BIOSIS Previews Class - 10/4

Need to find scholarly literature in the Life Sciences? Join us October 4, 1-2 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom to learn about the premiere database for life sceinces research, BIOSIS Previews. To register, complete the online registration form.
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Online Mouse Brain Map

Developed by the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the online Brain Atlas (www.brain-map.org) is a free resources offering “an interactive, genome-wide image database of gene expression in the mouse brain.” It is a 3-D map with over 85 million photographs, and information on 21,000 genes, plus other online tools, i.e., a virtual microscope that allows viewers to zoom in on a particular slide. Paul Allen (of Microsoft) contributed $100 million to this 3 year project. Their next project will be a study of the human brain.

Public Health Grand Rounds

Public Health Grand Rounds: “Pandemic Flu Preparedness: What Every Community Should Know” will be presented on September 29, 2006 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm E.T. To register, go to the website at http://publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu.
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Web Accelerators - Problem for UCSD Resources

Web accelerators help make web pages load faster but as their use becomes more wide spread a couple of problems are popping up - the result being that users are being denied access to licensed resources. The lack of access may be because of the way accelerators affect a user’s IP address or it may be a more serious issue where too many pages are downloaded from the vendor’s site causing a “breach of contract.”

To eliminate this potential problem, adjust the accelerator’s settings to not accelerate certain sites. You will need to add the domain for the UCSD resource you want to use, for example, nature.com.

For Google’s accelerator - you can find details on asking the accelerator to not accelerate a website at http://webaccelerator.google.com/support.html#preferences2 . If you have another accelerator, please check their information for how to adjust the settings.

Wireless - and roofless

Have you taken a look at the walkway area that extends south from the Biomedical Library entrance towards Osler Lane? There are some big cement bench areas out there with nice planters and sweet-smelling flowering trees. We just checked it out and our wireless Internet connection extends out there as well - at least as far as the second big “nook” area. This area is probably too sunny in the morning for productive use of laptops, but in the afternoon when the sun goes behind the library that area is very pleasant. Perfect for catching up on a little e-mail while having lunch or a phone conversation.

Graduate Study open

The Biomedical Library’s Graduate Study is now open. This area provides space for UCSD graduate and professional students to study undisturbed after regular library hours. The space includes a Quiet Study zone. Access is provided by School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy building access cards. Other graduate students may request an access card at the Biomedical Library’s Circulation Desk.
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Welcome Week Tours for Undergraduate Students

Welcome Back! If you are returning to campus, you may have noticed that the Biomedical Library is larger and updated. Recently, the library has been expanded and renovated. Join us for a tour to learn about the new spaces and library services available to undergraduates.
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Friday 9/15: Annex requests in early please

On Friday September 15th the Annex staff need to be pulling material early to be able to deliver to the Geisel Library before their early closing time that day. What this means for you is that requests need to be in by 11 am that day for same-day service, rather than 1pm as usual. This is just a one-day occurrence.

Recreational Reading Collection Now Available

The Biomedical Library is pleased to announce our new recreational reading collection. The collection includes 300 contemporary fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, a dozen popular magazines, and two local newspapers. The books may be checked out for four weeks, and renewed twice, and the magazines and newspapers may be used anywhere in the library. The collection is on the 1st floor in front of the service desk. Please enjoy this collection the next time you visit the library.

Wireless laptop printing now available

You can now download software to your Windows laptop that lets you print to the libraries’ networked laser printers. Visit our Wireless Printing Software page for information on system requirements and instructions for downloading and installing the software.