Archive for July, 2007

New Books by USC Health Sciences Faculty

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

The following recently published books were authored by USC Health Sciences faculty:
Pediatric Neurology: A Case Based Review by *Tena L. Rosser (Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology & Pediatrics)
Edition 1, 2007, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Presents 60 cases to help provide knowledge in pediatric neurology and develop an organized approach to clinical decision-making. Features an introduction […]

Explore Wellcome for Medical Images

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Launched last month, Wellcome Images is the world’s leading source of images on the history of medicine, modern biomedical science and clinical medicine. All content is available under a Creative Commons License, allowing users to copy, distribute and display images, as long as the sources are fully attributed and used for non-commercial purposes. The site […]

We are pleased to introduce the library’s new bioinformatics specialist, Yi-Bu Chen.  Yi-Bu, who received his Ph.D. in biology from Renssalear Polytechnic Institute, provides support and training for bioinformatics databases, software and related online resources.
Health Sciences faculty and graduate students are encouraged to take advantage of Yi-Bu’s expertise through the following services:

scheduled or specially arranged workshops […]

Tips & Tricks for Google Searching

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Getting results from Google is easy but finding what you are looking for can be more challenging. Try these to shortcuts to get the best results from your Google searches.

Searches for the Exact Phrase
e.g. “from here to eternity”

Excludes results with a particular word or phrase
e.g. bass –fishing for articles on bass but not […]

Welcome USC Residents!

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Reference librarians are available weekdays from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please contact us in person, by phone at 323 442-1111, or through instant messaging to answer your questions and provide free literature searches. We encourage you to bookmark our website for access to library resources, services and information. Below are selected resources to get […]