Volume 10, Issue 7, August 2020
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| | Library Building Opens to OU Students, Faculty, & Staff
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Kresge Library has now been open for nearly two weeks to our OU students, faculty, and staff! We just want to thank you for keeping everyone safe by wearing a mask and keeping socially distant as you've visited and studied in the library! Check out the Association of American Medical Colleges's Consensus Guidance on Face Coverings, which provides an evidence-based review on public mask usage using information from the CDC, state and local governments, and public health experts.
As you continue to use the library's physical and virtual spaces, here are just a few friendly reminders:
Virtual Reference & Research Consultations: Though the library building is open, our library services remain primarily virtual. Reach out to us online for any questions related to our resources, teaching, learning, and research by:
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Medical Library Office Hours for Checking Out Items: One Medical Library faculty or staff member works onsite in the Medical Library Office Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm and Saturday from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Stop by to checkout:
- Skeletons & bone sets
- Whiteboard markers & erasers
- iPads - iPads are available for either a 1-week checkout or 3-hour checkout while stuyding in the library. All include Essential Anatomy 5 and SecondLook Histology apps for study.
- Cleaning supplies to wipe down your study space including wipes and hand sanitizer
Note: Skeletons, bone sets, and markers are quarantined for 120 hours after each use with books and technology items for 72 hours following national guidelines.
Print Textbooks & 24 Hour Checkout: Medical Library print textbooks and review books housed in the Quiet Study Room may be used onsite anywhere in the library building. You may also check out any of these books for 24 hours at the Kresge Checkout Desk or use the new no-contact process to request items. Availability is limited, so there are no renewals on these items.
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Library Building Hours - Labor Day
Kresge Library, including all Medical Library spaces, will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The library will reopen on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30am and normal hours will resume.
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The Medical Library now subscribes to VisualDx, an image-based clinical support tool with point-of-care information to aid in the identification of visually identifiable diseases including dermatologic, infectious, genetic, metabolic, drug-induced conditions, and occupational injuries. In addition, more than 28% of the images are of skin types IV, V, and VI.
Visit their tutorials webpage for how to look up a diagnosis, build a differential, and review a medication adverse event.
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Communication Preferences Survey As our interactions continue to be primarily virtual and updates are needed on a rolling basis, the Medical Library is evaluating different modes of communicating with our students! Please take the one-question survey below to help us!
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Miss the Online Anatomy Tools InfoByte?
If you missed the online anatomy tools session on August 25, check out the Multimedia Resources section of the AFCP Course Guide and download our PDF comparison chart showcasing the library's anatomy resources for study!
We're also happy to meet with you one-on-one to review any of these tools with you!
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| | September is Women in Medicine Month
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To celebrate, the Medical Library is highlighting our ever-expanding Women in Medicine Collection featuring books, eBooks, and other resources related to strategies for success, work-life balance, personal stories, and more!
Check out our Women in Medicine Collection online guide for links to eBooks and a list of print titles from this collection. As many of the books in this collection are only available in print, request a book using Kresge Library's new contactless process. See our July email update for more information.
We're always looking for additional titles to add so if you have additional recommendations, please contact us at medref@oakland.edu
Photo: American Medical Association
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| Questions? Comments?
Contact Stephanie Swanberg, Editor, Medical Library News at swanberg@oakland.edu
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