Author Archives: Min-Lin

About Min-Lin

Min-Lin is the Education and Information Consultant for Nursing and Social & Behavioral Sciences

eBooks on Evidence-Based Practice from Joanna Briggs Institute

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Min-Lin

The Joanna Briggs Institute is a world leader in evidence-based healthcare. Its evidence-based practice model is considered a benchmark for the healthcare industry. JBI Evidence-Based Nursing Databases has been available to UCSF Medical Center since last August. Now, the Library … Continue reading →

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UCSF Profiles: A Research Networking and Expertise Mining Tool

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Min-Lin

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made translational medicine research a high priority. UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is one of the 60 institutes nationwide awarded through the NIH Clinical Translational Science Award program in 2006 and … Continue reading →

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Evidence-Based Nursing Databases Available via JBI COnNECT+

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Min-Lin

It has been very challenging for busy nurses to find evidence-based information to make an informed decision at the point of care. JBI Evidence-Based Nursing Databases, developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, now … Continue reading →

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Ready to Publish Your Research Findings. But, Where?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Min-Lin

Use Journal Citation Reports (JCR) to Find High Impact Journals After you finish your manuscripts and are ready to publish, you may ask  the question, “Where do I publish?” You can find your answer quickly using Journal Citation Reports. Use JCR to … Continue reading →

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Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences: Lectures with Videos, Graphics and Images

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Min-Lin

The UCSF Library now has access to the Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences: Collection One, a collection of over 50 lectures covering 5 series: Integrated Systems Physiology: From Molecule to Function to Disease, Developmental Biology, Cell Biology of Medicine, … Continue reading →

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NEW! Thieme’s e-Books: Find and Download Colorful Medical Illustrations

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Min-Lin

The UCSF Library has a new addition to its e-book collection – The Thieme E-Book Library. The Thieme E-Book Library provides you with access to Thieme’s Flexibook and Color Atlas series. Check out Thieme’s exciting, world-renowned full-color photos and illustrations with full texts that are now available … Continue reading →

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Saving Searches and Creating Email Alerts in PubMed: A Tool to Save You Time and Keep You on Track

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Min-Lin

Saving Searches and Creating Email Alerts Run the search you want to save in PubMed; then create email alerts. Email alerts can help you keep up-to-date on the latest studies of your interests. You will be notified when new studies … Continue reading →

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