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.

PubMed Central Has a New Look

PubMed Central (PMC) the National Library of Medicine (NLM) free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature, has a new look. The PMC update provides a more consistent design with PubMed and Bookshelf navigation features.

PMC currently includes 2.2 million archived articles. For a list of journals included in PMC visit: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/

Improved features include:

• A revamped homepage, which offers better navigation through the site as well as direct access to resources such as the Users’ Guide and NIH Public Access information
• Redesigned Advanced Search and Limits pages
• An updated search results format
• Direct access to images in PMC articles
• A new organization and updated appearance for PMC’s informational pages, including drop-down menus for navigation links

For more information about the redesign, including screenshots of the various improvements please refer to the NLM Technical Bulletin article.

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National Library of Medicine Celebrates 175 Years

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) celebrated 175 years. For a brief history of NLM and some of its recent achievements, see the recent JAMA article:

Slomski A. The National Library of Medicine: 175 years of advancing biomedical knowledge. JAMA 2011 Jun 1:305(21):2158-61.  PubMed PMID:21632476

NLM Exhibition Coming to the Library

Charlotte Perkins-Gilman Courtesy The Schlesinger Library,

Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University

The TMC Library will be hosting the NLM exhibition Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Yellow Wall-Paper from May 29 - July 9, 2011.

In the late 19^th century, when women were beginning to challenge traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual life, medical and scientific experts drew on notions of female weakness to justify unequal treatment of women. Gilman, who was discouraged from pursuing a career supposedly to preserve her health, rejected these ideas in a terrifying short story. The famous tale served as an indictment of the medical profession and the social conventions restricting women's professional and creative opportunities.

This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.

Detailed information about the exhibit and Library events, can be found at: http://www.library.tmc.edu/exhibit/