Dentistry Library Newsletter

September-October 2000

DENTISTRY LIBRARY NEWS:
* Taft Exhibit Online
* New on Our Homepage
* New Entrance Coming Soon
* Employee of the Month
* Electronic Journals
* Electronic Journals Passwords Online
* EndNote Help Files
* New Databases
* Electronic Books

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES
* University of Michigan Policies and Guidelines on Intellectual Property 
* Medical and Dental Abbreviations
* Health & Dental News Headlines
* Hot Dental Links
* Other Hot Links
* Diversity Links
* Diversity: Special Topic: Accessibility in Web Design 
* Dental ... Humor?

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TAFT EXHIBIT ONLINE

In honor of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the University of Michigan 
School of Dentistry, the Library has put on an exhibit honoring the founding 
dean, Jonathan Taft. The actual exhibit is available online, enriched with 
additional information, quotes and citations. 

http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/about/exhibits/taft/


NEW ON OUR HOMEPAGE

Resources for Graduate Students
http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/resources/guides/grads.html  

Ann Arbor Area Links
http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/links/#AA  
  This section has been enriched to include local entertainment options such as 
  restaurants, films, TV schedules, school weather closing, and other useful 
  information. It even includes road construction projects in the Ann Arbor 
  area, so you can drive around town safely! If you are new to the area, check 
  it out.

Elections 2000 Resource Page
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2000.html  


NEW ENTRANCE COMING SOON

Be forewarned -- the Dentistry Library is expecting to have a new entrance  
operational soon. Keep your eyes open. We will let you know when it is ready.  
In the meantime, if you are trying to give directions to someone, the easiest  
way is to show them the map on our web page. 
http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/about/maps/entrance/  


EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

For the month of October, the student of the month is Jeffrey Boyer. Jeff is in  
his 3rd semester of working at the dentistry library. He has proven that he has  
both a knack for putting in effort above and beyond the call of duty, but is  
also very pleasant and courteous to patrons and his coworkers. He works many  
hours during the week, including the dreaded morning hours in addition to  
evening hours. He has also picked up extra unstaffed hours when needed. Thank  
you Jeff!


ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

There are so many electronic journals now, it is overwhelming to attempt  
listing them individually. Browse the lists of titles available below. 

Full-text sources (UM only):
  Electronic Journals & Newspapers List: Topical Listing: Dentistry 
  http://www.lib.umich.edu/ejournals/lists/dentis.html  

  Dentistry Library: Electronic Journals Related to Dentistry 
  http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/resources/ejournals.html  

  Electronic Journals & Newspapers List (ALL e-journals for UM) 
  http://www.lib.umich.edu/ejournals/  

Other Sources (Not just UM. Mostly Table of Contents and Abstracts) 
  HealthWeb: Dental Journals: Level of Web Presence 
  http://www.lib.umich.edu/hw/dent/publications/webjour.html  


ELECTRONIC JOURNAL PASSWORDS ONLINE

Some of the electronic journals for the University are not simply click-&-go,  
but require passwords. These can be confusing. Fortunately, for most of the  
health journals, there is a list online which you can use, if you authenticate  
with your uniqname and Kerberos password. For the passwords list, try this: 

1. Go to:http://sitemaker.med.umich.edu/taubman.lib/   
2. click on the top link in the left hand column  
3. click on: "UM Users: click here to continue" 
4. enter your kerberos uniqname and password (NOT your library 
password, unless they are the same)


ENDNOTE HELP FILES

Register for a class:
  Faculty Exploratory Workshops
  http://www.lib.umich.edu/exploratory/workshops.html  

... or figure things out for yourself with the following guides: 

Downloading from UM-MEDSEARCH (Web) to a Bibliographic Citation Management Package 
http://medsearch.lib.umich.edu/medsearch/wwwbib.html  

EndNote Tips Sheet
http://www.endnote.com/help/ENtips.htm 

KNC: Bibliographic Management Guides
http://www.knc.lib.umich.edu/bmip/ 

Using EndNote 4.0
http://medsearch.lib.umich.edu/medsearch/EndNote4.html  

Using EndNote 3.0
http://medsearch.lib.umich.edu/medsearch/EndNote.html  


NEW DATABASES

American Reference Library:
http://www.sourcedocuments.com/ 
  Includes: Dr. Morton's Introduction of Anesthetic Ether. 

Natural Medical Protocols
http://www.natmedpro.com/lib-umich.html 

Faber Poetry Library
http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/f/faber/ 

Looking for an interesting quote to liven up that talk? Try searching one of 
the library's poetry databases, such as Faber above. Here are some examples:
   ... It was like a dentist's drill / but the tooth was the whole world. 
   ... my brother the dentist with toothbrush moustache 
   ... You hadn't bargained for the lady dentist's / propriety about bed linen 


ELECTRONIC BOOKS

The Library System has purchased access to several of the general science and 
reference books available online through NetLibrary. Examples of relevant texts 
might be: 
  Conjuring Science
  How to Get Into the Right Dental School
  Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae
  Research Priorities for Aiborne Particulate Matter 
  Review of Disability Evaluation Study Design 
  Women and Minorities in American Professions 

NetLibrary
http://www.lib.umich.edu/netlibrary 

There are other sources of online books as well, and a recent addition to 
another wellknown collection is Gray's Anatomy from the Bartleby Reference 
Collection. 
  Gray's: http://www.bartleby.com/107/ 
  Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/reference/  


UM POLICIES & GUIDELINES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

Copyright Guidelines for Electronic Reserves (Shapiro Undergraduate Library) 
http://www.lib.umich.edu/reserves/services/ecopyguide.html  

Educational Fair Use of Copyrighted Works 
http://www.lib.umich.edu/reserves/services/ecopyguide.html  

Standard Practice Guide Online:
http://www.umich.edu/~spgonlin/ 
- Libraries
http://www.umich.edu/~spgonlin/300/302%20-%20Libraries/  
- Revised Policy on Intellectual Properties 
http://www.umich.edu/~spgonlin/300/303%20-%20Research/303.04%20%20%20%20Revised%20Policy%20on%20Intellectual%20Properties%3a%20incl%20Disclosure%2c%20etc..pdf  

Office of the Provost: Final Report of the Media Rights Task Force 
http://www.umich.edu/~provost/reports/finalrep.html  http://www.umich.edu/~provost/reports/media_B.html  


MEDICAL & DENTAL ABBREVIATIONS

Acronyms & Initialisms for Health Information Resources
http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acronym/acr.htm 

American Medical Student Association: Medical Abbreviations 
http://uhsweb.edu/rb/acr.htm 

JDMD: Medical Abbreviations Glossary
http://www.jdmd.com/glossary.html 

MedTerms.com: Medical Dictionary
http://www.medterms.com/ 

Virtual Hospital: Abbreviations
University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook, 3rd Edition 
http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Abbreviations.html  


MORE HEALTH & DENTAL NEWS HEADLINES

Brace Yourself: Early Orthodontic Treatment Is Out 
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/hs/20001023/hl/brace_yourself_early_br_orthodontic_treatment_is_out_2.html  

Gum Disease Raises Stroke Risk
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001027/hl/stroke_2.html  

President Clinton names thirteen members to the White House Commission on 
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy 
http://nccam.nih.gov/nccam/an/advisory/index.html  
http://nccam.nih.gov/ 

Yahoo Health Headlines
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/hl/?u 


HOT DENTAL LINKS

Composite Materials Handbook
http://mil-17.udel.edu/ 

Crowning Achievements: Dentistry in the Ars Medica / Philadelphia Museum of Art 
http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/exhibits/dentistry.shtml  

The Dental Sealant Resource Guide / 
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 
PDF format at: http://www.ncemch.org/oralhealth/resources.html  

Fluoridation of Drinking Water: Final Draft Report 
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/fluorid.htm  
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/fluores.htm  

Grants for Faculty in Geriatric Dentistry 
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/dadphp/gerfactr.htm  

HIV and Oral Health (The Body)
http://www.hivdent.org/ 


OTHER HOT LINKS

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases 
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/index.html 

The eSkeletons Project
http://www.eSkeletons.org/ 

Health Care in the United States: Maps
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~atlas/ 

Lipids Online / Baylor College of Medicine 
http://www.lipidsonline.org 

LookSmart: Information Please: Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Almanac, 
Reference, Biographies, Conversions, Birthdays, Weather, Today in History, 
Astronomical Calendar 
http://infoplease.looksmart.com/ 

MedlinePlus: Directories: Find a Health Professional 
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html  

Michigan Census Data by County
http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/26.html  
  Gives latitude and longitude, population and poverty estimates, births and 
  deaths, new housing permits, etcetera 

MicrobeLibrary.org
http://www.microbelibrary.org/ 

Nature's Genome Gateway
http://www.nature.com/genomics/ 

The Open Science Project: Molecule Viewers and Editors 
http://www.openscience.org/links/Chemistry/Molecule_Viewers_and_Editors/  


DIVERSITY LINKS

Access America
http://www.disability.gov/ 

American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) 
http://www.adapt.org/ 

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) 
http://www.minorityrights.org/ 

Multicultural Pavilion
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/home.html  

Presidential Task Force On Employment of Adults With Disabilities 
http://www.dol.gov/dol/_sec/public/programs/ptfead/main.htm  


DIVERSITY: SPECIAL TOPIC: ACCESSIBILITY IN WEB DESIGN 

Cast: Bobby
http://www.cast.org/bobby/ 
  Test your web site -- can it be used by the disabled? 

Disabled Accessibility: The Pragmatic Approach 
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990613.html  

Web Access for the Disabled (ARIADNE)
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue7/web-access/  

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ 


DENTAL ... HUMOR?

The Onion: Dental Hygiene Tips
http://www.theonion.com/onion3634/dental_hygiene_tips.html