MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'information skills'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:47:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715585&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2Fpubmed--changes.html The Clinical Queries page now lets you preview the first five citations of your search results for three research areas, Clinical Study Categories, Systematic Reviews, and Medical Genetics. Clinical Study Categories and Medical Genetics now have drop-down menus for Categories, Scope, and Topic. You can make changes to these menus at any time to modify the results of your search. To see all your results, use the "See all" links under each column. For more information, follow this link. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj10/mj10_clin_query.html (Source: Dentistry Library) Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715585 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:02:44 +0100 3715585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556237&cid=t_91121_125_f&fid=37825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbibbynews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F11%2Fdental-hygienists-learn-to-be-%25e2%2580%259cmasters-of-information%25e2%2580%259d%2F In April, dental hygienists from the Eastman Institute for Oral Health attended the class, “Information Mastery for Dental Hygienists” lead by librarian Elizabeth Kettell. The course was held in a computer equipped classroom to allow hygienists hands-on practice in searching for dental information. In the context of Evidence Based Dentistry, hygienists developed skill in critiquing [...] (Source: Bibby Library News and Tips) Bibby Library News and Tips blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556237 Tue, 11 May 2010 15:20:35 +0100 3556237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048173&cid=t_91121_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fbelieve-in-you%2F What do you see when you look at yourself in the mirror? Do you feel confident or do you shrink away from it as soon as you can? Do you experience positive or neutral self-talk or do you start to notice doubt whispering or screaming at you? How you answer those questions helps to determine how you feel about yourself. The key to confidence is believing in you. So what exactly is doubt? Doubt is thinking about yourself in a negative, vulnerable way or thinking you’re not equipped to handle things when the facts show otherwise. Doubt causes you to stop actively participating in life and enjoying the world around you because you get stuck in your own head. You get bogged down internally by self-criticism, second-guessing, and analyzing the unlikely less than favorable outcomes of situa... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048173 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:33:02 +0100 3048173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2332304&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2Fnew_options_in.html Recently, a new version of the UM-MEDSEARCH was released with some useful changes in search history, publication limits, and search fields. Search History When you do a search now, you’ll see a new option under Actions. If you click on More, you’ll get a menu that will let you easily delete, save, or create auto-alerts & RSS feeds directly from that search. If your search returns no results, Delete will automatically appear. Publication Year Limit It’s now possible to limit your search results by “Last Year”, “Last 2 Years” and so on. Click on the Additional Limits button; you’ll find this new limit set at the bottom of the limits page. You’ll also notice that there's a box on the left marked Star Ranking. Star Ranking operates only in the Basic Search option and ... Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2332304 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:07:48 +0100 2332304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2332306&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2Fcapture_web_pag.html RefWorks now has a web browser bookmarklet that lets you capture web page data easily. RefGrab-It is installed in your browser, so that you can click on the icon while browsing the web to collect information. RefWorks identifies the title and the URL of web page you’re on, then, in a new window, gives you the option to import the record into your RefWorks account. If an ISBN number, PubMed ID or DOI exist on the web page, RefGrab-It will automatically search various web resources (behind the scenes) to get supplemental information that you can also import, including references and RSS feeds. Here’s the RefGrab-It icon in my browser window. Click on the RefGrab-It icon and another page appears. Click Import to put the record in your library. Here's another web page. There... Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2332306 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:27:35 +0100 2332306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2320720&cid=t_91121_125_f&fid=36056&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2Frefworks_tip.html Important for everyone who uses RefWorks: with the new version of Write-n-Cite (W-N-C 3) you can no longer use this tool & the "One Line/Cite" method of entering citations & formatting bibliographies in the same document. Very bad things happen! So choose the tool you want to use & use it consistently. Questions? Please contact me or email hslibraries@umich.edu. (Source: Dentistry Library) Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2320720 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2320720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466798&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2Fbootcamp_podcas.html I just discovered that selections from the podcast series I've been doing for the School of Dentistry have been released as collection in the Open.Michigan initiative. Here is more information. https://bezak.umms.med.umich.edu/blog/2008/05/20/it-bootcamp-podcasts/ Explore other entries in the above blog for more materials from the School of Dentistry. Some very cool resources being made available! (Source: Dentistry Library) Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466798 Sun, 25 May 2008 14:36:18 +0100 1466798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1405151&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2Ftooth_whitening.html We received a comment on this blog today. "Found this website, when I was looking for tooth whitening dentists (albeit a cheap one). But my question is really do the tooth whitening thing works. Can get that hollywood smile." This is a very common question these days, one that concerns a lot of folk. Now, since we're librarians and not dentists, I am going to talk mostly about how one could search for this topic of interest, just highlighting a few interesting tools and techniques. Most folks would start with Google. The question is what would you search for? Whiter teeth? Hollywood smile? Teeth whiteners? Tooth whitening? One of the hardest parts of any question is the time spent finding the right lingo to get at the answer you really want. In this case, it turns out that the phrase us... Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1405151 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:08:07 +0100 1405151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687619&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2007%2F06%2Fwhat_are_the_to.html According to the 2006 Journal Citation Reports, here are the top ranked journals in dentistry, oral surgery & oral medicine. BY IMPACT FACTOR: #1: Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine #2: Journal of Dental Research #3: Journal of Endodontics BY TOTAL CITES: #1: Journal of Dental Research #2: Journal of Periodontology #3: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology & Endodontics BY IMMEDIACY: #1: Periodontology 2000 #2: British Dental Journal #3: Journal of Clinical Periodontology BY CITED HALF LIFE: #1: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica #2: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics #3: Angle Orthodontics BY CURRENT ARTICLES: #1: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery #2: Journal of Periodontology #3: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Patholog... Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687619 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:34:36 +0100 687619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=602340&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2007%2F05%2Fquick_answer_to.html Sometimes you don't need or want a big Web search for your question -- all you want are a few statistics or a quick definition. At those times, you might be better off not using Yahoo or Google or any of the other big search engines. Instead go right to one of the many quick reference tools available online. You've probably all heard of Wikipedia already, so I won't talk much about that. Answers.com partners with Wikipedia, Thesaurus.com, and several other online reference tools to combine these various resources in one place. Do a search at Answers.com, and find encyclopedia articles, dictionary definitions, translations, thesaurus terms, and more. Another quick option is FactBites. Personally, I enjoy FactBites when I want a collection of stats and definitions without a lot of digging. ... Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=602340 Wed, 09 May 2007 13:49:58 +0100 602340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579179&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2007%2F04%2Fthe_google_book.html While I was at the IADR meeting last month, I found myself having a number of conversations about the Google Books Project and the potential impact on the profession of dentistry. Basically, here's the idea. Based on the holdings in this library, I would estimate that approximately 4/5s of the professonal literature in dentistry is in journals. More and more of the journals are electronic, which is just dandy for those who have access to the Internet. Right? Well, yes, as long as what you want is in those electronic journals. What sort of dental information is not in the journals? The basics and the cutting edge. What do I mean by basics? Standard clinical practice that has been being done the same way for so long that no one writes new articles about it. Research standards and method... Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579179 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:48:44 +0100 579179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=395920&cid=t_91121_10_f&fid=34463&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmblog.lib.umich.edu%2Fdentlib%2Farchives%2F2007%2F01%2Fneed_pics_for_p.html There are a lot of sources for images that you could use in your teaching, presentations, and research. You have probably already tried Google Images, which is one of the very finest image search engines. So, if Google Images is so cool, why do I want to talk about Flickr? In Google Images, you do a search just like for web pages, by typing in keywords that describe what you want. Google finds images that have that word near the image. Sometimes the image is right on target, sometimes it is really strange. In Google Image searches there is also the question of licensing, how to find out who owns the image, is it copyrighted, and can you get permission to use it. Answering those questions can take a lot of work. In Flickr, you can search, just like in Google, but that isn't the best featu... Dentistry Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395920 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:02:26 +0100 395920