Register Now for RefWorks Workshops in June
Need to brush up on your RefWorks skills, or just want a quick introduction to the software? Sign up now for a webinar tutorial, conducted by RefWorks trainers. Please note that registration is limited and enrollment is required.
How to teach RefWorks Basics (taught in 30 minutes)
During this 30-minute session, you’ll rapidly learn: how to create an account; direct export citations from two databases; create a folder; create a bibliography from a list of citations; and create a bibliography using Write N’ Cite. This session is primarily designed for those who will train on RefWorks and to learn how to do so qui...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - May 30, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
Homeopathy: A New Scientific Perspective – Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds in June
Please join us for Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in 925 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor conference room from 8:00-9:00 am. Please note the venue for this exciting program. Daphne Goldberg, M.D., FABFM, ABIHM is presenting and the title of her presentation is:
“Homeopathy: A New Scientific Perspective”
Dr. Daphne Goldberg is board certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Holistic Medicine, and has been a board certified member of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine for the past nine years. She is an expert on homeopathy, a 200 year old system of medicine that has...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - May 20, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
11 E-Books New on JEFFLINE
Scott Library added these 11 new e-books to the growing collection in April:
Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology
Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Evidence Into Practice: Integrating Judgment, Values, and Research
Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia
Infectious Diseases and Conditions
Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Sports Medicine
Netter’s Infectious Diseases
Pharmacology for Rehabilitation Professionals
Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine
Regression Methods in Biostatistics
Rheumatology
In addition, the following e-books have updated editions:
Clinical Anesthesia (Barash), 7th e...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - May 6, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
Faculty Days in June
June 5 and June 6 are scheduled for Faculty Days.
Please join your colleagues in sharing teaching experiences across the University. The program will feature presentations offered by faculty representatives from all Jefferson schools. Learn new tips and techniques, find out what has worked well, and interact with faculty at this exciting event!
When: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 9:00-5:00 and Thursday, June 6, 2013, 9:00 to noon.
Where: Bluemle 101
For more information, contact John Lewis at 3-6936. (Source: What's New on JEFFLINE)
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - May 3, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
Blackboard Learn Training
Blackboard Learn is the course management system the entire Jefferson campus will be using beginning Fall 2013. Although very similar to its predecessor, Pulse, the interface looks different and there are a number of new features that can significantly improve your efficiency.
Education Services is offering workshops to get faculty started with the new product. The first, Blackboard Learn: Essentials, is a two-hour session that focuses on the basic features of this new Blackboard interface and introduces the new feature set, including:
Content Collection (new file management)
Exams and Surveys
Grade Center
Basic communi...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - May 3, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
BrowZine Brings Scott Library Journals to Your iPad
Now you can create a personal bookshelf of your favorite Scott Library journals using BrowZine for iPad. Search journal collections by Subject or choose titles from an A-Z list. View journal tables of contents and use the button to add journals to your bookshelf.
With BrowZine, you can:
Easily read and save full-text scholarly journals in a format optimized for tablet devices
Be alerted when new issues of journals are published
Save articles to Zotero, Mendeley, Dropbox and other services (RefWorks coming soon)
Scope
While the selection does not include every journal in our collection, titles from major journal publis...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - May 1, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
Open Casting Call for ‘I Make a Difference at Jefferson’ Video
Interested in a cameo appearance in a video Jefferson is shooting? Looking for your 15 seconds of fame? On April 30, before our Employee Forum with Presidents David McQuaid and Richard Gozon, you can make your dream come true.
Jefferson is creating a video to showcase how important all of us are to the patient and student experience. We’re looking for a crowd of Hospital and University employees who would like to appear in a brief video segment that will be taped at Lubert Plaza outside of the Dorrance H. Hamilton Building.
All you have to do is show up, wear what you normally do for work, wave at the camera and say: ...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - April 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds 5/7: Degenerative Joint Disease and Tendinopathy
Please join us for Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in 925 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor conference room from 8:00-9:00 am. Please note the venue for this exciting program. Jeremy Close, M.D. is presenting and the title of his presentation is:
“Degenerative Joint Disease and Tendinopathy”
Dr. Close is a leading sports physician who has served as team doctor for a variety of professional and collegiate sports teams.
He has a special interest in cutting edge treatment options and musculoskeletal injury prevention. He is a member of the board of the Athletic Health Organization, which ...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - April 24, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
Register Now for RefWorks Workshops in May
Need to brush up on your RefWorks skills, or just want a quick introduction to the software? Sign up now for a webinar tutorial, conducted by RefWorks trainers. Please note that registration is limited and enrollment is required.
How to teach RefWorks Basics (taught in 30 minutes)
During this 30-minute session, you’ll rapidly learn: how to create an account; direct export citations from two databases; create a folder; create a bibliography from a list of citations; and create a bibliography using Write N’ Cite. This session is primarily designed for those who will train on RefWorks and to learn how to do so qui...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - April 24, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
Predatory Publishers: Where Should I Submit My Research?
Over the past few months Jefferson faculty have reached out to the Scott Memorial Library with questions about publishers who want to publish their manuscripts. Predatory publishers send numerous emails per day inviting faculty to submit their research for publication. This increasingly common phenomenon was covered in a recent New York Times article.
Here are some tips to help you in evaluating where to publish your research:
1. Consult the ever-expanding Beall’s list of predatory publishers and journals:
By Publishers
By Journal titles
View the criteria for inclusion in the list (highly recommended reading)
2. Wher...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - April 22, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
Minerva Prize Offered for Teaching Excellence and Innovation
The Minerva Project has just announced a $500,000 prize to recognize and award “one distinguished educator who is driving innovation to deliver extraordinary student learning experiences for the 21st century.”
The first Minerva Prize will be awarded in May 2014. Nominations are open. Nominate a colleague or yourself.
The Minerva Prize winner will be inducted into the Minerva Academy, an honorary institution and forum for open exchange of new ideas and enhanced practices in higher education instruction. In addition, he or she will receive the cash prize. (Source: What's New on JEFFLINE)
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - April 22, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
