Resources, tools & health news from GW Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Himmelfarb Library's building will be closed on Monday, February 1, 2021 and will re-open at 9 AM on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Online access will remain available 24/7 and library staff will be available to assist during regular hours.
Stay warm and cozy and enjoy these free and affordable activities:
Find more information on all activities on Healthy Living @ Himmelfarb’s February calendar!
Himmelfarb Library is excited to introduce the database Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DiTA)! DiTA indexes primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests used by physical therapists. It provides access to citation information and links to full-text.
DiTA offers a robust search feature, including filters for body part and pathology. There is also a “Browse” option in their Evidence in your inbox email. Sign up, and you’ll be sent the newest additions to the DiTA database. Speaking of additions, DiTA provides regular updates via their blog when new articles are added.
You can access DiTA in our Databases, under the Health Sciences/Allied Health section. If you have any questions, you can always reach out to us at himmelfarb@gwu.edu.
At the beginning of this month, Science released a comprehensive article that weighed the costs and benefits of an open-access publication model for scientific publishing. Titled ‘A new mandate highlights cost, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read,’ the article provides evidence for the benefits and challenges of the open access model on the scientific publishing landscape. We highly recommend reading the entire article for a complete understanding of an important conversation in the scholarly publication world. Here is a brief overview of open access and how it differs from the subscription based model.
An open access publication model allows for readers to access and read scholarly publications without needing to pay a subscription fee or other fee to the publisher. This model is in contrast to a subscription based model in which there is a paywall or other fee that must be paid before accessing the scholarly article. With open access articles, researchers can potentially disseminate their work to a larger, more diverse audience. The immediacy in which the article is available allows for researchers to contribute to the larger, ongoing research within their specific subset of the scientific community. The open access publication model impacts readers too. This model can draw in readers from different walks of life. From primary school teachers and their students to science enthusiasts who are interested in a certain topic to faculty members or staff affiliated with an academic institution, the open access model allows these individuals to engage with scholarly publication without paying a significant fee.
Open access is not without its limitations. If publishers move away from a subscription based model, they must find a way to offset that lost revenue. Publishers, researchers and institutions must wrestle with who is responsible for any new costs that arise from open access publishing. Some publishers have instituted an open access publishing fee to help recoup financial losses. But these fees can be hefty for researchers and academic institutions. For now, there’s no indication that the open access model will overtake a subscription based model.
These conversations are ongoing and chances are the open-access model won’t completely overtake the traditional, subscription based model in the near future. As researchers and scholars, these conversations have an impact on your career and the broader scientific community and it’s important to understand how the landscape may or may not change. If you have any questions about open-access articles or any scholarly publishing questions, please contact Himmelfarb staff at himmelfarb@gwu.edu.
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered so much in the world around us. As described in a recent article in Nature, scholarly publishing has not been immune from COVID-19 related change. This article highlights a number of the most striking changes that have occurred in recent months, showing how the pandemic has, perhaps permanently, altered the landscape of scholarly publishing.
The amount of published research on the topic of COVID-19 has been enormous. It’s estimated that from the start of the pandemic to December 2020, there have been over 200,000 articles published on COVID-19, accounting for around 6% of the total publications entered into PubMed during that time. The paper goes on to show the evolution of several trends within that literature including country of origin and topics covered. While the majority of COVID-19 related articles were published in China during the early phase of the pandemic, as the virus spread around the world, the countries publishing COVID-19 research also changed, with each new area hit by the virus producing a larger share of the total COVID-19 articles than they had before. Additionally, while a majority of the earliest articles focused on topics like modeling the epidemic and slowing the spread, topics such as mental health considerations of the pandemic have grown in prominence in recent months.
One of the most notable trends in scholarly publishing to occur in the time of COVID-19 is the rise of the preprint. Preprints are articles that are made publicly available before having undergone a formal process of peer review. Because of the need to get information in the hands of researchers and clinicians as soon as possible, a significant portion of the COVID-19 literature was released in preprint form. Pre-pandemic, medRxiv, a popular preprint repository covering medical literature, accepted 50-100 preprints per week. During the early months of the pandemic that number rose to 400-500 preprints being added per week, with the vast majority of them being about COVID-19.
Another important recent trend in the world of scholarly publishing has been the increased speed with which manuscripts are being reviewed and articles retracted. The article’s author looked at the peer review turnaround time for 11 medical journals and found that while the review time for non COVID-19 articles remains about the same (roughly 90-110 days), the review time for COVID-19 articles was significantly lower on average (10-30 days). Additionally there has been a noticeable increase in the speed with which papers have been retracted. Prior to COVID-19, the average retracted paper would go years from the time of its publication until it was pulled. During the pandemic that has dropped to months in most cases as COVID-19 related articles have garnered more attention and therefore more scrutiny.
It will be interesting to see which, if any, of these trends will prove permanent once we’ve moved beyond the current pandemic.
Else, H. (2020) How a torrent of COVID science changed research publishing — in seven charts. Nature. 558 (553). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03564-y
In a recently released technical bulletin, the National Library of Medicine announced a significant change in how users will log into their NCBI accounts. This change will affect how users get into their MyNCBI, SciENcv, and My Bibliography accounts, as all of these are accessed through the same NCBI login.
When creating a NCBI account, users are currently asked to come up with a username and password for the account; this login info is then managed directly by NCBI. However, starting June 1, 2021, it will no longer be possible to log in using these credentials. Instead, users will be required to connect their NCBI accounts to one of several federated accounts and then they will access NCBI using that login process. Acceptable federated accounts include Google, eRA Commons, or university login credentials.
Accordingly, GW faculty may use their GW NetID and password to log in to their NCBI accounts once this change has occurred.
This change is being implemented to increase the security of NCBI accounts. The NLM bulletin describes the steps required to link a federated account to an NCBI account, but please don’t hesitate to reach out to Himmelfarb’s Research Support librarian, Tom Harrod (tph@gwu.edu) for more assistance.
NLM (Jan 7, 2021) NLM Technical Bulletin: Important Changes to NCBI Accounts Coming in 2021.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf21/jf21_ncbi_login.html
Given the proliferation of scientific literature, it’s more important than ever to have tools which help researchers and clinicians quickly identify recent, relevant articles. This is especially true when it comes to identifying the randomized control trials (RCTs) which drive evidence-based practice in so many fields.
In a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA), Marshal et al describe the creation of a tool called Trialstreamer, which promises to assist searchers in the identification of the most current RCTs on their topics of interest. What separates Trialstreamer from other resources though is its complete reliance on machine learning to identify published RCTs from PubMed and information about ongoing trials from the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP).
Considering the delay that exists from the time an article is entered into PubMed to the time that it is assigned a ‘publication type’ tag, relying on the RCT tag to identify all pertinent articles will mean missing the most recent entries. Trialstreamer’s algorithm identifies RCTs immediately upon their
inclusion in PubMed allowing searchers to locate the most current RCTs.
What makes Trialstreamer especially remarkable is that beyond simply identifying RCTs, its algorithm extracts information for analysis such as the elements of PICO (population, intervention, control, and outcomes), sample sizes, and an estimate of the risk of bias in the article.
To give Trialstreamer a try, click on the link from the Himmelfarb Library’s Electronic Database page then select Research Tools.
Marshall, I., Nye, B., et al. (2020) Trialstreamer: A living, automatically updated database of clinical trial reports. J Amer Med Informatics Assoc. 27(12): 1903-1912.
Across the nation, many workers have this upcoming Monday off. While this extra day off might seem logical to continue our relationship with our beloved Netflix shows, it might also be a good time to take a moment and to think about why we were given this day of remembrance.
Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. day, do you ask? Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) day was established to celebrate not just ife, but the birthday of a man whose vision and sacrifice changed the way our country not only thinks, but acts as well.
King, who was the spokesperson for the Civil Rights Movement, was one man. A man who one day in August, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, shared with us his vision and what it means to be truly free. You can hear Dr. King in his own words and his voice in the audio transmission.
The entire speech is worth listening to, and worth holding onto. One of the most memorable passages from King was:
“I say to you today, my friend. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal."
This MLK day, take a moment not only to be grateful for King’s message, but to remember his ideals, and ask yourself what you think it means to be truly free? How can you apply those beliefs, those thoughts, and turn them into actions that can bring us closer not as Americans, but human beings. What can we do to encourage, teach, and to protect equality in our own circles? (While maintaining social distancing, of course.)
During his speech, King also said:
“...When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the “unalienable Rights” of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Yes, you read correctly, the very roots that uphold our country’s standards were written with freedom and equality in mind, regardless of skin color.
Reflect. What do Dr. King’s words mean to you? Respect. Realize that not one, but a great many lives were lost fighting for the chance to be considered equal. Remember: one of the most disrespectful things we can do is to forget the lessons that our forefathers have taught us, the rights they have given us and fought so hard to turn their visions of equality into reality.
Last but not least, challenge yourself to make a difference not only in thought, but also in action. GW has implemented a Day of Service and Leadership workshop. Open to all GW students, staff and faculty members, the Virtual Service and Workshops will be on a variety of topics that will help you better engage your GW, DC, and hometown communities in service.
The event takes place on Monday, January 18th, from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Registration is limited, so sign up early!
Be safe, be healthy, and treat others as you wish to be treated. Wishing you a memorable MLK day this year from the Himmelfarb Library.
The last year has seen the Himmelfarb Library pivot to a primarily remote mode. Classes and workshops have moved online. Consultations on systematic reviews, culminating experiences, and general reference questions via teleconferencing tools have increased greatly. Access to electronic collections has been crucial to student success. While many activities and services simply moved online, new services have also been developed to meet new situations. These services include courtyard pick-up for Himmelfarb materials, shipping, and limited physical access for individuals approved for on-campus access.
Unfortunately, there have also been negative budgetary impacts on the University as a whole that have resulted in major cuts to the Himmelfarb Library’s databases and serials collection. These cancellations were hard to make and the Himmelfarb staff carefully weighed a number of factors in making these decisions: cost-per-use, rate of cost increase, subject area, faculty publications, and availability within campus-wide database packages (EBSCOhost, Proquest, etc.).
Below is a list of affected databases and titles. While we hope the changes to the collection will be temporary, the Himmelfarb staff remain available to assist users in identifying open access copies of materials, in requesting materials via the Documents2Go interlibrary loan service, and in updating durable links or integrating e-reserves.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Anne Linton (alinton@gwu.edu).
| Database Cancellations | Alternatives |
| AMED | Suggest: Scopus |
| Exam Master | |
| Global Health | Suggest: Scopus |
| Health Policy Reference Center | Suggest: Scopus |
| JAMAEvidence | Prior editions of key texts available online. Current editions of key texts available in print. |
| Natural Medicines | Suggest: Lexicomp's Natural Standard index |
| PolicyMap | |
| USMLEasy | |
| Westlaw |
| Journal Title: | Alternate Access: |
| AACN Advanced Critical Care | CINAHL Complete (10/1/2015-Present) |
| Advances in Cancer Research | None - Book series |
| Advances in Immunology | None - Book series |
| Advances in Nutrition | PubMed Central (11/01/2010-1 yr ago); MEDLINE Complete (11/01/2010-Present) |
| Age and Ageing | MEDLINE Complete (1996-1 yr ago); CINAHL Complete (2006-1 yr ago) |
| American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | MEDLINE Complete (1996-Present) |
| American Journal of Clinical Pathology | MEDLINE Complete (2003-2015); Biological Science Collection (2011-2016); Proquest Central (5/01/2011-1 yr ago) |
| American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | ClinicalKey (2007-Present) |
| American Journal of Occupational Therapy | CINAHL Complete (1980-Present); Healthcare Administration Database (11/01/2006-11/30/2018); Proquest Central (11/01/2006-11/30/2018); Social Science Database (11/01/2006-11/30/2018); Sociology Database (11/01/2006-11/30/2018) |
| American Journal of Ophthalmology | ClinicalKey (2007-Present); MEDLINE Complete (09/01/2012-01/01/2015); Proquest Central (01/01/1997-04/30/1998; 01/01/2003-2 months ago) |
| American Journal of Orthopsychiatry | None |
| American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology | Free E-Journals (1997-1 yr ago); Biological Science Collection (1994-Present); Proquest Central (1994-09/30/2019) |
| American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | PubMed Central (2010-1 yr ago); MEDLINE Complete (11/01/2008-Present) |
| American Surgeon | MEDLINE Complete (1995-Present); Proquest Central (12/01/1997-Present) |
| Analytical Biochemistry | None |
| Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science | MEDLINE Complete (11/01/2013-Present) |
| Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England | PubMed Central (1947-1 yr ago); MEDLINE Complete (2012-Present); Proquest Central (2006-9 months ago) |
| Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism | SPORTDiscus (02/01/2006-1 yr ago); Academic Search Complete (02/01/2006-1 yr ago) |
| Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics | None |
| Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | None |
| Biochemical Journal | PubMed (1906-2007); MEDLINE Complete (2012-Present) |
| Biochemical Pharmacology | None |
| Biochemical Society Transactions | PubMed (1906-2007); MEDLINE Complete (2012-Present) |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Bioenergetics | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Biomembranes | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Gene Regulatory Mechanisms | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: General Subjects | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Basis of Disease | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Cell Research | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Proteins and Proteomics | None |
| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Reviews on Cancer | None |
| BioMed Central Supporter Membership | Access to content remains available. |
| Brain and Cognition | None |
| British Medical Bulletin | MEDLINE Complete (1996-1 yr ago) |
| Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic | Proquest Central (07/01/1998-12/31/2017); Sociology Database (07/01/1998-12/31/2017) |
| Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology | MEDLINE Complete (2001-1 yr ago); SPORTDiscus (2001-1 yr ago); Academic Search Complete (2001-1 yr ago); Biological Science Collection (1998-2007); Proquest Central (1998-05/31/2007) |
| Carcinogenesis | Medline Complete (1996-1yr ago). |
| Cardiovascular Research | MEDLINE Complete (1996-1 yr ago) |
| Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine | Proquest Central (2013-07/31/2017) |
| Cellular Signalling | None |
| Cerebral Cortex | PubMed Central (2008-1yr ago) |
| Clinica Chimica Acta | None |
| Clinical Chemistry | MEDLINE Complete (2010-01/01/2019) |
| Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing | Academic Search Complete (2000-1 yr ago); CINAHL Complete (2000-1 yr ago); Proquest Central (02/01/2005-1 yr ago) |
| Clinical Microbiology Reviews | PubMed Central (1988-1 yr ago) |
| Clinical Science | MEDLINE Complete (2010-Present) |
| College and Research Libraries News (Print) | Education Source (06/01/1998-Present) |
| Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics | None |
| Computers in Libraries (Print) | Academic Search Complete (1993-Present); Business Source Ultimate (07/01/1993-Present); CINAHL Complete (2006-Present); Education Source (1993-Present); ABI/INFORM Collection (1994-Present); Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (1994-Present); Proquest Central (1994-Present) |
| Current Topics in Developmental Biology | None - Book series |
| DNA Repair | None |
| Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety | None |
| Educause Review (Print) | Free E-journals (2000-Present) |
| Emerging Topics in Life Sciences | None |
| Endocrine Practice | MEDLINE Complete (09/01/2012-6 months ago); Healthcare Administration Database (1995-6 months ago); Proquest Central (1995-6 months ago) |
| Endocrine Reviews | Proquest Central (10/01/2016-1 yr ago) |
| Endocrinology | Proquest Central (2017-1 yr ago) |
| Essays in Biochemistry | MEDLINE Complete (2012-Present) |
| Ethnicity and Disease | PubMed Central (2015-6 months ago); MEDLINE Complete (2013-Present) |
| European Heart Journal | PubMed Central (2008-1yr ago) |
| European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging | MEDLINE Complete (2012- 1 yr ago) |
| European Heart Journal Supplements | None |
| European Journal of Pharmacology | None |
| European Journal of Public Health | CINAHL Complete (2006-1yr ago). |
| European Respiratory Journal Supplement | None |
| Experimental and Molecular Pathology | None |
| Experimental Biology and Medicine | PubMed Central (2015-1 yr ago) |
| Experimental Cell Research | None |
| Experimental Neurology | None |
| Experimental Parasitology | None |
| Family Practice | PubMed Central (2008-1yr ago) |
| Food and Chemical Toxicology | None |
| Free Radical Biology and Medicine | None |
| Gene | None |
| Genes and Development | PubMed Central (1997-6 months ago) |
| Genomics | None |
| Health Education Research | CINAHL Complete (2006-1yr ago). |
| Human Molecular Genetics | PubMed Central (2008-1 yr ago) |
| Human Reproduction | None |
| Immunology Letters | None |
| International Journal for Parasitology | None |
| International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | None |
| International Journal of Sports Medicine | None |
| International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology | None - Book series |
| Journal of Allied Health | ProQuest Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (04/01/2002-Present); Proquest Central (04/01/2002-Present) |
| Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | None |
| Journal of Biochemistry | MEDLINE Complete (1996-1 yr ago); Academic Search Complete (1996-1 yr ago) |
| Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery | Proquest Central (1998-2010) |
| Journal of Cell Biology | PubMed Central (1962-6 months ago). |
| Journal of Chromatography A | None |
| Journal of Chromatography B | None |
| Journal of Clinical Psychiatry | None |
| Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing | CINAHL Complete (2003-2010); Education Source (1996-2010), Proquest Central (07/01/1970-Present) |
| Journal of Experimental Medicine | PubMed Central (1896-6 months ago); MEDLINE Complete (03/01/2005-01/01/2011) |
| Journal of Food Protection | MEDLINE Complete (05/01/2011-6 months ago); ABI/INFORM Collection (2009-6 months ago); ProQuest Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (2009-6 months ago); Proquest Central (2009-6 months ago) |
| Journal of General Physiology | PubMed Central (1918-6 months ago); MEDLINE Complete (03/01/2005-01/01/2011) |
| Journal of General Virology | None |
| Journal of Health and Human Services Administration | MEDLINE Complete (06/01/2001-Present); Academic Search Complete (06/01/2001-Present); Business Source Ultimate (06/01/2001-Present); CINAHL Complete (03/01/2008-Present); ABI/Inform (12/01/2000-Present); Healthcare Administration Database (12/01/2000-Present); Proquest Central (12/01/2000-Present) |
| Journal of Immunological Methods | None |
| Journal of Medicine and Philosophy | None |
| Journal of Molecular Biology | None |
| Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology | Proquest Central (06/01/1997-2014; 2017-1 yr ago) |
| Journal of Neuroscience Methods | None |
| Journal of Nutrition | MEDLINE Complete (1996-Present) |
| Journal of Parasitology | JSTOR Complete (1914-4 yrs ago); MEDLINE Complete (06/01/2007-6 months ago); Biological Science Collection (2008-6 months ago); Proquest Central (02/01/2008-6 months ago) |
| Journal of Perinatal Medicine | None |
| Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | None |
| Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | SPORTDiscus (1988-Present) |
| Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness | Biological Science Collection (1999-2010); Proquest Central (03/01/1999-03/31/2010); Science Database (03/01/1999-03/31/2010) |
| Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | None |
| Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs | None |
| Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | None |
| Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association | PubMed Central (1994-1 yr ago); MEDLINE Complete (09/01/1996-1 yr ago) |
| Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association | None |
| Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences | Historical Abstracts (1996-1 yr ago) |
| Leukemia Research | ClinicalKey (2007-Present) |
| Library Journal (Print) | Academic Search Complete (1976-Present); Business Source Ultimate (1976-Present); Education Source (1976-Present); MAS Ultra (1976-Present); ABI/INFORM (07/01/1996-Present); Proquest Central (1976-Present) |
| Library Technology Reports (Print) | Academic Search Complete (05/01/2002-Present); Education Source (05/01/2002-Present); Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (03/01/1998-2000; 02/29/2004-Present); Proquest Central (03/01/1998-2000l 02/29/2004-Present) |
| Library Trends (Print) | Project Muse (06/01/2005-Present); Academic Search Complete (1997-08/01/2007); Education Source (1997-08/01/2007); Proquest Central (07/01/1997-1 yr ago) |
| Life Sciences | None |
| Methods in Cell Biology | None - Book series |
| Methods in Enzymology | None - Book series |
| Microbiology Resource Announcements | PubMed Central (2015-Present) |
| MLS (Print) | None |
| Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology | None |
| Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology | None |
| Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience | None |
| Molecular and Cellular Proteomics | PubMed Central (2008-1yr ago) |
| Molecular Aspects of Medicine | None |
| Molecular Biology of the Cell | PubMed Central (1992-2 months ago) |
| Molecular Immunology | None |
| Mutation Research | None |
| Mutation Research: Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis | None |
| Neonatal Network | Proquest Central (2011-2017) |
| Neuro-Oncology | PubMed Central (1999-1 yr ago); MEDLINE Complete (2004-1 yr ago) |
| Neuropharmacology | None |
| Neuroscience Letters | None |
| Neuroscience Research | None |
| New Zealand Medical Journal | MEDLINE Complete (09/01/2011-Present); Proquest Central (11/12/1999-Present) |
| Nitric Oxide | None |
| Nutrition Reviews | ProQuest Agricultural & Environmental Sceince Database (1992-2007); Proquest Central (1992-2007) |
| Oncology Nursing Forum | Academic Search Complete (2000-1 yr ago); CINAHL Complete (2000-1 yr ago); Proquest Central (02/01/2005-1 yr ago) |
| Online Searcher (Print) | Academic Search Complete (2013-Present); Business Source Ultimate (2013-Present); CINAHL Complete (2013-Present); Education Source (2013-Present); ABI/INFORM (2013-Present); Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (2013-Present); Proquest Central (2013-Present) |
| Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina | Advanced Technololigies & Aerospace Database (04/01/1976-1977; 1981-1983, 1985-Present); Proquest Central (04/01/1976-1977; 1981-1983; 1985-Present) |
| Pathology Patterns Reviews | MEDLINE Complete (2003-01/01/2015); Biological Science Collection (2011-2016); Proquest Central (05/01/2011-1 yr ago) |
| Pharmacology and Therapeutics | None |
| Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior | None |
| Physiotherapy Canada | PubMed Central (2008-1 yr ago); CINAHL Complete (2004-6 months ago) |
| Progress in Brain Research | None - Book series |
| Progress in Neurobiology | None |
| Protein Expression and Purification | None |
| Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics | Proquest Central (11/01/1998-10/31/2015) |
| QJM: An International Journal of Medicine | None |
| Reproductive Toxicology | None |
| Rheumatology | MEDLINE Complete (1999-1 yr ago) |
| Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology | None |
| Seminars in Hematology | None |
| Seminars in Oncology | None |
| Sleep | PubMed Central (2007-1 yr ago); Proquest Central (10/01/2016-1 yr ago) |
| Smart Libraries Newsletter (Print) | None |
| Steroids | None |
| Toxicological Sciences | MEDLINE Complete (1998-1 yr ago) |
| Toxicology | ClinicalKey (2007-Present) |
| Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology | None |
| Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | MEDLINE Complete (06/01/2012-1 yr ago) |
| Trends in Biochemical Sciences | None |
BodyViz 3D Anatomy workstation is ready for you to use at Himmelfarb’s Bloedorn Technology Center. This interactive program uses digitized CT scans and MRIs to render 360° anatomical views in astonishing detail. In the absence of onsite anatomy labs this semester, please note that you can perform in BodyViz a virtual dissection of the human body. The BodyViz workstation comes with a game controller, which provides superior image manipulation to a traditional mouse.
Instructions
We offer printable instructions for use, as well as video demos, in our online BodyViz research guide. We also offer hands-on assistance for those who would like additional help in learning the program (contact Steve Bryant at: seeker04@gwu.edu).
How to Reserve and Access
The BodyViz workstation is located in the 3rd floor Levine Lounge, next to the glass-door entrance to the Bloedorn Technology Center. Due to social distancing restrictions, only two concurrent users at a time may use the program. You will need to reserve a time slot in advance using our online reservation form. When you get to the library for your session, please stop first at the first floor Circulation Desk to check out the wireless keyboard and game controller for the workstation.
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