IMU Library Newsletter June 2023

Here is our IMU Library Newsletter for June 2023 which includes library activities from January to June and other updates.

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LWW Health Library Trial

Dear all,

We are pleased to inform that Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is offering trial access to LWW Health Library which consist of:

1.    Premium Basic Sciences Collection
2.    Clerkship Collection
3.    PA Rotations/Specialties Collection

These databases are accessible via the Library portal through this link: https://i-lib.imu.edu.my/mod/page/view.php?id=1760 until 13th July 2023.

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About LWW Health Library:  
•    Premium Basic Sciences Collection - Health Library
This comprehensive package of textbooks, procedural videos, images, real-life case studies, and quiz banks covers fundamental clinical and educational content for medical students. 20 core textbooks for first- and second-year medical students. Robust video library with professional resources covering key topics. Coverage spans immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, and other core discipline

•    Clerkship Collection - Health Library
LWW Health Library for Clerkship/Clinical Rotations offers a core collection of content for each of the core clerkship rotations in a user-friendly online portal. Users can quickly access key texts for Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Surgery, Family Medicine, and Psychiatry, and save chapters in PDF format for offline reading. Also included are key general reference and exam preparation texts as well as over 150 case studies and 4,700 Q&A that are indispensable for board prep.

•    PA Rotations/Specialties Collection - Health Library
Offers a core collection of content for each of the core PA rotations in a student's second year of study in a user-friendly online portal. Users can quickly access key texts for Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Surgery, Family Medicine, and Psychiatry, and save chapters in PDF format for offline reading. Key general reference and exam preparation texts, including O'Connell's Comprehensive Review, as well as over 150 case studies and 4,700 Q&A are a key piece of this collection as well.

•    Key features of LWW Health Libraries:
  o    Highly-rated Lippincott reference and textbooks
  o    Video clips of techniques, procedures, and physiological processes
  o    Multiple-choice Q&A to gauge performance and target areas for remediation*
  o    Regular content updates as new book editions publish or ancillary content is acquired/updated*
  o    Content that is sharable with classmates and colleagues
  o    Advanced semantic search that guides users to results displayed by title, chapter, topic, and/or type of resource
  o    Responsive design for browsing content on computer, tablet, or smartphone with ease
  o    Downloadable book chapters for note taking or to print
  o    Integration with Ovid MEDLINE® surfaces journal content relevant to chapter topics

We hope that you find this platform to be a valuable resource and please let us know your views about this platform by emailing us at Librarian@imu.edu.my

Thank you.

New availability of e-books in ScienceDirect

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce that the Library has purchased e-books from ScienceDirect.

Below are the subjects included in the collection that covers publications from 2018 - 2022.

1. Biomedical Science and Medicine
2. Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutical Science
3. Immunology and Microbiology

Please click the above links to view the full list of titles and to access the e-books.

There are more ScienceDirect e-books available in the Library portal. To access them, kindly click this link: https://i-lib.imu.edu.my/mod/page/view.php?id=700

We hope these titles will help you with your learning, teaching, and research activities. Kindly contact any of the Librarians should you need any assistance in using these resources.

Thank you.

Library Workshop: ProQuest RefWorks

Dear all,

Please be informed that the second ProQuest RefWorks Workshop of the year will be conducted as below via TEAMS:

The workshop will focus on:

1. Registering an individual account
2. Importing reference from Legacy RefWorks to ProQuest RefWorks
3. Importing reference from EDS search engine
4. Importing reference from Google Scholar
5. Importing reference from websites (such as NICE, SIGN, The Star, etc.)
6. Generate citation via Microsoft Word

* Do attend the workshop using your computer as no. 6 above will require the use of Microsoft Word.

This workshop is recommended for those who:

• Are new to RefWorks
• Are preparing their thesis / research and those recently joined the university
• Would like to migrate references from their Legacy RefWorks to ProQuest RefWorks account

* Reminder: LEGACY REFWORKS will soon be deactivated and no longer able to be accessed beginning 30 June 2023, and it will be replaced with ProQuest RefWorks.

You can watch some of the interesting features about the platform via IMU Library YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo6Pa5S6Os8

Do check your IMU email for the TEAMS meeting link.

Thank you.

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