Thanks to those libraries that have already submitted their DOCLINE hold requests for the holidays. It has made our lives much easier and has hopefully taken one more thing off your to-do list before this busy time of the year.

For those libraries that have not yet submitted, please take a moment and send in your request via the online form: http://nnlm.gov/rsdd/docline/dochold.html. Please remember this form is to be used for temporary DOCLINE deactivations of more than three days, not including weekends.

Libraries will receive a confirmation message indicating that their hold request has been entered into DOCLINE.

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail or call the RML–rml@library.med.nyu.edu or 1-800-338-7657.

Over the next twelve months, the Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) at the University of Pittsburgh will introduce a pilot program to provide fast, cost-effective interlibrary loans to over 100 Pennsylvania and Delaware hospital libraries.  With its strong collection, including over 3,900 unique journal titles, prompt and efficient service, and proficient use of technology, the University of Pittsburgh is an ideal center for launching this resource sharing project.

Under this project, HSLS will provide document delivery services to hospital libraries for a discounted rate of $8.50 per article.  The program is limited to hospitals with under 500 beds in Pennsylvania and Delaware.  Participating libraries agree to the following:

• Requests must be submitted via DOCLINE

• Libraries must be willing to receive articles electronically through Ariel, Odyssey or Web PDF

• All libraries will be invoiced via EFTS

• Discounted rate does not apply to rush, urgent patient care or color copies

• Libraries will comply with fair use guidelines and copyright law

An initial group of libraries will receive a letter of invitation with more information in the coming week.

Interested libraries may contact Renae Barger, Reference Librarian and Document Delivery Coordinator, at rbarger@pitt.edu or call 412-648-9750 with any questions.  If you need help creating an EFTS account or have questions regarding DOCLINE, please contact the Regional Medical Library at rml@library.med.nyu.edu or toll free at 1-800-338-7657.

Waynesburg University’s Eberly Library (PAULPD) is the newest participant in DOCLINE. Waynesburg University, located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, supports a strong and growing nursing program along with other allied health programs. Eberly Library will be participating in FreeShare and is moving to join EFTS.  Please join us in welcoming Waynesburg University to DOCLINE.

Molloy College’s James E. Tobin Library (NYUCIK) is the newest participant in DOCLINE. Molloy College, located in Rockville Center, New York, supports a strong and growing nursing program as well as schools of social work and education. The Tobin Library is a member of Long Island Library Resource Council (LILRC), an established group in DOCLINE, and is a participant in EFTS. Please join us in welcoming Molloy College to DOCLINE.

Just a reminder that DOCLINE’s time triggered actions will not take effect on Wednesday July 4th in observance of Independence Day. This means that requests will not route on that day. For more information on time-triggered actions, please see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/doc_time_triggered_actions.html.

If you are taking a vacation over the Fourth of July holiday (or anytime this summer) and need to temporarily deactivate your DOCLINE account, don’t forget to use the DOCLINE Hold Request Form at http://nnlm.gov/rsdd/docline/dochold.html. Please allow at least forty-eight hours lead time to process your request.

Join MAR staff and network members for in-person classes in June at New York University Ehrman Medical Library. Classes are FREE for NN/LM members. To join or renew your free membership, visit our web site: http://nnlm.gov/mar/services/

To sign up for a class, call us at 800-338-7657 or e-mail us at rml@library.med.nyu.edu. All classes will take place in the Carlisle Computer Classroom, New York University Ehrman Medical Library in Manhattan. Confirmation and directions will be sent prior to the class dates. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

1. Keeping Up with PubMed
Description: With a hands-on approach, this class will show attendees how to use the features of PubMed effectively. Attendees will be able to describe the contents of PubMed; formulate basic search strategies; display, print, and save results in various formats; revise and refine searches; and use special features such as Related Articles, Link to journals, Citation Matcher, and Clinical Queries. The instructor will demonstrate online searches and students, at computers connected to the Internet, will be invited to follow along. Time for individual practice will be provided. (4 MLA CE)

Instructor: Arpita Bose

Time: 4 hours

Date: Thursday, June 14, 9 am to 1 pm

2. PubMed for Experts

Description: Designed as an advanced class for experienced MEDLINE searchers. This hands-on class will highlight advanced PubMed techniques that can be used to conduct comprehensive searches. Attendees are encouraged to contribute past and present difficult searches to discuss with the class. (3 MLA CE)

Instructor: Arpita Bose

Time: 3 hours

Date: Thursday, June 14, 2 pm to 5 pm

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3. DOCLINE Explained

Description: Designed as an introductory class on the DOCLINE system for new or inexperienced users on the current DOCLINE system. (3 MLA CE)

Instructor: Miguel Figueroa

Time: 3 hours

Date: Friday, June 15, 9 am to 12 pm

4. Getting Started with LinkOut

Description: This hands-on class is designed to provide step-by-step direction on how to activate LinkOut for a library’s print and electronic journal collections, so that users are able to view holdings and access full-text through the PubMed interface. Topics covered are registration for LinkOut, entering holdings, displaying a library’s icon for branding purposes, and access to free full-text through LinkOut. (4 MLA CE)

Instructor: Miguel Figueroa

Time: 4 hours

Date: Friday, June 15, 1 pm to 5 pm

Here’s just a reminder that DOCLINE routing will NOT be affected by the President’s Day holiday on Monday, February 19^th. While the National Library of Medicine and the Middle Atlantic Region’s offices will both be closed, DOCLINE will route requests as normal. This means that libraries will receive requests on Monday and that any requests entered on Monday will route to libraries on Monday.

If you have questions or concerns about how your President’s Day schedule will affect DOCLINE, please contact Miguel Figueroa at figueroa@library.med.nyu.edu.

The DOCLINE Team announced today that Internet Explorer 7.0 and Firefox 2.0 are now supported for DOCLINE. Other browsers currently supported for use with DOCLINE are Internet Explorer 6.x, Firefox 1.5.x, and Netscape 7.1.

Customers using a third party product to interface with DOCLINE should check with their vendor for compatibility with these two browsers and the third party product prior to upgrading (e.g., ILLiad, QuickDoc, Relais or Clio).

Any users upgrading their browsers or using a new PC should verify that their browser settings are correct. See http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/system_requirements.html#browser for links to all supported browsers.

Users encountering problems using either Internet Explorer 7.0 or Firefox 2.0 and DOCLINE should send a message to NLM via the Contact Us link within DOCLINE or email custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

With the added support of Internet Explorer 7, NLM will end support for Internet Explorer 5.5 at the end of February (Microsoft ended support for IE 5.5 on December 31, 2005). Internet Explorer 5.5 users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Internet Explorer 7, or Firefox 2.0.

In November 2006, Mozilla announced that it is ending Firefox 1.5 support on April 24, 2007. NLM will end support for Firefox 1.5 at the same time. Firefox users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 2 .0 before the April 24, 2007 support end date.

Attention All BHSL Members:

New change to BHSL in 2007! As of January 1, 2007, the BHSL hierarchy has been removed from DOCLINE. Libraries may now treat BHSL as a single entity, similar to other library groups in DOCLINE such as Freeshare.

BHSL participants should take a moment to remove the hierarchy number from their DOCLINE Institution Record. To do this, simply:

1. Log in to DOCLINE
2. Click INSTITUTIONS
3. Click UPDATE {your LIBID}
4. Scroll down to “Document Delivery Address” and remove the designation — parentheses, asterisk, and number, for example: (*8)
5. Click yellow SAVE button

For those unaware of the preceding history or concerned by the effect of this change on their library, NN/LM conducted a pilot test in July 2006 to see whether a suspension of the BHSL hierarchy would adversely affect interlibrary lending (ILL) among participants. Network members from both the Middle Atlantic Region and the New England Region were selected, and routing tables were modified where the “BHSL Library Group” was stored separately into one of the cells, absent of any hierarchy. The duration of the pilot test extended over two weeks. Post-test analysis revealed no negative effects on interlibrary lending (ILL) activity. Since the DOCLINE program now incorporates load balancing into the algorithm of its match program, the hierarchy has for the most part outlived its original purpose. Please feel free to contact the MAR offices with any questions regarding this change.