or other library services and resources. The Graff Library is currently closed, but someone will respond to your message as soon as possible.

 

New Online Talks Added

We have recently received and uploaded a new batch of electronic resources from HSTalks into our catalog. The library added this resource in late 2013 and has access to the full series of Biomedical & Life Sciences Lectures which contains over 2,000 online seminar style talks by the world’s leading experts on the latest research, developments and fundamentals of the field.

Access these recordings through our Full Text Finder, catalog, HSTalks website, or by clicking on the links above.

Some of the new talks for 2017 include:

• A systems approach to implementation of personalized cancer therapy
• Activation of gene expression by double-stranded RNAs
• Statistical genetics of infectious diseases
• Immunotherapy in neuroendocrine tumors
• The nurse’s contribution to clinical research and evidence-based practice
• Person-centred approaches to care

Have questions? Contact us at ext. 87497 or library@coh.org.

New LPDW Titles Available for Check Out

In February, City of Hope held its sixth annual Learning and Personal Development Week to foster learning and growth among employees. As in the past, the Graff Medical and Scientific Library has added a small collection of titles to complement the keynote speakers’ talks. These titles are available for check out immediately.

For more professional development resources, browse through the library’s Career and Professional Development Collection and titles from previous years of LPDW! Contact library staff (library@coh.org or ext. 87497) if you have any suggestions for titles that would assist you or your department with your professional growth.

 

Mark Sanborn “You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone Anywhere Can Make a Positive Difference” Monday, February 6, 2017.

 

You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader : How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference / Mark Sanborn. (2006)

 

 

 

Dave Fleming “All Together Now: Why Some Groups Work Magic and Why Some Don’t Work at All” Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

 

Tribal Alchemy : Mining Your Team’s Collective Ingenuity / Dave Fleming, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

David Rock, Ph.D. “Rethinking Change: The Neuroscience of Agile Leadership” Thursday, February 9, 2017.

 

Your Brain at Work : Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Achieving All Day Long / David Rock.

 

 

 

In addition to these titles, we purchased a copy of Cal Newport’s Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, which was recommended by Mr. Sanborn during his keynote speech.

 

Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World / Cal Newport.

 

 

 

 

 

Reminder: Suggest a Title for Our Popular Reading Collection

Want to read that latest bestseller you keep hearing about? Need a copy of a new title for your book club? We are always seeking recommendations for our Popular Reading Collection. This collection is comprised of 200 books with 25 to 30 titles being cycled in every quarter based on patron recommendations, staff suggestions and picks from the New York Times’ Best Sellers list.

The purpose of the collection is to offer the City of Hope community both fiction and nonfiction titles to browse and borrow. Titles include:

• recent bestselling titles by popular authors
• biographies
• humor
• popular science writing
• much more

If we’re unable to get a copy through our vendor, we can work with you to get it through interlibrary loan.

If you would like to make a suggestion, please contact Brian Chambers, Discovery & Access librarian, at bchambers@coh.org or ext. 87497.

New Journals Added

Great news! We just added three new journals to our collection:

• Human Gene Therapy, 1990 – present
• Planned Giving Today, 2006 – present
• Oncoimmunology, 2012 – present

Human Gene Therapy and Oncoimmunology are indexed in both PubMed and Web of Science.

These journals, as well as our other online journals, electronic books, and other online resources, can be accessed through our Full Text Finder.

If you would like more information, please contact us at library@coh.org or ext. 87497.

Editorial note (3/21/17): Health Equity, 2017 – present was removed from the list as it is an open access title and not something we have a paid subscription to.