Kellogg journal stacks unavailable

Due to renovations at the Kellogg Health Sciences Library, Tupper Building, the journals stacks on the second floor will be unavailable for the month of June. During this time bound journal runs from 1970 to 1984 will be boxed and placed in storage, joining earlier journal runs.

Circulation staff will be happy to retrieve any items needed from the stacks during this time.

Please forward any questions and concerns to:

Patrick Ellis, Health Sciences Librarian
Phone: 494-1669
Email: Patrick.Ellis@dal.ca

Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source - Free Trial

The Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source collection consists of full text for more than 125 top scholarly journals, monographs and leading trade publications and periodicals related to all major specialties within the field including endodontics; oral & maxillofacial pathology; oral & maxillofacial radiology; oral & maxillofacial surgery; orthodontics; periodontics; pediatric dentistry and prosthodontics.

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Trial ends July 26, 2009

Please note change of hours for June - August

Regular winter hours continue:

May 29 - 31
Friday - 8am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am -11pm

Extended hours:

June 1 - June 5, 2009

Monday 7am - 9 pm
Tuesday 7am - 9pm
Wednesday 7am - 9pm
Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 7am - 6pm

SUMMER hours

June 6 - Aug. 31, 2009

Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday & Sunday - CLOSED

Now you can follow Kellogg news on Twitter!

Does the thought of library news set you all a-twitter? Well, now you can follow us on Twitter! The Kellogg Library is using the popular microblogging site to post updates - news, changes to library hours and policies, new book & journal titles, new database resources will be just a click away.

If you are already a Twitter user, you can follow us by searching @kellogglibrary. If you don't have a Twitter account of your own, our updates are open so you can visit us at http://twitter.com/kellogglibrary . If you prefer to follow us in your RSS reader, click on the RSS link at the bottom right of the page above and we'll come right to your blog reader.

We look forward to tweeting you!

Free access to Global Health database from CABI

CABI has announced free access to its specialist Global Health database – a premier database for public health information.

Global Health is produced by CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) International and is a fully searchable bibliographic database. It contains over 1.2 million scientific records from 1973 to the present day, with over 100,000 records added each year. Information is sourced from more than 5,000 serials, books, book chapters, reports, conference proceedings, patents, theses, electronic publications, and other hard-to-find resources. Over 3,000 of these are unique to Global Health.

To access this database go to www.cabdirect.org/globalhealth. You will also find it listed on the Libraries' databases search page.

Unlimited access to Harrison's Online

Have you ever had difficulty getting access to Harrison's Online? Previously, the Kellogg Library's license one of our most heavily used products had a limit of 4 simultaneous users. Given the high rejection rate, the Kellogg Library has increased its license to offer unlimited access. This will mean Harrison's Online will always be available when you want it.

Harrison's Online can be accessed through our databases pages, e-books web page and Novanet.

H1N1 influenza A - Updated May 1, 2009

The Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Office at Dalhousie has issued the following concerning H1N1 influenza A:

The Public Health Agency of Canada has issued a travel warning recommending the postponement of any non-essential travel to Mexico. Travellers from Mexico are being screened for illness.

Since there is the possibility that human swine influenza may present a significant health issue for our community, the University recommends the following common sense precautions for our faculty, staff and students.

• Individuals who have recently traveled to Mexico and/or are exhibiting influenza-like symptoms should seek medical assistance.
• Individuals are encouraged to take everyday preventive actions. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after use.
• Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners and sanitizers are also effective. See the recommended handwashing technique
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Avoid close contact with anyone who appears sick.
• If you become ill, stay home from work or school, and limit contact with others.

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety will continue to monitor the situation and will provide further updates as the situation develops.

For more information on the human swine influenza outbreak, now at "pandemic level 5", visit the Kellogg Library's Infections Diseases Libguide. Here you'll find maps, twitter and news feeds and more.

Regularly updated links to further information on this issue include:

• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Nova Scotia Dept. of Health
• Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine Pandemic Plan
• Dalhousie Continuing Medical Education's presentation entitled: An Update on Swine Flu: Update for Physicians given by Dr. Robert Strang and others.
• Human Swine Influenza: Fact Sheet for Nova Scotians April 29, 2009 from the N. S. Health Promotion and Protection

The Canadian Medical Association has posted two new guidelines:

• Canadian pandemic influenza plan for the health sector
• Statement on influenza vaccination for the 2008-2009 season