NLM has decided to end its support for ToxSeek.  For ten years the National Library of Medicine has supported ToxSeek, a research project involving natural language processing and semantic technology.

This federated-search engine helped users to search across diverse biomedical and environmental health resources and provided a method for locating information resources on topics related to toxicology and environmental health.

Since there are now several comparable alternatives for users needing a federated search, such as Science.gov (http://www.science.gov), NLM will realign the resources to support other mission-critical programs.

ToxSeek will not be available after March 23th, 2012.  Please direct any questions to tehip@teh.nlm.nih.gov

http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/toxseekending.html

PubMed subject subset strategies are reviewed each year to determine if modifications are necessary.  Modifications may include revisions due to changes in Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) vocabulary or MEDLINE journals, adding or deleting terms, and changing parts of a strategy to optimize retrieval.  The following subset strategies were recently revised:

• AIDS
• Cancer
• Complementary Medicine
• History of Medicine
• Toxicology
• Veterinary Science

These sites may not be specifically related to health sciences libraries, but we at MAR thought you may find them of interest…

• New York Public Library—The Most Successful Use of Social Media by a Library in the World?:  http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-york-public-library-most-successful.html
• 10 Great Library Facebook Fan Pages:  http://socialnetworkinglibrarian.com/2010/09/13/10-great-library-facebook-fan-pages/
• Great Library Facebook Pages:  http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/09/14/great-library-facebook-pages/
• The Most Influential Libraries on Twitter?:  http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2011/02/most-influential-libraries-on-twitter.html

Versioning in PubMed

PubMed now supports versioned citations.  Revisions, scientific updates, and updates of reviews are examples of content that could be versioned:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf12/jf12_pm_versioning.html

Mobile TOXNET Access

Mobile TOXNET Access. NLM Tech Bull. 2012 Jan-Feb;(384):b10

Now you can access the NLM TOXNET with any mobile device.  Mobile TOXNET is an easy to use, mobile-optimized Web interface covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas.

Launch mobile TOXNET at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/pda/.

PubMed Results Added to NLM Main Web Site Search Spotlight

Dine B, Heiland-Luedtke J. PubMed Results Added to NLM Main Web Site Search Spotlight. NLM Tech Bull. 2012 Jan-Feb;(384):e5.

In January, the NLM Main website search added PubMed results to its spotlight feature.  The new “PubMed Citations” tab includes the first five citations returned by PubMed.  The results include the title of the citation linked to its PubMed record.  Clicking on the “See more article citations…” link retrieves the complete results set for the search term(s) in PubMed.

The spotlight displays up to three tabs depending on the search term(s):

• “NLM Selected Resources” highlights NLM products and services
• “MedlinePlus Health Information” highlights the most relevant MedlinePlus health topic
• “PubMed Citations” highlights the first five article citations as returned by PubMed

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf12/jf12_pm_results_main_web.html.

We are pleased to announce NN/LM MAR funding has been posted for the 2012-2013 contract year.  This funding is for projects beginning May 1, 2012.  Application deadline is April 1, 2012.

Receiving funding is a great way to provide outreach, create new or expand existing services, and get recognized within your institution or community.  We encourage all Network members to review these opportunities and consider applying!

Details are available at:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/

National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Middle Atlantic Region

Health Sciences Library System
University of Pittsburgh
200 Scaife Hall
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
nnlmmar@pitt.edu

Advancing the progress of medicine and improving the public health
through access to health information:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/

Recently released, the 2012 New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report is an annual report that provides insights into emerging trends in technology use in higher education.  The research paper is a collaborative effort between the New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE.

The 2012 Horizon Report discusses six emerging technologies which are placed along three adoption horizon lines that indicate their timeframes for becoming mainstream educational technologies.

Here is a look at the upcoming technologies from the report:

Near-term Horizon (within the next 12 months)

• Mobile Apps
• Tablet Computing

Mid-term Horizon (two to three years out)

• Game-based learning
• Learning analytics

Far-term Horizon (four to five years away)

• Gesture based computing
• The Internet of things

The report provides a nice overview of the technologies well as a more detailed description of each technology and practical implications for learning and education.  The report is available free of charge and under Creative Commons license. You can access the full report at http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/HR2012.pdf.

You can read how the Project Advisory Board manages the process of selecting topics for the 2012 report on Horizon Wiki, related resources are also listed.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the inaugural issue of the Journal of eScience Librarianship (http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/), a new online journal published by the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.  The Journal of eScience Librarianship is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that advances the theory and practice of librarianship with a special focus on services related to data-driven research in the physical, biological, and medical sciences.  The inaugural issue includes the Proceedings of the Third Annual University of Massachusetts and New England Area Librarian e-Science Symposium held in the Spring of 2011. Feature articles include topics such as DataONE, librarian competencies, and the various levels of data services.

The Journal of eScience Librarianship explores the many roles of librarians in supporting eScience and is currently seeking submissions related to education, outreach, collaborations, current practices, and reviews of relevant resources and tools, by contributors from all areas of the globe. Articles covering both the theoretical and practical applications are welcomed.  The Journal of eScience Librarianship also provides special features in each issue which include book reviews on subjects of interest to librarians supporting eScience and information on new technologies.  To read more, including our aims and scope and editorial board membership, please visit our website: http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/

Elaine Martin, Editor-in-Chief

Director of Library Services

University of Massachusetts Medical School

55 Lake Ave. North

Worcester, MA  01655

508-856-2399

Elaine.Martin@umassmed.edu

You are invited to join the faculty and staff of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library for the Priscilla M. Mayden Lecture on Wednesday, February 22 at 1:00 pm (Mountain Time) via the program link for viewing from a distance.  This year’s Mayden lecturer is Bart Ragon, Associate Director for Library Technology Services and Development.  Mr. Ragon’s lecture focuses on eScience and the Evolution of Library Services.  Not just for librarians, eScience / eResearch potentially impacts faculty, staff and student access to the data, tools and resources needed to collaborate, share and move science forward.

Mr. Ragon’s topic description:  “Science is changing and changing fast. Concepts like the data life cycle, data curation, translational science, high performance computing, and data sharing are having an impact on how science is conducted.  At the same time, libraries are adjusting services to meet the needs of highly networked and technically savvy patron groups.  eScience is a term that describes the dynamic re-shaping of collaboration and workflows in science and creating unique and important opportunities for librarianship.  This presentation explores potential roles for librarians in eScience, how new collaborations might form, and the role of the libraries in the data life cycle.”

There is no registration or fee to attend.  The program is being broadcast live and archived for on-demand viewing.  The program link will be available on the Mayden Lecture page for viewing from a distance:  http://library.med.utah.edu/or/pmayden/home.php.

• The keynote lecture by Bart Ragon will run from 1 pm – 2pm MT
• The panel discussion will run from 2:30 – 3:30 pm MT
• The link to the stream is on the website listed above.

Questions from viewers will be accepted on Twitter at #Mayden2012

Carnegie Mellon University, known as one of the nation’s leading computer science schools, offered a course on iPad programming.  On the first day, the 30-person class saw 90 students show up and had a 75-student waiting list.  The school is putting the course lectures online for free on iTunesU.  The course is intended to help students design better iPad apps and understand data visualization.

Find out more details in the recent article in Pittsburgh Business Times:  http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/innovation/2012/01/you-too-can-take-cmus-ipad.html?ed=2012-01-31&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub.

The Rural Assistance Center and the National Rural Health Resources Center recently announced the release of an online health IT toolkit aimed at helping rural health care providers plan and implement health IT projects.

HHS’ Office of Rural Health Policy provided funding to support the development of the online toolkit (AHA News, 1/27).

Toolkit Details

The toolkit offers resources on:

• The planning, setup, implementation and maintenance of health IT systems;
• How to find health IT training programs, management expertise and funding support; and
• The meaningful use program.

Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health records can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments.

Goals of Toolkit

The toolkit aims to help rural communities:

• Address hurdles to raising capital for health IT projects;
• Improve community college-based health IT training programs;
• Obtain federal resources to support health IT initiatives; and
• Stay informed about health IT policy (RAC release, 1/26).

Read more:  http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2012/1/31/groups-release-online-health-it-toolkit-for-rural-health-providers.aspx#ixzz1lAGwQOUr.