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CDC Introduces Mobile iPad Application

Get fast and easy access to health information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using your iPad. The CDC iPad application has been designed as a way for users to access health information at their fingertips. The application features access to important health news, popular journal information, timely updates, and access to social media outlets. Updates coinciding with important health concerns and events throughout the year provide increased awareness and information about these health topics. The iPad application gives an increasingly mobile public 24/7 access to important health information that people can use to protect their lives and loved ones.


The CDC mobile iPad Application is available for free download in the App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cdc/id487847188?ls=1&mt=8

Disaster Apps and Mobile Optimized Web Pages

The Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)  recently launched a new web page titled Disaster Apps and Mobile Optimized Web Pages
http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterapps.html. 

This page includes links to various mobile tools and apps that have been selected based upon utility in a disaster or emergency context and which adhere to the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Selection Guidelines for non-NLM resources.  The page is organized into three sections based on the type of information provided by the app or website.

The web page includes information on:

• Disaster Medicine Tools: WISER, REMM, PubMed Mobile,  MedlinePlus Mobile
• Disaster Resources: CDC, EPA, FEMA
• Hazardous Events: National Hurricane Center, Disaster Alert, Outbreaks Near Me

Visit the Disaster Information Management Research Center for a complete list of disaster medicine  tools, disaster resources and hazardous events.

Library Hours on President's Day - Monday, February 20, 2012

The TMC Library will be open on Monday, February 20  from      

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in observance of President’s Day.

Reference services will not be available.

Regular hours resume on Tuesday, February 21.

Library Will Close at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 16, 2012

The TMC Library will close at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 16, 2012 for the Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library fundraising event.

Phone, chat and e-mail reference services will be available from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm on that day.

Contact the Reference Department by phone 713.799.7161, e-mail: reference.librarian@exch.library.tmc.edu or via chat at: http://www.library.tmc.edu/ask/chat.html

Regular hours resume on Friday, February 17.

This Thursday: An Evening With Icons Event

Join us this Thursday, February 16,  from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. for the Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library annual fundraiser, An Evening With Icons: Honoring Dr. Denton Cooley and Dr. James “Red” Duke.

The Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library are privileged and honored to celebrate the global contributions of Dr. Cooley and Dr. Duke.

Proceeds will benefit the Texas Medical Center Library print and electronic collections.  An Evening With Icons is chaired by Herbert L. Fred, MD, MACP.

To purchase tickets for the event visit: http://www.library.tmc.edu/specialevents/index.html

or contact Alisa Hemphill at: 713.799.7105 or via e-mail: alisa.hemphill@exch.library.tmc.edu

For more information about the event, contact friends@exch.library.tmc.edu or call 713.799.7141

Visit us in Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/261690593885318/

New Library Journal Subscriptions

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network are two new journal subscriptions acquired by the library.

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is the leading international journal in tropical medicine. Content includes original scientific articles and cutting-edge science covering new research, with an emphasis on laboratory science and the application of technology in the fields of tropical medicine, parasitology, immunology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, basic and molecular biology, virology and international medicine. Full text archives are available back to the first issue published in 1921.

The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network provides the latest information about best clinical practices, oncology outcomes, and new research initiatives. JNCCN features updates on the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™, review articles elaborating on guideline recommendations, and health services and clinical research papers. JNCCN's goal is to improve the quality of cancer care by addressing oncology practice for all disease stages and presentations. Content covers the entire spectrum of oncologic health care, from prevention and screening to treatment and supportive care. Full text is available from the first issue published in 2003.

To access these journals, visit the library website at: http://www.library.tmc.edu/ click under Find Library Materials and select Journals.

Questions? Contact the Reference Department by phone 713.799.7161, e-mail: reference.librarian@exch.library.tmc.edu or via chat at: http://www.library.tmc.edu/ask/chat.html