Technical Notes
Schedule for NCBI Course: Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources
RSS Feed Available for Clinical Alerts and Advisories
Updated NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov Training Manual Available
Papers of Michael Heidelberger Added to Profiles in Science®
MEDLINE® UI Index Discontinued in PubMed®
Charting the Course for the 21st Century: NLM's Long Range Plan 2006-2016
[Editor's Note Added June 18, 2007]
ToxMystery: A New Interactive Learning Site for Young Kids
PubMed Central® Help and NIH Manuscript Submission Help Added to the NCBI Bookshelf
AHRQ Evidence Reports Added to NCBI Bookshelf
Schedule for NCBI Course: Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) course on Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources will once again be offered on a regional basis, and is scheduled for the following locations for the 2006-2007 academic year:
November 1-3, 2006
National Library of Medicine
Bethesda, MD
November 6-8, 2006
University of Arizona, Tucson
Tucson, AZ
March 12-14, 2007
Purdue University
Lafayette, IN
March 14-16, 2007
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
May 30-June 1, 2007
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
The complete address for each location, along with a link to the National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) registration Web site, is provided on the "upcoming courses" page of the course Web site, //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/MLACourse/. The Web site also provides a course description and a list of modules covered.
There is no registration fee and the course is approved for 20 continuing education credits by the Medical Library Association. If you register for a class and your plans later change, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer the space to individuals on the waiting list. This will ensure the program is available to as many people as possible.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact:
The National Training Center & Clearinghouse at ntcc@nyam.org
Web site: //nnlm.gov/ntcc/
800-338-7657 (press 2) or 212-822-7396
RSS Feed Available for Clinical Alerts and Advisories
NLM is now offering RSS feeds for NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories. Instructions for setting up a feed are available from the NLM RSS Feeds and Podcasts Web page.
PubMed® Tutorial Updated
The National Library of Medicine® is pleased to announce updates to the PubMed Tutorial. As always, the tutorial is available from the PubMed sidebar.
The updated sections incorporate changes to PubMed through August 2006 including the Send to RSS function and the AbstractPlus display. Please see PubMed's New/Noteworthy to view a list of recent changes.
Updated NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov Training Manual Available
The recently updated edition of the NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov training workbook is now available on the National Library of Medicine® Web site. This edition reflects changes to these systems through August 2006.
The workbook is available for downloading in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Microsoft® (MS) Word formats. It is broken down into sections so you can choose the areas of interest to you. The material corresponds to the NLM National Training Center and Clearinghouse training courses.
Feel free to use any part of the workbook. You may customize parts for training programs, demonstrations, or workshops you conduct. This workbook is not copyrighted.
PubMed®, Toxicology and Environmental Health Web Resources, the Unified Medical Language System®, and Molecular Biology Information Resources training materials are also available from this Web site.
New Look for TOXMAP Maps
[Editor's Note: This Technical Note is a reprint of an announcement published on NLM-Tox-Enviro-Health-L, an e-mail announcement list available from the NLM Division of Specialized Information Services. To subscribe to this list, please see the NLM-TOX-ENVIRO-HEALTH-L Join, Leave, or Change Options page.]
TOXMAP's maps now have a more accurate appearance. (For more information on how maps are drawn, see the FAQ.)
Other new TOXMAP features include:
- TRI releases summary table for each TRI facility showing all years and chemicals in table format;
- Larger default maps (with the option for small maps);
- Enhanced homepage map;
- Auto-completion of chemical names in text entry fields (like Quick Search);
- A "For Teachers" page that includes a downloadable sample assignment.
TOXMAP is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the Division of Specialized Information Services of the U.S. National Library of Medicine® that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Superfund Program.
Papers of Michael Heidelberger Added to Profiles in Science®
Michael Heidelberger (1888-1991) was one of the fathers of modern immunology and the founder of immunochemistry, the branch of biochemistry that examines the mammalian immune system on a molecular level. His seminal discovery with Oswald T. Avery in 1923 that powerful antigens of pneumococcus bacteria are polysaccharides opened up an expansive new area in the study of microorganisms, and laid a path for a new understanding of infectious diseases, their treatment, and their prevention. The National Library of Medicine® (NLM) is the repository for the Michael Heidelberger Papers, which range from 1901 to 1990. The collection contains correspondence, published scientific articles, laboratory notebooks, diaries, photographs, and examples of Heidelberger's original musical compositions.
As part of its Profiles in Science project, NLM is digitizing and making available over the World Wide Web a selection of the Michael Heidelberger Papers, for use by educators and researchers. This Web site provides access to the portions of the Michael Heidelberger Papers that are now publicly available. Individuals interested in conducting research in the Michael Heidelberger Papers are invited to contact NLM.
MEDLINE® UI Index Discontinued in PubMed®
MEDLINE Unique Identifier (UI) will no longer be searchable in PubMed when the 2007 PubMed system becomes available in mid-December of this year. The PMID continues to be the unique number assigned to all PubMed records.
The MEDLINE UI/PubMed ID Matcher utility will continue to be available to users. [Note: The MEDLINE UI/PubMed ID Matcher was discontinued in July 2007].
2007 MeSH® Now Available
The MeSH Browser now has a link to 2007 MeSH. 2007 MeSH is also available for download in XML and ASCII formats. Also available for 2007 from the same MeSH download page are: Pharmacologic Actions, New Headings with Scope Notes, MeSH Replaced Headings, and MeSH MN (tree number) Changes. 2007 MeSH in MARC format is expected to be available later this year.
The default year in the MeSH Browser remains 2006 MeSH for now, but the alternate link provides access to 2007 MeSH. The MeSH Section will continue to provide access via the MeSH Browser for two years of the vocabulary: the current year and an alternate year. Sometime in November or December, the default year will change to 2007 MeSH and the alternate link will provide access to the 2006 MeSH.
Charting the Course for the 21st Century: NLM's Long Range Plan 2006-2016
[Editor's Note: The Web version is now available.]
The NLM® Board of Regents approved Charting the Course for the 21st Century: NLM's Long Range Plan 2006-2016 on September 19, 2006. Information is available at: //www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/plan/lrp06/lrp06_home.html.
ToxMystery: A New Interactive Learning Site for Young Kids
[Editor's Note: This Technical Note is a reprint of an announcement published on NLM-Tox-Enviro-Health-L, an e-mail announcement list available from the NLM Division of Specialized Information Services. To subscribe to this list, please see the NLM-TOX-ENVIRO-HEALTH-L Join, Leave, or Change Options page.]
ToxMystery is the National Library of Medicine's new, interactive learning site for 7-10 year old kids. It provides a fun, game-like experience while introducing potential environmental health hazards sometimes found in the home.
"Toxie" the cat helps find the hazards hidden in each room, and offers hints when needed. The objective is to find all the hazards. Players are treated to fun animations when they complete each area. When all the hazards in the house have been discovered, Toxie delivers an animated celebration, and players can print a personalized certificate.
ToxMystery's "Parent Resources" page provides more detailed information about everyday environmental hazards that can be harmful to one's health. A "For Teachers" page contains more than ten downloadable activity pages that can be used in elementary school classrooms.
ToxMystery joins a number of other new NLM resources geared towards the general public.
PubMed Central® Help and NIH Manuscript Submission Help Added to the NCBI Bookshelf
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has added two new chapters to the NCBI Help Manual on the Bookshelf.
- PubMed Central Help - This chapter provides assistance to users of PubMed Central (PMC), a digital archive of life sciences journal literature that includes more than one-half million articles. PMC also includes a growing number of final, peer-reviewed author manuscripts by scientists who receive research funding from NIH and other funding agencies.
- NIH Manuscript Submission Help - This chapter contains information about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) system. NIHMS is a service guided by the NIH Public Access Policy.
Every manual in the Help Collection can be downloaded and distributed freely — no permission is required.
AHRQ Evidence Reports Added to NCBI Bookshelf
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has recently added two new AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Evidence Reports to the HSTAT collection on the Bookshelf. HSTAT, Health Services/ Technology Assessment Text, is a free, Web-based resource of full-text documents that provides health information and supports health care decision making.
123. Post-Myocardial Infarction Depression
124. Update on Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
New Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Added to HSTAT
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has recently added a new SAMHSA/CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol to the HSTAT collection on the Bookshelf. HSTAT, Health Services/ Technology Assessment Text, is a free, Web-based resource of full-text documents that provide health information and support health care decision making.
Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) are best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse. The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's (CSAT) Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and Synthesis draws on the experience and knowledge of clinical, research, and administrative experts to produce the TIPs, which are distributed to a growing number of facilities and individuals across the country. The audience for the TIPs is expanding beyond public and private substance abuse treatment facilities as alcohol and other drug disorders are increasingly recognized as a major problem.
46. Substance Abuse: Administrative Issues in Outpatient Treatment
