Category Archives: New Resources

iPad mini Available for Checkout

The new iPad mini is now available for checkout to anyone affiliated with the Health System.  With a display size of 7.9 inches, you may find the mini to be more practical in your work environment than the larger iPad … Continue reading

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A Great New Way to Browse Journals

Last night, in the comfort of my home with a classical music show from WTJU on the radio, I browsed several online journals on my iPad that I had selected from the University’s journal holdings for my personal bookshelf.  I … Continue reading

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Apple TV Now Available for Checkout

The Health Sciences Library now has an Apple TV available for checkout for up to five days.  Connect the Apple TV to an HDMI compatible HDTV, and you’ll be able to run, among other things, YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix (subscription required), listen … Continue reading

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More “Clinics of North America” Journals Purchased

Take a look at these new additions to our online collections. Continue reading

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UVa Now Members of “Public Library of Science”

All University of Virginia authors will now receive a 10% discount in author fees for all PLoS publications. Continue reading

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Help for Grant Applicants: new tool helps generate data management plan

The DMPTool allows you to create an editable document for submission to a funding agency Continue reading

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Springer Protocols Formatted for Mobile Devices

Springer Protocols is the largest subscription-based electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences — and the University of Virginia currently subscribes to it. It includes over 25,000 protocols from 15 subject collections in the areas … Continue reading

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iPhone/iPad Users Can Download First Consult App

Need access to trusted, evidence-based health information on the go? Do you have an iPhone or iPad? Is Internet access sometimes unavailable to you? If so, you can now download a new iPhone/iPad app that delivers this content to you … Continue reading

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View Current Research in the Journal of Visualized Experiments

If you consider yourself a more visual person, you may want to check out the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE). Recently purchased by the University of Virginia Library, JoVE is a peer-reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of … Continue reading

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PubMed Health:a new resource specializing in reviews of clinical effectiveness research

PubMed Health, a new resource from the National Library of Medicine, provides the latest reviews of clinical effectiveness on a variety of health topics. By providing access to systematic reviews, resources from the Database of abstracts of Reviews Effects, National … Continue reading

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