Monday, September 28, 2009

Changes coming to PubMed

Beginning next week, the National Library of Medicine will be rolling out a new look for its MEDLINE interface PubMed.  PubMed was last redesigned in the late 1990’s and this new redesign will not only make the site more user friendly but will also expand some value-added components to results screens such as “Also Try”, “Titles With Your Search Terms” and links to free full-text articles from PubMed Central (some of these are already being “previewed” in the old PubMed).  And while the redesign is meant to make an easier-to-use, more pleasing interface, all of the powerful functionality of PubMed will remain as is.  Look for more information in this space with more details about the new PubMed interface once it becomes available. 

Monday, September 21, 2009

Library Corner Returns

After a summer hiatus, “Library Corner” will now return as a regular feature in the Monday Memo (as well as in its blog format). There will be exciting things to report from the library this fall, including a new look (with added features) for PubMed that will be released soon, a new and easier way to connect to free book lending from our 19 Boston Library Consortium partners and many new initiatives aimed at increasing library services and training on the Memorial campus. Don’t forget that all Library Corner postings from the Monday Memo going back to April 2008 are always available on the Library Corner blog at http://familymedlibrarycorner.blogspot.com